Leading Figures in History

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Eleanor Hadley

b. 1916

American economist (1916–2007)

Eleanor Holmes Norton

b. 1937

American politician and lawyer (born 1937)

Eleanor King (judge)

b. 1957

British judge (born 1957)

Eleanor Norcross

b. 1854

American painter (1854–1923)

Eleanor of Anjou

Queen consort of Sicily (1289–1341)

Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile

Queen of Castile and León from 1379 to 1382

Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal

b. 1402

Queen of Portugal from 1433 to 1438

Eleanor of Austria

b. 1498

Queen of Portugal (1518–1521) and France (1530–1547)

Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar

b. 1269

English princess (1269–1298)

Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile

Queen of Castile and Toledo from 1170 to 1214

Eleanor of Lancaster

b. 1318

English noblewoman (1318–1372)

Eleanor of Naples, Duchess of Ferrara

b. 1450

Duchess of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio from 1473 to 1493

Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress

Holy Roman Empress from 1452 to 1467

Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark

Junior queen of Denmark from 1229 to 1231

Eleanor of Provence

Queen of England from 1236 to 1272

Eleanor of Viseu

b. 1458

Queen of Portugal from 1481 to 1495

Eleanor of Woodstock

Duchess of Guelders (1332 - 1343)

Eleanor Parker

b. 1922

American actress (1922–2013)

Eleanor Roosevelt

b. 1884

American diplomat and activist (1884–1962)

Eleanor Ross Taylor

b. 1920

American poet (1920–2011)

Eleanor Smeal

b. 1939

American feminist leader

Eleanor Sokoloff

b. 1914

American pianist and academic (1914–2020)

Eleanor Steber

b. 1914

American opera singer

Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany

Claimant to English and Breton succession (died 1241)