Leading Figures in History

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

24419 persons found

Giuseppe Baini

Italian composer

Giuseppe Caselli

b. 1893

Italian painter (1893–1976)

Giuseppe De Feudis

b. 1983

Italian footballer

Giuseppe De Sanctis

b. 1858

Italian painter

Giuseppe Demachi

b. 1732

Italian composer and violinist

Giuseppe Farina

Italian racing driver (1906–1966)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Italian patriot and general (1807–1882)

Giuseppe Impastato

Italian political activist

Giuseppe Mazzini

b. 1805

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

Giuseppe Mercalli

b. 1850

Italian volcanologist and priest (1850–1914)

Giuseppe Morello

b. 1867

Italian-American crime boss

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 Sinopoli

Italian musician (1946–2001)

Giuseppe Siri

Italian cardinal (1906–1989)

Giuseppe Taddei

b. 1916

Italian opera singer

Giuseppe Torelli

b. 1658

Italian Baroque violinist and composer (1658–1709)

Giuseppe Tornatore

b. 1956

Italian film director and screenwriter

Giuseppe Tosi

b. 1916

Italian discus thrower

Giuseppe Ungaretti

Italian poet and writer (1888–1970)

Giuseppina Tuissi

b. 1923

Italian partisan and communist (1923–1945)

Gladwyn Jebb

b. 1900

British diplomat (1900–1996)

Gladys Brockwell

American actress (1894–1929)