Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Joseph Cramarossa

b. 1992

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1992)

Joseph Crosfield

b. 1792

Joseph Cure

American ice hockey player and actor

Joseph D. Early

American politician (1933–2012)

Joseph Dalton Hooker

b. 1817

British botanist and explorer (1817–1911)

Joseph Dart

b. 1799

American inventor and engineer

Joseph de Guignes

b. 1721

French scientist (1721–1800)

Joseph de Jussieu

b. 1704

French botanist and explorer

Joseph De Piro

Maltese Roman Catholic priest and missionary

Joseph Dennie

b. 1768

American writer (1768–1812)

Joseph Diez Gergonne

French mathematician and logician

Joseph Dudley

b. 1647

Royal governor of Massachusetts (1647–1720)

Joseph Duveen, 1st Baron Duveen

b. 1869

British art dealer (1869–1939)

Joseph E. Brennan

b. 1934

American lawyer and politician (1934–2024)

Joseph E. Levine

American film producer

Joseph E. Seagram

Canadian politician, businessman and philanthropist

Joseph Earl Sheffield

b. 1793

American railroad executive, philanthropist

Joseph Ebuya

b. 1987

Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1987)

Joseph Ellis

b. 1943

American historian (born 1943)

Joseph Engelberger

b. 1925

American pioneer in robotics

Joseph Estrada

b. 1937

President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001

Joseph F. Enright

b. 1910

United States Navy officer

Joseph F. Smith

b. 1838

President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Joseph F. Traub

American computer scientist