Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

E. C. Segar

American cartoonist (1894–1938)

E. Donnall Thomas

American hematologist

E. E. Cummings

American poet and author (1894–1962)

E. E. Smith

b. 1890

Food engineer and science-fiction author (1890–1965)

E. F. Schumacher

b. 1911

British statistician and economist (1911–1977)

E. G. Marshall

b. 1914

American actor (1914–1998)

E. G. Squier

American archaeologist, history writer, painter and newspaper editor (1821-1888)

E. H. Harriman

American financier and railroad magnate (1848–1909)

E. Herbert Norman

b. 1909

Canadian diplomat (1909–1957)

E. Howard Hunt

b. 1918

American intelligence officer and author (1918–2007)

E. J. Bowen

b. 1898

English chemist

E. J. Pratt

Canadian poet (1882–1964)

E. Jennifer Monaghan

English educator and historian (1933–2014)

E. L. Doctorow

American novelist and editor (1931–2015)

E. L. Grant Watson

American biologist and writer (1885–1970)

E. Lynn Harris

b. 1955

American novelist

E. M. Forster

English novelist and writer (1879–1970)

E. M. S. Namboodiripad

b. 1909

Indian politician (1909–1998)

E. Nesbit

English author and poet (1858–1924)

E. O. Wilson

b. 1929

American biologist, naturalist, and writer (1929–2021)

E. R. Braithwaite

b. 1912

Guyanese writer (1912–2016)

E. S. Gosney

American financier, eugenicist

E. T. A. Hoffmann

German author (1776–1822)

E. T. Whittaker

b. 1873

British mathematician and historian of science (1873–1956)