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People in History A-Z: Letter G

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Gage, Frances D.
 

Frances D. Gage 1808-1884

1808 - 1884
Human Rights.

 

   

 

   

 

   

Gage, Matilda Joslyn
 

Matilda Joslyn Gage 1826-1898

1826 - 1898
Suffragette.

 

   
     
     

Galen, Clemens August von
 

Clemens August von Galen 1878-1946

1878 - 1946
Bishop with backbone.

     
     
     

Galilei, Galileo
 

Galileo Galilei 1564-1642

1564 - 1642
Telescope.

     
     
     

Gama, Vasco da
 

Vasco da Gama 1460-1524

1460 - 1524
Portuguese explorer.

     
     
     

Gandhi, Indira
 

Indira Gandhi 1917-1984

1917 - 1984
Not related to Mohandas.

     
     
     

Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand
 

Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand    1869-1948

1869 - 1948
Spinning wheel.

     
     
     

Gapon, Georgy
 

Georgy Gapon 1870-1906

1870 - 1906
Russian father of Bloody Sunday.

     
     
     

Garibaldi, Giuseppe
 

Giuseppe Garibaldi 1807-1882

1807 - 1882
Italian unification.

     
     
     

Gaulle, Charles de
 

Charles de Gaulle 1890-1970

1890 - 1970
First president of the Fifth Republic.

     
     
     

Genghis Khan
 

Genghis Khan 1162-1227

1162 - 1227
Editor of the contemporaneous magazine Raid & Carnage.

     
     
     

Geoffrey IV
 

1158 - 1186
Richard Lionheart's brother.

     
     
     

George V
 

George V 1865-1936

1865 - 1936
Married his brother's fiancée.

     
     
     

Geronimo
 

Geronimo 1829-1909

1829 - 1909
Native American from Mexico.

     
     
     

Gilgamesh
 

Around 2700/2600 BC
The Epic.

     
     
     

Giocondo, Lisa del
 

Lisa del Giocondo 1479-1542

1479 - 1542
Mona

     
     
     

Giovanni Da Pian Del Carpini
 

1180 - 1252
Franciscan traveler.

     
     
     

Godfrey of Bouillon
 

Godfrey of Bouillon 1060-1100

1060 - 1100
Starred in the First Crusade.

     
     
     

Godiva, Lady
 

Lady Godiva - Around 1040

Around 1040
British birthday suit.

 

   
     
     

Godunov, Boris
 

Boris Godunov 1551-1605

1551 - 1605
Russian tsar.

     
     
     

Goebbels, Joseph
 

Joseph Goebbels 1897-1945

1897 - 1945
Propaganda expert.

     
     
     

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
 

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749-1832

1749 - 1832
German genius.

     
     
     

González Garza, Pablo
 

Pablo Gonzalez Garza 1879-1950

1879 - 1950
The one who devised Zapata's murder.

     
     
     

González Garza, Roque
 

Roque González Garza 1885-1962

1885 - 1962
Mexico's interim president.

     
     
     

Gorbachev, Mikhail
 

Mikhail Gorbachev (born 1931)

Born 1931
Glasnost and perestroika.

     
     
     

Gorky, Maksim
 

Maksim Gorky 1868-1936

1868 - 1936
Writer. Russian.

     
     
     

Goya, Francisco de
 

Francisco de Goya 1746-1828

1746 - 1828
Spanish painter

     
     
     

Grant, Ulysses S.
 

Ulysses S. Grant 1822-1885

1822 - 1885
18th president of the US.

     
     
     

Gregory I
 

Pope Gregory I 540-604

540 - 604
Pope.

     
     
     

Gregory XIII
 

Gregory XIII 1502-1585

1502 - 1585
Pope and calendar boy.

     
     
     

Grimoald
 

... - 656
Plotted but failed.

     
     
     

Grotius, Hugo
 

Hugo Grotius 1583-1645

1583 - 1645
Smart man of the law from Holland.

     
     
     

Guevara, Che
 

Che Guevara 1928-1967

1928 - 1967
Guerrilla expert.

     
     
     

Gustav I Vasa
 

Gustav I Vasa 1496-1560

1496 - 1560
Gave Sweden independence from Denmark.

     
     
     

Gustav II Adolf
 

Gustav II Adolf 1594-1632

1594 - 1632
Thirty Years' War.

     
     
     

Gustav III
 

Gustav III 1746-1792

1746 - 1792
Enlightened king of Sweden.

     
     
     

Gutenberg, Johannes
 

Johannes Gutenberg 1400-1468

1400 - 1468
Inventor.

     
     
     
     
     
 

 

 

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