Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Empress Dowager Bian

Cao Wei Empress Dowager (died 230)

Empress Dowager Cao (Li Cunxu's mother)

Later Tang Dynasty figure (died 925)

Empress Dowager Du

Empress Dowager Zhaoxian

Empress Dowager Hu (Northern Wei)

Empress of Northern Wei (c. 490 – 528)

Empress Dowager Liu (Later Jin)

Empress Dowager Xiao (Tang dynasty)

Empress dowager of Tang dynasty

Empress Genshō

Empress of Japan from 715 to 724

Empress Kōken

Empress of Japan (749–758; 764–770)

Empress Wei (Tang dynasty)

Empress of China (684, 705–710)

Empress Xiao (Sui dynasty)

Empress of China from 605 to 618

Emre Çolak

b. 1991

Turkish footballer

Enda Kenny

b. 1951

Taoiseach from 2011 to 2017

Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih

16th Health Minister of Indonesia

Endel Aruja

b. 1911

Estonian physicist (1911–2008)

Endel Lippmaa

Estonian scientist and politician (1930–2015)

Endel Puusepp

b. 1909

Estonian pilot in Soviet service

Endre Czeizel

Hungarian physician, geneticist and professor (1935–2015)

Endre Szemerédi

b. 1940

Hungarian-American mathematician

Endre Szervánszky

Hungarian composer (1911–1977)

Endrick

b. 2006

Brazilian footballer (born 2006)

Enéas Carneiro

Brazilian politician (1938–2007)

Eneli Kutter

b. 1991

Estonian footballer

Enes Kanter Freedom

b. 1992

American basketball player (born 1992)

Engelbert Dollfuss

Chancellor of Austria from 1932 to 1934