Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Joan Cusack

b. 1962

American actress (born 1962)

Joan Eardley

b. 1921

British artist (1921–1963)

Joan Fontaine

b. 1917

British-American actress (1917–2013)

Joan Gamper

Spanish-Swiss football executive and athlete (1877–1930)

Joan Garcia

b. 2001

Spanish footballer (born 2001)

Joan Hackett

American actress (1934–1983)

Joan Hanham, Baroness Hanham

b. 1939

British life peer (1939–2025)

Joan Hickson

b. 1906

English actress (1906–1998)

Joan I, Countess of Auvergne

b. 1326

Queen of France (1350–1360), Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne (r. 1332–1360)

Joan II of Navarre

Queen of Navarre from 1328 to 1349

Joan Jett

b. 1958

American singer, songwriter and guitarist (born 1958)

Joan Kirner

Premier of Victoria from 1990 to 1992

Joan Kroc

b. 1928

American philanthropist (1928–2003)

Joan L. Krajewski

Joan Laporta

b. 1962

Spanish politician and president of FC Barcelona

Joan Leslie

American actress (1925–2015)

Joan Littlewood

b. 1914

English theatre director (1914–2002)

Joan Lorring

b. 1926

American actress

Joan Lowery Nixon

American journalist and author (1927–2003)

Joan Malleson

British doctor and abortion advocate

Joan Micklin Silver

b. 1935

American film and theater director (1935–2020)

Joan Mir

b. 1997

Spanish motorcycle racer (born 1997)

Joan Miró

b. 1893

Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramicist (1893–1983)

Joan Mitchell

American artist (1925–1992)