Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Germán Legarreta

b. 1981

Puerto Rican actor

German Moreno

b. 1933

Filipino television host, actor, comedian, and talent manager (1933–2016)

German Titov (ice hockey)

b. 1965

Russian ice hockey player

Germán Valdés

b. 1915

Mexican actor, comedian and singer (1915–1973)

Germanicus

b. 15 BC

Roman general (15 BC–19 AD)

Germano Mosconi

b. 1932

Italian sportswriter and news presenter

Germanos Karavangelis

b. 1866

Gero

German nobleman (c. 900 – 965)

Gero (archbishop of Cologne)

Gero (archbishop of Magdeburg)

Archbishop of Magdeburg from 1012 to 1023

Gero Miesenböck

b. 1965

Austrian neuroscientist (born 1965)

Gero, Count of Alsleben

Gerolamo Cardano

Italian Renaissance polymath (1501–1576)

Geronimo

b. 1829

Leader of the Bedonkohe Apache (1829–1909)

Geronimo (alpaca)

Alpaca in the United Kingdom

Gerontius (bishop of Milan)

Archbishop of Milan from 462 to 465

Gerrard Winstanley

English philosopher and activist (1609–1676)

Gerrit Cole

b. 1990

American baseball player (born 1990)

Gerrit Komrij

Dutch writer

Gerrit Rietveld

b. 1888

Dutch furniture designer and architect

Gerrit van Look

b. 1985

Germany international rugby union player

Gerrit Ybema

b. 1945

Dutch politician (1945–2012)

Gerrit Zalm

b. 1952

Dutch politician (born 1952)

Gerry Adams

b. 1948

Irish republican politician (born 1948)