Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Émile Haug

b. 1861

French geologist and paleontologist

Émile Henry (anarchist)

French anarchist (1872–1894)

Émile Jaques-Dalcroze

Swiss composer, musician, and educator (1865–1950)

Émile Littré

French lexicographer and philosopher (1801–1881)

Émile Mpenza

b. 1978

Belgian footballer (born 1978)

Émile Munier

b. 1840

French painter

Émile Ollivier

b. 1825

French statesman (1825–1913)

Émile Peynaud

b. 1912

French oenologist and researcher (1912–2004)

Émile Picard

b. 1856

French mathematician (1856–1941)

Emile Roemer

b. 1962

Dutch politician

Emile Smith Rowe

b. 2000

English footballer (born 2000)

Emilia Bicchieri

b. 1238

Italian Roman Catholic professed religious

Emilia Fox

b. 1974

English actress and presenter (born 1974)

Emilíana Torrini

b. 1977

Icelandic singer and songwriter

Emiliano Chamorro Vargas

b. 1871

President of Nicaragua from 1917 to 1921 and briefly in 1926

Emiliano Mercado del Toro

b. 1891

Puerto Rican supercentenarian (1891–2007)

Emiliano Moretti

b. 1981

Italian footballer (born 1981)

Emiliano Zapata

b. 1879

Mexican revolutionary (1879–1919)

Emilie Flygare-Carlén

b. 1807

Swedish novelist (1807–1892)

Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen

b. 1637

German noblewoman and hymn author

Emilie Mehl

b. 1993

Norwegian politician (born 1993)

Emilio Álvarez Montalván

Nicaraguan ophthalmologist and Foreign Minister (1919–2014)

Emilio Butragueño

b. 1963

Spanish footballer (born 1963)

Emilio Colombo

Italian politician (1920–2013)