Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Edward Delaney

Irish sculptor

Edward Dmytryk

American film director (1908–1999)

Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu

English Conservative politician (1926–2015)

Edward Douglass White

b. 1845

Chief Justice of the United States from 1910 to 1921

Edward du Cann

b. 1924

British politician and businessman (1924-2017)

Edward Durell Stone

American architect (1902–1978)

Edward Elgar

b. 1857

English composer (1857–1934)

Edward Everett Hale

American historian and minister (1822–1909)

Edward Everett Horton

American character actor (1886–1970)

Edward Fadeley

American judge (1929–2015)

Edward FitzGerald (poet)

English poet and translator (1809–1883)

Edward Flynn (boxer)

b. 1909

American boxer (1909–1976)

Edward Fortunatus

German nobleman

Edward Fowler (bishop)

English churchman

Edward Foxe

16th-century English bishop

Edward Francis Hutton

b. 1875

American financier (1875–1962)

Edward Furlong

b. 1977

American actor (born 1977)

Edward Garnier

b. 1952

British barrister and Conservative Party politician

Edward Gibbon

b. 1737

British essayist, historian and politician (1737–1794)

Edward Gibbon Wakefield

English colonial theorist in Canada and New Zealand (1796–1862)

Edward Gierek

Polish politician; leader of Poland (1970–1980)

Edward Ginzton

Ukrainian-American physicist (1915–1998)

Edward Gregson

b. 1945

English composer

Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon

b. 1862

British Liberal statesman (1862–1933)