Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Emma Nicholson

b. 1941

British politician, life peer (born 1941)

Emma Penella

Spanish actress

Emma Raducanu

b. 2002

British tennis player (born 2002)

Emma Richter

German paleontologist (1888–1956)

Emma Rothschild

b. 1948

English historian (born 1948)

Emma Shapplin

b. 1974

French soprano

Emma Smith

Wife of Joseph Smith Jr. and Latter Day Saint leader (1804–1879)

Emma Stone

b. 1988

American actress and film producer (born 1988)

Emma Tennant

b. 1937

English fiction writer (1937–2017)

Emma Vyssotsky

b. 1894

American astronomer (1894–1975)

Emma Watkins

b. 1989

Australian musician and actress (born 1989)

Emmanouil Benakis

Greek merchant and politician

Emmanuel Bangué

b. 1971

French long jumper

Emmanuel Benner

French painter

Emmanuel Boateng (footballer, born 1996)

b. 1996

Ghanaian footballer

Emmanuel Célestin Suhard

20th-century French Catholic cardinal

Emmanuel Chabrier

French composer and pianist (1841–1894)

Emmanuel Culio

b. 1983

Argentine footballer (born 1983)

Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy

French Marshal

Emmanuel Eboué

b. 1983

Ivorian footballer (born 1983)

Emmanuel Izonritei

b. 1978

Nigerian boxer (born 1978)

Emmanuel Kriaras

Greek lexicographer and philologist

Emmanuel Nunes

b. 1941

Portuguese composer

Emmanuel Petit

b. 1970

French footballer (born 1970)