Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

John Glenn

b. 1921

American astronaut and politician (1921–2016)

John Glenn (1960s outfielder)

b. 1928

American baseball player (1929–2023)

John Glover (actor)

b. 1944

American actor (born 1944)

John Godber

b. 1956

Popular English playwright, born 1956

John Goddard (cricketer)

West Indian cricketer (1919–1987)

John Goetz

b. 1937

American baseball player (1937–2008)

John Gofman

American scientist

John Golding (art historian)

b. 1929

British artist and curator (1929–2012)

John Gomery

b. 1932

Canadian judge (1932–2021)

John Goodman

b. 1952

American actor (born 1952)

John Goodwin (British Army officer)

John Goossens

b. 1988

Dutch footballer (born 1988)

John Gormley

b. 1959

Irish former politician (born 1959)

John Gorrie

American physician, scientist and inventor

John Gorrie (director)

b. 1932

John Gorton

Prime Minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971

John Gotti

American mobster (1940–2002)

John Gould

b. 1804

English ornithologist (1804–1881)

John Gould (columnist)

b. 1908

American humorist (1908–2003)

John Grabow

b. 1978

American baseball player (born 1978)

John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee

b. 1648

Scottish army officer (1648–1689)

John Grahame

b. 1975

American ice hockey player (born 1975)

John Grant (British politician)

British politician

John Grant (neurosurgeon)

Australian neurosurgeon and disability sport administrator