Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Edmund Szoka

American Roman Catholic priest and cardinal

Edmund Weiner

b. 1950

English lexicographer

Edmund White

American writer (1940–2025)

Edmund Wilson

b. 1895

American writer and literary critic (1895–1972)

Edmund Wojtyła

b. 1906

Polish doctor (1906–1932)

Edmund, Earl of Rutland

b. 1443

English nobleman

Edmundo Rivero

b. 1911

Musical artist

Edmunds Augstkalns

b. 1994

Latvian ice hockey player

Edna Doré

b. 1921

British actress

Edna Ferber

American novelist and playwright (1885–1968)

Edna Kramer

American mathematician (1902–1984)

Edna O'Brien

Irish writer (1930–2024)

Edo Murtić

b. 1921

Croatian painter

Edogawa Ranpo

Japanese author (1894–1965)

Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild

French banker (1868–1949)

Édouard Balladur

b. 1929

French politician (born 1929)

Édouard Beaupré

Canadian wrestler, strongman, and circus giant

Édouard Carpentier

b. 1926

French and Canadian professional wrestler (1926–2010)

Édouard Colonne

b. 1838

French conductor and violinist (1838–1910)

Édouard Daladier

b. 1884

French radical socialist politician

Édouard Fabre

b. 1885

Canadian marathon runner

Édouard Goursat

b. 1858

French mathematician (1858–1936)

Édouard Herriot

b. 1872

French Radical politician (1872–1957)

Édouard Lalo

French composer (1823–1892)