Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Eddy Baldewijns

b. 1945

Belgian politician (born 1945)

Eddy Christiani

b. 1918

Eddy Hamel

American soccer player and Holocaust victim

Eddy Merckx

b. 1945

Belgian cyclist (born 1945)

Eddy Mitchell

b. 1942

French singer and actor

Eddy Paape

Belgian artist (1920–2012)

Edelmiro Amante

b. 1933

Filipino politician

Eder Sánchez

b. 1986

Mexican race walker

Edewin Fanini

b. 1986

Brazilian footballer (born 1986)

Edgar Bronfman Sr.

b. 1929

Canadian-American businessman (1929–2013)

Edgar Cortright

Senior NASA official-administrator (1923–2014)

Edgar Laprade

Canadian ice hockey player (1919–2014)

Edgar Ross (boxer)

American boxer

Edgar Savisaar

b. 1950

Estonian politician (1950–2022)

Edgar Wind

b. 1900

British art historian (1900–1971)

Edgar Wright

b. 1974

English filmmaker (born 1974)

Edgar, King of England

King of the English from 959 to 975

Edgars Eriņš

b. 1986

Latvian decathlete and bobsledder

Edi Rama

b. 1964

Prime Minister of Albania since 2013

Edie Adams

b. 1927

American actress (1927–2008)

Edie Falco

b. 1963

American actress (born 1963)

Edin Osmanović

b. 1964

Slovenian association football manager

Edinho (footballer, born 1955)

b. 1955

Brazilian footballer and manager

Edinson Vólquez

b. 1983

Dominican baseball player (born 1983)