Leading Figures in History

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

21513 persons found

Erich Jacoby

b. 1885

Estonian architect

Erich Klausener

German politician and Catholic martyr

Erich Marcks

b. 1891

German World War II general (1891–1944)

Erich Maria Remarque

b. 1898

German novelist (1898–1970)

Erich Neumann (politician)

b. 1892

German Nazi Party civil servant and SS-Oberführer (1892–1951)

Erich Raeder

b. 1876

German admiral (1876–1960)

Erich Ribbeck

b. 1937

German football player and coach

Erich Salomon

b. 1886

German photojournalist (1886–1944)

Erich Segal

b. 1937

American author (1937–2010)

Erich von Manstein

German field marshal (1887–1973)

Erich von Stroheim

Austrian-American actor and director (1885–1957)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

b. 1897

Austrian-born American composer and conductor (1897–1957)

Erico Aumentado

b. 1940

Filipino politician from Bohol

Erik Bergman (Lutheran minister)

Swedish parish minister (1886–1970)

Erik Carlsson

Swedish rally driver (1929–2015)

Erik Durm

b. 1992

German footballer (born 1992)

Erik Erikson

American psychoanalyst and essayist (1902–1994)

Erik Karlsson

b. 1990

Swedish ice hockey player (born 1990)

Erik Lundqvist

b. 1908

Swedish javelin thrower

Erik Magnusson, King of Sweden

King of Sweden from 1356 to 1359

Erik Ortvad

b. 1917

Danish artist (1917–2008)

Erik Parlevliet

Dutch field hockey player

Erik Poppe

b. 1960

Norwegian filmmaker (born 1960)

Erik Rutan

b. 1971

American musician and record producer