Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

John S. Waugh

American chemist

John S. Wold

b. 1916

American politician

John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover

b. 1927

British businessman and politician (1927–2022)

John Salley

b. 1964

American basketball player (born 1964)

John Salusbury (poet)

John Samuel Bourque

b. 1894

Canadian politician (1894–1974)

John Sandale

14th-century English bishop and court official

John Sattler

b. 1942

Australian rugby league footballer (1942–2023)

John Sauven

b. 1954

English economist and environmentalist

John Savage (actor)

b. 1949

American actor (born 1949)

John Saxon

b. 1936

American actor (1936–2020)

John Sayles

b. 1950

American film director, screenwriter and novelist (born 1950)

John Scaddan

b. 1876

Australian politician (1876–1934)

John Scalzi

b. 1969

American science fiction writer

John Scarlett

b. 1948

British senior intelligence officer (born 1948)

John Schlee

b. 1939

American professional golfer

John Schlesinger

English film and theatre director (1926–2003)

John Schoenherr

b. 1935

American illustrator

John Scholasticus

Patriarch of Constantinople from 565 to 577

John Schwalger

b. 1983

Rugby player

John Scott (died 1485)

English Yorkist landowner in Kent

John Scott (ice hockey, born 1982)

b. 1982

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1982)

John Scott (organist)

b. 1956

English organist and choirmaster (1956–2015)

John Scott (rugby union, born 1954)

b. 1954

England international rugby union footballer