Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Geminiano Giacomelli

b. 1692

Italian composer (1692-1740)

Geminiano Montanari

b. 1633

Italian astronomer (1633–1687)

Gemma Frisius

Frisian physician, mathematician and cartographer (1508–1555)

Gemma Hayes

b. 1977

Irish musician (born 1977)

Gen Nakatani

b. 1957

Japanese politician (born 1957)

Gena Rowlands

b. 1930

American actress (1930–2024)

Gene Amdahl

American computer architect and high-tech entrepreneur

Gene Anthony Ray

b. 1962

American actor, dancer, and choreographer (1962–2003)

Gene Autry

b. 1907

American actor (1907–1998)

Gene Barry

b. 1919

American actor (1919–2009)

Gene Callahan

b. 1923

American art director (1923–1990)

Gene Chandler

b. 1937

American singer-songwriter (born 1940)

Gene Clark

American singer-songwriter (1944–1991)

Gene Colan

b. 1926

American comic artist (1926–2011)

Gene Conley

American baseball player (1930–2017)

Gene Cornish

b. 1944

Canadian-American musician (born 1944)

Gene Evans

b. 1922

American actor (1922–1998)

Gene Fullmer

American boxer (1931–2015)

Gene Green

b. 1947

American politician (born 1947)

Gene Green (baseball)

American baseball player (1933–1981)

Gene Gutowski

b. 1925

American film producer

Gene Hickerson

American football player (1935–2008)