Leading Figures in History

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

24419 persons found

Guilherme (footballer, born May 1991)

b. 1991

Brazilian footballer

Guilhermina Suggia

b. 1885

Portuguese cellist (1885–1950)

Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu

French poet (c. 1639 – 1720)

Guillaume Courtois

Italian painter (1628–1679)

Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer

Dutch politician and historian (1801–1876)

Guillaume Latendresse

b. 1987

Canadian ice hockey player

Guillaume Philibert Duhesme

French Army officer

Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes

French statesman and minister (1721–1794)

Guillermo Barros Schelotto

b. 1973

Argentine footballer and manager

Guillermo Endara

b. 1936

President of Panama from 1989 to 1994

Guillermo González Camarena

Mexican electrical engineer and inventor

Guillermo Martínez (javelin thrower)

b. 1981

Cuban javelin thrower

Guillermo Rawson

b. 1821

Argentine doctor and politician (1821–1890)

Guinevere Turner

b. 1968

American actress and screenwriter

Gukesh Dommaraju

b. 2006

Indian chess grandmaster (born 2006)

Gul Khan Nasir

b. 1914

Pakistani politician and writer (1914–1983)

Gulmurod Khalimov

b. 1975

Tajikistani military personnel (1975–2017)

Gulzar Dehlvi

b. 1926

Indian poet (1926–2020)

Gulzarilal Nanda

b. 1898

Indian politician and economist (1898–1998)

Gummo Marx

American comedian (1892–1977)

Gump Worsley

b. 1929

Canadian ice hockey player (1929–2007)

Gün Sazak

Turkish politician

Gun Svensson

b. 1937

Swedish politician (born 1937)

Gunder Gundersen

Norwegian Nordic combined skier