Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Édouard Manet

French painter (1832–1883)

Édouard Michelin (born 1963)

French manufacturer (1963–2006)

Édouard Mortier, Duke of Treviso

French military officer and diplomat (1768–1835)

Édouard Vuillard

French painter (1868–1940)

Edouard Wyss-Dunant

b. 1897

Swiss physician and alpinist

Édouard-Henri Avril

b. 1849

French artist (1849–1928)

Edsel Ford

American businessman (1893–1943)

Edsger W. Dijkstra

b. 1930

Dutch computer scientist (1930–2002)

Edson Buddle

b. 1981

American soccer player (born 1981)

Edu (footballer, born 1978)

b. 1978

Brazilian footballer

Edu Manzano

b. 1955

Filipino actor and politician (born 1955)

Eduard Birnbaum

Polish-born German cantor

Eduard Buchner

b. 1860

German chemist (1860–1917)

Eduard Hanslick

Austrian music critic (1825–1904)

Eduard Khil

b. 1934

Russian singer (1934–2012)

Eduard Koksharov

b. 1975

Russian handball player (1975–2026)

Eduard Magnus Jakobson

Estonian artist and missionary

Eduard Mörike

19th-century German poet

Eduard Müller (Swiss politician)

Swiss politician (1848–1919)

Eduard Oja

Estonian composer and conductor

Eduard Ole

b. 1898

Estonian painter

Eduard Pütsep

b. 1898

Estonian wrestler (1898–1960)

Eduard Ratnikov

b. 1983

Estonian footballer

Eduard Shevardnadze

Georgian politician and diplomat (1928–2014)