Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Georges Dufrénoy

b. 1870

French painter (1870–1943)

Georges Duhamel (author)

b. 1884

French writer (1884–1966)

Georges Ernest Boulanger

b. 1837

French Army officer and politician (1837–1891)

Georges Feydeau

French playwright (1862–1921)

Georges Gilson

b. 1929

French Roman Catholic archbishop (1929–2024)

Georges Lecomte

b. 1867

French novelist and playwright

Georges Legagneux

French aviator (1882–1914)

Georges Lemaître

Belgian scientist and Catholic priest (1894–1966)

Georges Marchais

b. 1920

French politician (1920–1997)

Georges Mathieu

French abstract painter (1921–2012)

Georges Moustaki

b. 1934

Musical artist

Georges Pompidou

b. 1911

President of France from 1969 to 1974

Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes

b. 1884

French writer, poet, playwright, and painter

Georges Rivière

b. 1924

French actor (born 1924)

Georges Rouault

b. 1871

French painter (1871–1958)

Georges Rouquier

b. 1909

French actor

Georges Thurston

Canadian singer and author (1951–2007)

Georges Van Parys

b. 1902

French composer (1902–1971)

Georges Vanier

b. 1888

Governor General of Canada from 1959 to 1967

Georges Vedel

b. 1910

French public law professor

Georges Wolinski

b. 1934

French cartoonist (1934–2015)

Georges-Casimir Dessaulles

Canadian politician

Georges-Emmanuel Clancier

b. 1914

French poet, novelist, and journalist

Georges-Henri Bousquet

b. 1900

French jurist, economist and Islamologist