Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Glenn Turner

b. 1947

New Zealand cricketer

Glenys Kinnock

b. 1944

British peer and politician (1944–2023)

Glenys Page

b. 1940

New Zealand cricketer

Glenys Thornton, Baroness Thornton

b. 1952

British politician (born 1952)

Gloria Allred

b. 1941

American attorney

Gloria Anzaldúa

b. 1942

American feminist scholar (1942–2004)

Gloria Blondell

b. 1910

American actress (1915–1986)

Gloria Christian

b. 1934

Italian singer

Gloria Conyers Hewitt

b. 1935

American mathematician (born 1935)

Gloria DeHaven

b. 1925

American actress and singer (1925–2016)

Gloria Estefan

b. 1957

Cuban-American singer and songwriter (born 1957)

Gloria Foster

b. 1933

American actress (1933–2001)

Gloria Gaynor

b. 1943

American singer (born 1943)

Gloria Grahame

American actress (1923–1981)

Gloria Guinness

b. 1912

Mexican socialite

Gloria Jones

b. 1945

American singer and songwriter

Gloria Katz

b. 1942

American film producer

Gloria Lasso

b. 1922

Spanish-born French canción melódica singer

Gloria Naylor

American novelist (1950–2016)

Gloria Oden

b. 1923

American poet

Glória Pires

b. 1963

Brazilian actress (born 1963)

Gloria Reuben

b. 1964

Canadian-American actress, singer, and producer

Gloria Schweigerdt

American baseball player

Gloria Stuart

b. 1910

American actress and painter (1910–2010)