Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Gianluca Vialli

b. 1964

Italian football player and manager (1964–2023)

Gianmaria Bruni

b. 1981

Italian racing driver (born 1981)

Gianni Fabiano

b. 1984

Italian footballer

Gianni Munari

b. 1983

Italian footballer (born 1983)

Gianni Raimondi

b. 1923

Italian opera singer (1923–2008)

Gianni Vella

b. 1885

Former Maltese artist

Giannina Arangi-Lombardi

b. 1891

Italian operatic soprano

Giannis Giannoulis

b. 1976

Greek-Canadian basketball player (born 1976)

Giannis Goumas

b. 1975

Greek footballer and manager

Giannis Gravanis

Greek footballer

Giannis Kontoes

b. 1986

Greek footballer (born 1986)

Giannis Taralidis

b. 1981

Greek footballer

Gichin Funakoshi

Japanese karateka (1868–1957)

Gideon Brecher

Austrian writer and physician

Gideon Ezra

Israeli politician (1937–2012)

Gideon Sundback

b. 1880

Swedish-American inventor (1880-1954)

Giedo van der Garde

b. 1985

Dutch racing driver (born 1985)

Gigi Hadid

b. 1995

American model (born 1995)

Giglio Gregorio Giraldi

b. 1479

Italian scholar and poet

Gil Bellows

b. 1967

Canadian actor (born 1967)

Gil Evans

b. 1912

Canadian-American jazz pianist (1912–1988)

Gil Langley

Australian sportsperson and politician

Gil McDougald

b. 1928

American baseball player (1928-2010)

Gil Scott-Heron

American soul and jazz poet, musician and author (1949–2011)