Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Edna Kramer

American mathematician (1902–1984)

Edna May Oliver

b. 1883

American actress (1883–1942)

Edna Meade Colson

b. 1888

American university educator and activist

Edna Molewa

South African politician (1957–2018)

Edna O'Brien

Irish writer (1930–2024)

Edna Purviance

b. 1895

American actress (1895–1958)

Edna St. Vincent Millay

American poet (1892–1950)

Ednyfed Fychan

Welsh noble and statesman (died 1246)

Edo Murtić

b. 1921

Croatian painter

Edoardo Agnelli

Son of Italian head of Fiat (1954–2000)

Edogawa Ranpo

Japanese author (1894–1965)

Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild

French banker (1868–1949)

Édouard Balladur

b. 1929

French politician (born 1929)

Édouard Beaupré

Canadian wrestler, strongman, and circus giant

Édouard Boubat

b. 1923

French photographer (1923–1999)

Édouard Carpentier

b. 1926

French and Canadian professional wrestler (1926–2010)

Édouard Colonne

b. 1838

French conductor and violinist (1838–1910)

Édouard Daladier

b. 1884

French radical socialist politician

Édouard Fabre

b. 1885

Canadian marathon runner

Édouard Goursat

b. 1858

French mathematician (1858–1936)

Édouard Herriot

b. 1872

French Radical politician (1872–1957)

Édouard Lalo

French composer (1823–1892)

Édouard Le Roy

b. 1870

French philosopher and mathematician

Édouard Lucas

French mathematician (1842–1891)