Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

21511 persons found

Elia Dalla Costa

b. 1872

Italian Roman Catholic prelate and cardinal

Eliades Ochoa

b. 1946

Cuban singer and composer

Eliana Gil

b. 1948

Family therapist focusing on trauma and abuse

Elias Ashmole

English antiquarian, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and alchemist

Elias Boudinot

b. 1740

American politician, Founding Father of the United States (1740-1821)

Elias Katz

b. 1901

Athletics competitor

Elias Motsoaledi

South African activist (1924–1994)

Elías Sosa

b. 1950

Dominican baseball player (born 1950)

Élie Bayol

French racing driver (1914–1995)

Élie Cartan

French mathematician (1869–1951)

Élie Frédéric Forey

French Marshal

Élie Metchnikoff

b. 1845

Russian immunologist (1845–1916)

Elijah Burke

b. 1978

American professional wrestler (born 1981)

Elijah Craig

American Baptist preacher (1738–1808)

Elijah Dukes

b. 1984

American baseball player (born 1984)

Elijah McCoy

b. 1844

Canadian inventor and engineer (1844–1929)

Elīna Babkina

b. 1989

Latvian basketball player

Elini Dimoutsos

b. 1988

Greek footballer

Elinor Donahue

b. 1937

American actress (born 1937)

Elinor Ostrom

American political economist (1933–2012)

Elio de Angelis

Italian racing driver (1958–1986)

Eliot Ness

b. 1903

American Prohibition agent (1903–1957)

Eliot Spitzer

b. 1959

Governor of New York from 2007 to 2008

Eliphalet Dyer

American judge