Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Elinor Goodman

b. 1946

UK journalist (born 1946)

Elinor Ostrom

American political economist (1933–2012)

Elinor Wylie

b. 1885

American poet

Elio de Angelis

Italian racing driver (1958–1986)

Elio Di Rupo

b. 1951

Prime Minister of Belgium from 2011 to 2014

Eliot Ness

b. 1903

American Prohibition agent (1903–1957)

Eliot Porter

American photographer (1901–1990)

Eliot Spitzer

b. 1959

Governor of New York from 2007 to 2008

Eliphalet Dyer

American judge

Eliphalet Remington

American engineer (1793–1861)

Elisa Aguilar

b. 1976

Spanish basketball player

Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu

b. 1887

Romanian engineer

Elisa Rigaudo

b. 1980

Italian race walker (born 1980)

Elisabeth Abegg

German educator and Righteous Among the Nations recipient

Elisabeth Bachman

b. 1978

American volleyball player (born 1978)

Elisabeth Beresford

b. 1926

English children's author (1926–2010)

Elisabeth Bergner

German actress (1897–1986)

Elisabeth Bing

20th and 21st-century American physical therapist

Elisabeth Böhm

German architect

Elisabeth Brooke, Marchioness of Northampton

b. 1526

English noblewoman

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

b. 1691

Holy Roman Empress from 1711 to 1740

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern

b. 1715

Queen of Prussia from 1740 to 1786

Elisabeth Domitien

Central African politician

Elisabeth Farnese

b. 1692

Queen of Spain from 1714 to 1746