Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Jules Massenet

b. 1842

French composer (1842–1912)

Jules Méline

b. 1838

Prime Minister of France from 1896 to 1898

Jules Pascin

American, Jewish painter

Jules Renard

French author (1864–1910)

Jules Roy

French writer

Jules Supervielle

Franco-Uruguayan poet and writer (1884–1960)

Júlia Báthory

Hungarian glass designer (1901–2000)

Julia Duffy

b. 1951

American actress (born 1951)

Julia Gardiner Tyler

b. 1820

First Lady of the United States from 1844 to 1845

Julia Goodfellow

b. 1951

British biophysicist and academic

Julia Grabher

b. 1996

Austrian tennis player (born 1996)

Julia Higgins

b. 1942

British polymer scientist (born 1942)

Julia Kristeva

b. 1941

Bulgarian philosopher (born 1941)

Julia Lathrop

b. 1858

American social reformer (1858–1932)

Julia Macur

b. 1957

British judge

Julia Margaret Cameron

b. 1815

English photographer (1815–1879)

Julia Morris

b. 1968

Australian comedian

Julia Perez

Indonesian actress and singer (1980–2017)

Julia Pirie

b. 1918

British Cold War spy

Júlia Sebestyén

b. 1980

Hungarian figure skater

Julia Thorne

American writer (1944–2006)

Julia Ward Howe

b. 1819

American abolitionist, social activist, and poet (1819–1910)

Julia Zlobina

b. 1989

Russian and Azerbaijani ice dancer (born 1989)

Julian (emperor)

Roman emperor from 361 to 363, Neoplatonic philosopher