Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Emil Bobu

Romanian Communist activist and politician

Emil Breitkreutz

American middle-distance runner

Emil Christian Hansen

b. 1842

Danish mycologist

Emil Cioran

Romanian philosopher, aphorist and essayist (1911–1995)

Emil Erlenmeyer

b. 1825

German chemist (1825–1909)

Emil Fackenheim

b. 1916

German-born Canadian rabbi and philosopher (1916–2003)

Emil Fischer

German chemist (1852–1919)

Emil Fuchs (baseball)

b. 1878

American baseball executive (1878–1961)

Emil Hácha

Czechoslovak politician (1872–1945)

Emil Jannings

b. 1884

German actor (1884–1950)

Emil Leon Post

American mathematician and logician (1897 – 1954)

Emil Nolde

b. 1867

German painter

Emil Orlik

b. 1870

Czech-German painter, etcher and lithographer (1870–1932)

Emil Reesen

b. 1887

Danish composer and pianist

Emil Salomonsson

b. 1989

Swedish footballer (born 1989)

Emil Seidel

American politician (1864–1947)

Emil Theodor Kocher

Swiss physician and Nobel laureate (1841–1917)

Emile Berliner

b. 1851

German-born American inventor (1851–1929)

Émile Coué

French psychologist (1857–1926)

Émile Derlin Zinsou

Beninese politician; President of Benin (1968-1969)

Émile Faguet

French author and literary critic

Émile Francqui

b. 1863

Belgian businessman and diplomat (1863–1935) who supported scientific research

Émile Genest

b. 1921

Canadian actor (1921–2003)

Emile Griffith

American boxer (1938–2013)