Leading Figures in History

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

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Ernst Udet

b. 1896

Luftwaffe general

Ernst von Dohnányi

b. 1877

Hungarian composer and pianist (1877–1960)

Ernst von Fleischl-Marxow

Austrian physiologist and physician (1846–1891)

Ernst von Lasaulx

German classical philologist, philosopher of history, and politician (1805–1861)

Ernst Wetter

Swiss politician

Ernst Ziller

b. 1837

19th-century European architect

Ernst-Günther Schenck

b. 1904

German SS surgeon

Ernst-Hugo Järegård

Swedish actor (1928–1998)

Ernst-Paul Hasselbach

Dutch television host and producer (1965–2008)

Ernst-Robert Grawitz

German Nazi physician and SS-Obergruppenführer (1899–1945)

Erol Günaydın

Turkish actor (1933-2012)

Erol Güngör

Turkish social psychologist (1938–1983)

Errico Malatesta

Italian anarchist (1853–1932)

Errol Brown

b. 1943

British-Jamaican singer and songwriter (1943–2015)

Errol Flynn

b. 1909

Australian and American actor (1909–1959)

Errol Stewart (South African sportsman)

b. 1969

South African sportsman (born 1969)

Erroll Garner

b. 1921

American jazz pianist and composer (1921–1977)

Ersan İlyasova

b. 1987

Turkish basketball player (born 1987)

Ersilio Tonini

b. 1914

Italian cardinal

Ersin Güreler

b. 1978

Turkish footballer

Ersin Tatar

b. 1960

President of Northern Cyprus from 2020 to 2025

Erskine Hawkins

b. 1914

American trumpeter and big band leader (1914–1993)

Erté

Russian-born French artist and designer (1892–1990)

Ertha Pascal-Trouillot

b. 1943

Haitian politician