Leading Figures in History

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

24411 persons found

Joachim Andersen (composer)

b. 1847

Danish flutist, conductor and composer

Joachim Camerarius

German classical scholar (1500–1574)

Joachim Heinrich Campe

b. 1746

German writer, linguist and educator

Joachim Johansson

b. 1982

Swedish tennis player

Joachim Ludwig Schultheiss von Unfriedt

Joachim Martin Falbe

b. 1709

German painter

Joachim Neander

German minister and composer

Joachim von Ribbentrop

b. 1893

German politician and diplomat (1893–1946)

Joachim von Sandrart

b. 1606

German artist and art historian (1606–1688)

Joakim Soria

b. 1984

Mexican baseball player (born 1984)

Joan Bakewell

b. 1933

English journalist, television presenter and politician (born 1933)

Joan Balcells

b. 1975

Spanish tennis player (born 1975)

Joan Benham

b. 1918

English actress (1918–1981)

Joan Benoit

b. 1957

American distance runner (born 1957)

Joan Birman

b. 1927

American mathematician

Joan Busfield

b. 1940

British sociologist

Joan C. Edwards

American musician

Joan Caulfield

b. 1922

American actress (1922–1991)

Joan Chen

b. 1961

Chinese-born American actress and director

Joan Clarke

b. 1917

English cryptanalyst (1917–1996)

Joan Clos

b. 1949

Spanish politician

Joan Collins

b. 1933

English actress and writer (born 1933)

Joan Crawford

American actress (1904?–1977)

Joan Eardley

b. 1921

British artist (1921–1963)