Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Emil Krebs

b. 1867

German hyperpolyglot and sinologist

Emil Leon Post

American mathematician and logician (1897 – 1954)

Emil Nolde

b. 1867

German painter

Emil Orlik

b. 1870

Czech-German painter, etcher and lithographer (1870–1932)

Emil Racoviță

b. 1868

Romanian polar explorer

Emil Reesen

b. 1887

Danish composer and pianist

Emil Salomonsson

b. 1989

Swedish footballer (born 1989)

Emil Sayfutdinov

b. 1989

Russian motorcycle speedway rider

Emil Seidel

American politician (1864–1947)

Emil Starkenstein

Czech-Jewish pharmacologist

Emil Sutovsky

b. 1977

Israeli chess grandmaster (born 1977)

Emil Theodor Kocher

Swiss physician and Nobel laureate (1841–1917)

Emil Väre

b. 1885

Finnish wrestler (1885–1974)

Emil Zátopek

b. 1922

Czechoslovak long-distance runner (1922–2000)

Emil Zuckerkandl

b. 1849

Hungarian anatomist (1849–1910)

Émile Allais

French alpine skier (1912–2012)

Émile Augier

b. 1820

French dramatist (1820–1889)

Émile Bayard

b. 1837

French illustrator (1837–1891)

Emile Berliner

b. 1851

German-born American inventor (1851–1929)

Émile Bouchard

b. 1919

Canadian ice hockey player (1919–2012)

Émile Coué

French psychologist (1857–1926)

Émile Derlin Zinsou

Beninese politician; President of Benin (1968-1969)

Émile Durkheim

French sociologist (1858–1917)

Émile Faguet

French author and literary critic