Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

József Rippl-Rónai

b. 1861

Hungarian painter (1861–1927)

Jrue Holiday

b. 1990

American basketball player (born 1990)

Juan Almonte

b. 1803

Mexican general, diplomat and regent

Juan Antonio Bardem

b. 1922

Spanish film director and screenwriter (1922–2002)

Juan Antonio Lavalleja

b. 1784

19th-century Uruguayan revolutionary, general, and political figure (1784–1853)

Juan Antonio Samaranch

President of the IOC from 1980 to 2001

Juan Arvizu

b. 1900

Mexican singer (1900–1985)

Juan Bautista Alberdi

Argentine political theorist and diplomat (1810–1884)

Juan Bautista Ceballos

b. 1811

President of Mexico in 1853

Juan Bautista Sacasa

President of Nicaragua (1933-1936)

Juan Blanco

b. 1919

Cuban composer (1919–2008)

Juan Bosch (politician)

b. 1909

20th-century Dominican politician and writer

Juan Camacho (Bolivian athlete)

b. 1959

Bolivian long-distance runner

Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz

b. 1606

Spanish philosopher, writer, mathematician and Catholic clergyman (1606–1682)

Juan Carlos Navarro (basketball)

b. 1980

Spanish basketball player (born 1980)

Juan Carlos Onganía

35th President of Argentina

Juan Carlos Valerón

b. 1975

Spanish footballer (born 1975)

Juan de Ávalos

Spanish sculptor

Juan de Ayala y Escobar

Spanish soldier and administrator

Juan de Dios Castillo

Mexican footballer and manager (1951-2014)

Juan de Palafox y Mendoza

b. 1600

Spanish politician, administrator and Catholic clergyman (1600–1659)

Juan de Zumárraga

15/16th-century Spanish Franciscan prelate; first bishop and Inquisitor of Mexico

Juan Francisco Luis

3rd Governor of the United States Virgin Islands

Juan Gelman

b. 1930

Argentine poet