Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Georg Carl von Döbeln

b. 1758

Swedish Military Commander (1758–1820)

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

b. 1742

German scientist and satirist (1742–1799)

Georg Cracow

b. 1525

German lawyer and statesman

Georg Ernst Stahl

German physician (1659–1734)

Georg Fabricius

b. 1516

German Renaissance poet, historian and archaeologist

Georg Gänswein

b. 1956

German Catholic prelate (born 1956)

Georg Gaßmann

b. 1910

German politician

Georg Gawliczek

German footballer and manager

Georg Gebel (the younger)

b. 1709

German musician and composer (1709–1753)

Georg Hackl

b. 1966

German luger (born 1966)

Georg Hellat

Estonian architect

Georg Henrik von Wright

Finnish philosopher (1916–2003)

Georg Hermann Nicolai

Georg Joseph Vogler

b. 1749

German composer, organist, teacher and theorist

Georg Karl Maria Seidlitz

b. 1840

Georg Keßler

b. 1932

German football manager

Georg Leber

German politician (1920–2012)

Georg Lurich

b. 1876

Estonian wrestler and strongman

Georg Major

b. 1502

German Lutheran theologian (1502–1574)

Georg Michael Telemann

b. 1748

German composer and theologian

Georg Michaelis

b. 1857

Chancellor of the German Empire in 1917

Georg Muffat

b. 1653

German composer and organist

Georg Ohm

German mathematician and physicist (1789–1854)

Georg Philipp Harsdörffer

b. 1607

German jurist, poet, translator