Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Gerhard Domagk

German bacteriologist (1895–1964)

Gerhard Ertl

b. 1936

German physicist (born 1936)

Gerhard Hetz

German swimmer (1942–2012)

Gerhard I of Metz

Gerhard Kaufhold

German footballer

Gerhard Klingenberg

b. 1929

Austrian director, artistic director and actor (1929–2024)

Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder

German politician and sports administrator (1933–2015)

Gerhard Pohl

German politician (1937–2012)

Gerhard Ringel

German-American mathematician

Gerhard Ritter

German historian (1888–1967)

Gerhard Sommer

b. 1921

German SS officer (1921–2019)

Gerhard von Scharnhorst

Hanoverian-born general (1755–1813)

Gerhart Hauptmann

German author (1862–1946)

Geri Halliwell

b. 1972

English singer (born 1972)

Gerino Gerini

b. 1928

Italian racing driver (1928–2013)

Gerloc

Wife of William III of Aquitaine (912–962)

Germain Gagnon

Canadian ice hockey player (1942–2014)

Germain of Paris

6th-century Bishop of Paris

Germaine de Staël

b. 1766

French novelist and woman of letters (1766–1817)

Germaine Guèvremont

b. 1893

Canadian writer (1893–1968)

Germaine Tailleferre

b. 1892

French composer (1892–1983)

Germaine Thyssens-Valentin

Dutch-born classical pianist (1902-1987)

Germaine Tillion

French anthropologist, member of the French Resistance in World War II (1907–2008)

Germán Denis

b. 1981

Argentine footballer (born 1981)