Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Guillaume Amontons

b. 1663

French scientific instrument inventor and physicist (1663-1705)

Guillaume Apollinaire

b. 1880

French poet and writer (1880–1918)

Guillaume Brune

French Marshal

Guillaume Budé

French scholar, humanist and administrator (1467–1540)

Guillaume Cizeron

b. 1994

French ice dancer (born 1994)

Guillaume Courtois

Italian painter (1628–1679)

Guillaume Du Fay

b. 1397

Composer of the Renaissance (1397–1474)

Guillaume du Vair

French author and lawyer (1556–1621)

Guillaume Dubois

French cardinal and statesman (1656–1723)

Guillaume Durand

French canonist and bishop

Guillaume Fichet

b. 1433

French scholar

Guillaume Franke

b. 1987

Germany international rugby union player

Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer

Dutch politician and historian (1801–1876)

Guillaume Latendresse

b. 1987

Canadian ice hockey player

Guillaume Le Gentil

French astronomer (1725–1792)

Guillaume Philibert Duhesme

French Army officer

Guillaume Rondelet

French physician (1507–1566)

Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes

French statesman and minister (1721–1794)

Guillén de Castro y Bellvis

Spanish dramatist (1569–1631)

Guillermina Bravo

b. 1920

Mexican ballet dancer, choreographer and ballet director (1920–2013)

Guillermo Barros Schelotto

b. 1973

Argentine footballer and manager

Guillermo Cano Isaza

b. 1925

Colombian journalist (1925–1986)

Guillermo del Toro

b. 1964

Mexican filmmaker (born 1964)

Guillermo Endara

b. 1936

President of Panama from 1989 to 1994