Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Erik Erikson

American psychoanalyst and essayist (1902–1994)

Erik Guay

b. 1981

Canadian alpine skier (born 1981)

Erik Hagen

b. 1975

Norwegian footballer (born 1975)

Erik Karlsson

b. 1990

Swedish ice hockey player (born 1990)

Erik Lundqvist

b. 1908

Swedish javelin thrower

Erik Magnusson, King of Sweden

King of Sweden from 1356 to 1359

Erik Nys

b. 1973

Belgian long jumper

Erik Ortvad

b. 1917

Danish artist (1917–2008)

Erik Paaske

b. 1933

Danish actor (1933–1992)

Erik Parlevliet

Dutch field hockey player

Erik Per Sullivan

b. 1991

American former actor (born 1991)

Erik Pieters

b. 1988

Dutch footballer (born 1988)

Erik Poppe

b. 1960

Norwegian filmmaker (born 1960)

Erik Rutan

b. 1971

American musician and record producer

Erik Satie

b. 1866

French composer and pianist (1866–1925)

Erik Schmidt (painter)

b. 1925

Estonian painter and writer

Erik Thomson

b. 1967

Australian actor

Erik Ullenhag

b. 1972

Swedish politician and diplomat

Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn

b. 1909

Austrian noble and political theorist (1909–1999)

Erik Westrum

b. 1979

American ice hockey player

Erik Zabel

b. 1970

German cyclist

Erika Andreeva

b. 2004

Russian tennis player (born 2004)

Erika Christensen

b. 1982

American actress (born 1982)

Erika Fuchs

German translator (1906–2005)