Leading Figures in History

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

24411 persons found

George Ashlin

b. 1837

Irish architect

George Athan Billias

b. 1919

American historian (1919–2018)

George Atzerodt

American assassin (1835–1865)

George Axelrod

b. 1922

American dramatist (1922–2003)

George Balanchine

Georgian-American ballet choreographer (1904–1983)

George Barker (painter)

b. 1882

American painter

George Beadle

American geneticist (1903–1989)

George Best

b. 1946

Northern Irish footballer (1946–2005)

George Beverly Shea

American gospel singer and hymn composer born in Canada (1909-2013)

George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan

b. 1800

British Army officer

George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford

English nobleman and politician (c. 1504–1536)

George Bonnor

Australian cricketer (1855–1912)

George Booth (cartoonist)

b. 1926

American cartoonist (1926–2022)

George Borg Olivier

b. 1911

Prime Minister of Malta (1950–1955; 1962–1971)

George Borrow

b. 1803

English writer of fiction and travel (1803–1881)

George Braden

Canadian politician

George Brent

Irish-American actor (1904–1979)

George Brett

b. 1953

American baseball player (born 1953)

George Broadhurst

b. 1866

American dramatist

George Bruce Malleson

b. 1825

George Burditt (writer)

American television writer and producer

George Burley

b. 1956

Scottish footballer and manager

George C. Homans

American sociologist (1910–1989)

George C. Stoney

b. 1916

American documentary filmmaker, educator, and "father of public-access television