Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Gösta Mittag-Leffler

Swedish mathematician (1846–1927)

Gostha Pal

b. 1896

Indian footballer (1896–1976)

Gotabaya Rajapaksa

b. 1949

President of Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2022

Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine

Duke of Lower Lorraine from 1023 to 1044

Gotofredo I (archbishop of Milan)

Gotse Delchev

Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary (1872–1903)

Gottfrid Svartholm

b. 1984

Swedish computer specialist (born 1984)

Gottfried Achenwall

German philosopher and historian (1719–1772)

Gottfried Arnold

b. 1666

German Lutheran theologian and historian

Gottfried Benn

b. 1886

German writer and physician (1886–1956)

Gottfried Dienst

b. 1919

Swiss football referee (1919–1998)

Gottfried Finger

Moravian baroque composer and violoncellist (c1655-1730)

Gottfried Fuchs

b. 1889

German footballer (1889–1972)

Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim

b. 1594

Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire (1594–1632)

Gottfried John

b. 1942

German actor and voice actor

Gottfried Keller

Swiss poet and writer

Gottfried Scheidt

b. 1593

German composer

Gottfried Semper

German architect and theorist (1803–1879)

Gottfried von Cramm

b. 1909

German tennis player (1909–1976)

Gottfried von Hagenau

Medieval priest, physician, theologian and poet from Alsace, France

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

b. 1646

German polymath (1646–1716)

Gotthard Graubner

German painter (1930–2013)

Gotthard Günther

b. 1900

German philosopher

Gotthard Handrick

b. 1908

German Olympic athlete & Luftwaffe fighter pilot (1908-1978)