Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Gérard Watkins

b. 1965

British and French actor (born 1965)

Gerard, Count of Auvergne

Frankish noble (died 841)

Gerardo Diego

Spanish poet (1896–1987)

Gerardo Parra

b. 1987

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1987)

Gerardo Torrado

b. 1979

Mexican footballer (born 1979)

Gerasimus I of Constantinople

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1320 to 1321

Géraud Duroc

French general, Grand marshal of the palace

Gerd Kanter

b. 1979

Estonian discus thrower (born 1979)

Gerd Langguth

Gerd Schmückle

German general and author

Gerd Zewe

b. 1950

German footballer and manager

Gerda Lerner

b. 1920

American historian and woman's history author (1920–2013)

Gerhard Domagk

German bacteriologist (1895–1964)

Gerhard Hetz

German swimmer (1942–2012)

Gerhard I of Metz

Gerhard Klingenberg

b. 1929

Austrian director, artistic director and actor (1929–2024)

Gerhard Pohl

German politician (1937–2012)

Gerhard Ringel

German-American mathematician

Gerhard Ritter

German historian (1888–1967)

Gerhard Sommer

b. 1921

German SS officer (1921–2019)

Gerhard von Scharnhorst

Hanoverian-born general (1755–1813)

Gerhart Hauptmann

German author (1862–1946)

Germain of Paris

6th-century Bishop of Paris

Germaine de Staël

b. 1766

French novelist and woman of letters (1766–1817)