Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Johann Voldemar Jannsen

b. 1819

Estonian journalist (1819–1890)

Johann von Aldringen

Austrian nobleman and soldier (1588–1634)

Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine

b. 1658

Elector Palatine from 1690 to 1716

Johanna Elberskirchen

German writer (1864–1943)

Johanna Kedzierski

b. 1984

German sprinter

Johanna Konta

b. 1991

British tennis player (born 1991)

Johanna Müller-Hermann

Austrian composer and pedagogue (1868 - 1941)

Johanna Spyri

b. 1827

Swiss novelist (1827–1901)

Johanna Talihärm

b. 1993

Estonian biathlete (born 1993)

Johanna Welin

b. 1984

German wheelchair basketball player

Johannes Agricola

b. 1494

German Protestant Reformer (1494–1566)

Johannes Ambundii

German ecclesiastic

Johannes Aventinus

b. 1477

Bavarian Renaissance humanist historian and philologist (1477-1534)

Johannes Blaskowitz

b. 1883

German general (1883–1948)

Johannes Brahms

b. 1833

German composer and pianist (1833–1897)

Johannes Brenz

b. 1499

German Lutheran theologian and Protestant Reformer

Johannes Bugenhagen

German Lutheran theologian and pastor (1485–1558)

Johannes Drost

b. 1880

Dutch swimmer (1880–1954)

Johannes Fibiger

b. 1867

Danish physician (1867–1928)

Johannes Heinrich Schultz

b. 1884

German psychiatrist (1884–1970)

Johannes Hudde

b. 1628

Dutch mathematician and mayor

Johannes Jährig

German translator (1747–1795)

Johannes Kotkas

Estonian wrestler (1915–1998)

Johannes Peter Müller

German zoologist (1801–1858)