Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Jorge Ubico

President of Guatemala from 1931 to 1944

Jorge Valdano

b. 1955

Argentine footballer and manager

Jørgen Garde

Danish Royal Navy admiral (1939–1996)

Jörgen Jönsson

b. 1972

Swedish ice hockey player

Jørgen Løvset

Norwegian gynaecologist (1986–1981)

Jørgen Nash

Danish artist, writer, and Situationist theoretician

Jørgen Pedersen Gram

Danish actuary and mathematician (1850–1916)

Joris Hoefnagel

Flemish painter (1542–1601)

Joris Ivens

Dutch documentary filmmaker (1898–1989)

Joris Jansen Rapelje

b. 1604

Earliest Dutch settler of New Amsterdam

Joris-Karl Huysmans

French novelist and art critic (1848–1907)

Jorja Fox

b. 1968

American-Canadian actress and producer (born 1968)

Jorja Smith

b. 1997

British singer (born 1997)

Jörn Großkopf

b. 1966

German footballer and manager

Jos Buttler

b. 1990

English cricketer (born 1990)

Josaphat Kuntsevych

Ukrainian Greek Catholic archbishop and martyr

José Alencar

b. 1931

Vice President of Brazil from 2003 to 2011

José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz

b. 1925

Argentine lawyer, businessman, and economist (1925–2013)

Jose Altuve

b. 1990

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1990)

José Amavisca

b. 1971

Spanish footballer (born 1971)

José Andrés

b. 1969

Spanish chef (born 1969)

José Andrés Pacheco de Melo

b. 1779

Argentine politician

José Ángel (footballer, born September 1989)

b. 1989

Spanish footballer

José Ángel Ziganda

b. 1966

Spanish football manager (born 1966)