Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Gerald Merrithew

b. 1931

Canadian politician

Gerald Moore

b. 1899

English classical pianist (1899–1987)

Gerald Morris

b. 1963

American author

Gerald North

b. 1938

Gerald Ronson

b. 1939

British businessman and criminal (born 1939)

Gerald Scarfe

b. 1936

English cartoonist, illustrator, animator (born 1936)

Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland

b. 1861

Maltese-British politician (1861–1940)

Gerald Templer

b. 1898

Chief of the Imperial General Staff

Gerald W. Thomas

b. 1919

American academic, author, and veteran

Gerald Wallace

b. 1982

American basketball player (born 1982)

Gerald Wilson

b. 1918

American jazz trumpeter (1918–2014)

Geraldine Brooks (writer)

b. 1955

Australian-American journalist and novelist (born 1955)

Géraldine Carré

b. 1969

French journalist and television presenter (1969–2024)

Geraldine Chaplin

b. 1944

American-born actress (born 1944)

Geraldine Darden

b. 1936

American mathematician

Geraldine Doogue

b. 1952

Australian journalist and radio/television presenter

Geraldine Ferraro

b. 1935

American politician and diplomat (1935–2011)

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Irish actress (1913–2005)

Geraldine McEwan

b. 1932

English actress (1932–2015)

Geraldine of Albania

Queen of the Albanians from 1938 to 1939

Geraldine Page

American actress (1924–1987)

Geraldine Somerville

b. 1967

Irish-British actress

Geraldo Perdomo

b. 1999

Dominican baseball player (born 1999)

Geraldo Rivera

b. 1943

American attorney, journalist and talk show host (born 1943)