Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Joe Giard

American baseball player (1898-1956)

Joe Gomez

b. 1997

English footballer (born 1997)

Joe Haldeman

b. 1943

American science fiction writer (born 1943)

Joe Hardstaff Jr

b. 1911

English cricketer

Joe Hart

b. 1987

English footballer (born 1987)

Joe Henderson

b. 1937

American jazz saxophonist (1937–2001)

Joe Jackson (talent manager)

Patriarch of the Jackson family (1928–2018)

Joe Johnson (basketball)

b. 1981

American basketball player (born 1981)

Joe Keery

b. 1992

American actor and musician (born 1992)

Joe Kopicki

b. 1960

American basketball player (born 1960)

Joe Louis

b. 1914

American boxer (1914–1981)

Joe Magrane

b. 1964

American baseball player and analyst (born 1964)

Joe Malone

Canadian ice hockey player (1890–1969)

Joe Mauer

b. 1983

American baseball player (born 1983)

Joe Mazzulla

b. 1988

American basketball coach (born 1988)

Joe McCarthy (baseball manager)

b. 1887

American baseball manager (1887–1978)

Joe McCluskey

b. 1911

American steeplechaser and long distance runner (1911–2002)

Joe McDonnell (hunger striker)

Irish hunger striker and IRA volunteer

Joe McElderry

b. 1991

English singer, television personality (born 1991)

Joe McKelvey

b. 1898

Irish Republican Army officer (1898–1922)

Joe Moakley

b. 1927

American politician (1927–2001)

Joe Montana

b. 1956

American football player (born 1956)

Joe Morris (trade unionist)

b. 1913

Canadian trade unionist (1913–1996)

Joe Murphy (Irish republican)

b. 1895