Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Eugen Schuhmacher

b. 1906

German zoologist and documentary filmmaker

Eugen Trică

b. 1976

Romanian footballer and manager

Eugen Weidmann

German serial killer (1908–1939)

Eugene Augustin Lauste

French inventor

Eugene B. Fluckey

United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1913–2007)

Eugene Belliveau

b. 1958

Canadian football player (born 1958)

Eugène Boudin

b. 1824

French painter

Eugene Carson Blake

American Presbyterian minister (1906–1985)

Eugène Charles Catalan

b. 1814

Franco-Belgian mathematician (1814–1894)

Eugène Delacroix

b. 1798

French painter (1798–1863)

Eugène Fiset

Canadian politician

Eugene Genovese

b. 1930

American historian (1930–2012)

Eugene Goossens (composer)

b. 1893

English conductor and composer (1893–1962)

Eugene Houdry

b. 1892

French mechanical engineer (1892–1962)

Eugene J. Martin

b. 1938

American painter

Eugene Lanceray

b. 1875

Russian artist (1875–1946)

Eugène Lapierre

b. 1899

Canadian musician

Eugene Merle Shoemaker

b. 1928

American geologist and astronomer (1928–1997)

Eugene Meyer (financier)

American financier and newspaper publisher (1875–1959)

Eugene Parker

b. 1927

American solar physicist (1927–2022)

Eugene Parks Wilkinson

US Navy officer

Eugene Polley

American consumer electronics engineer (1915–2012)

Eugene Record

American musical artist (1940–2005)

Eugène Simon

b. 1848

French naturalist