Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Gilbert Perreault

b. 1950

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1950)

Gilbert Prouteau

b. 1917

French poet

Gilbert Remulla

b. 1970

Filipino journalist and politician (born 1970)

Gilbert Roland

American actor (1905–1994)

Gilbert Ryle

b. 1900

British philosopher (1900–1976)

Gilbert Seldes

American dramatist

Gilbert Sheldon

b. 1598

Archbishop of Canterbury from 1663 to 1677

Gilbert Shelton

b. 1940

American cartoonist (born 1940)

Gilbert White

18th-century English priest and naturalist (1720–1793)

Gilbert, Count of Montpensier

French aristocrat (1443–1496)

Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine

Duke of Lorraine (died 939)

Gilberto (footballer, born 1976)

b. 1976

Brazilian footballer

Gilberto Freyre

Brazilian scholar, writer, and politician (1900–1987)

Gilberto Gil

b. 1942

Brazilian musician and politician (born 1942)

Gilberto Martínez

b. 1979

Costa Rican footballer (born 1979)

Gilberto Mendes

b. 1922

Brazilian composer

Gilberto Parlotti

Italian motorcycle racer

Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela

Colombian drug lord (1939–2022)

Gilberto Santa Rosa

b. 1962

Puerto Rican musician

Gilberto Silva

b. 1976

Brazilian footballer (born 1976)

Gilby Clarke

b. 1962

American guitarist (born 1962)

Gilda dalla Rizza

Italian soprano

Gilda Gray

b. 1901

Polish-American dancer and actress (1895–1959)

Gilda Radner

American actress and comedian (1946–1989)