Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Elvira Pagã

Brazilian actress (1920–2003)

Ely Jacques Kahn Jr.

American writer (1916–1994)

Ely Ould Mohamed Vall

Head of State of Mauritania from 2005 to 2007

Emanuel Ax

b. 1949

Polish-American pianist, music professor (1949)

Emanuel Feuermann

Austrian cellist (1902–1942)

Emanuel Leutze

b. 1816

German-American painter

Emanuel Nobel

b. 1859

Swedish oil baron (1859–1932)

Emanuel Raymond Lewis

American historian

Emanuel Steward

b. 1944

American boxer, trainer, and commentator

Emanuel Vidović

Croatian painter (1870–1953)

Emanuele Giaccherini

b. 1985

Italian footballer (born 1985)

Emanuele Luigi Galizia

Maltese architect and engineer (1830–1907)

Emerentia von Düben

b. 1669

Swedish lady-in-waiting

Emerson Boozer

b. 1943

American football player (born 1943)

Emil Breitkreutz

American middle-distance runner

Emil Christian Hansen

b. 1842

Danish mycologist

Emil Cioran

Romanian philosopher, aphorist and essayist (1911–1995)

Emil Erlenmeyer

b. 1825

German chemist (1825–1909)

Emil Fackenheim

b. 1916

German-born Canadian rabbi and philosopher (1916–2003)

Emil Fuchs (baseball)

b. 1878

American baseball executive (1878–1961)

Emil Hácha

Czechoslovak politician (1872–1945)

Emil Leon Post

American mathematician and logician (1897 – 1954)

Emil Reesen

b. 1887

Danish composer and pianist

Emil Salomonsson

b. 1989

Swedish footballer (born 1989)