Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Grigoris Asikis

Musical artist

Grigoris Lambrakis

20th-century Greek physician, left-wing politician, and anti-war activist

Grigoriy Plaskov

Soviet artillery lieutenant

Grigory Barenblatt

b. 1927

Russian mathematician (1927–2018)

Grigory Frid

b. 1915

Russian composer

Grigory Leps

b. 1962

Russian singer (born 1962)

Grigory Potemkin

b. 1739

Russian military leader and statesman (1739–1791)

Grigory Sokolov

b. 1950

Russian pianist (born 1950)

Grim Natwick

American artist, animator and film director (1890–1990)

Grimbald of Saint-Bertin

9th-century Benedictine monk

Grinling Gibbons

Anglo-Dutch sculptor and wood carver

Griselda Blanco

Colombian drug lord (1943–2012)

Grit Šadeiko

b. 1989

Estonian heptathlete (born 1989)

Grizzly 399

American grizzly bear (1996–2024)

Gro Harlem Brundtland

b. 1939

Norwegian politician (born 1939)

Groucho Marx

American comedian (1890–1977)

Grove Karl Gilbert

b. 1843

American geologist (1843–1918)

Grover Cleveland

President of the United States (1885–1889; 1893–1897)

Grover Cleveland Alexander

American baseball player (1887–1950)

Grover Norquist

b. 1956

American political activist (born 1956)

Gruffudd ap Llywelyn

King of Wales from 1055 to 1063

Grumpy Cat

Cat and internet meme celebrity (2012–2019)

Grunya Sukhareva

b. 1891

Soviet psychiatrist and educator (1891–1981)

Grzegorz Ciechowski

b. 1957

Musical artist