Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Esther Tusquets

Spanish publisher, novelist and essayist (1936–2012)

Esther Williams

American swimmer and actress (1921–2013)

Eszter Tamási

b. 1938

Etelka Keserű

b. 1925

Hungarian economist and politician (1925–2018)

Ethan Albright

b. 1971

American football player (born 1971)

Ethan Cutkosky

b. 1999

American actor (born 1999)

Ethan Embry

b. 1978

American actor (born 1978)

Ethan Suplee

b. 1976

American actor (born 1976)

Ethel Anderson

Australian poet (1883–1958)

Ethel Barrymore

American actress (1879–1959)

Ethel Caterham

b. 1909

English supercentenarian (born 1909)

Ethel Catherwood

b. 1908

Canadian track and field athlete (1908–1987)

Ethel Johnson (wrestler)

b. 1935

American professional wrestler

Ethel Smyth

b. 1858

English composer and suffragette (1858–1944)

Étienne Aignan

French translator, political writer, librettist and playwright (1773–1824)

Étienne Baluze

French scholar

Étienne Bobillier

b. 1798

French mathematician (1798–1840)

Étienne Bonnot de Condillac

French philosopher (1714–1780)

Étienne Capoue

b. 1988

French footballer (born 1988)

Étienne de La Boétie

French judge, writer and philosopher (1530–1563)

Étienne de Silhouette

b. 1709

French politician (1709–1767)

Étienne Dolet

b. 1509

16th-century French scholar and printer

Étienne Fourmont

b. 1683

Étienne François de Choiseul, Duke of Choiseul

French Royal Army officer, diplomat and statesman (1719–1785)