Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Edward Shepherd Creasy

b. 1812

Chief Justice of British Ceylon from 1860 to 1875

Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby

British statesman (1799–1869)

Edward Snowden

b. 1983

Whistleblower and NSA contractor (born 1983)

Edward Stafford (politician)

b. 1819

Premier of New Zealand (1819–1901)

Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham

English nobleman (1478–1521)

Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby

English nobleman and politician (1509–1572)

Edward Stillingfleet

b. 1635

British Christian theologian and scholar (1635–1699)

Edward Stratemeyer

b. 1862

American book packager, publisher and writer (1862–1930)

Edward Szczepanik

b. 1915

Prime Minister of Poland (1915–2005)

Edward T. Hall

b. 1914

American anthropologist

Edward Tatum

American geneticist (1909–1975)

Edward Taylor

American poet (c.1642 – 1729)

Edward Teller

Hungarian-American physicist (1908–2003)

Edward the Black Prince

Heir of the English throne (1330–1376)

Edward Thorndike

American psychologist (1874–1949)

Edward Tompkins

b. 1815

American lawyer

Edward Upward

b. 1903

British writer (1903-2009)

Edward V

b. 1470

King of England in 1483

Edward Vernon

Royal Navy officer (1684–1757)

Edward Vernon Utterson

British lawyer, literary antiquary, collector and editor

Edward VI

King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553

Edward Victor Appleton

b. 1892

British physicist (1892–1965)

Edward VII

King of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910

Edward VIII

King of the United Kingdom in 1936