Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Julia Adamson

b. 1960

Canadian musician

Júlia Báthory

Hungarian glass designer (1901–2000)

Julia Beljajeva

b. 1992

Estonian fencer (born 1992)

Julia Child

American cooking personality (1912–2004)

Julia Davis Adams

b. 1900

American writer best known for popular history and historical novels

Julia Donaldson

b. 1948

British writer and playwright (born 1948)

Julia Duffy

b. 1951

American actress (born 1951)

Julia Fordham

b. 1962

English singer (born 1962)

Julia Gardiner Tyler

b. 1820

First Lady of the United States from 1844 to 1845

Julia Gillard

b. 1961

Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013

Julia Goldsworthy

b. 1978

British politician (born 1978)

Julia Goodfellow

b. 1951

British biophysicist and academic

Julia Görges

b. 1988

German tennis player (born 1988)

Julia Grabher

b. 1996

Austrian tennis player (born 1996)

Julia Grant (transgender activist)

b. 1954

British transgender activist (1954–2019)

Julia Higgins

b. 1942

British polymer scientist (born 1942)

Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge

b. 1954

British engineer and life peer (born 1954)

Julia Kristeva

b. 1941

Bulgarian philosopher (born 1941)

Julia Laffranque

b. 1974

Estonian judge and legal scientist

Julia Lathrop

b. 1858

American social reformer (1858–1932)

Julia Lee (musician)

b. 1902

American blues singer (1902–1958)

Julia Macur

b. 1957

British judge

Julia Margaret Cameron

b. 1815

English photographer (1815–1879)

Julia Marlowe

b. 1865

American actress (1865–1950)