Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Georgios Tofas

b. 1989

Cypriot footballer

Georgios Voulgarakis

b. 1959

Greek politician

Georgiy Gongadze

b. 1969

Ukrainian journalist (1969–2000)

Georgy Beregovoy

Soviet cosmonaut (1921–1995)

Georgy Dobrovolsky

b. 1928

Soviet cosmonaut (1928–1971)

Georgy Grechko

b. 1931

Soviet cosmonaut (1931–2017)

Georgy Tovstonogov

Soviet theatre director

Georgy Voronoy

b. 1868

Russian mathematician

Georgy Zhukov

Soviet military leader (1896–1974)

Geraint Thomas

b. 1986

Welsh racing cyclist (born 1986)

Gerald Bales

Canadian organist and composer (1919–2002)

Gerald E. Brown

American theoretical physicist

Gerald E. Miller

b. 1919

Gerald Early

b. 1952

American essayist and professor (born 1952)

Gerald Edelman

American biologist

Gerald Götting

b. 1923

East German politician (1923–2015)

Gerald Guralnik

American physicist (1936–2014)

Gerald Hillringhaus

b. 1962

German footballer (born 1962)

Gerald James Whitrow

British mathematician and historian of science

Gerald Kaufman

b. 1930

British politician and author (1930–2017)

Gérald Leblanc

Acadian poet and writer (1945–2005)

Gerald North

b. 1938

Gerald Ronson

b. 1939

British businessman and criminal (born 1939)

Gerald Scarfe

b. 1936

English cartoonist, illustrator, animator (born 1936)