Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Edward Burne-Jones

English painter and designer (1833–1898)

Edward Burnett Tylor

b. 1832

English anthropologist (1832–1917)

Edward Buzzell

b. 1900

American actor and director (1895–1985)

Edward Calvin Kendall

American biochemist (1886–1972)

Edward Carpenter

English poet and academic (1844–1929)

Edward Carson

Irish politician, barrister and judge (1854–1935)

Edward Cassidy

b. 1924

Australian Roman Catholic cardinal (1924–2021)

Edward Charles Pickering

b. 1846

American astronomer

Edward Clancy (cardinal)

Australian cardinal (1923–2014)

Edward Clark (governor)

Governor of Texas in 1861

Edward Coke

English lawyer and judge (1552–1634)

Edward Colman (martyr)

b. 1636

English Catholic courtier and martyr

Edward Colston

English merchant and slave trader (1636–1721)

Edward Cowie

b. 1943

English composer, author, natural scientist, and painter

Edward Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell

English peer

Edward Cummins

b. 1886

American golfer (1886–1926)

Edward D. Baker

American politician, lawyer and military leader (1811–1861)

Edward D. DiPrete

b. 1934

American politician (1934–2025)

Edward Daly (Irish revolutionary)

Irish revolutionary (1891–1916)

Edward Dando

Thief and glutton in London (c. 1803 – 1832)

Edward Davy

b. 1806

English physician, scientist, and inventor

Edward de Bono

b. 1933

Maltese physician (1933–2021)

Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford

English peer and courtier (1550–1604)

Edward Deas Thomson

b. 1800

Australian politician (1800–1879)