Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Eleanor of Viseu

b. 1458

Queen of Portugal from 1481 to 1495

Eleanor of Woodstock

Duchess of Guelders (1332 - 1343)

Eleanor Parker

b. 1922

American actress (1922–2013)

Eleanor Ross Taylor

b. 1920

American poet (1920–2011)

Eleanor Smeal

b. 1939

American feminist leader

Eleanor Sokoloff

b. 1914

American pianist and academic (1914–2020)

Eleanor Steber

b. 1914

American opera singer

Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany

Claimant to English and Breton succession (died 1241)

Eleanor, Princess of Asturias

Heir to the Castilian throne (1423–1425)

Eleazar Wheelock

American Congregational minister, educator, and founder of Dartmouth College

Eleftheria Eleftheriou

b. 1989

Greek Cypriot singer (born 1989)

Eleftherios Venizelos

b. 1864

Prime Minister of Greece (1910–20; 1928–33)

Elena Alistar

b. 1873

Bessarabian politician (1873–1955)

Elena Anaya

b. 1975

Spanish actress

Elena Baltacha

British tennis player (1983–2014)

Elena Cornaro Piscopia

b. 1646

Venetian philosopher (1646–1684)

Elena Huelva

b. 2002

Spanish influencer and writer (2002–2023)

Elena Kagan

b. 1960

US Supreme Court justice since 2010

Elena Kustarova

b. 1976

Russian ice dancer and coach

Elena Mukhina

b. 1960

Soviet gymnast (1960–2006)

Elena Nikolaidi

b. 1909

American opera singer

Elena Obraztsova

b. 1939

Soviet and Russian opera singer

Elena Poniatowska

b. 1932

Mexican journalist and author (b. 1932)

Elena Reygadas

b. 1976

Mexican chef