Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Emiliano Chamorro Vargas

b. 1871

President of Nicaragua from 1917 to 1921 and briefly in 1926

Emiliano Martínez

b. 1992

Argentine footballer (born 1992)

Emiliano Mercado del Toro

b. 1891

Puerto Rican supercentenarian (1891–2007)

Emiliano Moretti

b. 1981

Italian footballer (born 1981)

Emiliano Zapata

b. 1879

Mexican revolutionary (1879–1919)

Emilie Autumn

b. 1979

American musician

Émilie Busquant

French-Algerian activist (1901–1953)

Émilie du Châtelet

French mathematician, physicist, and author (1706–1749)

Emilie Flygare-Carlén

b. 1807

Swedish novelist (1807–1892)

Émilie Gamelin

Canadian social worker and Catholic sister (1800–1851)

Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen

b. 1637

German noblewoman and hymn author

Emilie Mehl

b. 1993

Norwegian politician (born 1993)

Emilie Ullerup

b. 1984

Danish actress (born 1984)

Émilienne Morin

b. 1901

French anarcho-syndicalist (1901–1991)

Emilio Álvarez Montalván

Nicaraguan ophthalmologist and Foreign Minister (1919–2014)

Emilio Botín

Spanish banker

Emilio Butragueño

b. 1963

Spanish footballer (born 1963)

Emilio Colombo

Italian politician (1920–2013)

Emilio de Villota

b. 1946

Spanish racing driver (born 1946)

Emilio Delgado

b. 1940

American actor (1940–2022)

Emilio Eduardo Massera

b. 1925

Argentine naval officer (1925–2010)

Emilio Estevez

b. 1962

American actor, director, and writer (born 1962)

Emilio Fernández

Mexican film director and actor (1904–1986)

Emílio Garrastazu Médici

President of Brazil from 1969 to 1974