Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jupiter Hammon

b. 1711

American writer (1711–c. 1806)

Jupp Heynckes

b. 1945

German football player and manager

Juraj Dobrila

b. 1812

Croatian Roman Catholic bishop and benefactor (1812–1882)

Juraj Droba

b. 1971

Slovak politician and businessman

Juraj Jakubisko

b. 1938

Slovak film director (1938–2023)

Juraj Kolník

b. 1980

Slovak ice hockey player (born 1980)

Jure Košir

b. 1972

Slovenian alpine skier

Jurek Becker

b. 1937

German writer, film-author and GDR dissident (1937–1997)

Jurelang Zedkaia

b. 1950

President of the Marshall Islands from 2009 to 2012

Jürg Schubiger

Swiss psychotherapist and writer (1936–2014)

Jürgen Dehmel

b. 1958

German musician

Jürgen Habermas

b. 1929

German social philosopher (1929–2026)

Jürgen Klinsmann

b. 1964

German footballer and manager (born 1964)

Jürgen Klopp

b. 1967

German football manager (born 1967)

Jürgen Kohler

b. 1965

German footballer and manager

Jürgen Ligi

b. 1959

Estonian politician (born 1959)

Jürgen Macho

b. 1977

Austrian footballer and coach

Jürgen Melzer

b. 1981

Austrian tennis player (born 1981)

Jürgen Möllemann

German politician (1945–2003)

Jürgen Prochnow

b. 1941

German actor

Jürgen Reil

b. 1966

German drummer

Jürgen Sparwasser

b. 1948

German footballer and manager

Jürgen Stroop

b. 1895

German SS officer (1895–1952)

Jürgen Todenhöfer

b. 1940

German author and journalist (born 1940)