Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

John Granville (diplomat)

b. 1974

American diplomat

John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath

English Royalist soldier and statesman (1628–1701)

John Graunt

British demographer

John Graves (author)

American writer

John Graves Simcoe

British army officer, politician and colonial administrator (1752–1806)

John Greaves

English mathematician, astronomer and antiquarian (1602–1652)

John Green

b. 1977

American author and YouTuber (born 1977)

John Greenleaf Whittier

American Quaker poet and abolitionist (1807–1892)

John Gregory (footballer)

b. 1954

English football player and manager

John Gregory Dunne

b. 1932

American writer (1932–2003)

John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton

British politician (1867–1947)

John Grieb

b. 1879

American gymnast (1879–1939)

John Grierson

b. 1898

Scottish documentary filmmaker (1898–1972)

John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden

British Army officer, politician and peer

John Grimaldi

Musical artist

John Grubb

b. 1652

John Guillermin

b. 1925

British film director, writer and producer (1925–2015)

John Gunby

American planter and soldier (1745–1807)

John Gunther

American journalist (1901–1970)

John Gurdon

b. 1933

English developmental biologist (1933–2025)

John Gustafson (musician)

b. 1942

English musical artist (1942–2014)

John Gwynne (commentator)

British sports commentator and columnist (1945–2022)

John H. Adams (jockey)

b. 1914

American jockey

John H. Balsley

b. 1823

Inventor