Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Josh Weinstein

b. 1966

American television writer and producer

Joshua Barnes

British classical scholar (1654–1712)

Joshua Cain

b. 1976

American musician

Joshua Chamberlain

b. 1828

Union Army general and Medal of Honor recipient

Joshua Da Silva

b. 1998

Trinidadian cricketer (born 1998)

Joshua Ferris

b. 1974

American author (born 1974)

Joshua Jackson

b. 1978

Canadian and American actor (born 1978)

Joshua Jay

b. 1981

American magician (born 1981)

Joshua Kennedy

b. 1982

Australian soccer player (born 1982)

Joshua Lederberg

b. 1925

American molecular biologist (1925–2008)

Joshua Leonard

b. 1975

American actor (born 1975)

Joshua Lionel Cowen

b. 1877

American inventor (1877–1965)

Joshua Logan

b. 1908

American theatre and film director, playwright, screenwriter, and actor (1908–1988)

Joshua Nkomo

b. 1917

Zimbabwean politician (1917–1999)

Joshua Orwa Ojode

Kenyan politician

Joshua Reynolds

b. 1723

English painter (1723–1792)

Joshua Rifkin

b. 1944

American conductor, keyboard player, and musicologist

Joshua Rowley

b. 1730

British admiral

Joshua Rozenberg

b. 1950

British solicitor, legal affairs commentator, and journalist

Joshua Wheeler

United States Army soldier (1975–2015)

Joshua Wong

b. 1996

Hong Kong activist (born 1996)

Joshua Wurman

b. 1960

American meteorologist (born 1960)

Joshua Zirkzee

b. 2001

Dutch footballer (born 2001)

Josiah Bartlett

American Founding Father, physician, and judge