Leading Figures in History

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

24419 persons found

Gündüz Kılıç

Turkish footballer

Gunhild Hoffmeister

b. 1944

East German middle-distance runner

Gunilla Bielke

b. 1568

Queen of Sweden from 1585 to 1592

Gunna (rapper)

b. 1993

American rapper (born 1993)

Gunnar Axén

b. 1967

Swedish politician (born 1967)

Gunnar Henderson

b. 2001

American baseball player (born 2001)

Gunnar Myrdal

Swedish economist, sociologist, and Nobel Laureate (1898–1987)

Gunnar Sønsteby

Norwegian resistance fighter (1918–2012)

Gunnar Uusi

b. 1931

Estonian chess player

Günter Blobel

b. 1936

German-American biologist (1936–2018)

Günter Wendt

Pad leader for Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab space launches

Gunther (archbishop of Cologne)

Archbishop of Cologne from 850 to 863

Günther Lütjens

b. 1889

German admiral (1889–1941)

Gunther Schuller

American musician (1925–2015)

Günther von Schwarzburg

German king (c. 1304–1349)

Gunturu Seshendra Sarma

Indian poet (1927–2007)

Guo Moruo

Chinese politician, poet, and historian (1892–1978)

Guram Kashia

b. 1987

Georgian footballer (born 1987)

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

b. 1957

President of Turkmenistan from 2007 to 2022

Guru Amar Das

b. 1479

Third Sikh guru from 1552 to 1574

Guru Arjan

Fifth Sikh guru from 1581 to 1606

Guru Dhanapal

Indian film director

Guru Dutt

b. 1925

Indian filmmaker and actor (1925–1964)

Guru Hargobind

b. 1595

Sixth Sikh guru from 1606 to 1644