Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Gloria Vanderbilt

American artist, author, actress, and designer (1924–2019)

GloRilla

b. 1999

American rapper (born 1999)

Glynis Barber

b. 1955

South African-British actress (born 1955)

Glynis Breakwell

b. 1952

Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath

Glynis Johns

b. 1923

British actress (1923–2024)

Gnaeus Servilius Geminus

Roman consul 217 BC

Gnash (musician)

b. 1993

American musician and producer

Go Seigen

b. 1914

Chinese-Japanese Go player

Go Soo-hee

b. 1976

South Korean actress (born 1976)

Goar of Aquitaine

French priest and hermit (c. 585–649)

God Shammgod

b. 1976

American basketball player (born 1976)

Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon

b. 1636

Duke of Bouillon

Godelieve

Flemish saint (1052–1070)

Godfrey (comedian)

b. 1969

American comedian

Godfrey Carter

Australian politician (1830–1902)

Godfrey Chitalu

b. 1946

Zambian footballer (1947–1993)

Godfrey Evans

English cricketer

Godfrey Hounsfield

British electrical engineer (1919–2004)

Godfrey Huggins

b. 1883

Rhodesian politician and physician

Godfrey Kneller

b. 1646

German-born British painter (1646–1723)

Godfrey Milton-Thompson

b. 1930

Royal Navy Surgeon Vice Admiral (1930-2012)

Godfrey Oboabona

b. 1990

Nigerian footballer (born 1990)

Godfrey of Amiens

French Roman Catholic abbot, bishop of Amiens and saint

Godfrey of Bouillon

Ruler of Jerusalem from 1099 to 1100