Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Edward Dando

Thief and glutton in London (c. 1803 – 1832)

Edward Davy

b. 1806

English physician, scientist, and inventor

Edward de Bono

b. 1933

Maltese physician (1933–2021)

Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford

English peer and courtier (1550–1604)

Edward Deas Thomson

b. 1800

Australian politician (1800–1879)

Edward Dmytryk

American film director (1908–1999)

Edward du Cann

b. 1924

British politician and businessman (1924-2017)

Edward Durell Stone

American architect (1902–1978)

Edward Elgar

b. 1857

English composer (1857–1934)

Edward Everett Hale

American historian and minister (1822–1909)

Edward FitzGerald (poet)

English poet and translator (1809–1883)

Edward Fortunatus

German nobleman

Edward Fowler (bishop)

English churchman

Edward Foxe

16th-century English bishop

Edward Furlong

b. 1977

American actor (born 1977)

Edward Gibbon

b. 1737

British essayist, historian and politician (1737–1794)

Edward Gibbon Wakefield

English colonial theorist in Canada and New Zealand (1796–1862)

Edward Gierek

Polish politician; leader of Poland (1970–1980)

Edward Ginzton

Ukrainian-American physicist (1915–1998)

Edward Gregson

b. 1945

English composer

Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon

b. 1862

British Liberal statesman (1862–1933)

Edward Hardwicke

English actor (1932–2011)

Edward Heath

b. 1916

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974

Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury

English soldier and poet (1583–1648)