Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

James Anthony Griffin

b. 1934

Catholic bishop (born 1934)

James Archibald Houston

b. 1921

Canadian artist, designer, children's author and filmmaker (1921 – 2005)

James Arness

b. 1923

American actor (1923–2011)

James B. Edwards

b. 1927

American politician (1927–2014)

James Badge Dale

b. 1978

American actor (born 1978)

James Bailey (basketball)

b. 1957

American basketball player (born 1957)

James Baker

b. 1930

American lawyer and statesman (born 1930)

James Bama

b. 1926

American painter (1926–2022)

James Bannatyne

b. 1975

New Zealand footballer (born 1975)

James Barnor

b. 1929

Ghanaian photographer (born 1929)

James Beard

b. 1903

American chef (1903–1985)

James Beaumont Neilson

b. 1792

British inventor of the hot-blast process for smelting iron (1792-1865)

James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon

b. 1653

English nobleman

James Bjorken

b. 1934

American physicist (1934–2024)

James Black (pharmacologist)

b. 1924

Scottish doctor and pharmacologist (1924–2010)

James Boswell

Scottish lawyer, diarist and author (1740–1795)

James Braid (surgeon)

b. 1795

Scottish surgeon (1795–1860), pioneer of hypnotism

James Brown

b. 1933

American musician (1933–2006)

James Buchanan

b. 1791

President of the United States from 1857 to 1861

James Buchanan Eads

b. 1820

American civil engineer and inventor

James Budd

b. 1851

Governor and Congressman of California (1851–1908)

James Burnett, Lord Monboddo

Scottish judge and scholar (1714–1799)

James Burns (cricketer)

b. 1866

English cricketer (1866–1957)

James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde

b. 1665

Irish statesman and army officer (1665–1745)