Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

John Aislabie

English politician (1670–1742)

John Albert Raven

b. 1941

British botanist (1941–2024)

John Albert Vasa

b. 1612

Polish Catholic cardinal

John Albion Andrew

b. 1818

American lawyer and politician (1817–1867)

John Alexander (Australian politician)

b. 1951

Australian tennis player and politician

John Alexander Moore

b. 1915

John Alton

American-Hungarian cinematographer (1901–1996)

John Amabile (American football)

b. 1939

American football player, scout, and coach (1939–2012)

John Ambrose Fleming

British electrical engineer and physicist (1849–1945)

John Amis

b. 1922

British writer

John Anderson (discus thrower)

b. 1907

American discus thrower (1907–1948)

John André

b. 1750

British Army officer (1750–1780)

John Arbuthnot

b. 1667

Scottish physician, satirist and polymath in London (1667–1735)

John Archibald Campbell

b. 1811

US Supreme Court justice from 1853 to 1861

John Archibald Wheeler

b. 1911

American theoretical physicist (1911–2008)

John Argyropoulos

15th-century Greek scholar

John Arthur Jarvis

British swimmer

John Ashcroft

b. 1942

American lawyer and politician (born 1942)

John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever

b. 1946

English businessman and politician

John Aylmer (bishop)

English bishop (1521–1594)

John B. Cocke

Confederate States Army officer (c. 1833–1864)

John B. Fenn

b. 1917

American chemistry professor

John B. Stetson

b. 1830

American hat maker (1830–1906)

John Baird (Canadian politician)

b. 1969

Canadian politician (born 1969)