Leading Figures in History

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

21513 persons found

Emil Reesen

b. 1887

Danish composer and pianist

Emil Salomonsson

b. 1989

Swedish footballer (born 1989)

Emil Seidel

American politician (1864–1947)

Emile Berliner

b. 1851

German-born American inventor (1851–1929)

Émile Faguet

French author and literary critic

Émile Francqui

b. 1863

Belgian businessman and diplomat (1863–1935) who supported scientific research

Émile Haug

b. 1861

French geologist and paleontologist

Émile Henry (anarchist)

French anarchist (1872–1894)

Émile Littré

French lexicographer and philosopher (1801–1881)

Émile Munier

b. 1840

French painter

Émile Peynaud

b. 1912

French oenologist and researcher (1912–2004)

Emilia Bicchieri

b. 1238

Italian Roman Catholic professed religious

Emilíana Torrini

b. 1977

Icelandic singer and songwriter

Emiliano Chamorro Vargas

b. 1871

President of Nicaragua from 1917 to 1921 and briefly in 1926

Emiliano Moretti

b. 1981

Italian footballer (born 1981)

Emilio Colombo

Italian politician (1920–2013)

Emilio Delgado

b. 1940

American actor (1940–2022)

Emilio Estevez

b. 1962

American actor, director, and writer (born 1962)

Emilio Jacinto

Filipino revolutionary (1875–1899)

Emilio Salgari

Italian writer (1862–1911)

Emilio Segrè

Italian-American nuclear physicist and radiochemist (1905–1989)

Emily Austin

b. 2001

American influencer (born 2001)

Emily Carey

b. 2003

English actor (born 2003)

Emily Davies

b. 1830

English feminist and suffragist (1830–1921)