Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Elisabeth Sladen

British actress (1946–2011)

Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine

b. 1711

Queen of Sardinia from 1737 to 1741

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

b. 1755

French portrait painter (1755–1842)

Elisabeth Volkenrath

b. 1919

Nazi concentration camp supervisor

Elisabeth Welch

American singer, actress, and entertainer (1904–2003)

Elisabetta Canalis

b. 1978

Italian actress, singer and showgirl

Elisabetta Sirani

Italian artist (1638–1665)

Élise Lucet

b. 1963

French journalist (born 1963)

Elise Matthysen

b. 1992

Belgian swimmer (born 1992)

Elise Stefanik

b. 1984

American politician (born 1984)

Elise Testone

b. 1983

American singer-songwriter (born 1983)

Élisée Reclus

French geographer, writer and anarchist

Elisenda of Montcada

Queen of Aragon from 1322 to 1327

Eliseo Salazar

b. 1954

Chilean racing driver (born 1954)

Elish Angiolini

b. 1960

Scottish lawyer (born 1960)

Elisha Cook Jr.

American actor (1903–1995)

Elisha Gray

b. 1835

American electrical engineer (1835–1901)

Elisha Otis

b. 1811

19th-century American industrialist and inventor of the Otis Elevator

Elisha Williams

b. 1694

Eliška Misáková

Czech gymnast

Elissa (singer)

b. 1972

Lebanese singer (born 1971)

Eliud Kipchoge

b. 1984

Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1984)

Eliyahu M. Goldratt

Israeli business management guru (1947–2011)

Eliza Acton

b. 1799

English food writer and poet