Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Junior Brown

b. 1952

American country guitarist and singer

Junior Campbell

b. 1947

Scottish composer and musician (born 1947)

Junior Johnson

b. 1931

American racing driver (1931–2019)

Junior Messias

b. 1991

Brazilian footballer (born 1991)

Junior Walker

b. 1931

American musical artist (1931–1995)

Junius Ho

b. 1962

Hong Kong lawyer and politician (born 1962)

Junko Ohashi

b. 1950

Japanese singer (1950–2023)

Junnosuke Inoue

b. 1869

Junri Namigata

b. 1982

Japanese tennis player (born 1982)

Juozas Kazickas

Jupp Heynckes

b. 1945

German football player and manager

Juraj Dobrila

b. 1812

Croatian Roman Catholic bishop and benefactor (1812–1882)

Juraj Droba

b. 1971

Slovak politician and businessman

Juraj Jakubisko

b. 1938

Slovak film director (1938–2023)

Jure Košir

b. 1972

Slovenian alpine skier

Jürgen Habermas

b. 1929

German social philosopher (1929–2026)

Jürgen Klopp

b. 1967

German football manager (born 1967)

Jürgen Melzer

b. 1981

Austrian tennis player (born 1981)

Jürgen Möllemann

German politician (1945–2003)

Jürgen Prochnow

b. 1941

German actor

Jürgen Reil

b. 1966

German drummer

Jürgen Sparwasser

b. 1948

German footballer and manager

Jurgis Baltrušaitis

b. 1873

Lithuanian poet (1897–1944)

Jüri Jaakson

Estonian statesman (1870–1942)