Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Ebba Haslund

Norwegian writer

Ebbe Sand

b. 1972

Danish footballer (born 1972)

Eben Sumner Draper

b. 1858

American politician and businessman (1858-1914)

Ebenezer Erskine

Scottish minister

Ebenezer Pemberton

American educator

Eberhard Anheuser

Co-founder of Anheuser-Busch (1806–1880)

Eberhard Diepgen

b. 1941

German politician

Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg

Duke of Württemberg from 1628 to 1674

Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg

b. 1676

Duke of Württemberg from 1677 to 1733

Eberhard of Franconia

Duke of Franconia from 918 to 939 AD

Eberhard van der Laan

Dutch politician

Ebiet G. Ade

b. 1954

Indonesian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Ebonette Deigaeruk

b. 1983

Nauruan weightlifter

Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh

Bahraini poet and writer (1908–2002)

Ebrahim Amini

b. 1925

Iranian Ayatollah (1925-2020)

Ebussuud Efendi

Ottoman chief jurist (1490–1574)

Eça de Queiroz

Portuguese realist writer (1845–1900)

Ece Temelkuran

b. 1973

Turkish journalist and author (born 1973)

Ecgberht of Kent

King of Kent from 664 to 673

Ecgfrith of Northumbria

King of Deira (664 to 670), King of Northumbria (670 to 685)

Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen

Margrave of Meissen from 985 to 1002

Ed Ames

b. 1927

American singer and actor (1927–2023)

Ed and Lorraine Warren

b. 1926

American paranormal investigators and authors

Ed Asner

American actor (1929–2021)