Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

George Gobel

b. 1919

American comedian and actor (1919–1991)

George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly

Scottish nobleman (1562–1636)

George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly

Scottish nobleman and Chancellor of Scotland

George Gore

b. 1854

American baseball player (1854–1933)

George Goyder

b. 1826

19th century surveyor in South Australia

George Grey Barnard

American sculptor (1863–1938)

George Griffith

British science fiction writer (1857–1906)

George Grosz

German artist (1893–1959)

George H. Heilmeier

American engineer and businessman (1936-2014)

George H. Hitchings

b. 1905

Nobel Prize-winning American doctor (1905–1998)

George H. W. Bush

b. 1924

President of the United States from 1989 to 1993

George Haigh

b. 1915

English footballer (1915–2019)

George Hainsworth

b. 1895

Canadian ice hockey player (1893–1950)

George Hamilton (Northern Ireland police officer)

b. 1967

Northern Irish police officer (born 1967)

George Harriman

British businessman

George Hees

Canadian politician

George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon

b. 1866

British aristocrat (1866–1923)

George Heriot

b. 1563

16th and 17th-century Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist (1563–1624)

George Herriman

American cartoonist (1880–1944)

George Hickenlooper

b. 1963

American film director (1963–2010)

George Hill (basketball)

b. 1986

American basketball player (born 1986)

George Hincapie

b. 1973

American cyclist (born 1973)

George Ho

Hong Kong businessman

George Howard (British Army officer)

b. 1718

British Army officer and politician (1718–1796)