Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

62247 persons found

John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher

Royal Navy officer (1841–1920)

John Fitch (racing driver)

b. 1917

American racing driver (1917–2012)

John Fitchett (poet)

b. 1776

Poet

John Fitzalan (1246–1272)

b. 1246

English baron

John Fitzalan, 6th Earl of Arundel

b. 1385

English nobleman

John Fitzalan, 7th Earl of Arundel

English noble

John Fitzpatrick (racing driver)

b. 1943

British racing driver (born 1943)

John Fitzwilliam Stairs

Canadian politician (1848–1904)

John Flamsteed

b. 1646

English astronomer (1646–1719)

John Flanagan (author)

b. 1944

Australian fantasy author (1944–2026)

John Flanagan (hammer thrower)

American hammer thrower

John Flansburgh

b. 1960

American musician (born 1960)

John Floyd (Jesuit)

English Jesuit controversialist (1572–1649)

John Fogerty

b. 1945

American musician (born 1945)

John Foley (British Army officer)

b. 1939

British Army general

John Forbes Nash Jr.

American mathematician and Nobel Laureate (1928–2015)

John Ford

American film director (1894–1973)

John Ford (dramatist)

b. 1586

English poet and playwright (1586 – c. 1639)

John Ford (musician)

b. 1948

British musician (born 1948)

John Forest

16th-century English Franciscan friar and martyr

John Forrest

b. 1847

Australian politician (1847–1918)

John Foster (baseball)

b. 1978

American baseball player and coach (born 1978)

John Foster Dulles

American politician and diplomat (1888–1959)

John Fowles

English novelist (1926–2005)