Leading Figures in History

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

24411 persons found

Gabriele Muccino

b. 1967

Italian film director (born 1967)

Gabriele Münter

German painter (1877–1962)

Gabriella Dorio

b. 1957

Italian athlete (born 1957)

Gabriella Papadakis

b. 1995

French retired ice dancer (born 1995)

Gaby Morlay

b. 1893

French actress (1893–1964)

Gackt

b. 1973

Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (born 1973)

Gad Beck

Holocaust survivor, author

Gaël Kakuta

b. 1991

Footballer (born 1991)

Gaëlle Méchaly

b. 1970

French opera singer (born 1970)

Gaétan Duchesne

Canadian ice hockey player (1962–2007)

Gaetano Berenstadt

b. 1687

Italian opera singer

Gaetano Bresci

Italian anarchist and assassin (1869–1901)

Gaetano Scirea

b. 1953

Italian footballer (1953–1989)

Gail Goodrich

b. 1943

American basketball player (born 1943)

Gail Patrick

b. 1911

American actress and producer (1911–1980)

Gail Strickland

b. 1945

American actress (born 1945)

Gainan Saidkhuzhin

Soviet cyclist

Gaius de Gaay Fortman

b. 1911

Dutch politician (1911–1997)

Gal Gadot

b. 1985

Israeli actress (born 1985)

Gale Gordon

American actor (1906–1995)

Gale Harold

b. 1969

American actor (born 1969)

Gale Sayers

b. 1943

American football player (1943–2020)

Gale Storm

American actress and singer (1922–2009)

Galen Rupp

b. 1986

American long-distance runner (born 1986)