Leading Figures in History

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

24411 persons found

Gary Pallister

b. 1965

English footballer and sports television pundit (born 1965)

Gary Paulsen

b. 1939

American writer (1939–2021)

Gary Peters (baseball)

b. 1937

American baseball player (1937–2023)

Gary Pierce (footballer)

English footballer and manager (1951–2025)

Gary Roberts (ice hockey)

b. 1966

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1966)

Gary Shteyngart

b. 1972

Russian-American writer (born 1972)

Gary Snyder

b. 1930

American poet (born 1930)

Gary Stewart (singer)

b. 1944

American country singer-songwriter (1944–2003)

Gary Suter

b. 1964

American ice hockey player (born 1964)

Gary Taylor-Fletcher

b. 1981

English footballer (born 1981)

Gary U.S. Bonds

b. 1939

American R&B and rock and roll singer (born 1939)

Gary Waldhorn

b. 1943

English actor and comedian (1943–2022)

Gary Wilson (writer)

American writer (1956–2021)

Gary Wright

b. 1943

American musician and composer (1943–2023)

Garzia de' Medici

b. 1547

Italian noble

Gaspar Schott

German scientist

Gaspara Stampa

Italian poet (1461–1528)

Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny

French general (1754–1794)

Gaspard Dughet

French painter (1615–1675)

Gaspard Monge

b. 1746

French mathematician (1746–1818)

Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis

b. 1792

French mathematician, mechanical engineer, and scientist

Gaston Bachelard

b. 1884

French philosopher

Gaston Doumergue

President of France from 1924 to 1931

Gaston III, Count of Foix

b. 1331

French nobleman (1331–1391)