Gibbon, Edward (1737-’94): English historian who wrote decline and fall of the Roman empire.

Gibran, Kahlil (1883-1931): Lebanese-born US writer and artist. He has written in Arabic and English. His poetry translated into more than 20 languages and his paintings exhibited across the world.

Gide, Andre (1869-1951): French writer of short novels. The counterfeiters.

Gielgud, Sir John (b.1904-2000): One of the century’s great classical actors and the finest speaker of Shakespearean verse in the history of theatre. Acted even at 90.

Girl, Varahagirl Venkata (1894-1980): Third vice-president and fourth president of India. Veteran trade unionist. Bharat Ratna, ’75.

Gish, Lillian (1896-1993): American silent film actress whose career spanned 8 decades. Sisiter Dorothy Gish (1898-1968), also actress.

Gladstone, William Ewart (1809-’98): British Liberal statesman. Prime minister four time between 1868 and 1894.

Goebbels, Paul Joseph (1897-1945): Nazi propaganda minister; orator.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832): German poet and thinker. Faust.

Gokhale, Gopal Krishma (1866-1915): Indian statesman whom Gandhi regarded as his political guru. Founded servants of India society (1905).