213 illustrations of famous people including: Galileo, James Garfield, Giuseppe Garibaldi, King George (I, II, III, IV), Sir Humphrey Gilbert, William Gladstone, Ulysses S. Grant, Nathaniel Greene, Johannes Gutenberg, and more

(1908-1989) Bandleader, pianist and composer in charge of many successful MGM movies such as Easter parade and An American in Paris

John R. Green

(1908-1989) Bandleader, pianist and composer in charge of many successful MGM movies such as Easter…

General Nathaniel Greene, distinguished American general from the Revolutionary War.

General Greene

General Nathaniel Greene, distinguished American general from the Revolutionary War.

"General Nathaniel Greene, famous American general from the Southern Campaign during the American Revolution."—E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895

General Nathaniel Greene

"General Nathaniel Greene, famous American general from the Southern Campaign during the American Revolution."—E.…

(1797-1877) American journalist

Nathaniel Greene

(1797-1877) American journalist

(1742-1787) American general of the Revolution.

Nathaniel Greene

(1742-1787) American general of the Revolution.

(1742-1787) American general of in the Revolution.

Nathaniel Greene

(1742-1787) American general of in the Revolution.

(1742-1787) American general of the Revolution.

Nathaniel Greene

(1742-1787) American general of the Revolution.

Francis Hoyt Gregory (October 9, 1780 - October 4, 1866) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812 through to the Civil War, serving then as a Rear Admiral.

Francis Hoyt Gregory

Francis Hoyt Gregory (October 9, 1780 - October 4, 1866) was an officer in the United States Navy during…

English medical missionary.

Wilfred T. Grenfell

English medical missionary.

George Grenville, English government official.

George Grenville

George Grenville, English government official.

George Grenville (14 October 1712 - 13 November 1770), was a British Whig statesman who served in government for the relatively short period of seven years, reaching the position of Prime Minister of Great Britain.

George Grenville

George Grenville (14 October 1712 - 13 November 1770), was a British Whig statesman who served in government…

"General Gresham, Secretary of State, born near Lanesville, Harrison county, Ind., March 17th, 1832; died at Washington D. C., May 28th, 1895."— Frank Leslie, 1896

General Walter Q. Gresham

"General Gresham, Secretary of State, born near Lanesville, Harrison county, Ind., March 17th, 1832;…

American jurist and United States Postmaster General.

Walter Q. Gresham

American jurist and United States Postmaster General.

Walter Quintin Gresham (March 17, 1832 - May 28, 1895) was an American statesman and jurist.

Walter Quinton Gresham

Walter Quintin Gresham (March 17, 1832 - May 28, 1895) was an American statesman and jurist.

Francois Paul Jules Grevy had a party in the French Revolution.

Jules Grevy

Francois Paul Jules Grevy had a party in the French Revolution.

(1851-1917) Governor General of Canada

Earl Albert Henry George Grey

(1851-1917) Governor General of Canada

Lady Jane Grey

Lady Jane Grey

Lady Jane Grey

Charles Vernon Gridley (24 November 1844 - 25 May 1898) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War.

Charles Vernon Gridley

Charles Vernon Gridley (24 November 1844 - 25 May 1898) was an officer in the United States Navy during…

"General Grierson, born in Pittsburg, Pa., July 8th, 1826."— Frank Leslie, 1896

General Benjamin H. Grierson

"General Grierson, born in Pittsburg, Pa., July 8th, 1826."— Frank Leslie, 1896

(1489-1527) A Spanish conquistador who went to Hispaniola and Cuba.

Juan de Grijalva

(1489-1527) A Spanish conquistador who went to Hispaniola and Cuba.

A portrait of Hermann Grimm.

Hermann Grimm

A portrait of Hermann Grimm.

Edmund Grindal (c. 1519 – 6 July 1583) was an English church leader who successively held the posts of Bishop of London, Archbishop of York and Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1570 Grindal became Archbishop of York, where Puritans were few and coercion would be required mainly for Roman Catholics. His first letter from Cawood to Cecil told that he had not been well received, that the gentry were not "well-affected to godly religion and among the common people many superstitious practices remained."

Archbishop Edmund Grindal

Edmund Grindal (c. 1519 – 6 July 1583) was an English church leader who successively held the…

"General Grover, born in Bethel, Me., July 24th, 1829, died in Atlantic City, N. J., June 6th, 1885, was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1850, entered the First Artillery, and served on frontier duty till 1853. He was promoted to first lieutenant March 3rd, 1855, and captain of the Tenth Infantry on September 17th, 1858, serving at various Western stations. He became brigadier general of volunteers April 14th, 1862, and was transferred to the Army of the Potomac, with which he took part in many battles, serving with distinction at the battles of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks and Bull Run. Being transferred to the Department of the Gulf, he took command of a division of the nineteenth Corps from December 30th, 1862, till July, 1864; was in command of the right wing of the army besieging Port Hudson, La., in May, 1863; and commanded a division in the Shenandoah campaign from August to December, 1864. He was wounded at the battle of Cedar Creek, on October 19th, 1864, and brevetted major general of volunteers on the same day for gallantry at Winchester and Fisher's Hill. On March 13th, 1865, he was brevetted brigadier general, United States Army, and major general, United States Army. He was mustered out of volunteer service August 24th, 1865."— Frank Leslie, 1896

General Cuvier Grover

"General Grover, born in Bethel, Me., July 24th, 1829, died in Atlantic City, N. J., June 6th, 1885,…

(1493-1541) Famous German scholar and theologian of the Reformation.

Simon Grynaeus

(1493-1541) Famous German scholar and theologian of the Reformation.

Francois Pierre Guiliaume Guizot. Born Oct. 4, 1787; died Sept. 12, 1874.

Guizot

Francois Pierre Guiliaume Guizot. Born Oct. 4, 1787; died Sept. 12, 1874.

Swedish king who fought to keep Sweden neutral during World War I.

Gustave V

Swedish king who fought to keep Sweden neutral during World War I.

Gutenberg

Gutenberg

Gutenberg

(1400-1468) German printer of the Renaissance

Johannes Gutenberg

(1400-1468) German printer of the Renaissance

The inventer of the art of printing.

John Guttenberg

The inventer of the art of printing.

Pope Saint Gregory VII (c. 1020/1025 – May 25, 1085), born Hildebrand of Soana (Italian: Ildebrando di Soana), was pope from April 22, 1073, until his death. One of the great reforming popes, he is perhaps best known for the part he played in the Investiture Controversy, his dispute with Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor affirming the primacy of the papal authority and the new canon law governing the election of the pope by the college of cardinals.

Pope Gregory VII

Pope Saint Gregory VII (c. 1020/1025 – May 25, 1085), born Hildebrand of Soana (Italian: Ildebrando…

"A guinea coined by George III during the period 1787-99. It is now so called because the shield of arms on the reverse has the shape of the spade of playing cards." —Whitney, 1889
<p>The obverse of the coin carries George III's profile.

Spade Guinea Coined by George III, Obverse

"A guinea coined by George III during the period 1787-99. It is now so called because the shield of…

Thomas Gray was a prominent English poet.  Stoke-Pogis Church, which is illustrated, was the subject of Gray's poem "Elegy."

Thomas Gray

Thomas Gray was a prominent English poet. Stoke-Pogis Church, which is illustrated, was the subject…