Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Edward Witten

b. 1951

American theoretical physicist

Edward Woodville, Lord Scales

15th-century English knight

Edward Woodward

b. 1930

English actor (1930–2009)

Edward Wooster

Edward Wortley Montagu (traveller)

English writer and traveller (1713-1776)

Edward Young

b. 1683

English poet (1683–1765)

Edwards Barham

b. 1937

American politician (1937–2014)

Edwin Albert Link

b. 1904

American inventor and underwater diver (1904–1981)

Edwin Arnold

b. 1832

English poet and journalist (1832–1904)

Edwin Austin Abbey

American painter (1852–1911)

Edwin Edwards

b. 1927

American politician (1927–2021)

Edwin Feulner

American political scientist (1941–2025)

Edwin G. Krebs

b. 1918

American biochemist (1918–2009)

Edwin H. Land

b. 1909

American scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur (1909–1991)

Edwin Harris Dunning

Royal Navy officer and aviator (1892–1917)

Edwin Keppel Bennett

British writer (1887–1958)

Edwin Louis Cole

Founder of the Christian Men's Network (1922-2002)

Edwin Morgan (poet)

b. 1920

Scottish poet and essayist

Edwin Newman

American newscaster, journalist and author

Edwin O'Connor

b. 1918

American journalist and novelist

Edwin Richfield

English actor (1921–1990)

Edwin S. Porter

b. 1870

American film pioneer (1870–1941)

Edwin Schlossberg

b. 1945

American designer, artist, and author (born 1945)

Edwin Stead

English cricketer (1701–1735)