Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

George de Hevesy

Hungarian radiochemist (1885–1966)

George Dibbs

Australian politician (1834–1904)

George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol

English politician (1612–1677)

George Dillon (poet)

b. 1906

American poet

George Dixon (boxer)

b. 1870

Canadian boxer (1870–1908)

George Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe

British politician (1691–1762)

George Duff

Royal Navy officer (1764–1805)

George E. Ohr

b. 1857

American artist (1857–1918)

George E. Smith

b. 1930

American applied physicist (1930–2025)

George E. Stewart

b. 1872

George E. Wiley

b. 1881

American cyclist

George Eastham

b. 1936

English footballer (1936–2024)

George Eastman

b. 1854

American entrepreneur, inventor, and photographer (1854–1932)

George Edgar Slusser

b. 1939

American journalist (1939–2014)

George Edward Hughes

b. 1918

New Zealand philosopher and logician (1918–1994)

George Edwards (naturalist)

English naturalist and ornithologist (1694–1773)

George Edwin Cooke

American soccer player

George El Mozahem

10th-century Coptic Orthodox saint

George Ellery Hale

b. 1868

American solar astronomer (1868–1938)

George Elmslie (politician)

Australian politician

George Emil Palade

Romanian cell biologist, physicist and Nobel laureate

George Enescu

Romanian composer and violinist (1881–1955)

George Engel

Labor union activist

George Englund

b. 1926

American film editor and director