Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Erich Klausener

German politician and Catholic martyr

Erich Kleiber

b. 1890

Austrian conductor (1890–1956)

Erich Loewenhardt

German World War I flying ace

Erich Marcks

b. 1891

German World War II general (1891–1944)

Erich Maria Remarque

b. 1898

German novelist (1898–1970)

Erich Neumann (politician)

b. 1892

German Nazi Party civil servant and SS-Oberführer (1892–1951)

Erich Priebke

b. 1913

German SS police commander (1913–2013)

Erich Raeder

b. 1876

German admiral (1876–1960)

Erich Ribbeck

b. 1937

German football player and coach

Erich Salomon

b. 1886

German photojournalist (1886–1944)

Erich Segal

b. 1937

American author (1937–2010)

Erich Topp

b. 1914

German WW2 U-Boat commander (1914–2005)

Erich von Manstein

German field marshal (1887–1973)

Erich von Stroheim

Austrian-American actor and director (1885–1957)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

b. 1897

Austrian-born American composer and conductor (1897–1957)

Erico Aumentado

b. 1940

Filipino politician from Bohol

Eriek Verpale

Belgian writer

Erik Axel Karlfeldt

b. 1864

Swedish poet

Erik Bergman (Lutheran minister)

Swedish parish minister (1886–1970)

Erik Brann

b. 1950

Musical artist (1950-2003)

Erik Carlsson

Swedish rally driver (1929–2015)

Erik Darling

American folk singer-songwriter (1933–2008)

Erik Dekker

b. 1970

Dutch cyclist (born 1970)

Erik Durm

b. 1992

German footballer (born 1992)