Leading Figures in History

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

24411 persons found

George Nakashima

b. 1905

American architect (1905–1990)

George Nēpia

b. 1905

New Zealand international rugby footballer (1905–1986)

George Nethercutt

American lawyer and politician (1944–2024)

George Neville (bishop)

Archbishop of York and Chancellor of England (c.1432–1476)

George Neville, Duke of Bedford

English noble

George Nigh

b. 1927

American politician (1927–2025)

George Nuttall

b. 1862

American-British bacteriologist

George O'Brien (actor)

b. 1899

American actor (1899–1985)

George of Poděbrady

b. 1420

King of Bohemia (r. 1458–71)

George Ohsawa

Japanese author and proponent of alternative medicine

George Oppen

American poet (1908–1984)

George Orton

1st Canadian to win Olympic gold medal

George Orwell

b. 1903

English author and journalist (1903–1950)

George Osborne

b. 1971

British newspaper editor and politician (born 1971)

George Owu

b. 1982

Ghanaian former professional footballer (born 1982)

George P. Mitchell

b. 1919

American billionaire businessman and shale gas pioneer

George Paget Thomson

b. 1892

British experimental physicist (1892–1975)

George Pal

Hungarian-American animator, film director and producer (1908–1980)

George Papandreou

b. 1952

Greek politician, president of the Socialist International (born 1952)

George Pataki

b. 1945

Governor of New York from 1995 to 2006

George Patton IV

United States Army general (1923–2004) and son of George Patton

George Pell

b. 1941

Australian Catholic cardinal (1941–2023)

George Peppard

American actor (1928–1994)

George Pérez

American comic book artist and writer (1954–2022)