Leading Figures in History

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

39109 persons found

Edwin Stephen Goodrich

b. 1868

English zoologist (1868–1946)

Edwin Way Teale

b. 1899

American naturalist, photographer & writer (1899-1980)

Edwyn Collins

b. 1959

Scottish musician (born 1959)

Eero Heinäluoma

b. 1955

Finnish politician (born 1955)

Eero Loone

b. 1935

Estonian philosopher

Eero Saarinen

b. 1910

American architect (1910–1961)

Efraín Huerta

b. 1914

Mexican poet (1914–1982)

Efraín Ríos Montt

b. 1926

38th President of Guatemala from 1982 to 1983

Efrem Zimbalist

b. 1889

Russian violinist, composer, and conductor (1889–1985)

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

American actor (1918–2014)

Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer

Egbert Brieskorn

b. 1936

German mathematician (1936–2013)

Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen

Germanic noble (c. 1060–1090)

Egemen Bağış

b. 1970

Turkish politician (born 1970)

Eggert Jónsson

b. 1988

Icelandic footballer (born 1988)

Egil Kapstad

b. 1940

Norwegian jazz pianist (1940–2017)

Egils Levits

b. 1955

President of Latvia from 2019 to 2023

Egino, Duke of Thuringia

Egon Bahr

German politician

Egon Kaur

b. 1987

Estonian rally driver (born 1987)

Egon Kisch

b. 1885

Austrian-Czechoslovak writer and journalist

Egon Schiele

b. 1890

Austrian painter (1890–1918)

Egwale Seyon

Emperor of Ethiopia from 1801 to 1818

Ehud Manor

b. 1941

Israeli lyricist, translator, poet, and radio and television personality (1941-2005)