Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Joseph Bingham

English scholar and divine (1668–1723)

Joseph Black

b. 1728

British physicist and chemist (1728–1799)

Joseph Blake (criminal)

English criminal (c. 1700–1724)

Joseph Blanco White

Spanish poet and theologian

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier

French composer (1689–1755)

Joseph Bonaparte

King of Naples (1806–08) and Spain (1808–13)

Joseph Bonomi the Younger

b. 1796

English sculptor, artist, Egyptologist and museum curator

Joseph Bové

Russian neoclassical architect (1784–1834)

Joseph Bowie

b. 1953

American jazz musician

Joseph Brackett

b. 1797

American songwriter and author (1797–1882)

Joseph Brodsky

b. 1940

Russian poet (1940–1996)

Joseph Brooks (songwriter)

American director and composer (1938–2011)

Joseph Butler

English Anglican bishop (1692–1752)

Joseph Cahill

Australian politician (1891–1959)

Joseph Calasanz

b. 1557

Spanish priest, educator, founder of the Piarists, & saint (1557–1648)

Joseph Campbell

American mythologist, writer, and lecturer (1904–1987)

Joseph Carl Breil

b. 1870

American opera singer

Joseph Chamberlain

British politician (1836–1914)

Joseph Charbonneau

b. 1892

Canadian archbishop

Joseph Christopher

b. 1955

American serial killer (1955–1993)

Joseph Cohen (solicitor)

b. 1889

Bninessman solicitor and property developer active in Birmingham, England

Joseph Conrad

Polish-British writer (1857–1924)

Joseph Cook

Prime Minister of Australia from 1913 to 1914

Joseph Cotten

b. 1905

American actor (1905–1994)