Leading Figures in History

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

21513 persons found

Esther Roth-Shahamorov

b. 1952

Israeli track and field athlete

Esther Williams

American swimmer and actress (1921–2013)

Eszter Tamási

b. 1938

Ethan Albright

b. 1971

American football player (born 1971)

Ethan Embry

b. 1978

American actor (born 1978)

Ethan Suplee

b. 1976

American actor (born 1976)

Ethel Barrymore

American actress (1879–1959)

Ethel Catherwood

b. 1908

Canadian track and field athlete (1908–1987)

Ethel Johnson (wrestler)

b. 1935

American professional wrestler

Ethel Smyth

b. 1858

English composer and suffragette (1858–1944)

Étienne Aignan

French translator, political writer, librettist and playwright (1773–1824)

Étienne Bobillier

b. 1798

French mathematician (1798–1840)

Étienne Fourmont

b. 1683

Étienne François de Choiseul, Duke of Choiseul

French Royal Army officer, diplomat and statesman (1719–1785)

Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

French naturalist (1772–1844)

Étienne Gilson

b. 1884

French historian and philosopher (1884–1978)

Etienne Leroux

b. 1922

South African writer

Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty

b. 1768

French cavalry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars

Étienne Méhul

b. 1763

French composer

Étienne Pasquier

b. 1529

French lawyer and man of letters (1529-1615)

Étienne Roda-Gil

French writer, lyricist (1941–2004)

Étienne-Émile Baulieu

French biochemist and endocrinologist (1926–2025)

Etika

b. 1990

American YouTuber and live streamer (1990–2019)

Ettore Boiardi

Italian-American chef (1897–1985)