Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Joan Smith

b. 1953

English novelist, journalist and human rights activist

Joan Snyder

b. 1940

American painter (born 1940)

Joan Sutherland

Australian soprano (1926–2010)

Joan Terès i Borrull

Spanish bishop

Joan Thirsk

Historian and cryptanalyst (1922–2013)

Joan Tower

b. 1938

American composer, concert pianist and conductor

Joan Trumpauer Mulholland

b. 1941

American civil rights activist (born 1941)

Joan Van Ark

b. 1943

American actress (born 1943)

Joan Voûte

b. 1879

Dutch astronomer (1879–1963)

Joan Whitney Payson

American businesswoman (1903–1975)

Joana Valle Costa

b. 1995

Portuguese tennis player (born 1995)

Joanikije II

First Serbian Patriarch

Joann Fletcher

b. 1966

British Egyptologist (born 1966)

Joann Lõssov

Estonian basketball player

Joanna Barnes

American actress and writer (1934–2022)

Joanna Brooks

b. 1971

American author and professor

Joanna Cassidy

b. 1945

American actress (born 1945)

Joanna Domańska

b. 1959

Musical artist

JoAnna Garcia Swisher

b. 1979

American actress (born 1979)

Joanna Gleason

b. 1950

Canadian-American actress and singer

Joanna I of Naples

Queen of Naples from 1343 to 1381

Joanna II of Naples

b. 1371

Queen of Naples from 1414 to 1435

Joanna Jędrzejczyk

b. 1987

Polish mixed martial artist and kickboxer

Joanna Kołaczkowska

b. 1966

Polish actress (1966–2025)