Leading Figures in History

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

24419 persons found

Gro Harlem Brundtland

b. 1939

Norwegian politician (born 1939)

Grove Karl Gilbert

b. 1843

American geologist (1843–1918)

Grover Cleveland

President of the United States (1885–1889; 1893–1897)

Grumpy Cat

Cat and internet meme celebrity (2012–2019)

Gu Chaohao

Chinese mathematician

Guadamir

Guaimar II of Salerno

Guaimar IV of Salerno

11th-century Lombard prince

Guðni Th. Jóhannesson

b. 1968

President of Iceland from 2016 to 2024

Gudrun Burwitz

Daughter of Heinrich Himmler (1929–2018)

Gudrun Schyman

b. 1948

Swedish politician (born 1948)

Gudrun Sjödén

b. 1941

Swedish fashion designer (born 1941)

Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

b. 1538

Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1538–1587)

Guglielmo Marconi

b. 1874

Italian radio-frequency engineer and inventor (1874–1937)

Guido Banti

b. 1852

Italian physician and pathologist

Guido Cantelli

b. 1920

Italian conductor (1920–1956)

Guido Castelnuovo

Italian mathematician (1865–1952)

Guido de Bres

Walloon protestant theologian reformer

Guido Gezelle

b. 1830

Belgian writer, poet and Roman Catholic priest

Guido Luca Ferrero

b. 1537

16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal

Guido Münch

Mexican astronomer and astrophysicist (1921–2020)

Guido of Pisa

Italian geographer

Guido Pella

b. 1990

Argentine tennis player (born 1990)

Guido von List

Austrian occultist and writer (1848–1919)