Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Eben Sumner Draper

b. 1858

American politician and businessman (1858-1914)

Ebenezer Erskine

Scottish minister

Ebenezer Pemberton

American educator

Eberhard Anheuser

Co-founder of Anheuser-Busch (1806–1880)

Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg

Duke of Württemberg from 1628 to 1674

Ebiet G. Ade

b. 1954

Indonesian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh

Bahraini poet and writer (1908–2002)

Ebrahim Amini

b. 1925

Iranian Ayatollah (1925-2020)

Ebussuud Efendi

Ottoman chief jurist (1490–1574)

Eça de Queiroz

Portuguese realist writer (1845–1900)

Ece Temelkuran

b. 1973

Turkish journalist and author (born 1973)

Ecgberht of Kent

King of Kent from 664 to 673

Ecgfrith of Northumbria

King of Deira (664 to 670), King of Northumbria (670 to 685)

Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen

Margrave of Meissen from 985 to 1002

Ed Ames

b. 1927

American singer and actor (1927–2023)

Ed Asner

American actor (1929–2021)

Ed Bearss

b. 1923

American military veteran and historian (1923–2020)

Ed Begley

American actor (1901–1970)

Ed Bradley

b. 1941

American journalist (1941–2006)

Ed Charles

b. 1933

American baseball player (1933–2018)

Ed Cota

b. 1976

Panamanian-American basketball player

Ed Delahanty

American baseball player (1867–1903)

Ed Fast

b. 1955

Canadian politician (born 1955)

Ed Freeman

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient