Leading Figures in History

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

21513 persons found

Eleanor of Naples, Duchess of Ferrara

b. 1450

Duchess of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio from 1473 to 1493

Eleanor of Provence

Queen of England from 1236 to 1272

Eleanor of Viseu

b. 1458

Queen of Portugal from 1481 to 1495

Eleanor of Woodstock

Duchess of Guelders (1332 - 1343)

Eleanor Parker

b. 1922

American actress (1922–2013)

Eleanor Ross Taylor

b. 1920

American poet (1920–2011)

Eleanor Sokoloff

b. 1914

American pianist and academic (1914–2020)

Eleazar Wheelock

American Congregational minister, educator, and founder of Dartmouth College

Eleftheria Eleftheriou

b. 1989

Greek Cypriot singer (born 1989)

Elena Alistar

b. 1873

Bessarabian politician (1873–1955)

Elena Baltacha

British tennis player (1983–2014)

Elena Cornaro Piscopia

b. 1646

Venetian philosopher (1646–1684)

Elena Huelva

b. 2002

Spanish influencer and writer (2002–2023)

Elena Kagan

b. 1960

US Supreme Court justice since 2010

Elena Mukhina

b. 1960

Soviet gymnast (1960–2006)

Elena Nikolaidi

b. 1909

American opera singer

Elena Poniatowska

b. 1932

Mexican journalist and author (b. 1932)

Elena Rybakina

b. 1999

Kazakhstani tennis player (born 1999)

Elena Verdugo

b. 1925

American actress (1925–2017)

Eleonora Duse

Italian actress (1858–1924)

Eleonora Gonzaga (born 1598)

Holy Roman Empress from 1622 to 1637

Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Poland

b. 1653

Queen of Poland (1670–1673), Duchess of Lorraine (1678–1690)

Éleuthère Irénée du Pont

b. 1771

French-American chemist and industrialist (1771–1834)

Eli Roth

b. 1972

American film director and screenwriter (born 1972)