Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Giuliano de' Medici

Lord of Florence from 1469 to 1478

Giulietta Simionato

Italian opera singer

Giulio Alberoni

Italian cardinal and statesman (1664–1752)

Giulio Andreotti

Prime Minister of Italy (1972-73; 1976-79; 1989-1992)

Giulio Cabianca

Italian racing driver (1923–1961)

Giulio Caccini

b. 1551

Italian composer (1551–1618)

Giulio d'Este

b. 1478

Illegitimate son of Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1478-1561)

Giulio Maria della Somaglia

b. 1744

Italian cardinal (1744–1830)

Giulio Natta

Italian chemist (1903–1979)

Giulio Racah

Italian–Israeli physicist and mathematician (1909–1965)

Giulio Romano

Italian painter and architect (1499–1546)

Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata

b. 1946

Italian diplomat and politician (born 1946)

Giulio Zignoli

Italian footballer

Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Italian painter (1527–1593)

Giuseppe Baini

Italian composer

Giuseppe Bonavia

Maltese architect and draughtsman (1821–1885)

Giuseppe Campari

Italian racing driver (1892–1933)

Giuseppe Caselli

b. 1893

Italian painter (1893–1976)

Giuseppe Castiglione (Jesuit painter)

b. 1688

Jesuit missionary and court painter during the Qing dynasty

Giuseppe Cesare Abba

b. 1838

Italian writer and soldier (1838–1910)

Giuseppe Conte

b. 1964

Prime Minister of Italy from 2018 to 2021

Giuseppe Crespi

Italian painter (1665–1747)

Giuseppe De Feudis

b. 1983

Italian footballer

Giuseppe De Sanctis

b. 1858

Italian painter