Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Evelyn "Champagne" King

b. 1960

American singer (born 1960)

Evelyn Anthony

b. 1928

British writer (1926–2018)

Evelyn Boyd Granville

b. 1924

American academic (1924–2023)

Evelyn Irons

b. 1900

Scottish journalist and war correspondent

Evelyn Keyes

American actress

Evelyn Lear

American operatic soprano

Evelyn Underhill

English writer, theologian, retreat leader and pacifist (1875–1941)

Evelyn Ward

b. 1923

American actress (1923–2012)

Éver Banega

b. 1988

Argentine footballer (born 1988)

Everett Shinn

American painter (1876–1953)

Evert Horn

b. 1585

Swedish military personnel (1585–1615)

Evgeni Borounov

b. 1979

Russian-Australian ice dancer

Evgeny Kuznetsov

b. 1992

Russian ice hockey player (born 1992)

Evgeny Lebedev

b. 1980

Russian-British businessman (born 1980)

Evgraf Fedorov

Russian mathematician and crystallographer (1853–1919)

Evil Superstars

b. 1971

Belgian indie rock band

Ewald Friedrich von Hertzberg

Prussian politician (1725–1795)

Ewen Chatfield

b. 1950

New Zealand cricketer

Ewen McKenzie

b. 1965

Australia international rugby union player

Example (musician)

b. 1982

British musician (born 1982)

Execution of Tangaraju Suppiah

Singaporean hanged for drug trafficking in 2023

Eydís Ásbjörnsdóttir

b. 1973

Icelandic politician (born 1973)

Eyvind Earle

b. 1916

American artist and author (1916–2000)

Ezekiel Ansah

b. 1989

Ghanaian-born American football player (born 1989)