Category: Biography
Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant (1822-85), US general and statesman; 18th president of the US (1869-77). Grant trained at the West Point Academy and fought in the Mexican …
Cary Grant Cary Grant stage name of Archibald Leach (1904-86). US film actor, born in Britain. After making his Hollywood debut in 1933, he appeared as the sophisticated in’ …
W. G. Grace W. G. Grace (1848-1915), English cricketer. Grace was playing for Gloucestershire by the age of 16. An outstanding all-rounder, he became captain of England and contributed …
Francisco Goya Francisco Goya (1746-1828), Spanish painter and etcher, whose work had a profound influence on 19th-century French painting. His cartoons for the royal tapestry factory and his lively …
Maxim Gorky Maxim Gorky, pen-name of Alexei Peshkov (1868-1936). Russian novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. His early life of terrible poverty is described in the trilogy Childhood (1913-14), In …
Charles George Gordon Charles George Gordon (1833-85), British general. In 1858, after service in the Crimea and Armenia, he was posted to China, where his successful command won him …
Samuel Goldwyn Samuel Goldwyn original name Schmuel Gelbfisz (1879-1974). US film producer, born in Warsaw. He came to Hollywood in 1910 and produced an enormous number of films, mostly …
Oliver Goldsmith Oliver Goldsmith (1730-74), Irish poet, novelist, and dramatist. A friend of Samuel Johnson, he spent most of his life in poverty. He rose to fame with a …
