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1394 CEJames I of ScotlandJames I (late July 1394 – 21 February 1437) was King of Scots from 1406 to 1437. The youngest of three sons…
1267 CEJames II of AragonJames II (Catalan: Jaume II; Aragonese: Chaime II; Spanish: Jaime II; 10 April 1267 or c. 1264 – 2 or 5 or 3…
1633 CEJames II of EnglandJames II and VII (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and…
1473 CEJames IV of ScotlandJames IV (17 March 1473 – 9 September 1513) was King of Scotland from 11 June 1488 until his death at the…
1930 CEJames IrwinJames Benson Irwin (March 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991) was an American astronaut, aeronautical engineer, test…
1814 CEJames Joseph SylvesterJames Joseph Sylvester (3 September 1814 – 15 March 1897) was an English mathematician. He made fundamental…
1882 CEJames JoyceJames Augustine Aloysius Joyce (born James Augusta Joyce; 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish…
1795 CEJames K. PolkJames Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from…
1815 CEJames LeggeJames Legge (20 December 1815 – 29 November 1897) was a Scottish linguist, missionary, sinologist, and…
1919 CEJames LovelockJames Ephraim Lovelock (26 July 1919 – 26 July 2022) was an English independent scientist, environmentalist…
1751 CEJames MadisonJames Madison (March 16, 1751 [O.S. March 5, 1750] – June 28, 1836) was a Founding Father and the fourth…
1834 CEJames McNeill WhistlerJames Abbott McNeill Whistler (July 10, 1834 – July 17, 1903) was an American painter in oils and watercolor…
1925 CEJames MellaartJames Mellaart FBA (14 November 1925 – 29 July 2012) was a British and Dutch archaeologist and author who is…
1773 CEJames MillJames Mill (born James Milne; 6 April 1773 – 23 June 1836) was a Scottish historian, economist, and political…
1758 CEJames MonroeJames Monroe (April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was a Founding Father and the fifth president of the United…
1837 CEJames MurraySir James Augustus Henry Murray, FBA (7 February 1837 – 26 July 1915) was a British lexicographer and…
1861 CEJames NaismithJames Naismith ( NAY-smith; November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) was a Canadian-American physical educator…
1948 CEJames P. AllisonJames Patrick Allison (born August 7, 1948) is an American immunologist and Nobel laureate who holds the…
1945 CEJames Patrick MalloryJames Patrick Mallory (born October 25, 1945) is an American archaeologist and Indo-Europeanist. Mallory is…
1818 CEJames Prescott JouleJames Prescott Joule (24 December 1818 – 11 October 1889) was an English physicist. Joule studied the nature…
1867 CEJames QuibellJames Edward Quibell (11 November 1867 – 5 June 1935) was a British Egyptologist.
1917 CEJames RainwaterLeo James Rainwater (December 9, 1917 – May 31, 1986) was an American physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in…
1928 CEJames RandiJames Randi (born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge; August 7, 1928 – October 20, 2020) was a Canadian-American…
1904 CEJames Rhyne KillianJames Rhyne Killian Jr. (July 24, 1904 – January 29, 1988) was the 10th president of the Massachusetts…
1933 CEJames RosenquistJames Albert Rosenquist (November 29, 1933 – March 31, 2017) was an American artist and one of the proponents…
1950 CEJames RothmanJames Edward Rothman (born November 3, 1950) is an American biochemist. He is the Fergus F. Wallace Professor…
1908 CEJames StewartJames Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military aviator. Known for…
1926 CEJames StirlingSir James Frazer Stirling (22 April 1924 – 25 June 1992) was a British architect. Stirling worked in…
1918 CEJames TobinJames Tobin (March 5, 1918 – March 11, 2002) was an American economist who served on the Council of Economic…
1782 CEJames TodLieutenant-Colonel James Tod (20 March 1782 – 18 November 1835) was a British army officer and scholar. He…
1581 CEJames UssherJames Ussher (or Usher; 4 January 1581 – 21 March 1656) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and…
1566 CEJames VI and IJames VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24…
1928 CEJames WatsonJames Dewey Watson (April 6, 1928 – November 6, 2025) was an American molecular biologist, geneticist, and…
1736 CEJames WattJames Watt (30 January 1736 (19 January 1736 OS) – 25 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor, engineer and…
1848 CEJames Whitbread Lee GlaisherJames Whitbread Lee Glaisher (5 November 1848, in Lewisham — 7 December 1928, in Cambridge) was a prominent…
1230 CEJames of Saint GeorgeMaster James of Saint George (c. 1230–1309; French: Maître Jacques de Saint-Georges, Old French: Mestre Jaks…
1001 CEJames of VeniceJames of Venice (Latin: Jacobus de Venetia or de Venetiis; Italian: Giacomo da Venezia) or James the Venetian…
100 BCEJames, son of AlphaeusJames, son of Alphaeus (Greek: Ἰάκωβος, Iakōbos; Aramaic: ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܚܠܦܝ; Hebrew: יעקב בן חלפי Ya'akov ben…
1414 CEJamiNūr ad-Dīn 'Abd ar-Rahmān Jāmī (Persian: نورالدین عبدالرحمن جامی; 7 November 1414 – 9 November 1492), also…
1956 CEJamie DimonJames Dimon ( DY-mən; born March 13, 1956) is an American banker and manager who has been the chief executive…
1956 CEJamie HynemanJames Franklin Hyneman (born September 25, 1956) is an American special effects expert who was co-host of the…
1975 CEJamie OliverJames Trevor Oliver (born 27 May 1975) is an English celebrity chef, restaurateur and writer. Known for his…
655 CEJamil ibn Ma'marJamīl ibn 'Abd Allāh ibn Ma'mar al-'Udhrī (Arabic: جميل بن عبد الله بن معمر العذري; d.701 CE), also known as…
1380 CEJamshīd al-KāshīGhiyāth al-Dīn Jamshīd Masʿūd al-Kāshī (or al-Kāshānī) (Persian: غیاث‌الدین جمشید کاشانی Ghiyās-ud-dīn…
1816 CEJan Arnošt SmolerJan Arnošt Smoler (German: Johann Ernst Schmaler; born 3 March 1816, Merzdorf, Boxberg, Saxony – died 13 June…
1938 CEJan AssmannJohann Christoph "Jan" Assmann (7 July 1938 – 19 February 2024) was a German Egyptologist, cultural…
1577 CEJan Baptist van HelmontJan Baptist van Helmont ( HEL-mont, Dutch: [ˈjɑm bɑpˈtɪst fɑn ˈɦɛlmɔnt]; 12 January 1580 – 30 December 1644)…
1845 CEJan Baudouin de CourtenayJan Niecisław Ignacy Baudouin de Courtenay, also known as Ivan Alexandrovich Baudouin de Courtenay (13 March…
1523 CEJan BlahoslavJan Blahoslav (20 February 1523 – 24 November 1571) was a Czech humanistic writer, poet, translator…
1340 CEJan BoudolfJean Bondol, also known as Jean de Bruges, Jean Boudolf, or Jan Baudolf, was a Flemish artist who became a…
1568 CEJan Brueghel the ElderJan Brueghel the Elder ( BROY-gəl, US also BROO-gəl; Dutch: [ˈjɑm ˈbrøːɣəl]; 1568 – 13 January 1625) was a…
1870 CEJan Christiaan SmutsField Marshal Jan Christian Smuts (Afrikaans: [jan smœts]), (baptismal name Jan Christiaan Smuts, 24 May 1870…
1953 CEJan DavisNancy Jan Davis (née Smotherman; born November 1, 1953) is a former American astronaut. A veteran of three…
1415 CEJan DługoszJan Długosz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈdwuɡɔʂ]; 1 December 1415 – 19 May 1480), also known in Latin as…
1787 CEJan Evangelista PurkyněJan Evangelista Purkyně (Czech: [ˈjan ˈɛvaŋɡɛˌlɪsta ˈpurkɪɲɛ]; also written Johann Evangelist Purkinje; 17 or…
1478 CEJan GossaertJan Gossaert (c. 1478 – 1 October 1532) was a French-speaking painter from the Low Countries also known as…
1900 CEJan Hendrik OortJan Hendrik Oort ( or; 28 April 1900 – 5 November 1992) was a Dutch astronomer who made significant…
1755 CEJan Henryk DąbrowskiJan Henryk Dąbrowski (2 August 1755 – 6 June 1818) was a Polish general and statesman, widely respected after…
1370 CEJan HusJan Hus (Czech: [ˈjan ˈɦus]; c. 1369 – 6 July 1415), sometimes anglicized as John Goose or John Huss, and…
1730 CEJan IngenhouszJan Ingenhousz (8 December 1730 – 7 September 1799) was a Dutch-British physiologist, biologist and chemist.…
1455 CEJan JoestJan Joest, also known as Jan Joest van Kalkar or Jan Joest van Calcar (between 1450 and 1460 – 1519), was a…
1977 CEJan KaczkowskiJan Adam Kaczkowski (July 19, 1977 – March 28, 2016) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest, doctor of…
1951 CEJan Krzysztof BieleckiJan Krzysztof Bielecki (born 3 May 1951) is a Polish liberal politician and economist. A leading figure of…
1838 CEJan MatejkoJan Alojzy Matejko (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjan aˈlɔjzɨ maˈtɛjkɔ]; also known as Jan Mateyko; 24 June 1838 –…
1465 CEJan MostaertJan Mostaert (c. 1475 – 1552/1553) was a Dutch Renaissance painter who is known mainly for his religious…
1834 CEJan NerudaJan Nepomuk Neruda (Czech: [ˈjan ˈnɛpomuk ˈnɛruda]; 10 July 1834 – 22 August 1891) was a Czech journalist…
1956 CEJan Peter BalkenendeJan Pieter Balkenende Jr. (Dutch pronunciation: [jɑm ˈpeːtər ˈbɑlkənˌɛndə] or [- ˈbɑlkəˌʔɛndə]; born 7 May…
1761 CEJan PotockiCount Jan Potocki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjan pɔˈtɔt͡skʲi]; 8 March 1761 – 23 December 1815) was a Polish…
1465 CEJan ProvoostJan Provoost, or Jean Provost, or Jan Provost (1462/65 – January 1529) was a painter born in Mons. Provost…
1498 CEJan SeklucjanJan Seklucjan (born either in 1498 or around 1510, died 1578) (also known as Jan from Siekluki, Seclucian…
1626 CEJan SteenJan Havickszoon Steen (Dutch: [jɑn steːn]; c. 1626 – buried 3 February 1679) was a Dutch Golden Age painter…
1791 CEJan Svatopluk PreslJan Svatopluk Presl (4 September 1791 – 6 April 1849) was a Czech natural scientist. He was the brother of…
1637 CEJan SwammerdamJan Swammerdam (February 12, 1637 – February 17, 1680) was a Dutch biologist and microscopist. His work on…
1488 CEJan TarnowskiJan Amor Tarnowski (Latin: Joannes Tarnovius; 1488 – 16 May 1561) was a Polish nobleman, knight, military…
1480 CEJan Wellens de CockJan Wellens de Cock or Jan de Cock (c. 1460/1480 – in or before 1521) was a Flemish painter, woodblock artist…
1499 CEJan de BakkerJan Jansz de Bakker van Woerden (Latin name: Johannes Pistorius Woerdensis; 1499 – 15 September 1525) was a…
1366 CEJan of HolešovJan z Holešova or Jan of Holešov (1366 in Holešov – 1436 in Rajhrad) was a Czech writer, linguist…
1390 CEJan van EyckJan van Eyck ( van EYEK; Dutch: [ˈjɑɱ vɑn ˈɛik]; c. before 1390 – 9 July 1441) was an early Netherlandish…
1495 CEJan van ScorelJan van Scorel (1 August 1495 – 6 December 1562) was a Dutch painter, who played a leading role in…
1878 CEJan ŁukasiewiczJan Leopold Łukasiewicz (Polish: [ˈjan wukaˈɕɛvit͡ʂ]; 21 December 1878 – 13 February 1956) was a Polish…
1870 CEJan ŠrámekJan Šrámek (11 August 1870 – 22 April 1956) was the prime minister of the Czechoslovak government-in-exile…
1934 CEJan ŠvankmajerJan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934) is a Czech retired filmmaker, animator, writer, playwright and artist.…
1380 CEJan ŽelivskýJan Želivský (1380 in Humpolec – 9 March 1422 in Prague) was a prominent Czech priest during the Hussite…
1968 CEJana NovotnáJana Novotná (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjana ˈnovotnaː]; 2 October 1968 – 19 November 2017) was a Czech…
1922 CEJanani LuwumJanani Jakaliya Luwum was a Ugandan Anglican bishop. He was the archbishop of the Church of Uganda from 1974…
1860 CEJane AddamsLaura Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 – May 21, 1935) was an American settlement activist, reformer, social…
1775 CEJane AustenJane Austen ( OST-in, AW-stin; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English writer known primarily for her…
1851 CEJane DieulafoyJane Dieulafoy (29 June 1851 – 25 May 1916) was a French archaeologist, explorer, novelist, feminist and…
1850 CEJane Ellen HarrisonJane Ellen Harrison (9 September 1850 – 15 April 1928) was a British classical scholar and linguist. With…
1944 CEJane HawkingJane Beryl Jones (née Wilde, formerly Hawking; born 29 March 1944) is an English author and teacher. She was…
1906 CEJanet GaynorJanet Gaynor (born Laura Augusta Gainor; October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American actress. She…
1966 CEJanet JacksonJanet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. An…
1804 CEJanet TaylorJanet Taylor (born Jane Ann Ionn; 13 May 1804 – 25 January 1870) was an English astronomer, navigation…
1946 CEJanet YellenJanet Louise Yellen (born August 13, 1946) is an American economist who served as the 78th United States…
1950 CEJanez DrnovšekJanez Drnovšek (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈjàːnɛz dəɾˈnɔ́ːwʃək]; 17 May 1950 – 23 February 2008) was a…
1865 CEJanez Evangelist KrekJanez Evangelist Krek (27 November 1865 – 8 October 1917) was a Slovene Christian Socialist politician…
394 CEJangsuJangsu (394–491, r. 412–491) was the 20th monarch of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of…
1984 CEJanko TipsarevićJanko Tipsarević (Serbian Cyrillic: Јанко Типсаревић, pronounced [jâːŋko tipsǎːreʋitɕ]; born 22 June 1984) is…
2001 CEJannik SinnerJannik Sinner (born 16 August 2001) is an Italian professional tennis player. He is currently ranked world…
1931 CEJanoschJanosch (German: [ˈjaːnɔʃ], born as Horst Eckert on 11 March 1931) is a German children's author and…
1434 CEJanus PannoniusJanus Pannonius (Hungarian: Csezmiczei János or Cesencei János, Latin: Ioannes Pannonius, Croatian: Ivan…
1878 CEJanusz KorczakJanusz Korczak, the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit (22 July 1878, or 1879 – 7 August 1942), was a Polish Jewish…
1813 CEJapetus SteenstrupJohannes Japetus Smith Steenstrup FRS(For) HFRSE (8 March 1813 – 20 June 1897) was a Danish zoologist…
1971 CEJared LetoJared Joseph Leto ( LET-oh; born December 26, 1971) is an American actor and musician. Known for his method…
650 CEJarir ibn AtiyahJarir ibn Atiyyah al-Khatafi Al-Tamimi (Arabic: جَرِيرُ بْنُ عَطِيَّةَ اَلْخَطَفِيُّ اَلتَّمِيمِيُّ) (c. 650…
1971 CEJarkko TonttiJarkko Olavi Tontti (born 9 December 1971) is a Finnish novelist, poet, essayist and lawyer. He is former…
1960 CEJaron LanierJaron Zepel Lanier (born May 3, 1960) is an American computer scientist, futurist, and composer. Considered a…
1883 CEJaroslav HašekJaroslav Hašek (Czech: [ˈjaroslaf ˈɦaʃɛk]; 30 April 1883 – 3 January 1923) was a Czech writer, humorist…
1890 CEJaroslav HeyrovskýJaroslav Heyrovský (Czech: [ˈjaroslav ˈɦɛjrofskiː]; 20 December 1890 – 27 March 1967) was a Czech chemist and…
1901 CEJaroslav SeifertJaroslav Seifert (Czech: [ˈjaroslaf ˈsajfr̩t]; 23 September 1901 – 10 January 1986) was a Czech writer, poet…
1853 CEJaroslav VrchlickýJaroslav Vrchlický (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaroslav ˈvr̩xlɪtskiː]; 17 February 1853 – 9 September 1912) was a…
300 BCEJasonJason (Hebrew: Yason, יאסון; Greek: Ἰάσων, Iásōn) was the High Priest of Israel from around 175 BC to 171 BC…
1930 CEJasper JohnsJasper Johns (born May 15, 1930) is an American painter, sculptor, draftsman, and printmaker. Considered a…
1431 CEJasper TudorJasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford (c. November 1431 – 21 December 1495) was the uncle of King Henry VII of…
1626 CEJaswant Singh of MarwarRaja Jaswant Singh I (26 December 1626 – c. 28 December 1678) was the Rathore ruler of the Kingdom of Marwar…
1000 CEJaufré RudelJaufre Rudel (Jaufré in modern Occitan) was the prince of Blaye (Princes de Blaia) and a troubadour of the…
1963 CEJavanshir FeyziyevJavanshir Feyziyev (Azerbaijani: Cavanşir Feyziyev) (born on 12 July 1963, Shaki, Azerbaijan) is a Member of…
1932 CEJavier Echevarría RodríguezJavier Echevarría Rodríguez (14 June 1932 – 12 December 2016) was a Spanish Catholic bishop who served as the…
1920 CEJavier Pérez de CuéllarJavier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar Guerra (Spanish: [xaˈβjeɾ ˈpeɾes ðe ˈkweʝaɾ]; 19 January 1920 – 4…
911 CEJawhar al-SiqilliAl-Qaid Jawhar ibn Abdallah (Arabic: جوهر بن عبد الله, romanized: Jawhar ibn ʿAbd Allāh, known variously as…
1950 CEJay LenoJames Douglas Muir Leno ( LEN-oh; born April 28, 1950) is an American television host, comedian, and writer.…
1969 CEJay-ZShawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper…
1304 CEJayaatu KhanJayaatu Khan (born Tugh Temür; 16 February 1304 – 2 September 1332), also known by his temple name as the…
1938 CEJayant Vishnu NarlikarJayant Vishnu Narlikar (19 July 1938 – 20 May 2025) was an Indian astrophysicist who performed research on…
800 CEJayavaraman IIJayavarman II (Khmer: ជ័យវរ្ម័នទី២; c. 770 – 850, reigned c. 802–850) was a Khmer prince who founded and…
1125 CEJayavarman VIIJayavarman VII (Khmer: ព្រះបាទជ័យវរ្ម័នទី៧, lit. 'victory armor'), known posthumously as Mahaparamasaugata…
1787 CEJean Antoine LetronneJean Antoine Letronne (25 January 1787 – 14 December 1848) was a French archaeologist.
1886 CEJean ArpHans Peter Wilhelm Arp (German: [aʁp]; 16 September 1886 – 7 June 1966), better known as Jean Arp in English…
1753 CEJean Baptiste KléberDivisional-General Jean-Baptiste Kléber (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist klebɛʁ]; 9 March 1753 – 14 June…
1929 CEJean BaudrillardJean Baudrillard (UK:, US:; French: [ʒɑ̃ bodʁijaʁ]; 27 July 1929 – 6 March 2007) was a French sociologist and…
1530 CEJean BodinJean Bodin (French: [ʒɑ̃ bɔdɛ̃]; c. 1530 – 1596) was a French jurist and political philosopher, member of the…
1596 CEJean BollandJean Bolland, SJ (Latin: Johannes Bollandus) (13 August 1596 – 12 September 1665) was a Flemish Jesuit…
1295 CEJean BuridanJean Buridan (French: [byʁidɑ̃]; Latin: Johannes Buridanus; c. 1301 – c. 1359/62) was an influential…
1823 CEJean ChacornacJean Chacornac (21 June 1823 – 6 September 1873) was a French astronomer and discoverer of a comet and…
1934 CEJean ChrétienJoseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (Canadian French: [ʒɑ̃ kʁetsjẽɪ̯̃]; born January 11, 1934) is a Canadian lawyer…
1480 CEJean ClouetJean (or Janet or Jehannot) Clouet (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ klu.ɛ]; c. 1485 – 1540/1541) was a painter…
1889 CEJean CocteauJean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (UK: KOK-toh, US: kok-TOH; French: [ʒɑ̃ mɔʁis øʒɛn klemɑ̃ kɔkto]; 5 July…
1490 CEJean CousinJean Cousin (1500 – before 1593) was a French painter, sculptor, etcher, engraver, and geometrician. He is…
1916 CEJean DaussetJean-Baptiste-Gabriel-Joachim Dausset (19 October 1916 – 6 June 2009) was a French immunologist born in…
1901 CEJean DubuffetJean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ filip aʁtyʁ dybyfɛ]; 31 July 1901 – 12 May 1985)…
1805 CEJean Eugène Robert-HoudinJean-Eugène Robert-Houdin (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ øʒɛn ʁɔbɛʁ udɛ̃]; 7 December 1805 – 13 June 1871) was a…
1410 CEJean FouquetJean (or Jehan) Fouquet (French: [fuke]; c. 1420–1481) was a French painter and miniaturist. A master of…
1337 CEJean FroissartJean Froissart (Old and Middle French: Jehan; sometimes known as John Froissart in English; c. 1337 – c.…
1365 CEJean FusorisJean Fusoris (c. 1355/1365 – 1436) was a medieval French clergyman and astronomer who designed astrolabes and…
1842 CEJean Gaston DarbouxJean-Gaston Darboux FAS MIF FRS FRSE (French: [daʁbu]; 14 August 1842 – 23 February 1917) was a French…
1910 CEJean GenetJean Genet (French: [ʒɑ̃ ʒənɛ]; (1910-12-19)19 December 1910 – (1986-04-15)15 April 1986) was a French…
1363 CEJean GersonJean Charlier de Gerson (13 December 1363 – 12 July 1429) was a French Roman Catholic scholar, educator…
1882 CEJean GiraudouxHippolyte Jean Giraudoux (French: [ipɔlit ʒɑ̃ ʒiʁodu]; 29 October 1882 – 31 January 1944) was a French…
1886 CEJean HersholtJean Pierre Carl Buron (12 July 1886 – 2 June 1956), known professionally as Jean Hersholt, was a…
1907 CEJean HyppoliteJean Hyppolite (French: [ʒɑ̃ ipɔlit]; 8 January 1907 – 26 October 1968) was a French philosopher known for…
1859 CEJean JaurèsAuguste Marie Joseph Jean Léon Jaurès (3 September 1859 – 31 July 1914), commonly referred to as Jean Jaurès…
1718 CEJean Joseph Marie AmiotJean Joseph Marie Amiot (Chinese: 錢德明; pinyin: Qián Démíng, French: [ʒɑ̃ ʒozɛf maʁi amjo]; February 8, 1718 –…
1769 CEJean LannesJean Lannes, 1st Duke of Montebello, Prince of Siewierz (English: LAN, French: [ʒɑ̃ lan]; 10 April 1769 – 31…
1366 CEJean Le MaingreJean II Le Maingre (Old French: Jehan le Meingre), also known as Boucicaut (28 August 1366 – 21 June 1421)…
1717 CEJean Le Rond d'AlembertJean Le Rond d'Alembert ( DAL-əm-BAIR; French: [ʒɑ̃ lə ʁɔ̃ dalɑ̃bɛʁ]; 16 November 1717 – 29 October 1783) was…
1473 CEJean Lemaire de BelgesJean Lemaire de Belges (c. 1473 – c. 1525) was a Walloon poet, historian, and pamphleteer who, writing in…
1370 CEJean MalouelJean Malouel, or Jan Maelwael in his native Dutch, (c. 1365 – 1415) was a Dutch artist who was the court…
1913 CEJean MaraisJean-Alfred Villain-Marais (11 December 1913 – 8 November 1998), known professionally as Jean Marais (French…
1664 CEJean MeslierJean Meslier (French: [melje]; also Mellier; 15 June 1664 - 17 June 1729 was a French Catholic priest (abbé)…
1883 CEJean MetzingerJean Dominique Antony Metzinger (French: [mɛtsɛ̃ʒe]; 24 June 1883 – 3 November 1956) was a major 20th-century…
1435 CEJean MolinetJean Molinet (1435 – 23 August 1507) was a French poet, chronicler, and composer. He is best remembered for…
1459 CEJean MoutonJean Mouton (c. 1459 – 30 October 1522) was a French composer of the Renaissance. He was famous both for his…
1900 CEJean NegulescoJean Negulesco (born Ioan Negulescu; 13 March [O.S. 29 February] 1900 – 18 July 1993) was a Romanian-American…
1945 CEJean NouvelJean Nouvel (French: [ʒɑ̃ nuvɛl]; born 12 August 1945) is a French architect. Nouvel studied at the École des…
1763 CEJean PaulJean Paul (German: [ʒɑ̃ paʊl]; born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, 21 March 1763 – 14 November 1825) was a…
1896 CEJean PiagetJean William Fritz Piaget (9 August 1896 – 16 September 1980) was a Swiss psychologist known for his work on…
1620 CEJean PicardJean Picard (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ pikaʁ]; 21 July 1620 – 12 July 1682) was a French priest, astronomer…
1894 CEJean RenoirJean Renoir (French: [ʁənwaʁ]; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French filmmaker, actor, producer…
1480 CEJean RichafortJean Richafort (c. 1480 – c. 1547) was a Netherlandish composer of the Renaissance, a member of the third…
1894 CEJean RostandJean Edmond Cyrus Rostand (30 October 1894 – 4 September 1977) was a French biologist, historian of science…
1474 CEJean RuelJean Ruel (1474 – 24 September 1537), also known as Jean Ruelle or Ioannes Ruellius in its Latinised form…
1865 CEJean SibeliusJean Sibelius (Finland Swedish: [ˈʃɑːn siˈbeːliʉs]; born Johan Christian Julius Sibelius; 8 December 1865 –…
1736 CEJean Sylvain BaillyJean Sylvain Bailly (French: [ʒɑ̃ silvɛ̃ baji]; 15 September 1736 – 12 November 1793) was a French…
1763 CEJean Victor Marie MoreauJean Victor Marie Moreau (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ viktɔʁ maʁi mɔʁo], 14 February 1763 – 2 September 1813)…
1200 CEJean de ChellesJean (or Jehan) de Chelles (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ də ʃɛl]; working 1258–1265) was a master mason and…
1403 CEJean de DunoisJean d'Orléans, Count of Dunois (23 November 1402 – 24 November 1468), known as the "Bastard of Orléans"…
1645 CEJean de La BruyèreJean de La Bruyère (UK:, UK:; French: [ʒɑ̃ d(ə) la bʁɥijɛʁ]; 16 August 1645 – 11 May 1696) was a French…
1621 CEJean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine (UK:, US:; French: [ʒɑ̃ d(ə) la fɔ̃tɛn]; 8 July 1621 – 13 April 1695) was a French…
1330 CEJean de LiègeJean de Liège, (c.1330-1381) was a 14th-century sculptor of Flemish origin, mainly active in France, who…
1240 CEJean de MeunJean de Meun (or de Meung, French: [ʒɑ̃ də mœ̃]) (c. 1240 – c. 1305) was a French author best known for his…
1739 CEJean de NoaillesJean de Noailles, 5th Duke of Noailles (Jean Louis Paul François; 26 October 1739, Paris – 20 October 1824)…
1494 CEJean de Valette ParisotFra' Jean "Parisot" de (la) Valette (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ paʁizo d(ə) (la) valɛt]; c. 4 February 1495 –…
1492 CEJean du BellayJean du Bellay (1492 – 16 February 1560) was a French diplomat and cardinal, a younger brother of Guillaume…
1727 CEJean-André DelucJean-André Deluc or de Luc (8 February 1727 – 7 November 1817) was a geologist, natural philosopher and…
1700 CEJean-Antoine NolletJean-Antoine Nollet (French: [ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃twan nole]; 19 November 1700 – 25 April 1770) was a French clergyman and…
1684 CEJean-Antoine WatteauJean-Antoine Watteau (UK:, US:, French: [ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃twan vato];Picard: [ʒɑ̃ ton wato]; baptised 10 October 1684 –…
1743 CEJean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat de CondorcetMarie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis of Condorcet (French: [maʁi ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃twan nikɔla də kaʁita maʁki…
1780 CEJean-Auguste-Dominique IngresJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres ( ANG-grə; French: [ʒɑ̃ oɡyst dɔminik ɛ̃ɡʁ]; 29 August 1780 – 14 January 1867)…
1774 CEJean-Baptiste BiotJean-Baptiste Biot (French: [ʒɑ̃ batist bjo]; 21 April 1774 – 3 February 1862) was a French physicist…
1796 CEJean-Baptiste Camille CorotJean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (UK: KORR-oh, US: kə-ROH, kor-OH; French: [ʒɑ̃ batist kamij kɔʁo]; 16 July 1796 –…
1800 CEJean-Baptiste DumasJean Baptiste André Dumas (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist ɑ̃dʁe dyma]; 14 July 1800 – 10 April 1884) was a…
1749 CEJean-Baptiste Joseph DelambreJean Baptiste Joseph, chevalier Delambre (19 September 1749 – 19 August 1822) was a French mathematician…
1632 CEJean-Baptiste LullyJean-Baptiste Lully (born Giovanni Battista Lulli; 28 or 29 November [O.S. 18 or 19 November] 1632 – 22 March…
1870 CEJean-Baptiste PerrinJean Baptiste Perrin (French: [ʒɑ̃ batist pɛʁɛ̃]; 30 September 1870 – 17 April 1942) was a French physicist…
1767 CEJean-Baptiste SayJean-Baptiste Say (French: [ʒɑ̃batist sɛ]; 5 January 1767 – 15 November 1832) was a liberal French economist…
1651 CEJean-Baptiste de La SalleJean-Baptiste de La Salle (pronounced [ʒɑ̃ batist də la sal]; English: John Baptist de La Salle; 30 April…
1744 CEJean-Baptiste de LamarckJean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known…
1921 CEJean-Bedel BokassaJean-Bédel Bokassa ([ʒɑ̃ bedɛl bɔkasa]; 22 February 1921 – 3 November 1996) was a Central African politician…
1953 CEJean-Bertrand AristideJean-Bertrand Aristide (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ bɛʁtʁɑ̃ aʁistid]; born 15 July 1953) is a Haitian former…
1733 CEJean-Charles de BordaJean-Charles, chevalier de Borda (4 May 1733 – 19 February 1799) was a French mathematician, physicist, and…