Jean-Luc Picard
- Full Name: Jean-Luc Picard
- Born: July 13, 2305; La Barre, France, Earth (TNG: "Conundrum")
- Species: Human
- Gender: Male
- Father: Maurice Picard
- Mother: Yvette Picard
- Brother: Robert Picard
- 2322: Failed Academy Entrance Exam (TNG: "Coming of Age")
- November 2323: Cadet, Starfleet Academy command track (TNG: "Coming of Age")
- Won 2324 Academy Marathon while a freshman, the first to do so (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II", "Chain of Command, Part I")
- Protege of Dr. Richard Galen (TNG Novel: The Buried Age; TNG: "The Chase")
- 2327: Ensign, Starfleet; USS Antares (TP Novel: Paths of Disharmony)
- By 2329: Lieutenant, flight controller, Starfleet; USS Antares (TOS Novel: Vulcan's Heart)
- 2333: Lieutenant commander, second officer, Starfleet; USS Stargazer (SGR Novel: The Valiant; TNG: "Tapestry")
- 2333: Commanding officer, Starfleet; USS Stargazer (SGR Novel: The Valiant; TNG: "Tapestry")
- August 2355: Underwent court martial proceedings following the loss of the USS Stargazer (TNG Novel: The Buried Age; TNG: "The Measure of a Man")
- Cleared of all charges (TNG Novel: The Buried Age; TNG: "The Measure of a Man")
- Awarded the Grankite Order of Tactics for his actions (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
- August 2355: Retirement to reserve status (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
- 2355: Doctoral program, archaeology, University of Alpha Centauri, Alpha Centauri III (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
- Graduate advisor: Dr. Miliani Langford (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
- February 2360: Reactivated from reserve status (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
- February 2360: Captain, commanding officer, Starfleet; USS Portia (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
- May 2360: Captain, supervisor, Long-Range Threat Assessment and Response Division, Starfleet Tactical, Starfleet; Starbase 324 (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
- December 2363: Captain, commanding officer, Starfleet; USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
- 2367: Chosen by Chancellor K'mpec immediately prior to his death to serve as Arbiter of Succession for the next Klingon Chancellor (TNG: "Redemption")
- 2372: Captain, commanding officer, Starfleet; USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) (Star Trek: First Contact)