Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Eliza Carthy

b. 1975

English folk musician and singer (born 1975)

Eliza Lee Cabot Follen

b. 1787

American writer, editor, and abolitionist

Eliza Orzeszkowa

Polish novelist (1841–1910)

Eliza Pollock

American archer (1840–1919)

Eliza Taylor

b. 1989

Australian actress (born 1989)

Elizabeth Alexander (scientist)

British-born radio astronomer

Elizabeth Allen (actress)

American actress (1929–2006)

Elizabeth Almira Allen

Elizabeth Ann Seton

b. 1774

American Roman Catholic educator and saint (1774–1821)

Elizabeth Arden

Canadian-American businesswoman

Elizabeth Ashley

b. 1939

American actress

Elizabeth Bacon (died 1621)

English aristocrat (c. 1541–1621)

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

English poet (1806–1861)

Elizabeth Barry

English actress (1658–1713)

Elizabeth Barton

16th-century English Catholic nun and martyr

Elizabeth Báthory

b. 1560

Hungarian countess and suspected serial killer (1560–1614)

Elizabeth Bear

b. 1971

American author (born 1971)

Elizabeth Beisel

b. 1992

American competition swimmer

Elizabeth Berkley

b. 1974

American actress

Elizabeth Bishop

American poet and short-story writer (1911–1979)

Elizabeth Blackadder

Scottish painter and printmaker (1931–2021)

Elizabeth Blackwell

British-American physician (1821–1910)

Elizabeth Bowen

b. 1899

Irish writer (1899-1973)

Elizabeth Buchan

b. 1948

British novelist