Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Eric Gerets

b. 1954

Belgian football manager and former player

Eric Ghiaciuc

b. 1981

American football player (born 1981)

Eric Gross

Austrian-Australian musician (1926–2011)

Eric Hobsbawm

b. 1917

British academic historian and Marxist historiographer (1917–2012)

Eric Hollies

b. 1912

English cricketer

Eric I of Denmark

King of Denmark from 1095 to 1103

Eric Kripke

b. 1974

American writer and television producer (born 1974)

Eric Lamaze

b. 1968

Canadian equestrian (born 1968)

Eric Lambert (author)

Australian author and communist (1918–1966)

Eric Lemming

Swedish athlete

Éric Lucas

b. 1971

Canadian boxer

Eric Morecambe

b. 1926

English comedian (1926–1984)

Eric Porter

British actor (1928–1995)

Eric Reece

b. 1909

Australian politician

Eric Reed (musician)

b. 1970

American jazz pianist and composer (born 1970)

Eric Schmidt

b. 1955

American businessman and software engineer (born 1955)

Eric Sevareid

American journalist (1912–1992)

Eric Snow

b. 1973

American basketball player and coach (born 1973)

Eric Stefani

b. 1967

American musician and animator (born 1967)

Eric Stenbock

Baltic Swedish poet and novelist (1860–1895)

Eric Sykes

b. 1923

English comedian, writer and actor (1923–2012)

Eric Upashantha

b. 1972

Sri Lankan cricketer (born 1972)

Eric Walters (newsreader)

b. 1937

Eric Wynalda

b. 1969

American soccer player (born 1969)