Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Gotthard of Hildesheim

German bishop and Roman Catholic saint

Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg

United States botanist and Lutheran clergyman (1753-1815)

Gotthold Eisenstein

b. 1823

German mathematician (1823–1852)

Gottlieb Hering

SS officer (1887–1945)

Gottlob Frege

German philosopher, logician, and mathematician (1848–1925)

Gotye

b. 1980

Belgian-Australian musician (born 1980)

Götz Otto

b. 1967

German actor

Götz von Berlichingen

German feudal knight (1480–1562)

Gough Whitlam

b. 1916

Prime Minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975

Gouverneur Morris

American Founding Father and politician

Govan Mbeki

b. 1910

South African politician (1910–2001)

Govind Ballabh Pant

b. 1887

Indian politician and independence activist (1887–1961)

Govind Purushottam Deshpande

Indian playwright and academic (1938–2013)

Gower Champion

b. 1919

American actor (1919–1980)

Gozbald

German abbot (died 855)

Graça Machel

b. 1945

Mozambican politician and humanitarian (born 1945)

Grace Abbott

American social worker (1878–1939)

Grace Andrews (mathematician)

b. 1869

American mathematician (1869–1951)

Grace Bates

b. 1914

American mathematician (1914–1996)

Grace Caroline Currey

b. 1996

American actress (born 1996)

Grace Elliott

Scottish socialite, courtesan and memoirist

Grace Glueck

b. 1926

American arts journalist (1926–2022)

Grace Hartigan

American painter (1922–2008)

Grace Hutchins

American labor reformer, researcher, journalist, activist and communist