Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Giuseppe Demachi

b. 1732

Italian composer and violinist

Giuseppe Di Masi

b. 1981

Italian footballer

Giuseppe Di Stefano

b. 1921

Italian opera singer (1921–2008)

Giuseppe Farina

Italian racing driver (1906–1966)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Italian patriot and general (1807–1882)

Giuseppe Gazzaniga

b. 1743

Italian composer (1743–1818)

Giuseppe Giacosa

b. 1847

Italian writer and librettist (1847–1906)

Giuseppe Gioachino Belli

b. 1791

Italian poet (1791–1863)

Giuseppe Impastato

Italian political activist

Giuseppe Lanzone

b. 1981

American rower

Giuseppe Malandrino

b. 1931

Italian Roman Catholic prelate (1931–2025)

Giuseppe Matteo Alberti

b. 1685

Italian Baroque composer and violinist

Giuseppe Mazzini

b. 1805

Italian activist, politician, journalist and philosopher (1805–1872)

Giuseppe Meazza

Italian footballer (1910–1979)

Giuseppe Mercalli

b. 1850

Italian volcanologist and priest (1850–1914)

Giuseppe Morello

b. 1867

Italian-American crime boss

Giuseppe Nazzaro

Giuseppe Parini

b. 1729

Italian poet (1729–1799)

Giuseppe Peano

Italian mathematician and glottologist (1858–1932)

Giuseppe Pella

b. 1902

Italian politician (1902–1981)

Giuseppe Piazzi

Italian Catholic priest, mathematician and astronomer (1746–1826)

Giuseppe Resnati

b. 1955

Italian chemist

Giuseppe Salvioli

b. 1917

Italian footballer (born 1917)

Giuseppe Saragat

b. 1898

President of Italy from 1964 to 1971