Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Emma Smith

Wife of Joseph Smith Jr. and Latter Day Saint leader (1804–1879)

Emmanouil Benakis

Greek merchant and politician

Emmanuel Bangué

b. 1971

French long jumper

Emmanuel Boateng (footballer, born 1996)

b. 1996

Ghanaian footballer

Emmanuel Célestin Suhard

20th-century French Catholic cardinal

Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy

French Marshal

Emmanuel Eboué

b. 1983

Ivorian footballer (born 1983)

Emmanuel Kriaras

Greek lexicographer and philologist

Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy

b. 1528

Duke of Savoy from 1553 to 1580

Emmanuel Rhoides

b. 1836

Greek writer (1836–1904)

Emmanuele Vitale

b. 1758

Maltese notary, statesman and commander

Emmanuelle Seigner

b. 1966

French actress

Emmanuelle Vaugier

b. 1976

Canadian actress

Emmeline B. Wells

American journalist, editor, poet, women's rights advocate, and diarist

Emmeline Pankhurst

British suffragette (1858–1928)

Emmett Dalton

b. 1871

American outlaw (1871–1937)

Emmett Till

b. 1941

American lynching victim (1941–1955)

Emmett Toppino

b. 1909

American athlete

Emmitt Smith

b. 1969

American football player (born 1969)

Emory Holloway

American literary scholar-educator (1885 – 1977)

Emperor Antoku

Emperor of Japan from 1180 to 1185

Emperor Cheng of Jin

Emperor of Eastern Jin from 325 to 342

Emperor Chōkei

Emperor of Japan from 1368 to 1383

Emperor Chūkyō

Emperor of Japan in 1221