Great People (GPs) make a return in Civilization V. The following table lists the abilities of the great people. In addition to those features in the table, all Great People can be used to start a Golden Age in vanilla. This ability is unique to the Great Artist in Gods and Kings.

Earning themEdit

Great people are usually earned through great people points generated by specialists as well as several wonders and social policies.

Great generals and great admirals, however, are generated by engaging your units in combat.

List of great peopleEdit

Great person	Improvement	Ability
Great artist	Landmark	Culture bomb (vanilla) Start a golden age (G&K and BNW) Can create Great Works (BNW only)
Great engineer	Manufactory	Hurry production
Great general	Citadel	Combat bonus to land units within 2 tiles Can steal land when creating a citadel (G&K and BNW)
Khan	Citadel	Same as the great general UU for Mongolia, but can also be granted from city-states Moves fast and grants combat bonus plus faster healing for adjacent units
Great merchant	Customs house	Trade mission
Great scientist	Academy	Discover technology
Great admiral	None	Combat bonus to naval units within 2 tiles Can repair the entire fleet
Great prophet	Holy site	Found Religion
Great writer	Unknown	Can create Great Works Write a political treatise
Great musician	Unknown	Can create Great Works Go on a tour

Valid only in the Gods and Kings expansion pack.

Valid only in the Brave New World expansion pack.

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