Leading Figures in History

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

24411 persons found

Jean Harlow

American actress (1911–1937)

Jean Hélion

b. 1904

French painter (1904–1987)

Jean Hérault, Baron of Gourville

b. 1625

Jean Hersholt

Danish-American actor (1886–1956)

Jean II Le Maingre

French knight, marshal and crusader (1366–1421)

Jean Kennedy Smith

American diplomat (1928–2020)

Jean Kent

b. 1921

English actress (1921–2013)

Jean Kerr

b. 1922

Irish-American author and playwright (1922–2003)

Jean Lacouture

b. 1921

French journalist, historian and author (1921–2015)

Jean Lambert

b. 1950

British politician (born 1950)

Jean Langlais

French composer (1907–1991)

Jean Lannes

Marshal of The First French Empire (1769–1809)

Jean Lapierre

b. 1956

Canadian politician (1956–2016)

Jean Laplanche

French psychoanalyst, author & editor

Jean Le Fèvre de Saint-Remy

Jean Lesage

b. 1912

Premier of Quebec from 1960 to 1966

Jean Liebault

French doctor and agronomist

Jean Lucas (racing driver)

b. 1917

French racing driver (1917–2003)

Jean Mairet

b. 1604

Jean Marsh

b. 1934

English actress (1934–2025)

Jean Maximilien Lamarque

French army officer and politician (1770–1832)

Jean Metzinger

b. 1883

French painter and writer (1883–1956)

Jean Milesi

b. 1935

French cyclist

Jean Moréas

Greek poet, essayist, and art critic (1856–1910)