Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Ernest, Margrave of Austria

Margrave of Austria from 1055 to 1075

Ernesta Di Capua

b. 1875

Italian botanist (1875–1943)

Ernestina Herrera de Noble

b. 1925

Argentine publisher and executive (1925–2017)

Ernestine von Kirchsberg

b. 1857

Austrian landscape painter (1857–1924)

Ernesto Alonso

Mexican film producer (1917–2007)

Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada

b. 1919

Ernesto Farías

b. 1980

Argentine footballer

Ernesto Geisel

b. 1907

President of Brazil from 1974 to 1979

Ernesto Hoost

b. 1965

Dutch professional kickboxer (born 1965)

Ernesto Maserati

b. 1898

Italian racing driver and engineer (1898–1975)

Ernesto Pérez Balladares

b. 1946

President of Panama (born 1946)

Ernesto Sabato

Argentine writer and physicist (1911–2011)

Ernesto Samper

b. 1950

President of Colombia from 1994 to 1998

Erni Krusten

b. 1900

Estonian writer (1900–1984)

Ernie Barnes

b. 1938

American painter (1938–2009)

Ernie Broglio

b. 1935

American baseball player (1935–2019)

Ernie Bushmiller

American cartoonist (1905–1982)

Ernie C

b. 1959

American guitarist (born 1959)

Ernie Carroll

b. 1929

Australian television personality (1929–2022)

Ernie Chan

Chinese-American comic book artist (1940-2012)

Ernie Davis

American football player (1939–1963)

Ernie Field

English professional boxer & rugby league footballer

Ernie Freeman

American pianist, arranger and composer (1922–1981)

Ernie McCormick

b. 1906

Australian cricketer