Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Eric Yarrow

b. 1920

British businessman

Erica Garner

b. 1990

American activist (1990–2017)

Erica Terpstra

b. 1943

Dutch politician and swimmer

Erica Wiebe

b. 1989

Canadian wrestler (born 1989)

Erich Bagge

b. 1912

German scientist (1912–1996)

Erich Hartmann

b. 1922

German World War II flying ace (1922–1993)

Erich Honecker

Leader of East Germany from 1971 to 1989

Erich Jacoby

b. 1885

Estonian architect

Erich Klausener

German politician and Catholic martyr

Erich Marcks

b. 1891

German World War II general (1891–1944)

Erich Maria Remarque

b. 1898

German novelist (1898–1970)

Erich Neumann (politician)

b. 1892

German Nazi Party civil servant and SS-Oberführer (1892–1951)

Erich Raeder

b. 1876

German admiral (1876–1960)

Erich Ribbeck

b. 1937

German football player and coach

Erich Salomon

b. 1886

German photojournalist (1886–1944)

Erich Segal

b. 1937

American author (1937–2010)

Erich Topp

b. 1914

German WW2 U-Boat commander (1914–2005)

Erich von Manstein

German field marshal (1887–1973)

Erich von Stroheim

Austrian-American actor and director (1885–1957)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

b. 1897

Austrian-born American composer and conductor (1897–1957)

Erico Aumentado

b. 1940

Filipino politician from Bohol

Erik Bergman (Lutheran minister)

Swedish parish minister (1886–1970)

Erik Carlsson

Swedish rally driver (1929–2015)

Erik Durm

b. 1992

German footballer (born 1992)