Leading Figures in History

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

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Giacomo Carissimi

b. 1605

Italian composer (1605–1674)

Giacomo Casanova

Venetian adventurer and writer (1725–1798)

Giacomo F. Maraldi

b. 1665

French-Italian astronomer and mathematician

Giacomo Gaetani Stefaneschi

Catholic cardinal

Giacomo Leopardi

Italian poet, philosopher, and writer (1798–1837)

Giacomo Mari

b. 1924

Italian footballer and manager

Giacomo Matteotti

b. 1885

Italian politician (1885–1924)

Giacomo Meyerbeer

German-born opera composer (1791–1864)

Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi

Italian Catholic bishop

Giacomo Torelli

b. 1608

Italian painter

Giacomo Zanella

Italian poet

Giada De Laurentiis

b. 1970

Italian-American chef and television personality

Giambattista Benedetti

b. 1530

Italian mathematician (1530–1590)

Giambattista Marino

b. 1569

Italian poet (1569–1625)

Giambattista Vico

b. 1668

Italian philosopher (1668–1744)

Giambologna

Flemish-born Mannerist sculptor in Italy

Giammateo Asola

Italian composer

Giampaolo Pazzini

b. 1984

Italian footballer (born 1984)

Giampiero Boniperti

b. 1928

Italian footballer (1928–2021)

Gian Carlo Menotti

b. 1911

Italian-American composer and librettist (1911–2007)

Gian Carlo Michelini

b. 1935

Italian-Taiwanese priest (1935–2026)

Gian Domenico Romagnosi

Italian philosopher, economist and jurist (1761–1835)

Gian Francesco Albani

Catholic cardinal (1775–1803)

Gian Francesco Malipiero

Italian composer (1882–1973)