Leadership

• Joachim Murat (born 1771, died 1815)

  French marshal.

  • His flamboyant leadership of the French cavalry and his marriage to Caroline Bonaparte gained him the throne of Naples (see list of Generals of the Napoleonic Wars)

Miscellaneous

• Joachim Splichal

  Chef and owner of Patina Restaurant and Pinot Bistro in Los Angeles.

  • Winner of the 1991 James Beard Award for Best California Chef (see list of Chefs)

Sports

• Joachim Kunz

  German athlete.

  • 1988 Olympic weightlifting gold medal winner for 67.5kg (see list of Olympic gold medalists in weightlifting)

The Literary World

• Joachim du Bellay (died 1560)

  French poet.

  • Championed the use of French (rather than Latin or Italian) as a literary language (see list of Writers of the 16th Century)