Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Elizabeth Bacon (died 1621)

English aristocrat (c. 1541–1621)

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

English poet (1806–1861)

Elizabeth Barton

16th-century English Catholic nun and martyr

Elizabeth Báthory

b. 1560

Hungarian countess and suspected serial killer (1560–1614)

Elizabeth Beisel

b. 1992

American competition swimmer

Elizabeth Berkley

b. 1974

American actress

Elizabeth Blackadder

Scottish painter and printmaker (1931–2021)

Elizabeth Blackwell

British-American physician (1821–1910)

Elizabeth Bowen

b. 1899

Irish writer (1899-1973)

Elizabeth Buchan

b. 1948

British novelist

Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss

b. 1933

English judge (born 1933)

Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz

American naturalist and educator (1822–1907)

Elizabeth Carey, Lady Berkeley

b. 1576

English courtier and patron of the arts

Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine

b. 1652

Duchess of Orléans (1652–1722)

Elizabeth Cook

b. 1972

American country singer (born 1972)

Elizabeth Craig (writer)

Scottish writer and home economist (1883–1980)

Elizabeth Dilling

b. 1894

American writer and political activist (1894–1966)

Elizabeth Dole

b. 1936

American politician and writer (born 1936)

Elizabeth Enright

American writer (1907–1968)

Elizabeth Foreman Lewis

b. 1892

American writer (1892–1958)

Elizabeth Francis

b. 1909

American supercentenarian (1909–2024)

Elizabeth Fraser

b. 1963

Scottish singer (born 1963)

Elizabeth Fry

b. 1780

English social reformer (1780–1845)

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

b. 1836

English physician, doctor and feminist (1836–1917)