Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Jorge Rafael Videla

President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981

Jorge Ubico

President of Guatemala from 1931 to 1944

Jørgen Nash

Danish artist, writer, and Situationist theoretician

Jørgen Pedersen Gram

Danish actuary and mathematician (1850–1916)

Joris Ivens

Dutch documentary filmmaker (1898–1989)

Joris Jansen Rapelje

b. 1604

Earliest Dutch settler of New Amsterdam

Joris-Karl Huysmans

French novelist and art critic (1848–1907)

Jorja Fox

b. 1968

American-Canadian actress and producer (born 1968)

Jorja Smith

b. 1997

British singer (born 1997)

Jose Altuve

b. 1990

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1990)

José Amavisca

b. 1971

Spanish footballer (born 1971)

José Antonio Camacho

b. 1955

Spanish footballer (born 1955)

José Antonio Páez

b. 1790

President of Venezuela

José Antonio Primo de Rivera

b. 1903

Spanish politician and founder of Falange Española (1903–1936)

José Batlle y Ordóñez

b. 1856

Uruguayan politician (1856–1929)

José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva

b. 1763

Brazilian politician (1763–1838)

José Cancela

b. 1976

Uruguayan footballer (born 1976)

Jose Canseco

b. 1964

Cuban baseball player (born 1964)

José Carlos Mariátegui

Peruvian writer and academic (1894–1930)

José de Alencar

b. 1829

Brazilian writer (1829–1877)

José de Diego

b. 1866

Puerto Rican politician and writer (1866–1918)

José de Escandón, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda

b. 1700

Spanish politician (1700–1770)

José de la Borda

José de la Mar

b. 1776

President of Peru from 1827 to 1829