Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada

b. 1919

Ernesto Farías

b. 1980

Argentine footballer

Ernesto Geisel

b. 1907

President of Brazil from 1974 to 1979

Ernesto Herrera (politician)

Filipino politician (1942–2015)

Ernesto Hoost

b. 1965

Dutch professional kickboxer (born 1965)

Ernesto Maserati

b. 1898

Italian racing driver and engineer (1898–1975)

Ernesto Pérez Balladares

b. 1946

President of Panama (born 1946)

Ernesto Sabato

Argentine writer and physicist (1911–2011)

Ernesto Samper

b. 1950

President of Colombia from 1994 to 1998

Ernesto Teodoro Moneta

b. 1833

Italian journalist, nationalist, pacifist

Ernests Gulbis

b. 1988

Latvian tennis player (born 1988)

Erni Krusten

b. 1900

Estonian writer (1900–1984)

Ernie Ball

American entrepreneur

Ernie Barnes

b. 1938

American painter (1938–2009)

Ernie Broglio

b. 1935

American baseball player (1935–2019)

Ernie Bushmiller

American cartoonist (1905–1982)

Ernie C

b. 1959

American guitarist (born 1959)

Ernie Carroll

b. 1929

Australian television personality (1929–2022)

Ernie Chan

Chinese-American comic book artist (1940-2012)

Ernie Coombs

Canadian children's entertainer (1927–2001)

Ernie Davis

American football player (1939–1963)

Ernie Els

b. 1969

South African professional golfer (born 1969)

Ernie Field

English professional boxer & rugby league footballer

Ernie Freeman

American pianist, arranger and composer (1922–1981)