Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Gu Chaohao

Chinese mathematician

Gu Kailai

b. 1958

Chinese convicted murderer (born 1958)

Gu Long

Taiwanese novelist, screenwriter, film producer and director

Gu Yanwu

b. 1613

Chinese scholar (1613–1682)

Guadalupe Victoria

b. 1786

President of Mexico from 1824 to 1829

Guadamir

Guaimar II of Salerno

Guaimar IV of Salerno

11th-century Lombard prince

Gualberto Villarroel

39th President of Bolivia

Gualdim Pais

Portuguese crusader (1118–1195)

Gualter Salles

b. 1970

Guangxu Emperor

b. 1871

Emperor of China from 1875 to 1908

Gubby Allen

b. 1902

English cricketer

Guðmundur Ari Sigurjónsson

b. 1988

Icelandic politician (born 1988)

Guðni Bergsson

b. 1965

Icelandic footballer and executive

Guðni Th. Jóhannesson

b. 1968

President of Iceland from 2016 to 2024

Guðrøðr Óláfsson

King of Dublin and the Isles (d. 1187)

Gudrun Burwitz

Daughter of Heinrich Himmler (1929–2018)

Gudrun Ensslin

b. 1940

German far-left militant (1940–1977)

Gudrun Schyman

b. 1948

Swedish politician (born 1948)

Gudrun Sjödén

b. 1941

Swedish fashion designer (born 1941)

Guerra Junqueiro

b. 1850

Portuguese civil servant

Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

b. 1538

Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1538–1587)

Guglielmo Marconi

b. 1874

Italian radio-frequency engineer and inventor (1874–1937)