Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Elle King

b. 1989

American musician (born 1989)

Ellen Albertini Dow

American actress (1913–2015)

Ellen Andrea Wang

b. 1986

Norwegian jazz musician and composer (born 1986)

Ellen Barkin

b. 1954

American actress (born 1954)

Ellen Corby

b. 1911

American actress (1911–1999)

Ellen Dolan

b. 1955

American actress

Ellen G. White

American author and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church

Ellen Glasgow

b. 1873

American novelist (1873–1945)

Ellen Hayes

b. 1851

American mathematician and astronomer (1851–1930)

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

b. 1938

President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018

Ellen Kuras

b. 1959

American cinematographer (born 1959)

Ellen MacArthur

b. 1976

English yachtswoman (born 1976)

Ellen Oliver (suffragette)

Purity activist and Southcottian from Guernsey

Ellen Pompeo

b. 1969

American actress (born 1969)

Ellen Raskin

American writer and illustrator (1928–1984)

Ellen Roosevelt

b. 1868

American tennis player

Ellen Schrecker

b. 1938

American historian

Ellen Stewart

b. 1919

American theatre director and producer (1919–2011)

Ellen Terry

English actress (1847–1928)

Ellen White (footballer)

b. 1989

English footballer (born 1988)

Ellen Willis

American writer (1941–2006)

Ellen Willmott

b. 1858

English horticulturist (1858–1934)

Elli Stenberg

Finnish politician (1903–1987)

Elliana Walmsley

b. 2007

American dancer (born 2007)