Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Jack Kevorkian

b. 1928

American pathologist and euthanasia activist (1928–2011)

Jack Kilby

American electronics engineer (1923–2005)

Jack Klugman

b. 1922

American actor (1922–2012)

Jack Kralick

b. 1935

American baseball player (1935–2012)

Jack Lambert (American football)

b. 1952

American football player (born 1952)

Jack Lambert (footballer, born 1902)

b. 1902

English football player (1902-1940)

Jack Lee (politician)

American politician (1920–2014)

Jack Lemmon

American actor (1925–2001)

Jack McBrayer

b. 1973

American actor and comedian (born 1973)

Jack McConnell

b. 1960

Scottish politician (born 1960)

Jack McNeela

Irish militant and Republican activist

Jack Middelburg

b. 1952

Dutch motorcycle racer

Jack Morris

b. 1955

American baseball pitcher (born 1955)

Jack Nicholson

b. 1937

American actor and filmmaker (born 1937)

Jack Nitzsche

b. 1937

American musician, composer, arranger (1937–2000)

Jack O'Connor (catcher)

b. 1866

American baseball player (1866–1937)

Jack O'Neill (baseball)

Irish baseball player (1873–1935)

Jack Paar

b. 1918

American writer and comedian (1918–2004)

Jack Pardee

b. 1936

American football player and coach (1936–2013)

Jack Parsons

American rocket engineer (1914–1952)

Jack Pickersgill

b. 1905

Canadian politician

Jack Quaid

b. 1992

American actor (born 1992)

Jack Ramsay

American basketball coach and broadcaster (1925–2014)

Jack Richardson (writer)

American dramatist