Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Elisabeth Geleerd

Dutch-American psychoanalyst (1909–1969)

Elisabeth Hasselbeck

b. 1977

American television personality (born 1977)

Elisabeth Hauptmann

b. 1897

German writer (1897–1973)

Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

French musician, harpsichordist and composer

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

b. 1926

Swiss-American psychiatrist (1926–2004)

Elisabeth Kværne

b. 1953

Norwegian musician (1953–2024)

Elisabeth Moss

b. 1982

American actor (born 1982)

Elisabeth Murdoch (businesswoman)

b. 1968

British and American media executive (born 1968)

Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France

b. 1554

Queen of France from 1570 to 1574

Elisabeth of Bavaria (1478–1504)

German duchess (1478–1504)

Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany

13th-century Queen of Germany, Sicily, and Jerusalem

Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen

16th-century German noblewoman

Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duchess of Guelders

b. 1494

Elisabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany

Queen of Germany from 1298 to 1308

Élisabeth of France

b. 1764

French princess, Sister of Louis XVI, Martyr and Servant of God (1764–1794)

Elisabeth of France, Queen of Spain

Queen of Spain (1621–1644) and Portugal (1621–1640)

Elisabeth of Romania

b. 1894

Queen of Greece from 1922 to 1924

Elisabeth of Schönau

German Benedictine visionary

Elisabeth of Swabia

Queen of Castile from 1219 to 1235

Elisabeth of Valois

Queen of Spain from 1559 to 1568

Elisabeth Rethberg

b. 1894

German opera singer

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

German-born opera soprano (1915–2006)

Elisabeth Seitz

b. 1993

German artistic gymnast

Elisabeth Shue

b. 1963

American actress (born 1963)