Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Joy Jorgensen

b. 1989

American actress

Joy Osmanski

b. 1975

American actress (born 1975)

Joy Whitby

b. 1930

English television producer and executive

Joy Williams (singer)

b. 1982

American singer

Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St Johns

b. 1947

British politician and life peer (born 1947)

Joyce Brabner

American writer and editor (1952–2024)

Joyce Brothers

American psychologist and columnist (1927–2013)

Joyce Bryant

b. 1928

American singer and actress (1927–2022)

Joyce Carol Oates

b. 1938

American author (born 1938)

Joyce Gould, Baroness Gould of Potternewton

b. 1932

British trade unionist and peer

Joyce Hatto

b. 1928

English pianist (1928–2006)

Joyce Jameson

b. 1932

American actress (1927–1987)

Joyce Jonathan

b. 1989

French singer (born 1989)

Joyce Kilmer

American poet, editor, literary critic, soldier (1886–1918)

Joyce Maynard

b. 1953

American writer (born 1953)

Joyce Randolph

b. 1924

American actress (1924–2024)

Joyce Reynolds (classicist)

British classicist (1918–2022)

Joyce Ricketts

b. 1933

Baseball player

Joyce Sidman

b. 1956

American children's writer (born 1956)

Joyce Sims

b. 1959

American singer and songwriter (1959–2022)

Joyce Tenneson

b. 1945

American fine art photographer (born 1945)

Joycelyn Elders

b. 1933

Former Surgeon General of the United States

Joyner Lucas

b. 1988

American rapper (born 1988)

Jože Humer