Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Ernest Starling

b. 1866

British physiologist (1866–1927)

Ernest Stoneman

b. 1893

American singer-songwriter (1893–1968)

Ernest Tyldesley

English cricketer

Ernest Walton

Irish physicist (1903–1995)

Ernest Webb

b. 1874

British athlete (1874–1937)

Ernest, Duke of Austria

Duke of Austria

Ernest, Margrave of Austria

Margrave of Austria from 1055 to 1075

Ernestina Herrera de Noble

b. 1925

Argentine publisher and executive (1925–2017)

Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada

b. 1919

Ernesto Farías

b. 1980

Argentine footballer

Ernesto Pérez Balladares

b. 1946

President of Panama (born 1946)

Ernesto Sabato

Argentine writer and physicist (1911–2011)

Erni Krusten

b. 1900

Estonian writer (1900–1984)

Ernie C

b. 1959

American guitarist (born 1959)

Ernie Carroll

b. 1929

Australian television personality (1929–2022)

Ernie Chan

Chinese-American comic book artist (1940-2012)

Ernie Davis

American football player (1939–1963)

Ernie Field

English professional boxer & rugby league footballer

Ernie Freeman

American pianist, arranger and composer (1922–1981)

Ernie McCormick

b. 1906

Australian cricketer

Ernie Pyle

American war correspondent and writer

Ernie Royal

b. 1921

American jazz trumpeter (1921–1983)

Ernie Stautner

b. 1925

American football player and coach

Ernle Bradford

British writer (1922–1986)