Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Edward Nott

Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales

Heir apparent of Henry VI of England (1453–1471)

Edward Oliver LeBlanc

b. 1923

Dominican politician (1923–2004)

Edward P. Allen

b. 1839

American politician & lawyer (1839–1909)

Edward P. Jones

b. 1950

American novelist and short story writer

Edward Parkes

b. 1926

British academic (1926–2019)

Edward Patten

b. 1939

American soul singer (1939–2005)

Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth

b. 1757

Royal Navy officer and politician (1757–1833)

Edward Perl

American neuroscientist

Edward Petherbridge

b. 1936

English actor, writer, author, and artist

Edward Pinkowski

b. 1916

American writer (1916–2020)

Edward Poynter

British artist (1836–1919)

Edward Pulsford

b. 1844

Australian politician (1844–1919)

Edward R. Murrow

b. 1908

American broadcast journalist (1908–1965)

Edward Regan

American politician

Edward Rowe Snow

b. 1902

American historian

Edward S. Anthoine

American politician and lawyer

Edward S. Curtis

American ethnologist and photographer (1868–1952)

Edward S. Rogers Jr.

b. 1933

Canadian businessman and philanthropist (1933-2008)

Edward Sabine

Irish astronomer, geophysicist, ornithologist and explorer

Edward Said

b. 1935

Palestinian-American academic (1935–2003)

Edward Seaga

b. 1930

Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1980 to 1989

Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford

b. 1539

English nobleman (1539–1621)

Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton

b. 1911

British geographer and politician (1911–1994)