Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Edward Maya

b. 1986

Romanian musician (born 1986)

Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich

b. 1625

English military officer, politician and diplomat (1625–1672)

Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester

English army officer and courtier

Edward Mujica

b. 1984

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1984)

Edward Mulhare

Irish American actor (1923–1997)

Edward Natapei

b. 1954

Former Prime Minister of Vanuatu

Edward Norton

b. 1969

American actor (born 1969)

Edward Norton Lorenz

American mathematician (1917–2008)

Edward Nott

Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales

Heir apparent of Henry VI of England (1453–1471)

Edward Parkes

b. 1926

British academic (1926–2019)

Edward Patten

b. 1939

American soul singer (1939–2005)

Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth

b. 1757

Royal Navy officer and politician (1757–1833)

Edward Perl

American neuroscientist

Edward Petherbridge

b. 1936

English actor, writer, author, and artist

Edward Pinkowski

b. 1916

American writer (1916–2020)

Edward Poynter

British artist (1836–1919)

Edward R. Murrow

b. 1908

American broadcast journalist (1908–1965)

Edward Rowe Snow

b. 1902

American historian

Edward S. Rogers Jr.

b. 1933

Canadian businessman and philanthropist (1933-2008)

Edward Sabine

Irish astronomer, geophysicist, ornithologist and explorer

Edward Seaga

b. 1930

Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1980 to 1989

Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford

b. 1539

English nobleman (1539–1621)

Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton

b. 1911

British geographer and politician (1911–1994)