Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Julius Katchen

b. 1926

American concert pianist (1926–1969)

Julius Klengel

b. 1859

German musician

Julius Klinger

b. 1876

Austrian painter (1876–1942)

Julius Krohn

b. 1835

Finnish academic and writer (1835–1888)

Julius Kuperjanov

b. 1894

Estonian military personnel

Julius L. Chambers

American lawyer, civil rights leader and educator

Julius Lenhart

Austrian gymnast (1875–1962)

Julius Meier

20th Governor of Oregon

Julius Nepos

Western Roman emperor from 474 to 480

Julius Nyerere

President of Tanzania from 1964 to 1985

Julius Plücker

German mathematician and physicist

Julius Reubke

German musician (1834–1858)

Julius Richard Petri

b. 1852

German microbiologist (1852–1921)

Julius Röntgen

b. 1855

German-Dutch composer

Julius Rudel

American opera and orchestra conductor

Julius Saaristo

b. 1891

Finnish athletics competitor

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld

German painter (1794–1872)

Julius Schreck

b. 1898

Nazi officer, first commander of the SS (1898–1936)

Julius Schwartz

b. 1915

American comic book editor (1915–2004)

Julius Seljamaa

Estonian politician, diplomat and journalist

Julius Shulman

b. 1910

American architectural photographer

Julius Sterling Morton

b. 1832

American politician (1832–1902)

Julius Sumner Miller

b. 1909

American physicist

Július Šupler

b. 1950

Slovak ice hockey player and coach