Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Josué de Castro

b. 1908

Brazilian physician (1908–1973)

Josy Barthel

b. 1927

Luxembourgish athlete (1927–1992)

Josyf Slipyj

Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1944 to 1984

Jōtarō Watanabe

b. 1874

Japanese general (1874–1936)

Jouke de Vries

b. 1960

Dutch political scientist and politician

Jourdan Dunn

b. 1990

English model and actress (born 1990)

Jourdan Miller

b. 1993

American fashion model (born 1993)

Jovan Aćimović

b. 1948

Serbian footballer

Jovan Pavlović

b. 1936

Serbian metropolitan (1936–2014)

Jovan Rašković

b. 1929

Serbian politician and academic (1929–1992)

Jovan Uglješa

Serbian nobleman

Jovanka Broz

First Lady of Yugoslavia

Jovanka Radičević

b. 1986

Montenegrin handball player (born 1986)

Jovanotti

b. 1966

Italian singer-songwriter and rapper (born 1966)

Jovenel Moïse

President of Haiti from 2017 to 2021

Jovica Tasevski-Eternijan

b. 1976

Macedonian writer

Jovit Baldivino

b. 1993

Filipino singer and actor (1993–2022)

Jovito Salonga

b. 1920

President of the Senate of the Philippines from 1987 to 1992

Joy (singer)

b. 1996

South Korean singer and actress (born 1996)

Joy Behar

b. 1942

American comedian and television host (born 1942)

Joy Clements

American soprano (1932–2005)

Joy Covey

b. 1963

American business executive

Joy Davidman

b. 1915

American poet (1915–1960)

Joy Harjo

b. 1951

American poet laureate (born 1951)