Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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Icons Remembered & Celebrated Today
Art Garfunkel
Sam Rockwell
Eugene V. Debs
Ida Tarbell
Christiaan Eijkman
All Personalities (1084 listed)
Gerard van Honthorst
Dutch Golden Age Master Painter & Leader of the Utrecht Caravaggisti ("Gherardo delle Notti")
Gerd Müller
"Der Bomber", 1974 FIFA World Cup Champion, Ballon d'Or Winner & Bayern Munich Legend
Gerhard Ertl
Physicist, Physical Chemist & Nobel Laureate
Ghazan Khan
7th Ruler of the Mongol Ilkhanate & Renowned Political and Cultural Reformer
Gideon Sundback
Swedish-American Electrical Engineer & Inventor of the Modern Zipper (Hookless Fastener)
Gilbert Bécaud
Legendary French Singer, Chanson Composer, Pianist & "Monsieur 100,000 Volts"
Gilbert H. Grosvenor
Editor & President of the National Geographic Society ("Father of Photojournalism")
Giuditta Pasta
Legendary 19th-Century Italian Operatic Soprano / Mezzo-Soprano & Muse of Bellini and Donizetti
Glenn Frey
American Musician, Singer-Songwriter, Guitarist & Co-Founder of the Eagles
Glenn Hoddle
Legendary English Footballer, Playmaker, Manager of the England National Team & Pundit
Godfrey Chitalu
Greatest Zambian Footballer of All Time ("Ucar"), Scored a Record 107 Goals in a Single Year
Gordon Ramsay
British Multi-Michelin-Starred Chef, Restaurateur & Television Personality
Gottlob Frege
German Mathematician, Logician & Father of Analytic Philosophy
Gough Whitlam
21st Prime Minister of Australia (1972–1975), Reformist Statesman & Architect of Modern Australia
Graça Machel
Global Advocate for Women and Children, FRELIMO Freedom Fighter & First Lady of Two Nations
Grace Slick
Rock Singer-Songwriter & Visual Artist