Leading Figures in History

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

21513 persons found

Erik Satie

b. 1866

French composer and pianist (1866–1925)

Erik Thomson

b. 1967

Australian actor

Erika Andreeva

b. 2004

Russian tennis player (born 2004)

Erika Fuchs

German translator (1906–2005)

Erika Nõva

Estonian architect

Eriks Ādamsons

b. 1907

Latvian novelist

Erin Andrews

b. 1978

American sportscaster and television personality (born 1978)

Erin Brockovich

b. 1960

American environmental activist (born 1960)

Erin McNaught

b. 1982

Australian model, actress, presenter and television personality (born 1982)

Erki Nool

b. 1970

Estonian decathlete and politician

Erki Pütsep

b. 1976

Estonian cyclist

Erkin Koray

b. 1941

Turkish musician (1941–2023)

Erland Josephson

b. 1923

Swedish actor (1923–2012)

Erma Bombeck

American humorist and writer (1927–1996)

Ermengarde of Anjou (died 1146)

French noblewoman

Erna Berger

German soprano

Erna Scheffler

German judge

Erna Schneider Hoover

b. 1926

American mathematician, software engineer, and inventor (born 1926)

Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover

b. 1771

King of Hanover from 1837 to 1851

Ernest Bullock

English organist, composer, teacher (1890–1979)

Ernest Chausson

French composer (1855–1899)

Ernest de Silva

Ceylonese business magnate, banker, barrister and public figure

Ernest Duchesne

b. 1874

French physician

Ernest Fox Nichols

American physicist and educator (1869–1924)