Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Guo Zhengyi

Chinese politician of the Tang dynasty

Guo Zongxun

b. 953

Later Zhou emperor from 959 to 960

Guram Kashia

b. 1987

Georgian footballer (born 1987)

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

b. 1957

President of Turkmenistan from 2007 to 2022

Gurgen Dalibaltayan

Armenian military commander (1926–2015)

Guru Amar Das

b. 1479

Third Sikh guru from 1552 to 1574

Guru Arjan

Fifth Sikh guru from 1581 to 1606

Guru Dhanapal

Indian film director

Guru Dutt

b. 1925

Indian filmmaker and actor (1925–1964)

Guru Gobind Singh

Tenth Sikh guru from 1675 to 1708

Guru Har Rai

Seventh Sikh guru from 1644 to 1661

Guru Hargobind

b. 1595

Sixth Sikh guru from 1606 to 1644

Guru Nanak

Founder and first guru of Sikhism (1469–1539)

Guru Ram Das

Fourth Sikh guru from 1574 to 1581

Gus Bodnar

b. 1923

Canadian ice hockey player (1923–2005)

Gus Dudgeon

b. 1942

English record producer (1942–2002)

Gus Frerotte

b. 1971

American football player (born 1971)

Gus Hall

b. 1910

American communist activist (1910–2000)

Gus Logie

b. 1960

West Indian cricketer

Gus Macdonald

b. 1940

Scottish television executive, life peer (born 1940)

Gus Mancuso

American baseball player, coach, scout, and broadcaster (1905–1984)

Gus Mercurio

b. 1928

American-Australian actor and boxer

Gus Mortson

Ice hockey player

Gus Poyet

b. 1967

Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1967)