Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt

b. 1819

Dutch politician (1819–1894)

Julius von Mohl

b. 1800

German and French orientalist (1800–1876)

Julius W. Becton Jr.

b. 1926

United States Army lieutenant general (1926–2023)

Julius Wagner-Jauregg

Austrian physician and nobelist (1857–1940)

Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

16th-century German nobleman

Juliusz Słowacki

b. 1809

Polish Romantic poet (1809–1849)

Juliya Chernetsky

b. 1982

Television personality

Jully Black

b. 1977

Canadian singer (born 1977)

Jumbo Elliott (coach)

b. 1915

American track and field coach

Jumbo Tsuruta

Japanese professional wrestler

Jumpin' Gene Simmons

b. 1933

American rockabilly singer (1937–2006)

Jun (Chinese entertainer)

b. 1996

South Korean-based Chinese singer and actor (born 1996)

Jun Henmi

b. 1939

Japanese writer and poet

Jun Ji-hyun

b. 1981

South Korean actress (born 1981)

Jun Jin

b. 1980

South Korean singer and television personality (born 1980)

Jun Kasai

b. 1974

Japanese professional wrestler

Jun Lana

b. 1972

Filipino film director (born 1972)

Jun Matsumoto

b. 1983

Japanese singer, actor, radio host (born 1983)

Jun.Q

b. 1993

South Korean rapper and actor (born 1993)

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

b. 1886

Japanese author (1886–1965)

Junaid Jamshed

b. 1964

Pakistani Islamic preacher and singer-songwriter (1964–2016)

Junauda Petrus

b. 1981

US author, filmmaker, performance artist, and pleasure activist

June Allyson

American actress (1917–2006)

June Bronhill

b. 1929

Australian opera singer, actress, performer (1929–2005)