Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Ernst Udet

b. 1896

Luftwaffe general

Ernst von Dohnányi

b. 1877

Hungarian composer and pianist (1877–1960)

Ernst von Lasaulx

German classical philologist, philosopher of history, and politician (1805–1861)

Ernst Wetter

Swiss politician

Ernst Ziller

b. 1837

19th-century European architect

Ernst-Robert Grawitz

German Nazi physician and SS-Obergruppenführer (1899–1945)

Erol Güngör

Turkish social psychologist (1938–1983)

Errico Malatesta

Italian anarchist (1853–1932)

Errol Flynn

b. 1909

Australian and American actor (1909–1959)

Errol Stewart (South African sportsman)

b. 1969

South African sportsman (born 1969)

Erroll Garner

b. 1921

American jazz pianist and composer (1921–1977)

Ersan İlyasova

b. 1987

Turkish basketball player (born 1987)

Ersilio Tonini

b. 1914

Italian cardinal

Erskine Hawkins

b. 1914

American trumpeter and big band leader (1914–1993)

Erté

Russian-born French artist and designer (1892–1990)

Ertha Pascal-Trouillot

b. 1943

Haitian politician

Erwin Axer

Polish theatre director, writer and university professor

Erwin Bauer

b. 1912

German racing driver (1912–1958)

Erwin Bumke

German Nazi politician

Erwin Chargaff

American biochemist (1905–2002)

Erwin Komenda

Austrian automobile designer

Erwin Olaf

b. 1959

Dutch photographer (1959–2023)

Erwin Schrödinger

b. 1887

Austrian physicist (1887–1961)

Erwin Schulhoff

b. 1894

Czech composer and pianist