Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Gene Vincent

American rock musician (1935–1971)

Gene Watson

b. 1943

American country music singer (born 1943)

Gene Wilder

b. 1933

American actor (1933–2016)

Gene Wolfe

b. 1931

American SF and fantasy writer (1931–2019)

General Tom Thumb

American circus performer (1838–1883)

Geneviève Bujold

b. 1942

Canadian actress (born 1942)

Geneviève de Galard

French nurse (1925–2024)

Geneviève Jeanson

b. 1981

Canadian cyclist (born 1981)

Genie Francis

b. 1962

American actress (born 1962)

Genista McIntosh, Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall

b. 1946

British arts consultant, theatre executive and politician

Genji Hashimoto

b. 1965

Japanese racing driver

Gennadi Gagulia

Abkhazian politician (1948–2018)

Gennadi Krasnitski

b. 1968

Soviet pair skater

Gennadius of Constantinople

Patriarch of Constantinople from 458 to 471

Gennadiy Nikonov

b. 1950

Russian firearm designer (1950–2003)

Gennadiy Seleznyov

Russian politician (1947–2015)

Gennadiy Valyukevich

b. 1958

Soviet athlete (1958–2019)

Gennady Lyachin

Russian naval officer

Gennady Padalka

b. 1958

Russian cosmonaut (born 1958)

Gennady Yanayev

Vice president of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991

Gennady Zyuganov

b. 1944

Russian politician (born 1944)

Gennaro Nigro

b. 2000

American soccer player (born 2000)

Geno Carlisle

b. 1976

American basketball player (born 1976)

Geno Smith

b. 1990

American football player (born 1990)