Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Joe Namath

b. 1943

American football player (born 1943)

Joe Piscopo

b. 1951

American actor (born 1951)

Joe Rice

b. 1967

American politician (born 1967)

Joe Roth

b. 1948

American film executive, producer, and director

Joe Sakic

b. 1969

Canadian ice hockey player and executive (born 1969)

Joe Shuster

b. 1914

Comic book artist (1914–1992)

Joe Slovo

b. 1926

South African politician (born 1926-1995)

Joe Thornton

b. 1979

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1979)

Joe Weatherly

b. 1922

American racing driver and motorcycle racer (1922–1964)

Joe Wilkinson

b. 1975

English comedian (born 1975)

Joe Worsley

b. 1977

British Lions & England international rugby union player

Joe Zawinul

b. 1932

Austrian jazz keyboardist and composer (1932–2007)

Joel Brand

b. 1906

Rescue worker

Joel Campbell

b. 1992

Costa Rican footballer (born 1992)

Joël Champetier

French-Canadian science fiction and fantasy author

Joel Chandler Harris

American writer and journalist (1848–1908)

Joel Edgerton

b. 1974

Australian actor (born 1974)

Joel Goldsmith

American composer (1957–2012)

Joel Moon

b. 1988

Australian rugby league footballer

Joel Obi

b. 1991

Nigerian footballer (born 1991)

Joel Rinne

b. 1897

Finnish actor

Joel Rosenberg (science fiction author)

b. 1954

Canadian American science fiction and fantasy writer (1954–2011)

Joel Siegel

American film critic (1943–2007)

Joell Ortiz

b. 1980

American rapper (born 1980)