Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales

Heir apparent of Henry VI of England (1453–1471)

Edward Parkes

b. 1926

British academic (1926–2019)

Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth

b. 1757

Royal Navy officer and politician (1757–1833)

Edward R. Murrow

b. 1908

American broadcast journalist (1908–1965)

Edward S. Rogers Jr.

b. 1933

Canadian businessman and philanthropist (1933-2008)

Edward Sabine

Irish astronomer, geophysicist, ornithologist and explorer

Edward Seaga

b. 1930

Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1980 to 1989

Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford

b. 1539

English nobleman (1539–1621)

Edward Snowden

b. 1983

Whistleblower and NSA contractor (born 1983)

Edward Stafford (politician)

b. 1819

Premier of New Zealand (1819–1901)

Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham

English nobleman (1478–1521)

Edward Stillingfleet

b. 1635

British Christian theologian and scholar (1635–1699)

Edward T. Hall

b. 1914

American anthropologist

Edward Taylor

American poet (c.1642 – 1729)

Edward the Black Prince

Heir of the English throne (1330–1376)

Edward Tompkins

b. 1815

American lawyer

Edward VI

King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553

Edward VII

King of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910

Edward VIII

King of the United Kingdom in 1936

Edward W. Estlow

American journalist and businessman (1920–2015)

Edward Wagenknecht

American literary critic and teacher

Edward Weston (chemist)

b. 1850

American chemist

Edward Whymper

b. 1840

English mountaineer (1840–1911)

Edward Wilfred Taylor

b. 1891