Notable People in History

About Notable People in History

Come along with me and explore the lives of Archimedes, Galileo Galilei, Albert Einstein, Wangari Maathai, Ctesibius, Valentina Tereshkova, Chiune Sugihara, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett… and others who’ve greatly influenced society. What life choices led them to be so extraordinary… what can we learn from them?

Publisher

Lawrence Jean-Louis

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Jan 2022

Latest episode

24 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

249 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Oct 2026

   Ep. 249 Royal Annals of Israel: King Pekahiah (r. 742-740 BC)

   In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Pekahiah (r. 742-740 BC), son of Menahem. When King Pekahiah died, he was succeeded by Pekah (r. 740-732 BC), who was then succeeded by Hoshea (r. 732-722 BC).

2. 

   17 Oct 2026

   Ep. 248 Queens & Consorts of 20th Dynasty Egypt: Duatentopet, Wife of Ramesses IV (r. 1154-1148 BC)

   In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Duatentopet, wife of Pharaoh Ramesses IV (r. 1154-1148 BC), mother of Ramesses V. Ramesses IV (r. 1154-1148 BC) was succeeded by Ramesses V (r. 1148-1144 BC), who was then succeeded by Ramesses VI (r. 1144-1136 BC).

3. 

   10 Oct 2026

   Ep. 247 Royal Annals of Israel: King Menahem (r. 752-742 BC)

   In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Menahem (r. 752-742 BC), son of Gadi. When King Menahem died, he was succeeded by Pekahiah (r. 742-740 BC), who was then succeeded by Pekah (r. 740-732 BC).

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

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Quality

92

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

31

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