Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Eugene O'Neill

b. 1888

American playwright (1888–1953)

Eugene Parker

b. 1927

American solar physicist (1927–2022)

Eugene Parks Wilkinson

US Navy officer

Eugene Patterson

b. 1923

American journalist and civil rights activist

Eugene Polley

American consumer electronics engineer (1915–2012)

Eugene Record

American musical artist (1940–2005)

Eugene Roche

b. 1928

American actor (1928–2004)

Eugène Simon

b. 1848

French naturalist

Eugene Sledge

b. 1923

United States Marine

Eugene Stoner

American firearms designer (1922–1997)

Eugène Sue

French writer (1804–1857)

Eugene V. Debs

American labor and political leader (1855–1926)

Eugene Victor Wolfenstein

b. 1940

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc

French architect and author (1814–1879)

Eugene Wright

b. 1923

American jazz bassist (1923–2020)

Eugène Ysaÿe

Belgian violinist and composer (1858–1931)

Eugenia Charles

Prime Minister of Dominica from 1980 to 1995

Eugénie Brazier

b. 1895

French chef (1895–1977)

Eugenie Clark

b. 1922

American ichthyologist, shark researcher and scientific scuba diver

Eugénie de Guérin

French writer

Eugénie de Montijo

b. 1826

Empress of the French from 1853 to 1870

Eugenie van Leeuwen

b. 1970

Dutch cricketer

Eugenio Castellotti

b. 1930

Italian racing driver (1930–1957)

Eugenio Derbez

b. 1961

Mexican actor (born 1961)