Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Giacomo Biffi

b. 1928

Catholic cardinal (1928–2015)

Giacomo Bini

Franciscan priest (1938–2014)

Giacomo Carissimi

b. 1605

Italian composer (1605–1674)

Giacomo Casanova

Venetian adventurer and writer (1725–1798)

Giacomo Gaetani Stefaneschi

Catholic cardinal

Giacomo Leopardi

Italian poet, philosopher, and writer (1798–1837)

Giacomo Matteotti

b. 1885

Italian politician (1885–1924)

Giacomo Meyerbeer

German-born opera composer (1791–1864)

Giacomo Zanella

Italian poet

Giambattista Vico

b. 1668

Italian philosopher (1668–1744)

Giampiero Boniperti

b. 1928

Italian footballer (1928–2021)

Gian Carlo Menotti

b. 1911

Italian-American composer and librettist (1911–2007)

Gian Carlo Michelini

b. 1935

Italian-Taiwanese priest (1935–2026)

Gian Domenico Romagnosi

Italian philosopher, economist and jurist (1761–1835)

Gian Galeazzo Sforza

b. 1469

Duke of Milan (1469–1494)

Gian Gastone de' Medici

b. 1671

Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1723 to 1737

Gian Giorgio Trissino

b. 1478

Venetian humanist, poet, dramatist, diplomat, linguist and philosopher (1478–1550)

Gian Maria Visconti

Duke of Milan (1388–1412)

Gian Paolo Lomazzo

b. 1538

Italian artist and writer (1538–1592)

Gian-Carlo Rota

b. 1932

Italian-American mathematician (1932–1999)

Gianandrea Noseda

b. 1964

Italian conductor (born 1964)

Giancarlo Esposito

b. 1958

American actor (born 1958)

Gianfranco Ferré

Italian fashion designer (1944–2007)

Gianfranco Zola

b. 1966

Italian football manager (born 1966)