Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

French naturalist, mathematician, and cosmologist (1701–1788)

Georgette Heyer

English writer (1902–1974)

Georgi Asparuhov

b. 1943

Bulgarian footballer (1943–1971)

Georgi Benkovski

Bulgarian revolutionary

Georgi Dimitrov

b. 1882

Leader of Bulgaria from 1946 to 1949

Georgi Ivanov (cosmonaut)

b. 1940

Bulgarian cosmonaut (born 1940)

Georgi Parvanov

b. 1957

President of Bulgaria from 2002 to 2012

Georgi Plekhanov

Russian Marxist theorist and philosopher (1856–1918)

Georgia Hale

b. 1900

American silent actress (1900–1985)

Georgia Louise Harris Brown

b. 1918

African American architect

Georgia Wareham

b. 1999

Australian cricketer

Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

b. 1757

English socialite, activist, and author (1757–1806)

Georgie Auld

b. 1919

Canadian jazz musician (1919–1990)

Georgie Fame

b. 1943

English R&B and jazz musician (born 1943)

Georgina Amorós

b. 1998

Spanish actress (born 1998)

Georgina Febres-Cordero

Venezuelan nun

Georgios Bartzokas

b. 1965

Greek professional basketball player and coach

Georgios Efrem

b. 1989

Cypriot international footballer

Georgios Grivas

b. 1898

Cypriot army officer and resistance fighter (1897-1974)

Georgios Karaiskakis

Greek Revolutionary (1782–1827)

Georgios Kostikos (footballer, born 1958)

b. 1958

Greek footballer

Georgios Papadopoulos

b. 1919

Greek military dictator (1919–1999)

Georgios Papanikolaou

b. 1883

Greek pathologist (1883–1962)

Georgios Siantos

20th-century Greek Communist Party leader and resistance fighter during WWII