Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Edgar Wind

b. 1900

British art historian (1900–1971)

Edgar Wright

b. 1974

English filmmaker (born 1974)

Edgar Zilsel

b. 1891

Austrian historian and philosopher

Edgar, King of England

King of the English from 959 to 975

Edgars Eriņš

b. 1986

Latvian decathlete and bobsledder

Edgerrin James

b. 1978

American football player (born 1978)

Edgeworth David

Welsh-Australian geologist (1858–1934)

Edi Rama

b. 1964

Prime Minister of Albania since 2013

Edie Adams

b. 1927

American actress (1927–2008)

Edie Falco

b. 1963

American actress (born 1963)

Edie McClurg

b. 1945

American retired actress (born 1945)

Edin Osmanović

b. 1964

Slovenian association football manager

Edinho (footballer, born 1955)

b. 1955

Brazilian footballer and manager

Edinson Vólquez

b. 1983

Dominican baseball player (born 1983)

Edip Cansever

Turkish poet

Edison Toloza

b. 1984

Colombian footballer (born 1984)

Edith Abbott

American economist

Edith Brown Clement

b. 1948

American judge (born 1948)

Édith Butler

b. 1942

Acadian-Canadian singer-songwriter and folklorist (born 1942)

Edith Fellows

b. 1923

American actress (1923–2011)

Edith Grace White

b. 1890

American zoologist

Edith Hamilton

b. 1867

American teacher and writer (1867–1963)

Edith Pearlman

b. 1936

American short story writer (1936–2023)

Edith Quimby

b. 1891

American medical researcher (1891-1982)