Biography
1803 peopleBiographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Wayne Gretzky
Born: January 26, 1961 Brantford, Ontario, Canada Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky, known by hockey fans simply as "The Great One," became th...
Martha Griffiths
Born Martha Wright, January 29, 1912, in Pierce City, MO; died April 22, 2003, in Armada, MI. United States Representative. Martha Griffiths entered Congress in 1955, was re–elected nine t...
Brothers Grimm
Jakob Grimm Born: January 4, 1785 Hanau, Germany Died: September 20, 1863 Berlin, Germany German ...
Josh Groban
February 27, 1981 • Los Angeles, California Singer Josh Groban is not a typical twenty-something pop singer, and record store owners ha...
Wang Guangmei
Former Chinese first lady Wang Guangmei (1921–2006) lived through many of the most turbulent events of twentieth-century Chinese history. Born into Well-Off Famil...
Ismail Omar Guelleh
President of Djibouti Born November 27, 1947, in Ethiopia; son of Omar Guelleh and Moumina Rirache; married; children: four. Addresses: Office ...
Christopher Guest
Actor, writer, and director Born Christopher Haden–Guest, February 5, 1948, in New York, NY; son of Peter (an editor) and Jean (maiden name, Hindes; a network executive) Had...
Woody Guthrie
Born: July 14, 1912 Okemah, Oklahoma Died: October 3, 1967 New York, New York American musician, songwriter, and singer ...
Jake Gyllenhaal
Actor Born Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal, December 19, 1980, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Stephen Gyllenhaal (a film director) and Naomi Foner (a screenwriter). Educatio...
Sabiha Gökçen
Turkish aviator Sabiha Gökçen (1913–2001) was the first woman in her country to earn a pilot's license, and is believed to be the world's first female combat pilot. Gökçe...
Buddy Hackett
Born Leonard Hacker on August 31, 1924, in Brooklyn, NY; died June 30, 2003, in Malibu, CA. Comedian. For more than 50 years Buddy Hackett kept audiences roaring with laughter. He worked h...
Mark Haddon
Author Born 1962, in Northampton, England; married Sos Eltis (an educator); children: Alfie. Education: Merton College, Oxford, B.A., 1981; Edinburgh...
Zaha Hadid
The designs of Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid (born 1950) are daring and visionary experiments with space and with the relationships of buildings to their urban surroundin...
Zaha Hadid
Architect Born in Baghdad, Iraq, October 31, 1950; daughter of a politician/businessman. Education: Studied mathematics at the American University of...
Uta Hagen
Born Uta Thyra Hagen, June 12, 1919, in Gottingen, Germany; died after complications from a stroke, January 14, 2004, in New York, NY. Actress. Veteran Broadway star Uta Hagen spent decade...
Gunther von Hagens
German anatomist Gunther von Hagens (born 1945) has both inspired wonder and created controversy with his plastination technique of preserving human bodies and his extraordinarily ...
Paul Haggis
Screenwriter and television writer Born Paul Edward Haggis, March 10, 1953, in London, ON; son of Edward H. (a road-construction company executive) and Mary Yvonne (Metcalf) Haggi...
Alex Haley
Born: August 11, 1921 Ithaca, New York Died: February 10, 1992 Seattle, Washington African American author Alex Haley...
Tarja Halonen
President of Finland Born Tarja Kaarina Halonen, December 24, 1943, in Helsinki, Finland; daughter of Vieno Olavi and Lyyli Elina Loimola Halonen; married Pentti Arajärvi (a...
Alexander Hamilton
Born: January 11, 1755 Nevis, British West Indies Died: July 12, 1804 Weehawken, New Jersey American statesman The fi...