Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Elizabeth Hartman

American actress (1943–1987)

Elizabeth Hurley

b. 1965

English actress and model (born 1965)

Elizabeth II

b. 1926

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022

Elizabeth Jolley

b. 1923

Australian writer

Elizabeth Knollys

b. 1549

English courtier

Elizabeth LeCompte

b. 1944

American director of theater, dance and media in NYC, US (born 1944)

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 Austria (1526–1545)

b. 1526

Queen of Poland from 1543 to 1545

Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg

b. 1485

Electress of Brandenburg from 1502 to 1535

Elizabeth of Hungary

b. 1207

Hungarian princess and Christian saint

Elizabeth of Portugal

Queen of Portugal from 1282 to 1325, Catholic saint

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 Peratrovich

b. 1911

Native-American civil rights activist (1911–1958)

Elizabeth Poole

English settler in Plymouth Colony (1588–1654)

Elizabeth Ralston

b. 1995

Australian soccer player

Elizabeth Reaser

b. 1975

American actress (born 1975)

Elizabeth Spriggs

English actress (1929–2008)

Elizabeth Tudor (1492–1495)

b. 1492

English princess (1492–1495)