Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Edward Beecher

American theologian (1803–1895)

Edward Blishen

b. 1920

English author and broadcaster (1920–1996)

Edward Bond

b. 1934

English dramatist (1934–2024)

Edward Boscawen

b. 1711

Royal Navy officer and politician (1711–1761)

Edward Braddock

British Army officer (1695–1755)

Edward Braddon

b. 1829

British Indian civil servant and Australian politician (1829–1904)

Edward Brandt Jr.

b. 1933

American physician

Edward Brooker

Australian politician (1891–1948)

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

b. 1803

British statesman and writer (1803–1873)

Edward Bunker

American novelist, screenwriter, and actor

Edward Burd Grubb Jr.

American Union Army colonel

Edward Burne-Jones

English painter and designer (1833–1898)

Edward Calvin Kendall

American biochemist (1886–1972)

Edward Carpenter

English poet and academic (1844–1929)

Edward Cassidy

b. 1924

Australian Roman Catholic cardinal (1924–2021)

Edward Charles Pickering

b. 1846

American astronomer

Edward Clancy (cardinal)

Australian cardinal (1923–2014)

Edward Clark (governor)

Governor of Texas in 1861

Edward Colman (martyr)

b. 1636

English Catholic courtier and martyr

Edward Cowie

b. 1943

English composer, author, natural scientist, and painter

Edward Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell

English peer

Edward Cummins

b. 1886

American golfer (1886–1926)

Edward D. DiPrete

b. 1934

American politician (1934–2025)

Edward Daly (Irish revolutionary)

Irish revolutionary (1891–1916)