Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Josef Peters (racing driver)

German racing driver (1914–2001)

Josef Priller

German World War II flying ace and wing commander (1915–1961)

Josef Ressel

b. 1793

Austrian inventor and forester

Josef Stoer

b. 1934

German mathematician (born 1934)

Josef Suk (composer)

Czech composer and violinist (1874–1935)

Josef Šural

Czech footballer (1990–2019)

Josef Terboven

German Nazi politician (1898–1945)

Josef von Sternberg

b. 1894

Austrian-American film director (1894–1969)

Josemaría Escrivá

Spanish Catholic priest and saint (1902–1975)

Josep Borrell

b. 1947

Spanish politician (born 1947)

Josep Martínez

b. 1998

Spanish footballer (born 1998)

Josep Pla

Spanish journalist and writer

Joseph Achron

Composer and violinist based in the United States (1886–1943)

Joseph Addai

b. 1983

American football player (born 1983)

Joseph Addison

b. 1672

British writer and politician (1672–1719)

Joseph Autran

b. 1813

French poet (1813–1877)

Joseph Bamford

b. 1916

English businessman

Joseph Banks

English naturalist and botanist (1743–1820)

Joseph Beuys

b. 1921

German artist and art theorist (1921–1986)

Joseph Black

b. 1728

British physicist and chemist (1728–1799)

Joseph Blanco White

Spanish poet and theologian

Joseph Bové

Russian neoclassical architect (1784–1834)

Joseph Brackett

b. 1797

American songwriter and author (1797–1882)

Joseph Brodsky

b. 1940

Russian poet (1940–1996)