Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

George Neville, Duke of Bedford

English noble

George Nichols (actor)

American actor

George Nigh

b. 1927

American politician (1927–2025)

George Nuttall

b. 1862

American-British bacteriologist

George O. Abell

American astronomer (1927–1983)

George O'Brien (actor)

b. 1899

American actor (1899–1985)

George O'Hara (actor)

American actor and screenwriter

George Odlum

Saint Lucian diplomat (died 2003)

George of Poděbrady

b. 1420

King of Bohemia (r. 1458–71)

George Ohsawa

Japanese author and proponent of alternative medicine

George Oppen

American poet (1908–1984)

George Ormerod

English historian and antiquarian (1785–1873)

George Orton

1st Canadian to win Olympic gold medal

George Orwell

b. 1903

English author and journalist (1903–1950)

George Osborne

b. 1971

British newspaper editor and politician (born 1971)

George Osmond

b. 1917

American missionary (1917–2007)

George Owu

b. 1982

Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1982)

George P. Mitchell

b. 1919

American billionaire businessman and shale gas pioneer

George Paget Thomson

b. 1892

British physicist (1892–1975)

George Pal

Hungarian-American animator, film director and producer (1908–1980)

George Papandreou

b. 1952

Greek politician, president of the Socialist International (born 1952)

George Pataki

b. 1945

Governor of New York from 1995 to 2006

George Patton IV

United States Army general (1923–2004) and son of George Patton

George Peele

b. 1556

16th-century English translator, poet, and playwright