Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Gabriel Byrne

b. 1950

Irish actor (born 1950)

Gabriel Christie (British Army officer)

b. 1722

British Army general

Gabriel Cramer

b. 1704

Genevan mathematician

Gabriel Damon

b. 1976

American actor

Gabriel de Lorges, Count of Montgomery

b. 1530

French nobleman and soldier (1530–1574)

Gabriel Dumont (Métis leader)

Métis leader (1837–1906)

Gabriel Fauré

b. 1845

French composer, organist, pianist and teacher (1845–1924)

Gabriel Figueroa

b. 1907

Mexican cinematographer (1907–1997)

Gabriel García Márquez

Colombian writer and Nobel laureate (1927–2014)

Gabriel Gervais

b. 1976

Canadian soccer player (born 1976)

Gabriël Grupello

b. 1644

Flemish Baroque sculptor

Gabriel Horn

British biologist

Gabriel Iglesias

b. 1976

American comedian (born 1976)

Gabriel Kolko

American historian (1932–2014)

Gabriel Lalemant

b. 1610

French Jesuit missionary and martyr (1610–1649)

Gabriel Liiceanu

b. 1942

Romanian philosopher

Gabriel Lippmann

French physicist (1845–1921)

Gabriel Loubier

b. 1932

Canadian politician (1932–2025)

Gabriel Marcel

French philosopher, playwright and music critic (1889–1973)

Gabriel Milito

b. 1980

Argentine footballer

Gabriel Mouton

French abbot and scientist (1618–1694)

Gabriel Naudé

French librarian, scholar and writer (1600–1653)

Gabriel Ochoa Uribe

Colombian footballer and manager (1929–2020)

Gabriel of Komana

b. 1946