Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

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)

Elle King

b. 1989

American musician (born 1989)

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 Kuras

b. 1959

American cinematographer (born 1959)

Ellen MacArthur

b. 1976

English yachtswoman (born 1976)

Ellen Oliver (suffragette)

Purity activist and Southcottian from Guernsey

Ellen White (footballer)

b. 1989

English footballer (born 1988)

Elli Stenberg

Finnish politician (1903–1987)

Elliana Walmsley

b. 2007

American dancer (born 2007)

Ellie Kemper

b. 1980

American actress and comedian (born 1980)

Ellina Anissimova

b. 1992

Estonian hammer thrower

Elliot Goldenthal

b. 1954

American composer (born 1954)

Elliott Reid

American actor (1920–2013)

Ellis Cunliffe Lister

b. 1774

English Liberal politician