Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

John H. Bankhead

b. 1842

American politician (1842–1920)

John H. Johnson

American businessman and publisher (1918–2005)

John H. Ketcham

Union Army general

John H. Michaelis

b. 1912

United States Army general

John H. Moore II

b. 1929

American judge

John H. Reagan

b. 1818

American politician (1818–1905)

John H. Reed

American politician (1921–2012)

John H. Sununu

b. 1939

American politician (born 1939)

John H. Wood Jr.

American federal judge (1916–1979)

John Habgood

b. 1927

Archbishop of York from 1983 to 1995

John Hackett (British Army officer)

Australian-born British soldier, painter and author (1910–1997)

John Hadley

b. 1682

English mathematician (1682–1744)

John Hale (minister)

American Puritan minister

John Hall (New York politician)

b. 1948

American politician and musician (born 1948)

John Hambrick

Broadcast journalist, actor and announcer

John Hampden

English politician and military officer (1595–1643)

John Hancock

American Founding Father (1737–1793)

John Hannah (actor)

b. 1962

Scottish actor (born 1962)

John Hanning Speke

b. 1827

English explorer and army officer (1827–1864)

John Hans Krebs

American politician

John Harle

b. 1956

English musician (born 1956)

John Harlin

b. 1935

American mountaineer (1935–1966)

John Harsanyi

b. 1920

Hungarian-American economist and philosopher (1920–2000)

John Hart (New Jersey politician)

American Founding Father and politician