| Shakti Gawain | Author | 1948–2018 |
| Atul Gawande | American surgeon | 1965 |
| John Gay | English poet and playwright | 1685–1732 |
| Marvin Gaye | American singer-songwriter an… | 1939–1984 |
| Mike Gayle | British author | 1970 |
| Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | Maldivian politician, 3rd pre… | 1937 |
| Michael S. Gazzaniga | American neuroscientist | 1939 |
| Leymah Gbowee | Liberian peace activist | 1972 |
| Samir Geagea | Lebanese politician and war l… | 1952 |
| Patrick J. Geary | historian | 1948 |
| John Geddes | | |
| Patrick Geddes | British scientist and town pl… | 1854–1932 |
| Henry Gee | British paleontologist, evolu… | 1962 |
| Muma Gee | Nigerian singer and songwriter | 1978 |
| Clifford Geertz | American anthropologist | 1926–2006 |
| David Geffen | American record executive, fi… | 1943 |
| Gustave Geffroy | French writer | 1855–1926 |
| Lou Gehrig | American baseball player | 1903–1941 |
| Jody Gehrman | | |
| Frank Gehry | Canadian-American (b.1929) | 1929 |
| John Cunningham Geikie | Scottish Presbyterian ministe… | 1824–1906 |
| Norman L. Geisler | American evangelical theologi… | 1932–2019 |
| Timothy Geithner | American central banker and p… | 1961 |
| Peter Gelderloos | American anarchist | 1982 |
| Bob Geldof | Irish singer-songwriter, auth… | 1951 |
| Peaches Geldof | British journalist, televisio… | 1989–2014 |
| Sarah Michelle Gellar | American actress | 1977 |
| Juliet Gellatley | British activist | |
| Serge Gellé | Malagasy politician | 1964 |
| Pamela Geller | blogger, author, political ac… | 1958 |
| Uri Geller | Israeli illusionist | 1946 |
| Martha Gellhorn | journalist from the United St… | 1908–1998 |
| Licio Gelli | Italian financier, liaison wi… | 1919–2015 |
| Aulus Gellius | Latin author and grammarian | 123–180 |
| Murray Gell-Mann | American physicist | 1929–2019 |
| Ernest Gellner | Czech anthropologist, philoso… | 1925–1995 |
| Andrew Gelman | American mathematician | 1965 |
| Bachir Gemayel | Lebanese politician and milit… | 1947–1982 |
| David Gemmell | British author of heroic fant… | 1948–2006 |
| Harold Geneen | American businessman | 1910–1997 |
| Jean Genet | French novelist, playwright, … | 1910–1986 |
| Pierre-Gilles de Gennes | French Physicist | 1932–2007 |
| Catherine of Genoa | Italian author and nurse | 1447–1510 |
| Mumon Gensen | | 1323–1390 |
| Giovanni Gentile | Italian neo-Hegelian Idealist… | 1875–1944 |
| Isa Genzken | German sculptor | 1948 |
| Boy George | English musician | 1961 |
| David Lloyd George | Former Prime Minister of the … | 1863–1945 |
| Elizabeth George | American woman mystery and th… | 1949 |
| Francis George | Catholic cardinal | 1937–2015 |
| Frank Honywill George | British psychologist | 1921–1997 |
| Henry George | American economist | 1839–1897 |
| Jean Craighead George | American novelist and nature … | 1919–2012 |
| Jim George | | |
| Margaret George | American writer | 1943 |
| Robert P. George | American legal scholar | 1955 |
| Adonis Georgiadis | Greek politician | 1972 |
| Dick Gephardt | American politician | 1941 |
| Jim Geraghty | American journalist | 1975 |
| Christopher Gérard | | 1962 |
| Sheyene Gerardi | Venezuelan actor and model | |
| Valery Gerasimov | chief of the General Staff of… | 1955 |
| Michael E. Gerber | American business writer | 1936 |
| Steve Gerber | Comic writer | 1947–2008 |
| George Gerbner | American writer, freelancer a… | 1919–2005 |
| Mohammad Al Gergawi | Minister of Cabinet Affairs o… | 1963 |
| Dagobert von Gerhardt | German writer | 1831–1910 |
| Paul Gerhardt | German hymn writer | 1607–1676 |
| Edward German | English musician and composer | 1862–1936 |
| André Gernez | French physician | 1923–2014 |
| Geronimo | leader of the Bedonkohe Apache | 1829–1909 |
| Katharine Fullerton Gerould | American writer | 1879–1944 |
| Lisa Gerrard | Australian musician, singer a… | 1961 |
| Steven Gerrard | English footballer | 1980 |
| Tess Gerritsen | Chinese-American novelist | 1953 |
| David Gerrold | American screenwriter and nov… | 1944 |
| Elbridge Gerry | US diplomat and vice presiden… | 1744–1814 |
| John Joseph Gerry | Australian priest | 1927–2017 |
| Carlos Gershenson | Mexican researcher | 1978 |
| George Gershwin | American composer and pianist | 1898–1937 |
| Ira Gershwin | American lyricist | 1896–1983 |
| Louis Gerstner | American businessman | 1942 |
| Ricky Gervais | English comedian, actor, dire… | 1961 |
| Masha Gessen | Russian-American journalist a… | 1967 |
| Estelle Getty | actress | 1923–2008 |
| J. Paul Getty | American industrialist | 1892–1977 |
| Mark Getty | British businessman | 1960 |
| Park Geun-hye | eleventh President of South K… | 1952 |
| Arie de Geus | Dutch businessman | 1930 |
| Raymond Geuss | British philosopher | 1946 |
| David Gewirtz | American journalist | |
| Sulaiman Abu Ghaith | One of Al-Qaeda's official sp… | 1965 |
| Ghalib | Urdu-Persian poet | 1797–1869 |
| Ashraf Ghani | Afghanistani politician | 1949 |
| Ritwik Ghatak | Bengali filmmaker and script … | 1925–1976 |
| Abdul Rashid Ghazi | Pakistani fundamentalist | 1964–2007 |
| Ibrahim of Ghazna | sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire | 1032–1099 |
| Mahmud of Ghazni | Sultan of Ghazni | 971–1030 |
| Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | Mauritanian former general an… | 1956 |
| Muhammad of Ghor | Ghurid Sultan | 1160–1206 |
