Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Edward Ardizzone

b. 1900

British artist, children's illustrator and writer

Edward Arnold (actor)

American actor (1890–1956)

Edward Asahel Birge

b. 1851

American limnologist and educator (1851–1950)

Edward B. Giller

b. 1918

United States Air Force general

Edward B. Greene

b. 1878

American banker and mining and steel executive

Edward B. Lewis

b. 1918

American biologist (1918-2004)

Edward Ballantine

b. 1886

American composer

Edward Battersby Bailey

b. 1881

English geologist (1881–1965)

Edward Beecher

American theologian (1803–1895)

Edward Blishen

b. 1920

English author and broadcaster (1920–1996)

Edward Bok

b. 1863

Dutch-born American editor and writer (1863–1930)

Edward Bond

b. 1934

English dramatist (1934–2024)

Edward Boscawen

b. 1711

Royal Navy officer and politician (1711–1761)

Edward Bouchet

b. 1852

American physicist (1852–1918)

Edward Braddock

British Army officer (1695–1755)

Edward Braddon

b. 1829

British Indian civil servant and Australian politician (1829–1904)

Edward Brandt Jr.

b. 1933

American physician

Edward Brongersma

b. 1911

Dutch politician

Edward Brooke

b. 1919

American politician (1919–2015)

Edward Brooker

Australian politician (1891–1948)

Edward Bruce

High King of Ireland

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

b. 1803

British statesman and writer (1803–1873)

Edward Bunker

American novelist, screenwriter, and actor

Edward Burd Grubb Jr.

American Union Army colonel