Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Justin Vaughan

b. 1967

New Zealand cricketer (born 1967)

Justin Vernon

b. 1981

American singer-songwriter (born 1981)

Justin Whalin

b. 1974

American actor

Justin Williams

b. 1981

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1981)

Justin Wilson (baseball)

b. 1987

American baseball player (born 1987)

Justin Wilson (chef)

b. 1914

American chef, actor and writer (1914–2001)

Justin Wilson (racing driver)

b. 1978

British racing driver (1978–2015)

Justina Jeffreys

b. 1787

Jamaican-born British gentlewoman (1787–1869)

Justina Machado

b. 1972

American actress

Justinas Lagunavičius

Lithuanian basketball player (1924–1997)

Justine Frischmann

b. 1969

English musician (born 1969)

Justine Greening

b. 1969

British politician (born 1969)

Justine Henin

b. 1982

Belgian tennis player (born 1982)

Justine Robbeson

b. 1985

South African javelin thrower

Justine Triet

b. 1978

French filmmaker (born 1978)

Justinian I

Roman emperor from 527 to 565

Justinian Oxenham

b. 1860

Australian public servant

Justiniano Borgoño

b. 1836

Peruvian brigadier general and politician (1836–1921)

Justiniano Montano

b. 1905

Filipino lawyer and politician (1905–2005)

Justinien Clary

b. 1860

French sport shooter (1860–1933)

Justinus Kerner

b. 1786

German poet and medical writer (1786–1862)

Justo Rufino Barrios

b. 1835

President of Guatemala from 1873 to 1885

Justus Jonas

b. 1493

German Lutheran theologian (1493–1555)

Justus Lipsius

b. 1547

Flemish philologist, philosopher and humanist (1547–1606)