Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann

b. 1966

German speed skater

Gunder Gundersen

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

Gündüz Kılıç

Turkish footballer

Gunhild Haraldsdatter

Sister of Sweyn Forkbeard, King of Denmark

Gunhild Hoffmeister

b. 1944

East German middle-distance runner

Gunilla Bielke

b. 1568

Queen of Sweden from 1585 to 1592

Gunna (rapper)

b. 1993

American rapper (born 1993)

Gunnar Asplund

b. 1885

Swedish architect (1885–1940)

Gunnar Axén

b. 1967

Swedish politician (born 1967)

Gunnar Bakke

b. 1959

Norwegian politician (born 1959)

Gunnar Birkerts

American architect

Gunnar Ekelöf

b. 1907

Swedish poet and writer (1907–1968)

Gunnar Henderson

b. 2001

American baseball player (born 2001)

Gunnar Myrdal

Swedish economist, sociologist, and Nobel Laureate (1898–1987)

Gunnar Nelson (fighter)

b. 1988

Icelandic mixed martial artist (born 1988)

Gunnar Nielsen (Faroese footballer)

b. 1986

Faroese footballer (born 1986)

Gunnar Nilsson

Swedish racing driver (1948–1978)

Gunnar Nordahl

Swedish footballer (1925–1995)

Gunnar Sommerfeldt

Danish actor & film maker (1890–1947)

Gunnar Sønsteby

Norwegian resistance fighter (1918–2012)

Gunnar Uusi

b. 1931

Estonian chess player

Gunpei Yokoi

b. 1941

Japanese video game designer (1941–1997)

Günter Blobel

b. 1936

German-American biologist (1936–2018)

Gunter d'Alquen

b. 1910

German propagandist and SS officer (1910–1998)