Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Josemi

b. 1979

Spanish footballer (born 1979)

Josep Borrell

b. 1947

Spanish politician (born 1947)

Josep Jufré

b. 1975

Spanish road bicycle racer

Josep Martínez

b. 1998

Spanish footballer (born 1998)

Josep Pla

Spanish journalist and writer

Josep Puig i Cadafalch

b. 1867

Catalan architect (1867–1957)

Joseph A. Tunzi

b. 1953

American author, publisher, and producer (born 1953)

Joseph Achron

Composer and violinist based in the United States (1886–1943)

Joseph Addai

b. 1983

American football player (born 1983)

Joseph Addison

b. 1672

British writer and politician (1672–1719)

Joseph Akpala

b. 1986

Nigerian footballer (born 1986)

Joseph Alessi

b. 1959

American classical trombonist (born 1959)

Joseph Allard (fiddler)

Canadian fiddler and composer

Joseph Anton Koch

b. 1768

Austrian painter (1768–1839)

Joseph Arthur

b. 1971

American singer-songwriter

Joseph Autran

b. 1813

French poet (1813–1877)

Joseph Babinski

French-Polish neurologist

Joseph Bamford

b. 1916

English businessman

Joseph Banks

English naturalist and botanist (1743–1820)

Joseph Banks Rhine

b. 1895

American botanist and founder of parapsychology

Joseph Barbato

b. 1994

French footballer (born 1994)

Joseph Beech

b. 1867

American Methodist missionary and educator

Joseph Bernardin

Catholic bishop and cardinal (1928–1996)

Joseph Beuys

b. 1921

German artist and art theorist (1921–1986)