Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Joseph Fahnbulleh

b. 2001

Liberian-American sprinter (born 2001)

Joseph Fielding Smith

American religious leader (1876–1972)

Joseph Fiennes

b. 1970

English actor (born 1970)

Joseph Forlenze

Joseph Forshaw (athlete)

b. 1881

American long-distance runner

Joseph Fouché

b. 1759

French statesman, revolutionary and police chief (1763–1820)

Joseph Foullon de Doué

b. 1715

18th-century French politician

Joseph Fourier

French mathematician and physicist (1768–1830)

Joseph Friedman

b. 1900

American inventor (1900–1982)

Joseph Furphy

Australian author and poet (1843–1912)

Joseph Gelineau

b. 1920

Roman Catholic priest and composer

Joseph Gilbert (RAF officer)

b. 1931

Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal

Joseph Goebbels

German Nazi propaganda minister (1897–1945)

Joseph Goguen

b. 1941

American computer scientist

Joseph Green (actor)

b. 1900

American actor (1900–1996)

Joseph Greenberg

b. 1915

American linguist (1915–2001)

Joseph Grimaldi

English actor, comedian and dancer

Joseph Gurney Cannon

b. 1836

American politician (1836–1926)

Joseph H. Alexander

United States Marine Corps officer and military historian (1938–2014)

Joseph Hall (bishop)

b. 1574

British bishop and writer (1574–1656)

Joseph Hansen (writer)

b. 1923

American crime writer and poet (1923–2004)

Joseph Hansom

b. 1803

British architect (1803–1882)

Joseph Haydn

Austrian composer (1732–1809)

Joseph Heller

b. 1923

American writer (1923–1999)