Leading Figures in History

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

24411 persons found

Jean-Pierre Beltoise

b. 1937

French racing driver and motorcycle road racer (1937–2015)

Jean-Pierre Blackburn

b. 1948

Canadian politician (born 1948)

Jean-Pierre Blanchard

b. 1753

French inventor (1753–1809)

Jean-Pierre Cassel

French actor and dancer (1932–2007)

Jean-Pierre Côté

Canadian politician

Jean-Pierre Ferland

b. 1934

Canadian singer and songwriter (1934–2024)

Jean-Pierre Jarier

b. 1946

French racing driver (born 1946)

Jean-Pierre Jaussaud

b. 1937

French racing driver (1937–2021)

Jean-Pierre Rampal

French flautist (1922–2000)

Jean-Pierre Roy

b. 1920

Canadian baseball player (1920-2014)

Jean-Pierre Van Rossem

b. 1945

Belgian economist, politician and fraudster (1945–2018)

Jean-Victor Poncelet

b. 1788

French engineer and mathematician (1788–1867)

Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine

French cardinal (1498–1550)

Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000

Jeana Yeager

b. 1952

American aviator (b. 1952)

Jeanette MacDonald

b. 1903

American singer and actress (1903–1965)

Jeanette Nolan

American actress (1911–1998)

Jeanie MacPherson

b. 1886

American actress (1886–1946)

Jeanne Bérangère

b. 1864

French actress (1864–1928)

Jeanne Cooper

American actress (1928–2013)

Jeanne Crain

b. 1925

American actress (1925–2003)

Jeanne d'Albret

Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572

Jeanne Guyon

French mystic and writer (1648–1717)

Jeanne Mance

17th-century French nurse and settler in Quebec, New France