Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Gérard Larrousse

b. 1940

French racing driver (born 1940)

Gérard Latortue

b. 1934

Prime Minister of Haiti from 2004 to 2006

Gérard Louis-Dreyfus

French-American businessman (1932–2016)

Gerard Majella

Italian Roman Catholic saint

Gerard Manley Hopkins

English poet and Catholic priest (1844–1889)

Gérard of Brogne

Abbot of Brogne (885-959)

Gerard of Csanád

Italian Catholic saint (died 1046)

Gerard of Ridefort

Grand Master of the Knights Templar from 1184 to 1189

Gérard Oury

b. 1919

French film director, actor and writer (1919–2006)

Gerard Parkes

b. 1924

Irish-Canadian actor (1924–2014)

Gérard Paul Deshayes

b. 1795

French geologist and conchologist

Gérard Pelletier

b. 1919

Canadian journalist, intellectual and politician

Gerard Sasso

Founder of the Knights Hospitaller

Gerard Schwarz

b. 1947

American symphony conductor and trumpeter

Gerard Segarelli

Founder of the Apostolic Brethren

Gerard van Honthorst

b. 1592

Dutch painter (1592–1656)

Gerard van Swieten

b. 1700

Dutch physician (1700–1772)

Gerard Warren

b. 1978

American football player (born 1978)

Gérard Watkins

b. 1965

British and French actor (born 1965)

Gerard, Count of Auvergne

Frankish noble (died 841)

Gerardo Barbero

b. 1961

Argentine chess grandmaster (1961–2001)

Gerardo Diego

Spanish poet (1896–1987)

Gerardo P. Cabochan

b. 1926

Filipino politician (1926–2014)

Gerardo Parra

b. 1987

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1987)