Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland

b. 1861

Maltese-British politician (1861–1940)

Gerald W. Thomas

b. 1919

American academic, author, and veteran

Geraldine Doogue

b. 1952

Australian journalist and radio/television presenter

Geraldine McEwan

b. 1932

English actress (1932–2015)

Geraldine Page

American actress (1924–1987)

Geraldine Somerville

b. 1967

Irish-British actress

Geraldo Rivera

b. 1943

American attorney, journalist and talk show host (born 1943)

Gerard 't Hooft

b. 1946

Dutch theoretical physicist

Gérard Bourgoin

b. 1939

French businessperson and politician (1939–2025)

Gerard Cafesjian

b. 1925

Gérard Côté

Canadian marathon runner (1913–1993)

Gérard de Courcelles

French racing driver

Gérard de Nerval

b. 1808

French writer, poet, essayist and translator (1808–1855)

Gérard de Vaucouleurs

b. 1918

French astronomer (1918–1995)

Gérard Debreu

b. 1921

French economist and Nobel laureate (1921–2004)

Gérard Jean-Juste

Haitian activist

Gerard K. O'Neill

American physicist, author, and inventor (1927–1992)

Gérard Larrousse

b. 1940

French racing driver (born 1940)

Gérard Latortue

b. 1934

Prime Minister of Haiti from 2004 to 2006

Gerard Manley Hopkins

English poet and Catholic priest (1844–1889)

Gérard Oury

b. 1919

French film director, actor and writer (1919–2006)

Gérard Paul Deshayes

b. 1795

French geologist and conchologist

Gérard Pelletier

b. 1919

Canadian journalist, intellectual and politician

Gerard van Swieten

b. 1700

Dutch physician (1700–1772)