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- G-Files awardsGfiles Award is an annual award presented to Civil Servants at the national level in India
- G. D. H. ColeBritish historian, economist and writer (1889–1959)
- G. E. L. OwenGwilym Ellis Lane Owen FBA (18 May 1922 – 10 July 1982) was a British classicist and philo
- G. E. MooreEnglish philosopher (1873–1958)
- G. K. ChestertonEnglish author and Christian apologist (1874–1936)
- G. N. WatsonGeorge Neville Watson FRS FRSE (31 January 1886 – 2 February 1965) was an English mathemat
- Gabor BorittGabor S. Boritt (born 1940 in Budapest, Hungary) is an American historian. He was the Robe
- Gabriel Bonnot de MablyFrench philosopher, historian, and writer (1709–1785)
- Gabriele D'AnnunzioItalian writer (1863–1938)
- Gabriele KubyGabriele Kuby (born 1944 in Konstanz, Germany) is a German writer and sociologist. She is
- Gaekwad dynastyHindu Maratha dynasty (1721–1947)
- GageaGagea is a large genus of spring flowers in the lily family. It is found primarily in Eura
- Gahadavala dynastyNorthern Indian dynasty (1072–1237)
- Gaius Cassius LonginusRoman senator and general (c. 86 BC–42 BC)
- Gajapati EmpireMedieval Indian empire (1434–1541)
- Galileo (spacecraft)First NASA mission to orbit Jupiter (1989–2003)
- Gallic EmpireBreakaway state of the Roman Empire (260–274)
- GamsiellaGamsiella is a fungal genus in the Mortierellaceae family of the Zygomycota. The genus is
- Gan DeGan De (Chinese: 甘德; fl. 4th century BC), also known as the Lord Gan (Gan Gong), was an an
- Gandhi Peace AwardThe Gandhi Peace Award is an award and cash prize presented annually since 1960 by Promoti
- Gangubai HangalIndian Hindustani classical vocalist (1913–2009)
- Gao Yun (emperor)Gao Yun (Chinese: 高雲) (died 409), at one time Murong Yun (慕容雲), courtesy name Ziyu (子雨), a
- Gardiner Greene HubbardAmerican lawyer (1822–1897)
- Garhwal KingdomMonarchy in Himalayan (823–1949)
- Gary HamelAmerican management consultant (born 1954)
- Gary HorowitzAmerican theoretical physicist (born 1955)
- Gary SnyderAmerican poet (born 1930)
- Gaspard BauhinSwiss botanist (1560–1624)
- Gaspard II de ColignyFrench nobleman and Admiral of France, leader of the Huguenots (1519–1572)
- Gaspare ViscontiGaspare Visconti (1538 – 12 January 1595) was the Archbishop of Milan from 1584 to 1595.
- Gaston of Foix, Duke of NemoursGaston de Foix, duc de Nemours (10 December 1489 – 11 April 1512), nicknamed The Thunderbo
- Gaura DeviIndian activist (1925–1991)
- Gaurakisora Dasa BabajiGaurakisora Dasa Babaji (IAST: Gaura-kiśora dāsa Bābājī; 1838–1915) is a well-known achary
- Gavrilo PrincipAssassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1894–1918)
- Gayatri Chakravorty SpivakIndian scholar and feminist critic (born 1942)
- Gayle RubinAmerican cultural anthropologist and activist (born 1949)
- Gaza war hostage crisisHostages taken into Gaza (2023–2026)
- Geevarghese IvaniosIndian Metropolitan Archbishop (1882–1953)
- General Roman Calendar of 19691969 edition of the General Roman Calendar was promulgated on 1 January 1970 by Paul VI's
- Genetic rescueGenetic rescue is seen as a mitigation strategy designed to restore genetic diversity and
- Genkō WarCivil war in Imperial Japan (1331–1333)
- Genome ValleyGenome Valley is an Indian high-technology business district spread across 2,000-acre (8.1
- Geoffrey of MonmouthCleric and writer (c. 1095 – c. 1155)
- Geoffrey Ridel (bishop of Ely)Geoffrey Ridel (died August 1189) was the nineteenth Lord Chancellor of England, from 1162
- Georg August StahlGeorg August Stahl (1903–1981) Born in 1903 in Kassel in the State of Hessen, Germany, Sta
- Georg DeckerGeorg Decker (7 December 1818 – 13 February 1894) was an Austro-Hungarian portrait artist.
- Georg Ernst StahlGerman physician (1659–1734)
- George ArundaleBritish theosophist (1878–1945)
- George Bennett (naturalist)George Bennett FRCS FLS FZS (31 January 1804 – 29 September 1893) was an English-born Aust
- George BergmanGeorge Mark Bergman, born on 22 July 1943 in Brooklyn, New York, is an American mathematic
- George BraytonGeorge Bailey Brayton (1830–1892) was an American mechanical engineer and inventor. He was
- George Brooke RobertsGeorge Brooke Roberts (January 15, 1833 – January 30, 1897) was a civil engineer and the f
- George BuchananScottish historian and humanist scholar (1506–1582)
- George Burr RichardsonGeorge Burr Richardson (1872–1949) was an American geologist who participated in extensive
- George C. McVittieGeorge Cunliffe McVittie FRSE FRAS OBE (1904–1988) was a British mathematician and cosmolo
- George Chisholm (geographer)George Goudie Chisholm FRSE FRSGS LLD (1 May 1850 – 9 February 1930) was a Scottish geogra
- George Church (geneticist)American geneticist (born 1954)
- George CœdèsFrench historian (1886–1969)
- George D. Birkhoff HouseThe George D. Birkhoff House is a historic house, at 22 Craigie Street, Cambridge, Massach
- George Dance the YoungerGeorge Dance the Younger RA (1 April 1741 – 14 January 1825) was an English architect and
- George de Forest BrushAmerican painter (1855–1941)
- George EoganGeorge Eogan, MRIA (14 September 1930 – 18 November 2021) was an Irish archaeologist.
- George EverestBritish surveyor and geographer (1790–1866)
- George F. CotterillAmerican mayor (1865–1958)
- George F. DalesAmerican archaeologist (1927–1992)
- George F. KennanAmerican diplomat, political scientist, and historian (1904–2005)
- George F. R. EllisSouth African cosmologist (born 1939)
- George Ferdinand BeckerGeorge Ferdinand Becker (1847–1919) was an American geologist. His most important work was
- George FixGeorge J. Fix (10 May 1939 – 10 March 2002) was an American mathematician who collaborated
- George Francis FitzGeraldIrish theoretical physicist (1851–1901)
- George Green (mathematician)British mathematical physicist (1793–1841)
- George GurdjieffRussian Empire mystic and writer (c. 1866–1877 – 1949)
- George HabashFounder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (1926–2008)
- George I. MavrodesAmerican philosopher (1926–2019)
- George Jackson (activist)American author and activist (1941–1971)
- George Jordan (Medal of Honor)George Jordan (c. 1847 – October 24, 1904) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army
- George LernerGeorge Lerner (1922–1995) was an American inventor known for inventing the toy Mr. Potato
- George MonbiotEnglish writer and political activist (born 1963)
- George Monro GrantGeorge Monro Grant CMG FRSC (December 22, 1835 – May 10, 1902) was a Canadian church minis
- George OrdGeorge Ord, Jr. (March 4, 1781 – January 24, 1866) was an American zoologist who specializ
- George PadmoreTrinidadian Pan-Africanist and writer (1903–1959)
- George Phillips BondGeorge Phillips Bond (May 20, 1825 – February 17, 1865) was an American astronomer. He was
- George Rennie (engineer)George Rennie (3 December 1791 – 30 March 1866) was an engineer born in London, England. H
- George Shaw (biologist)English botanist and zoologist (1751–1813)
- George StermanGeorge Franklin Sterman (born June 2, 1946) is an American theoretical physicist and the D
- George UhlenbeckAmerican physicist (1900–1988)
- George VancouverRoyal Navy officer and explorer (1757–1798)
- George VI SoundGeorge VI Sound or Canal Jorge VI or Canal Presidente Sarmiento or Canal Seaver or King Ge
- George ZweigAmerican physicist (born 1936)
- Georges BraqueFrench painter and sculptor (1882–1963)
- Georges de La TourFrench painter (1593–1652)
- Georges PalanteGeorges Toussaint Léon Palante (20 November 1862 – 5 August 1925) was a French philosopher
- Georges SorelFrench philosopher and sociologist (1847-1922)
- Georgi PlekhanovRussian Marxist theorist and philosopher (1856–1918)
- Georgy FlerovSoviet physicist (1913–1990)
- Gerald GuralnikAmerican physicist (1936–2014)
- Gerard of CremonaItalian translator and astrologer (c. 1114–1187)
- Gerard van HonthorstDutch painter (1592–1656)
- Gerardus MercatorFlemish cartographer (1512–1594)
- Gerbrand van den EeckhoutDutch painter (1621–1674)
- Gerda LernerAmerican historian and woman's history author (1920–2013)
- Gerhard Armauer HansenNorwegian physician (1841–1912)
- Gerhard GentzenGerman mathematician (1909–1945)
- Gerhard HochschildGerhard Paul Hochschild (April 29, 1915 in Berlin – July 8, 2010 in El Cerrito, California
- Germaine de StaëlFrench novelist and woman of letters (1766–1817)
- German American BundAmerican Nazi organization (1936-1941)
- German Army (1935–1945)Land forces of Nazi Germany (1935–1945)
- German ReichName for the German state (1871–1945)
- German Workers' PartyPredecessor of the Nazi Party (1919–1920)
- Gerrit Smith Miller Jr.Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. (December 6, 1869 – February 24, 1956), was an American zoologist
- Gertrud HöhlerGertrud Höhler (born 10 January 1941) is a German literary scholar, management consultant
- Gertrud Scholtz-KlinkGerman Nazi official (1902–1999)
- GetAbstract International Book AwardThe getAbstract International Book Award is a bilingual award for nonfiction business-focu
- Ghadar movementIndian activists movement (1913–1948)
- GhasidasHindu Satnami religious leader (1756–1850)
- Ghatotkacha (king)King of northern India (died c. 319)
- Gheorghe MihocGheorghe Mihoc (July 7, 1906 – December 25, 1981) was a Romanian mathematician and statist
- Ghurid conquest of BengalIndian campaign of Muhammad of Ghor (1202–1205)
- Gian-Carlo RotaItalian-American mathematician (1932–1999)
- Gilbert HerdtAmerican anthropologist (born 1949)
- Giles of RomeItalian Catholic archbishop and philosopher (1243–1316)
- Gilles DauvéFrench writer and theorist (born 1947)
- Gina KolataGina Bari Kolata (born February 25, 1948) is an American science journalist, writing for T
- Gioacchino FaillaGioacchino Failla (19 July 1891 – 15 December 1961) was an Italian-born American physicist
- Giorgi DvaliGeorgian physicist (born 1964)
- Giotto DainelliGiotto Dainelli Dolfi (19 May 1878 - 16 November 1968) was an Italian geographer, geologis
- Giovanni ArrighiItalian economist and sociologist (1937–2009)
- Giovanni Battista RamusioGiovanni Battista Ramusio (Italian pronunciation: ; July 20, 1485 – July 10, 1557) was an
- Giovanni da VerrazzanoFlorentine explorer of North America for France (1485–1528)
- Giovanni de' Medici (cardinal)Giovanni di Cosimo I de' Medici (29 September 1543 – 20 November 1562), also known as Giov
- Giovanni delle Bande NereLudovico de' Medici, also known as Giovanni delle Bande Nere (6 April 1498 – 30 November 1
- Giovanni di Bicci de' MediciItalian banker (c. 1360–1429)
- Giovanni LanfrancoItalian painter (1582–1647)
- Giovanni Pico della MirandolaItalian Renaissance philosopher (1463–1494)
- Giovanni SchiaparelliItalian astronomer and science historian (1835–1910)
- Giuliano KremmerzItalian alchemist (1861–1930)
- Giulio NattaItalian chemist (1903–1979)
- Giurgiu CountyGiurgiu (Romanian pronunciation: ) is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulga
- Giuseppe FanelliItalian anarchist (1827–1877)
- Giuseppe MercalliItalian volcanologist and priest (1850–1914)
- GiyesuGiyesu (Manchu: ᡤᡳᠶᡝᡧᡠ, Möllendorff: Giyešu, Abkai: Giyexu; 1645–1697), formally known as
- Glen Ford (journalist)Glen Ford (born Glen Rutherford; November 5, 1949 – July 28, 2021), was an American journa
- Gobindapur, KolkataGobindapur was one of the three villages which were merged to form the city of Calcutta in
- Godefroid KurthBelgian historian and pioneering Christian democrat (1847–1916)
- Godfrey KnellerGerman-born British painter (1646–1723)
- GokulanathaIndian religious scholar (1551 - 1640 or 1647)
- Golden PEN AwardThe Golden PEN Award is a literary award established in 1993 by English PEN given annually
- Gopal Krishna GokhaleIndian political leader and social reformer (1866–1915)
- Gopal Mukund HuddarIndian anti-colonial activist and anti-fascist soldier (1902–1981)
- GorgiasGreek philosopher and sophist (483–375 BC)
- Gos Trisang YalagGos Trisang Yalag (Tibetan: མགོས་ཁྲི་བཟང་ཡབ་ལག; ? – ?) was an officer of Tibetan Empire.
- Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu PappenheimMarshal of the Holy Roman Empire (1594–1632)
- Gotthelf Fischer von WaldheimGerman scientist (1771–1853)
- Gottlieb Duttweiler InstituteThe Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (GDI) is an independent think-tank and the oldest organi
- Govardhanram TripathiGujarati novelist from India (1855-1907)
- Government House (New York City)The Government House was a Georgian-style mansion at the foot of Broadway, south of Bowlin
- Government reform of Peter the GreatReforms in Russia (1696–1725)
- Governor of MontrealThe governor of Montreal was the highest position in Montreal in the 17th century and the
- Governor-General of PakistanRepresentative of the monarch (1947–1956)
- Grace FortescueGrace Hubbard Fortescue, (née Bell) (November 3, 1883 – June 24, 1979), was a New York Cit
- Grace Lee BoggsAmerican social activist, author (1915–2015)
- Graham HawkesGraham Hawkes (born 23 December 1947) is a London-born marine engineer and submarine desig
- Graham OppyAustralian philosopher (born 1960)
- Gramm–Leach–Bliley ActThe Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act (GLBA), also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act
- Grand Duchy of BadenState in southwest Germany (1806–1918)
- Grand Duchy of HesseState in western Germany (1806–1918)
- Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-SchwerinGerman state (1815–1918)
- Grand Duchy of OldenburgGerman state (1815–1918)
- Grandson, SwitzerlandGrandson (French: ) is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton o
- Granville AustinHistorian of the Indian Constitution (1927–2014)
- Greek Constitution of 1911The Greek Constitution of 1911 was a major step forward in the constitutional history of G
- Green measureIn mathematics — specifically, in stochastic analysis — the Green measure is a measure ass
- Greenhouse effect (United States Supreme Court)The Greenhouse effect is a theory of U.S. Supreme Court justices' behavior that postulates
- Greg KaplanGreg Kaplan is the Alvin H. Baum Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. His
- Greg MankiwAmerican economist (born 1958)
- Greg PasonGregory Pason (born April 19, 1966) is an American political candidate, activist, and Nati
- Gregorio FontanaGregorio Fontana, born Giovanni Battista Lorenzo Fontana (7 December 1735 – 24 August 1803
- Greta ThunbergSwedish activist (born 2003)
- Grigorii MaksimovRussian anarcho-syndicalist (1893–1950)
- Gross-Rosen concentration campConcentration camps in Nazi Germany (1940-1945)
- Grover ClevelandPresident of the United States (1885–1889; 1893–1897)
- Grünau (Berlin)Grünau (German pronunciation: ) is a German locality (Ortsteil) within the Berlin borough
- Gruppe SPURGruppe SPUR was an artistic collaboration formed by the German painters Heimrad Prem, Helm
- GruppenführerGruppenführer (, lit. 'Group leader') was an early paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party (NS
- GuachimontonesLos Guachimontones is the largest Late Formative to Classic period (300 BCE to 450/500 CE)
- GuanxiuBuddhist monk, painter, poet, and calligrapher (832–912)
- Guelfo CivininiItalian poet, writer and journalist (1873–1954)
- Guido ReniItalian Baroque painter (1575–1642)
- Guido von ListAustrian occultist and writer (1848–1919)
- GuignardiaGuignardia is a genus of fungi in the family Botryosphaeriaceae.
- Gujarat SultanateLate medieval kingdom in India (1394–1573)
- GulzarIndian Urdu poet, lyricist and author (born 1934)
- Gunnar NordströmFinnish physicist (1881–1923)
- Gunnar Säve-SöderberghGunnar Säve-Söderbergh (31 January 1910 – 8 June 1948) was a Swedish palaeontologist and g
- Günter MaschkeGünter Maschke (15 January 1943 – 7 February 2022) was a German political scientist. He wa
- GunthertuchThe Gunthertuch (lit. 'Gunther’s shroud') is a Byzantine silk tapestry which represents th
- Guoyu (book)The Guoyu, usually translated as Discourses of the States, is an ancient Chinese text that
- Gus HallAmerican communist activist (1910–2000)
- Gusen concentration campNazi concentration camp complex in Upper Austria (1940–1945)
- Gustav Friedrich WaagenGustav Friedrich Waagen (11 February 1794 – 15 July 1868) was a German art historian. His
- Gustav HornSwedish military officer (1592–1657)
- Gustav LandauerGerman anarchist and revolutionary (1870–1919)
- Gustav OttoGustav Otto (12 January 1883 – 28 February 1926) was a German aircraft and aircraft engine
- Gustave DoréFrench illustrator and painter (1832–1883)
- Gustave Le BonFrench psychologist (1841–1931)
- Gustavo GutiérrezPeruvian Catholic priest, philosopher and theologian (1928–2024)
- Guy BoltonGuy Reginald Bolton (23 November 1884 – 4 September 1979) was an Anglo-American playwright
- Gwangmu ReformThe Gwangmu Reform (Korean: 광무개혁; Hanja: 光武改革; RR: Gwangmu Gaehyeok) was a collection of r
- Gyula IIIGyula III, also Iula or Gyula the Younger, Geula or Gyla, was an early medieval ruler in T