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Joachim Albertini Joachim Albertini or Gioacchino Albertini (30 November 1748, Pesaro - 27 March 1812, Warsaw) was an Italian-born composer, who spent most of his life in Poland. His opera Don Juan albo Ukarany libertyn (Don Juan, or the Libertine Penalized) was performed in the 1780s with both Italian and Polish libretti.
Joachim Albrecht Eggeling Joachim Albrecht Leo Eggeling (born 30 November 1884 in Blankenburg am Harz; died 15 April 1945 at Moritzburg Castle in Halle) was the Nazi Gauleiter of Saxony and Anhalt and the High President (Oberpräsident) of the Province of Merseburg.
Joachim Baxla Joachim Baxla (born 16 January, 1955) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Alipurduar constituency of West Bengal and is a member of the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) political party.
Joachim Brudziński Joachim Brudziński (born February 04, 1968 in Świerklaniec) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 14731 votes in 41 Szczecin district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
Joachim Camerarius Joachim Camerarius (April 12, 1500 – April 17, 1574), German classical scholar, was born at Bamberg, Bavaria. His family name was Liebhard, but he was generally called Kammermeister, previous members of his family having held the office of chamberlain (camerarius) to the bishops of Bamberg.
Joachim de Neergaard Joachim Bruun de Neergaard (1877-1920) was born in Stubberrup, a small village in the east-central part of Jutland. He came from scions of an aristocratic family with long service to the Danish government and as such was eventually sent to take a law degree which he finished in 1901.
Joachim Fest Joachim Clemens Fest (December 8, 1926–September 11, 2006), German historian, journalist, critic and editor, is best known for his writings and public commentary on Nazi Germany, including an important biography of Adolf Hitler and books about Albert Speer and the German Resistance. He was a leading figure in debate among German historians about the Nazi period.
Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg Joachim Friedrich (Cölln, 27 January 1546 – 18 July 1608) of the Hohenzollern dynasty succeeded his father John George as margrave and elector of Brandenburg in 1598, and was in turn succeeded at his death by his son John Sigismund. His mother was Sophie, Princess of Legnica.
Joachim Fuchsberger Joachim Fuchsberger (born March 11, 1927 near Stuttgart) is a German actor and television host best known to a wide German-speaking audience as one of the recurring actors in various Edgar Wallace movies (always playing one of the good guys, often a Detective Inspector with Scotland Yard).
Joachim Gaunse Joachim Gaunse, other spelling variations: (Jeochim, Jochim) (Gaunz, Ganse, Gans), was a German mining expert who figures in the English state papers of the reign of Elizabeth I. He was born at Prague, and was therefore in all probability a connection of David Gans, who settled there in 1564; he certainly shared his scientific interests.
Joachim Gottschalk Joachim Gottschalk (April 10, 1904 — November 6, 1941) was a European movie star during the 1930s, a romantic lead in the style of Leslie Howard. He starred in a series of German films opposite the popular German actress Brigitte Horney.
Joachim Hansen (actor) Joachim Hansen (born June 28, 1930 in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany) is a German actor. He is best known for film roles in the 1960s and 1970s where he was often cast in roles portraying Nazi officers and World War II German officials.
Joachim Christian Reinhart Joachim Christian Reinhart (1761-1847), German painter and etcher, was born at Hof in Bavaria in 1761, and studied under Oeser at Leipzig and under Klingel at Dresden. In 1789 he went to Rome, where he became a follower of the classicist German painters Carstens and Koch.
Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg Joachim I Nestor (21 February 1484 – 11 July 1535) was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1499-1535). He was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and was nicknamed after the Nestor of Greek mythology.
Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg Joachim II Hector ( or Hektor; 13 January 1505 – 3 January 1571) was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1535-1571). A member of the House of Hohenzollern, Joachim II was the son of Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg.
Joachim Jeremias Joachim Jeremias (1900-1979) was born on 20 September 1900 in Dresden and spent his formative years in Jerusalem, where his father worked as a provost for the Evangelical Lutheran Erlöserkirche. He studied theology and eastern languages in Tübingen and Leipzig.
Joachim Kurtén Anders Joachim Kurtén (1836–1899) was born in Kokkola into the family of sea captain Henrik Kurtén. In 1841 the family moved to Vaasa where he finished his upper-secondary final examination at the age of 17.
Joachim Latacz Joachim Latacz (born 4 April 1934, Katowice, Poland, at that time: Autonomous District of Upper Silesia) is a German classical philologist. Latacz is a specialist in ancient Greek literature and culture, and is widely considered one of the most important experts in the German-speaking world on Homer and epic.
Joachim Lelewel Joachim Lelewel (Warsaw, March 22, 1786 — May 29, 1861), was a Polish historian and politician, from a naturalized Polish family of Prussian background. His grandparents were Heinrich Löllhöffel von Löwensprung (1705-1763) and Constance Jauch (1722-1802), who later polonized her name to Lelewel.
Joachim Meyer Joachim Meyer was the author of a 1570 fechtbuch GrĂĽndtliche Beschreibung der kunst des Fechten (in English, Fundamental Descriptions of the Art of Fencing). Meyer's book was reprinted in 1600, and may have an influential source for other 16th and 17th century German fencing books, including a 1612 book by Jacob Sutor.
Joachim Murat Joachim Murat (Italian: Gioacchino Murat; March 25, 1767 – October 13, 1815), Grand Duke of Cleves and Berg, Marshal of France, was King of Naples from 1808 to 1815. He received his titles in part by being the brother-in-law of Napoleon Bonaparte, through marriage to Napoleon's youngest sister, Caroline Bonaparte.
Joachim Neander Joachim Neander (Neumann) (1650 - May 31 1680) was a German Reformed (Calvinist) Church teacher, theologian and hymn writer whose most famous hymn, Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the king of creation (German: Lobet den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren) is generally regarded as one of the great hymns of praise of the Christian church and appears in most major hymnals.
Joachim Neergaard Joachim Brunn de Neergaard was born in Stubberrup, a small village in the east-central part of Jutland in 1877. He came from scions of an aristocratic family with long service to the Danish government and as such was eventually sent to take a law degree which he finished in 1901.
Joachim Nielsen Joachim Nielsen (September 8, 1964 - October 17, 2000), better known as Jokke, was a Norwegian rock musician and poet. He was the frontman of Norwegian rock band Jokke & Valentinerne, the brother of cartoonist Christopher Nielsen, and son of the artist John David Nielsen.
Joachim Nitsche Joachim A. Nitsche (September 2 1926 – January 12 1996) was a German mathematician and professor of mathematics in Freiburg, known for his important contributions to the mathematical and numerical analysis of partial differential equations.
Joachim Peiper Joachim Peiper (January 30, 1915 - July 13, 1976) more often known as Jochen Peiper from the common German nickname for Joachim, was a senior Waffen-SS officer and commander in the Panzer campaigns of 1941-1945 and a convicted war criminal. By the end of his military career in 1945, Peiper was the youngest regimental colonel in the Waffen-SS, holding the rank of SS-StandartenfĂĽhrer.
Joachim RĂĽcker Joachim RĂĽcker (born 30 May 1951, Germany) is an international civil servant from Germany. He was named Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Kosovo and head of UNMIK on 1st September 2006 and held the position until then.
Joachim Rønneberg Joachim Rønneberg (born in Ålesund August 30, 1919), is a Norwegian officer. During World War II he led the Gunnerside team during the Norwegian heavy water sabotage action against the Norsk Hydro heavy water production plant in Rjukan in Norway in 1943.
Joachim Roenning Joachim Roenning (Joachim Rønning) is a film director who usually works in a team with Espen Sandberg - both natives of Sandefjord, Norway. As a directing team, they go under the name of Roenberg (their last names put together).
Joachim Siegerist Werner Joachim Siegerist (born January 29, 1947 in Neukirchen (Nordfriesland)) is a German-Latvian journalist, author and conservative politician. He is chairman of the anti-communist German Conservatives and co-publisher of the Konservative Deutsche Zeitung.
Joachim Stutschewsky Joachim-Yehoyachin Stutschewsky, יהויכין סטוצ'בסקי, Иоахим Стучевский (February 7, 1891, Romni(Romny), guberniya of Poltava, Ukraine - November 14, 1982, Tel Aviv, Israel) was the Ukraine-born Austrian and Israeli cellist, composer, musicologist.
Joachim Thibault de Courville Joachim Thibault de Courville (died 1581) was a French composer, singer, lutenist, and player of the lyre, of the late Renaissance. He was a close associate of poet Jean Antoine de Baïf, and with Baïf was the co-founder of the Académie de Poésie et de Musique, which attempted to re-create the storied ethical and moral effect of ancient Greek music through a type of vocal musical composition known as musique mesurée.
Joachim von Ribbentrop Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim von Ribbentrop (born Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim Ribbentrop) (April 30, 1893 – October 16, 1946) was Foreign Minister of Germany from 1938 until 1945. He was later hanged for war crimes after the Nuremberg trials.
Joachim Von Rohr Joachim Von Rohr (January 23, 1677 - November 19, 1757) Lieutenant Colonel in Swedish Army and Commander of the Dalarö fortress (Dalarö Skans). He participated in the Battle of Poltava and was captured and held as a prisoner in Siberia.
Joachim Westphal (of Eisleben) A contemporary of Joachim Westphal (of Hamburg), with whom he is often confused, and belonging also to the Gnesio-Lutheran party. He was ordained a preacher at Nausitz near Artern in 1553, then served as diaconus in Sangerhausen and finally as preacher in Gerbstedt in the county of Mansfeld, where he died in 1569.
Joakim Garff Joakim Garff (born 1960) is a Danish theologian and Søren Kierkegaard scholar at Søren Kierkegaard Research Center at the University of Copenhagen. He has written several books on Kierkegaard including Soren Kierkegaard: A Biography.
Joakim Lindengren Joakim Lindengren (born March 28, 1962) is a Swedish comic creator. He made his album debut in the 1980s and soon became a cult favorite in Sweden due to his crude style and burlesque humor (more often than not making jokes about Swedish celebrities and various bodily fluids).
Joakim Nyström Joakim ("Jocke") Nyström (born February 20, 1963 in Skelleftea) is a former top ten ranked tennis player from Sweden, who won thirteen singles titles during his professional career. The righthander reached his highest singles ranking in the ATP Tour on March 31, 1986, when he became the number seven of the world and was also ranked as high as four in doubles that same year.
Joakim Pirinen Joakim Pirinen (born in 1961) is a Swedish illustrator, author, and comic creator. One of the most acclaimed artists to make his debut during the 1980s wave of "artistic" and "adult" comics in Sweden, Pirinen was, and still is, a regular contributor to the Swedish art magazine Galago.
Joakimfest In 1965 the oldest Serbian theatre Joakim Vujic from Kragujevac, initiated Meetings of Professional Theatres of Serbia "Joakim Vujic" (in central Serbia), and they were held every year in May in one of ten different towns, until 2003. Since 2004 the theatre is the host of JoakimFest field-day of Serbian theatres south of the Sava and the Danube rivers with the ambition of becoming international theatre festival.
Joan A. Steitz Joan Argetsinger Steitz is a molecular biologist at Yale University, famed for her discoveries involving RNA, including ground-breaking insights such as that ribosomes interact with mRNA by complementary base pairing and that introns are spliced by snRNPs, small nuclear ribonucleoproteins which occur in eukaryotes (such as yeasts and humans).
Joan Aiken Joan Delano Aiken (September 4 1924 – January 4 2004) was an English novelist. She was born in Rye, East Sussex, into a family of writers, including her father, Conrad Aiken, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his poetry, and her sister, Jane Aiken Hodge.
Joan AulĂ­ Joan Auli (born Felanitx, Mallorca, 19 Dec 1796; died Felanitx, 10 Jan 1869) was a Spanish organist and composer. He had a precocious musical talent and was already an organist when he entered the Dominican Order in 1814.
Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies The Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame is a research institute dedicated to funding research, education and outreach programs on the causes of violence and the conditions for sustainable peace.
Joan Baez Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941) is an American folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. She is a soprano with a three-octave vocal range and a distinctive throat vibrato.
Joan Benham Joan Benham (17 May 1918–13 June 1981) was an English actress best known for her portrayal of Lady Prudence Fairfax in the ITV drama series Upstairs, Downstairs. She was the first cousin of Hollywood actress Olive Sturgess and was born in London.
Joan Benoit Joan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) is an American former marathon runner who won gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, the year that the women's marathon was introduced. As a result she was the first ever women's Olympic marathon champion.
Joan Bresnan Joan Wanda Bresnan (born August 22, 1945) is Professor of Linguistics at Stanford University. She is best known as one of the architects (with Ron Kaplan) of the theoretical framework of Lexical-Functional Grammar.
Joan Brown Joan Brown (February 13 1938–October 26 1990) was an American figurative painter who lived and worked in Northern California. She was a notable member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement.
Joan C. Durrance Joan C. Durrance is a library and information science scholar whose work focuses on information needs and use in community settings, the use of community information systems, the evaluation of information services, and professional practice in libraries.
Joan Carlos Pedroso Joan Carlos Pedroso Brooks (born July 23, 1979 in Victoria de Las Tunas) is a first baseman for Las Tunas of the Cuban National Series, and the Cuban national baseball team. He was the backup first baseman for the second place Cuban team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
Joan Carroll Cruz Joan Carroll Cruz, author, was born in 1932 in New Orleans, and was educated (grade school, high school and college) by the School Sisters of Notre Dame. She has written several books on various topics regarding Roman Catholicism.
Joan Catoni Conlon Joan Catoni Conlon is the Director of Graduate Choral Research for the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she conducts the University Singers. She received her BA, MA and DMA degrees from the University of Washington where she was Professor of Choral Music and Conducting.
Joan Caulfield Joan Caulfied (June 1, 1922 - June 18, 1991) was an American actress and former fashion model. After being discovered by Broadway producers she began a stage career in 1943 that eventually lead to signing as an actress with Paramount Pictures.
Joan Cererols Joan Cererols (September 9, 1618 – August 27, 1680) was a Catalan musician and Benedictine monk. His musical production includes a Requiem (or Missa pro defunctis) composed in the mid-seventeenth century during the great plague which ravaged Barcelona, and a Missa de Batalla (Battle's Mass) which celebrates the conquest of the Kingdom of Naples.
Joan Claybrook Joan Claybrook is an American lawyer who has served as President of Public Citizen since 1982. Previously, she was head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the Carter administration from 1977 to 1981.
Joan Coromines Joan Coromines i Vigneaux, in Spanish Joan Corominas (Barcelona, 1905 - Pineda de Mar, Catalonia, 1997), was a linguist who made important contributions to the study of Catalan, Spanish and other Romance languages. His main works are Diccionari etimològic i complementari de la llengua catalana, which investigates the origin of most words in the Catalan language, Onomasticon Cataloniae, documenting place names in all the Catalan speaking territories, and Diccionario Crítico Etimólogico Castellano e Hispánico.
Joan Crawford (basketball) Joan Crawford (born August 22, 1937 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States) is a former basketball player and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, and Amateur Athletic Union Hall of Fame.
Joan Daemen Joan Daemen (born 1965, in Achel, Limburg, Belgium) is a Belgian cryptographer and one of the designers of Rijndael, the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), together with Vincent Rijmen. He has also designed or co-designed the MMB, Square, SHARK, NOEKEON, 3-Way, and BaseKing block ciphers.
Joan Embery Joan Embery (born in San Diego, California) is an animal and environmental advocate. A Trustee of the Morris Animal Foundation, a professional Fellow of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and a member of the Advisory Board of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine's Wildlife Health Center, she founded the American Association of Zoo Keepers.
Joan Gamper Joan Gamper (born Winterthur, Switzerland, November 22 1877, died July 30 1930, Switzerland) also known as Joan Kamper, Hans Gamper and Hans Kamper) was a football pioneer, player and club president. He founded football clubs in Switzerland and Spain, most notably FC Barcelona.
Joan Gamper Trophy The Joan Gamper Trophy (Trofeo Joan Gamper) is an annual pre-season football competition hosted by FC Barcelona. It is named in honour of Joan Gamper, a founding member, player and later president of the club and was inaugurated by Enric Llaudet, one of Gamper’s successors as club president.
Joan Ganz Cooney Joan Ganz Cooney (born November 30, 1929 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American businesswoman and television producer. She is one of the founders of the Children's Television Workshop (now known as Sesame Workshop), and the organization famous for the creation of the children's television show Sesame Street.
Joan Gousell Joan Gousell (Goushill) was the daughter and coheir of Sir Robert Goushill of Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, by Elizabeth, widow of first Sir William de Montagu, and second Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, and daughter of Richard FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel. Joan married Thomas Stanley, Knight of the Garter, Lord of Lathom and Knowsley, 1st Baron Stanley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, King's Chamberlain, Justice of the Counties of Chester, Flint and North Wales.
Joan Hambidge Joan Hambidge (born 11 September 1956 in Aliwal North, South Africa) is an Afrikaner poet, literary theorist and academic (the English surname notwithstanding). She is renowned (or arguably, notorious) for her out-of-the-closet style of writing.
Joan Hendry Joan Hendry (born on May 14, 1945 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a member of the Canadian 1968 Olympic and 1970 Commonwealth Games team. She also qualified for the 1972 Olympics but could not compete as she was injured.
Joan Hickson Joan Hickson OBE (5 August 1906 – 17 October 1998) was an English actress of theatre, film and television, who achieved fame in her old age playing Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in the television series of the same name.
Joan Hinton Joan Hinton (Chinese name: 寒春, Pinyin: Hán Chūn; born 20 October 1921) is a nuclear physicist and one of the few women who worked for the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos. She has lived in China since 1949, where she and her husband Erwin (Sid) Engst participated in China's efforts at developing a socialist economy, working extensively in agriculture.
Joan Houlihan Joan Houlihan is founder of the Concord Poetry Center in Concord, Massachusetts and author of two books: Hand-Held Executions: Poems & Essays (ISBN 0615123112) and The Mending Worm (ISBN 1930974590), winner of the 2005 Green Rose Award from New Issues Press. She has written a series of essays on contemporary American poetry called The Boston Comment and is staff reviewer for the Contemporary Poetry Review.
Joan Humble Jovanka Humble known as Joan Humble (born March 3, 1951, Skipton, Yorkshire as Jovanka Piplica) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She is Labour member of Parliament for Blackpool North and Fleetwood, and first won the seat in 1997.
Joan I of Naples Joan I (1328 – May 12, 1382), born Joanna of Anjou, was queen of Naples from 1343 until her death. She was Countess of Provence and Forcalquier, Queen of Naples and titular Queen of Jerusalem and Sicily 1343–1382, and Princess of Achaea 1373/1375–1381.
Joan Josep Nogués Joan Josep Nogués Portalatín (born March 28 1909, Borja, Zaragoza), also referred to as Juan José Nogués, is a former Spanish Catalan footballer and manager. During the 1930s and 1940s, he played as goalkeeper for FC Barcelona, the Catalan XI and Spain.
Joan Lippincott Joan Lippincott is an American concert organist and former head of the organ department at Westminster Choir College. She has made several recordings and is famous for her teachings of rhythm in organ music, particularly that of Bach.
Joan Little Joan or Jo Ann Little (born 1953) was an African American woman whose trial for the 1974 murder of a white prison guard at Beaufort County Jail in Washington, North Carolina, became a cause célèbre of the civil rights, feminist, and anti-death penalty movements.
Joan LluĂ­s Vives Joan LluĂ­s Vives (6 March, 1492-6 May, 1540 in Valencia) is a famous Spanish scholar and humanist. According to the 1997 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, as a teenager he saw his entire family wiped out by the Inquisition.
Joan Lougheed Joan Lougheed was a mayoral candidate in the November 2006 municipal election in Burlington, Ontario. She was defeated by former Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Cam Jackson.
Joan Lowery Nixon Joan Lowery Nixon (February 3 1927 - June 28 2003) was a prolific American journalist and author, specializing in historical fiction and mysteries for children and young adults. She also co-authored popular science books with her husband, geologist Hershell Nixon.
Joan Lunden Joan Lunden (born September 19, 1950) is an American broadcaster, most recently the host of the CBS Network reality series "Wickedly Perfect," and prior was a popular co-host of ABC's Good Morning America from 1980 through 1997. As the longest running morning news host, Lunden became one of the most visible women in the country.
Joan Massey Joan Massey is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Dartmouth East for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. She was first elected in the 2003 election and re-elected in the 2006 election.
Joan McCall Joan McCall (born January 31 1937 in Kentucky) is an American actress and filmmaker probably best known for her work in the 1976 horror/adventure hit "Grizzly". She also appeared in "Rape Squad" and "Devil Times Five".
Joan McCracken Joan McCracken (December 31 1917 – November 1 1961) was an American dancer, actress, and comedienne who became famous for her role as Silvie ("The Girl Who Falls Down") in the original 1943 production of Oklahoma!. By age 11, she was studying dance with Catherine Littlefield.
Joan Millman Joan Millman represents District 52 in the New York State Assembly, which consists of the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Vinegar Hill, Gowanus, DUMBO, Park Slope, Brooklyn Heights and Prospect Heights.
Joan Miró Joan Miró i Ferrà (April 20, 1893 – December 25, 1983) was a Spanish (Catalan) painter, sculptor and ceramist born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. His work has been interpreted as Surrealism, a sandbox for the subconscious mind, a re-creation of the childlike, and a manifestation of Catalan and Spanish pride.
Joan Mitchell Joan Mitchell (February 12, 1925 - October 30, 1992) was a ‘Second Generation’ Abstract Expressionist painter. Along with Lee Krasner, Grace Hartigan, and Helen Frankenthaler she was one of the few female painters of her era to gain critical and public acclaim.
Joan of Arc (1999 film) Joan of Arc is a 1999 two-part television miniseries about the 15th century Catholic Saint of the same name and is without a doubt the best of the recent Joan of Arc movies. The film stars Leelee Sobieski as the lead who plays Joan with a passion and conviction of a woman born for the role.
Joan of Arc (book by Marina Warner) Joan of Arc: the Image of Female Heroism by Marina Warner (University of California Press, 1981 ISBN 0-520-22464-7) is not so much a biography as a book about Joan of Arc or, more precisely, how she has been perceived by others over the centuries and how that perception has shaped her image.
Joan of Arc By Herself and Her Witnesses "Joan of Arc By Herself and Her Witnesses" (ISBN 0-8128-1260-3) is a translation of a book by RĂ©gine Pernoud. The translator, Edward Hyams, won the Scott-Moncrieff Translation Prize for his work on this book.
Joan of Arc facts and trivia Joan of Arc facts and trivia covers topics of specialized interest that pertain to the life and legacy of Joan of Arc. For art, literature, and popular culture references see Cultural depictions of Joan of Arc.
Joan of England (1335-1348) Joan of England (1335-1348) was the daughter of King Edward III of England and his queen, Philippa of Hainault. Joan was born at Woodstock Palace in Oxfordshire, probably in about February 1335 and was the King's favourite daughter.
Joan of France, Duchess of Berry Jeanne de France (23 April 1464 – 4 February 1505) was Duchess of Berry, and 1473-1498 duchess consort of Orléans. She was briefly the Queen consort of France, in between the death of her brother (the previous King), and her own divorce.
Joan of Kent Joan, Countess of Kent, Princess of Wales (September 29, 1328 – August 7, 1385) is known to history as "The Fair Maid of Kent", and was the wife and cousin of Edward, the Black Prince. The French chronicler Froissart called her "the most beautiful woman in all the realm of England, and the most loving.
Joan of Lancaster Joan Plantagenet of Lancaster (1312 Norfolk, England -1345) was the daughter of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster. She married John de Mowbray, 3rd Baron Mowbray and was the mother of John de Mowbray, 4th Baron Mowbray.
Joan of The Tower Joan of England (July 5, 1321–September 7, 1362), known as Joan of the Tower was the first wife and Queen consort of David II of Scotland. She was born at the Tower of London and was the youngest daughter of Edward II of England and Isabella of France.
Joan Pau Pujol Joan Pau Pujol (also known as Juan Pujol) (baptized June 18, 1570 – May 17, 1626) was a Catalan composer and organist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque. While best known for his sacred music, he also wrote popular secular music.
Joan Plowright Joan Ann Olivier, Baroness Olivier DBE (born October 28 1929), known by her maiden name as Dame Joan Plowright, is a British actress, widow of Laurence Olivier. She was made a Dame (DBE) in the New Year's Honours for 2004.
Joan Puigcercós i Boixassa Joan Puigcercós (born 2 December 1966 in Ripoll, Ripollès) is a Catalan politician who serves as secretary-general of the Republican Left of Catalonia. He studied Philosophy and Political Science at the UAB, but did not complete the last year of any of them.
Joan Röell Jonkheer Joan Röell (21 July 1844 - 13 July 1914) was born in the Dutch town of Haarlem and was a Dutch Liberal legal expert from a prominent family of governors. Röell, as an ex-clerk of the Northern Dutch district was very familiar with interior government and water household.
Joan Riddell Cook Joan Riddell Cook (1922 – February 1995), was an American newspaper journalist and editor, a trade union leader, and a founding director of JAWS (Journalism and Women Symposium). Cook died of breast cancer in 1995 in New York City.
Joan Segarra Joan Segarra Iracheta (born in Barcelona,November 15 1927) was a Spanish footballer, captain of the "Barça of the Five Trophies", one of the best teams that FC Barcelona have had in their history. He played in the first team for 16 seasons for the club, between 1949 and 1965, in which he played 559 matches.
Joan Shogren In 1963 Joan Shogren (born July 5, 1932) created a computer program that provided the computer with the basic artistic principles needed to create computer-generated art. The first public showing of computer art was held in San Jose, California at San Jose State University on May 6, 1963.

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