Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Earl Thomas Conley

b. 1941

American country music singer-songwriter (1941–2019)

Earl Tupper

b. 1907

American businessman and inventor (1907–1983)

Earl Van Dorn

b. 1820

Confederate States Army general

Earl W. Bascom

American-Canadian painter and cowboy (1906–1995)

Earl Warren

Chief justice of the United States from 1953 to 1969

Earl Watson

b. 1979

American basketball coach (born 1979)

Earl Weaver

b. 1930

American baseball manager (1930–2013)

Earl Webb

b. 1897

American baseball player (1897–1965)

Earl Wilson (baseball)

American baseball player (1934–2005)

Earl Woods

Father of American golfer Tiger Woods (1932–2006)

Earle Cabell

American politician (1906–1975)

Earle Combs

b. 1899

American baseball player (1899–1976)

Earle E. Partridge

b. 1900

United States Air Force general

Earle Hyman

b. 1926

American actor (1926–2017)

Earle Meadows

b. 1913

American pole vaulter (1913–1992)

Earle Nelson

b. 1897

American serial killer (1897–1928)

Earle Page

b. 1880

Prime Minister of Australia in 1939

Earle S. MacPherson

b. 1891

American automotive engineer (1891–1960)

Eartha Cumings

b. 1999

Scottish footballer

Earthwind Moreland

b. 1977

American football player (born 1977)

Easley Blackwood Jr.

b. 1933

American classical composer (1933–2023)

Eason Chan

b. 1974

Hong Kong singer and actor (born 1974)

Eavan Boland

b. 1944

Irish poet, author, and professor (1944–2020)

Eazy-E

b. 1964

American rapper (1964–1995)