Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Gary Wright

b. 1943

American musician and composer (1943–2023)

Garzia de' Medici

b. 1547

Italian noble

Gaspar Cervantes de Gaeta

Spanish cardinal

Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares

Spanish royal favourite of Philip IV and minister

Gaspar Flores de Abrego

American politician

Gaspar Schott

German scientist

Gaspara Stampa

Italian poet (1461–1528)

Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny

French general (1754–1794)

Gaspard de Prony

b. 1755

French mathematician and engineer (1755–1839)

Gaspard Dughet

French painter (1615–1675)

Gaspard Fauteux

b. 1898

Canadian politician (1898–1963)

Gaspard II de Coligny

French nobleman and Admiral of France, leader of the Huguenots (1519–1572)

Gaspard Monge

b. 1746

French mathematician (1746–1818)

Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis

b. 1792

French mathematician, mechanical engineer, and scientist

Gaspare Nadi

b. 1418

Gaspare Tagliacozzi

Italian surgeon (1545–1599)

Gasparo Contarini

Italian diplomat, cardinal and Bishop of Belluno

Gaston Bachelard

b. 1884

French philosopher

Gaston Doumergue

President of France from 1924 to 1931

Gaston Glock

b. 1929

Austrian engineer-inventor-businessman (1929–2023)

Gaston III, Count of Foix

b. 1331

French nobleman (1331–1391)

Gaston Lachaise

American sculptor (1882–1935)

Gaston Leroux

b. 1868

French author and journalist (1868–1927)

Gaston Rébuffat

French alpinist, mountain guide, and author