Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Goh Chok Tong

b. 1941

Prime Minister of Singapore from 1990 to 2004

Goh Keng Swee

Former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore

Gökhan Inler

b. 1984

Swiss footballer (born 1984)

Gokulananda Mahapatra

Indian writer and scientist

Golda Meir

b. 1898

Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974

Gonçalo Ramos

b. 2001

Portuguese footballer (born 2001)

Gong Myung

b. 1994

South Korean actor and singer

Gong Yoo

b. 1979

South Korean actor (born 1979)

Gongmin of Goryeo

b. 1330

King of Goryeo from 1351 to 1374

Gonzalo Castro

b. 1987

German footballer

Gonzalo Rubalcaba

b. 1963

Afro-Cuban jazz pianist and composer

Gonzalo Torrente Ballester

b. 1910

Spanish Galician writer

Goodnight Chicken

b. 1992

Taiwanese YouTuber (born 1992)

Goose Gossage

b. 1951

American baseball player (born 1951)

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

b. 1866

Indian political leader and social reformer (1866–1915)

Gopalkrishna Gandhi

b. 1945

Indian civil servant and diplomat

Gopinath Kaviraj

Hindu philosopher

Gopinath Munde

Indian politician and statesman (1949–2013)

Goran Dragić

b. 1986

Slovenian basketball player (born 1986)

Göran Fredrik Göransson

Swedish merchant, ironmaster and industrialist (1819–1900)

Goran Švob

Croatian philosopher (1947–2013)

Gordan Giriček

b. 1977

Croatian basketball player (born 1977)

Gordie Howe

Canadian ice hockey player (1928–2016)

Gordon B. Hinckley

b. 1910

American religious leader and author (1910–2008)