Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Dzhem Yamenov

b. 1999

Bulgarian politician (born 1999)

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

b. 1993

Boston Marathon bomber (born 1993)

E. A. S. Prasanna

b. 1940

Indian Cricketer

E. A. Wallis Budge

b. 1857

British academic (1857–1934)

E. B. Ford

b. 1901

British ecological geneticist (1901–1988)

E. B. White

b. 1899

American author (1899–1985)

E. E. Smith

b. 1890

Food engineer and science-fiction author (1890–1965)

E. F. Schumacher

b. 1911

British statistician and economist (1911–1977)

E. G. Marshall

b. 1914

American actor (1914–1998)

E. G. Squier

American archaeologist, history writer, painter and newspaper editor (1821-1888)

E. J. Bowen

b. 1898

English chemist

E. J. Pratt

Canadian poet (1882–1964)

E. L. Doctorow

American novelist and editor (1931–2015)

E. L. Grant Watson

American biologist and writer (1885–1970)

E. Lynn Harris

b. 1955

American novelist

E. M. Forster

English novelist and writer (1879–1970)

E. M. S. Namboodiripad

b. 1909

Indian politician (1909–1998)

E. Nesbit

English author and poet (1858–1924)

E. O. Wilson

b. 1929

American biologist, naturalist, and writer (1929–2021)

E. R. Braithwaite

b. 1912

Guyanese writer (1912–2016)

E. T. A. Hoffmann

German author (1776–1822)

E. W. Scripps (businessman)

b. 1854

American newspaper publisher (1854–1926)

Eadberht of Lindisfarne

7th-century Bishop of Lindisfarne and saint

Eadberht of Northumbria

King of Northumbria