Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Johan Ernst Gunnerus

Norwegian bishop and botanist (1718–1773)

Johan Ferner

b. 1927

Norwegian businessman and sailor (1927–2015)

Johan Ferrier

b. 1910

President of Suriname from 1975 to 1980

Johan Gabriel Ståhlberg

Finnish priest (1832–1873)

Johan Gadolin

b. 1760

Finnish chemist (1760–1852)

Johan Galtung

b. 1930

Norwegian sociologist and peace scholar (1930–2024)

Johan Georg Forchhammer

b. 1794

Danish geologist (1794–1865)

Johan Gijsbert Verstolk van Soelen

Dutch politician

Johan Göransson Gyllenstierna

Swedish politician (1635–1680)

Johan Gottschalk Wallerius

b. 1709

Swedish chemist and mineralogist

Johan Greter

b. 1900

Dutch equestrian (1900–1975)

Johan Harmenberg

b. 1954

Swedish fencer (born 1954)

Johan Helmich Roman

b. 1694

Swedish Baroque composer

Johan Herman Wessel

b. 1742

Danish-Norwegian poet, satirist and playwright

Johan Holmqvist

b. 1978

Swedish ice hockey player

Johan Jensen (mathematician)

b. 1859

Danish mathematician and engineer (1859–1925)

Johan Jongkind

b. 1819

Dutch painter and printmaker

Johan Le Bon

b. 1990

French cyclist

Johan Ludvig Holstein

b. 1694

Danish politician

Johan Ludvig Runeberg

Finnish poet (1804–1877)

Johan Museeuw

b. 1965

Belgian racing cyclist

Johan Neeskens

b. 1951

Dutch football manager and player (1951–2024)

Johan Nieuhof

b. 1618

Dutch explorer, writer, sinologist (1618–1672)

Johan Norberg

b. 1973

Swedish author, historian and classical liberal commentator