Leading Figures in History

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

39110 persons found

Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

French naturalist (1772–1844)

Étienne Gilson

b. 1884

French historian and philosopher (1884–1978)

Etienne Leroux

b. 1922

South African writer

Étienne Louis Geoffroy

French entomologist and pharmacist

Étienne Marcel

French politician (d. 1358)

Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty

b. 1768

French cavalry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars

Étienne Méhul

b. 1763

French composer

Étienne Pasquier

b. 1529

French lawyer and man of letters (1529-1615)

Étienne Roda-Gil

French writer, lyricist (1941–2004)

Étienne-Émile Baulieu

French biochemist and endocrinologist (1926–2025)

Étienne-Louis Malus

b. 1775

French officer, engineer, physicist and mathematician

Etika

b. 1990

American YouTuber and live streamer (1990–2019)

Ettore Boiardi

Italian-American chef (1897–1985)

Ettore Bugatti

Italian-born French automobile designer and manufacturer (1881–1947)

Ettore Maserati

Italian automotive engineer (1894–1990)

Ettore Muti

Italian politician (1902–1943)

Ettore Scola

b. 1931

Italian screenwriter and film director (1931–2016)

Euan Aitken

b. 1995

Scotland international rugby league footballer

Euclides da Cunha

Brazilian journalist, sociologist and engineer

Eudora Welty

American writer and photographer (1909–2001)

Eudoxia Epiphania

b. 611

Byzantine princess

Eugen Bleuler

b. 1857

Swiss psychiatrist (1857–1939)

Eugen Drewermann

b. 1940

German theologian

Eugen Fischer

b. 1874

German physician and racial hygienist (1874–1967)