Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Edward Snowden

b. 1983

Whistleblower and NSA contractor (born 1983)

Edward Stafford (politician)

b. 1819

Premier of New Zealand (1819–1901)

Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham

English nobleman (1478–1521)

Edward Stillingfleet

b. 1635

British Christian theologian and scholar (1635–1699)

Edward Szczepanik

b. 1915

Prime Minister of Poland (1915–2005)

Edward T. Hall

b. 1914

American anthropologist

Edward Taylor

American poet (c.1642 – 1729)

Edward the Black Prince

Heir of the English throne (1330–1376)

Edward Thorndike

American psychologist (1874–1949)

Edward Tompkins

b. 1815

American lawyer

Edward Vernon Utterson

British lawyer, literary antiquary, collector and editor

Edward VI

King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553

Edward VII

King of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910

Edward VIII

King of the United Kingdom in 1936

Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey

English diplomat, courtier and politician (1656–1711)

Edward W. Estlow

American journalist and businessman (1920–2015)

Edward Wagenknecht

American literary critic and teacher

Edward Walsh (poet)

Irish poet (1805–1850)

Edward Weston

American photographer (1886–1958)

Edward Weston (chemist)

b. 1850

American chemist

Edward White Benson

b. 1829

Archbishop of Canterbury (1829–1896)

Edward Whittemore

American novelist

Edward Whymper

b. 1840

English mountaineer (1840–1911)

Edward Wilfred Taylor

b. 1891