Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

George Howard Earle Jr.

b. 1856

American lawyer (1856–1928)

George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe

British Army officer (1725–1758)

George Hull Ward

Union officer in the American Civil War

George I of Great Britain

King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727

George I Rákóczi

b. 1593

Hungarian prince of Transylvania

George I. Fujimoto

b. 1920

American chemist of Japanese descent (1920–2023)

George II Rákóczi

Prince of Transylvania

George III

b. 1738

King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820

George Inness

b. 1825

19th-century American landscape painter

George Irving Bell

American physicist, biologist and mountaineer (1926–2000)

George IV

King of the United Kingdom from 1820 to 1830

George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys

Welsh judge and politician (1645–1689)

George Jennings

English sanitary engineer; inventor of public toilets

George Jennings (rugby league)

b. 1993

Tonga international rugby league footballer

George Jessel (actor)

American vaudeville performer, actor, singer, songwriter, and film producer (1898–1981)

George Jones

American country musician (1931–2013)

George K. Teulon

b. 1812

English–Texian journalist and freemason

George Karl

b. 1951

American basketball coach and player (born 1951)

George Knobel

Dutch football manager (1922–2012)

George Knudson

b. 1937

Canadian professional golfer

George Kunda

Zambian lawyer and politician

George Lamming

Barbadian novelist, essayist and poet (1927–2022)

George Lansbury

British politician and reformer (1859–1940)

George Law Curry

b. 1820

American politician and journalist (1820–1878)