Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana
Fashion designers Born Domenico Dolce, August 13, 1958, in Polizzi Generosa, Sicily. Born Stefano Gabbana, November 14, 1962, in Milan, Italy. Education: ...
Neil Gaiman
November 10, 1960 • Portchester, England Writer Neil Gaiman is an extraordinarily imaginative writer who works in a variety of formats,...
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg (1928–1991), the greatest French songwriter of the 1960s and 1970s, was as famous for his decadent life and cynical wit as for the songs he sang. He made a career ...
John Kenneth Galbraith
Born: October 15, 1908 Iona Station, Ontario, Canada Canadian-born American scholar and economist John Kenneth Galbraith became a leading scholar and a...
Galen
Born: c. 130 Pergamon, Asia Minor Died: c. 200 Rome (now in Italy) Greek physician, anatomist, and philosopher The Gr...
Galileo
Born: February 15, 1564 Pisa, Italy Died: January 8, 1642 Arcetri, Florence, Italy Italian scientist, author, and astronomer ...
Peter Gallagher
Actor Born August 19, 1955, in New York, NY; son of Tom (an advertising executive) and Mary (a bacteriologist) Gallagher; married Paula Harwood (a music video producer), 198...
John Galliano
Fashion designer Born Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano-Guillen in 1960 in Gibraltar, Spain. Education: Earned design degree from Central Saint Martins College ...
George Gallup
Born: November 18, 1901 Jefferson, Iowa Died: July 27, 1984 Tschingel, Switzerland American professor, researcher, author, and organ...
Sonia Gandhi
December 9, 1947 • Orbassano, Italy Politician The story should have had a fairy-tale ending: a beautiful young girl meets her handsome...
Indira Gandhi
Born: November 19, 1917 Allahabad, India Died: October 31, 1984 New Delhi, India Indian politician and prime minister ...
Alan Garcia
President of Peru Born Alan Gabriel Ludwig Garcia Perez, May 23, 1949, in Lima, Peru; married; children: five. Education: Studied at the Pontifical C...
Amalia García
Governor and political party leader Born Amelia García Medina, October 6, 1951, in Zacatecas City, Mexico; daughter of Francisco García Estrada (a politician) and Concepción...
Judy Garland
Born: June 10, 1922 Grand Rapids, Minnesota Died: June 21, 1969 London, England American actress and singer Judy Garl...
Marcus Garvey
Born: August 17, 1887 St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica Died: June 10, 1940 London, England Jamaican activist and African nationalist ...
Bill Gates
Born: October 28, 1955 Seattle, Washington American businessman, chief executive officer, and software developer Microsoft cofounder and chief executiv...
Paul Gauguin
Born: June 7, 1848 Paris, France Died: May 8, 1903 Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia French artist, painter, and sculptor ...
Charles de Gaulle
Born: November 23, 1890 Lille, France Died: November 9, 1970 Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, France French premier, general, and presiden...
Karl Friedrich Gauss
Born: April 30, 1777 Brunswick, Germany Died: February 23, 1855 Göttingen, Germany German mathematician The German ma...
Frank Gehry
February 28, 1929 • Toronto, Ontario, Canada Architect Over the years many adjectives have been used to describe Frank Gehry's creation...