Leading Figures in History

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

21513 persons found

Elizabeth MacRae

American actress (1936–2024)

Elizabeth Mandlik

b. 2001

American tennis player

Elizabeth May

b. 1954

Canadian politician (born 1954)

Elizabeth Montgomery

American actress (1933–1995)

Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg

b. 1485

Electress of Brandenburg from 1502 to 1535

Elizabeth of Rhuddlan

English princess and noblewoman (1282–1316)

Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk

b. 1444

English noblewoman (1444 – c. 1503)

Elizabeth Peabody

b. 1804

American educator (1804–1894)

Elizabeth Peer

American journalist

Elizabeth Poole

English settler in Plymouth Colony (1588–1654)

Elizabeth Ralston

b. 1995

Australian soccer player

Elizabeth Warren

b. 1949

American politician (born 1949)

Elizabeth Wettlaufer

b. 1967

Canadian serial killer and former nurse

Elizabeth Wilson

American actress (1921–2015)

Elizabeth Woodville

Queen of England (1464–70; 1471–83)

Ella Fitzgerald

b. 1917

American jazz singer (1917–1996)

Ella Grasso

b. 1919

American politician (1919–1981)

Ella Langley

b. 1999

American singer-songwriter (born 1999)

Ella Stewart Udall

b. 1855

American Latter-day Saint telegraphist and entrepreneur (1855–1937)

Ellen Albertini Dow

American actress (1913–2015)

Ellen Barkin

b. 1954

American actress (born 1954)

Ellen Corby

b. 1911

American actress (1911–1999)

Ellen Glasgow

b. 1873

American novelist (1873–1945)

Ellen White (footballer)

b. 1989

English footballer (born 1988)