Leading Figures in History

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

21513 persons found

Elsie Quarterman

American plant ecologist (1910–2014)

Elsie Tu

b. 1913

Hong Kong activist and politician (1913–2015)

Elton Britt

b. 1913

American singer-songwriter

Elvin Jones

American jazz drummer (1927–2004)

Elvira Pagã

Brazilian actress (1920–2003)

Ely Jacques Kahn Jr.

American writer (1916–1994)

Ely Ould Mohamed Vall

Head of State of Mauritania from 2005 to 2007

Emanuel Ax

b. 1949

Polish-American pianist, music professor (1949)

Emanuel Feuermann

Austrian cellist (1902–1942)

Emanuel Leutze

b. 1816

German-American painter

Emanuel Nobel

b. 1859

Swedish oil baron (1859–1932)

Emanuel Raymond Lewis

American historian

Emanuel Vidović

Croatian painter (1870–1953)

Emanuele Giaccherini

b. 1985

Italian footballer (born 1985)

Emanuele Luigi Galizia

Maltese architect and engineer (1830–1907)

Emerentia von Düben

b. 1669

Swedish lady-in-waiting

Emil Breitkreutz

American middle-distance runner

Emil Christian Hansen

b. 1842

Danish mycologist

Emil Cioran

Romanian philosopher, aphorist and essayist (1911–1995)

Emil Erlenmeyer

b. 1825

German chemist (1825–1909)

Emil Fackenheim

b. 1916

German-born Canadian rabbi and philosopher (1916–2003)

Emil Fuchs (baseball)

b. 1878

American baseball executive (1878–1961)

Emil Hácha

Czechoslovak politician (1872–1945)

Emil Leon Post

American mathematician and logician (1897 – 1954)