Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Engelbert II of Nassau

b. 1451

Count of Nassau-Vianden and Lord of Breda

Engelbert III of Istria

Austrian noble (died 1173)

Engelbert Kaempfer

b. 1651

German botanist (1651–1716)

Engelbert of Admont

Abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Admont

Engelbert Zaschka

20th-century German engineer and aviation pioneer

Engelbert, Count of Nevers

b. 1462

Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson

Swedish nobleman and nationalist rebel leader (1390s – 1436)

Engin Baytar

b. 1983

Turkish professional footballer

Enguerrand de Monstrelet

15th-century French chronicler

Enguerrand II of Ponthieu

11th-century French nobleman

Enhō Yūya

b. 1994

Japanese sumo wrestler

Enid Bennett

Australian actress

Enid Blyton

b. 1897

English children's writer (1897–1968)

Enid Markey

American actress (1894–1981)

Enis Batur

b. 1952

Turkish poet, essayist, novelist, and editor (born 1952)

Enki Bilal

b. 1951

French comic book creator and film director (born 1951)

Enn Reitel

b. 1950

British actor

Enn Tarto

b. 1938

Estonian politician (1938–2021)

Enn Vetemaa

b. 1936

Estonian writer

Ennio Morricone

Italian composer and conductor (1928–2020)

Enno I, Count of East Frisia

b. 1460

Count of East Frisia

Enno Lolling

SS doctor

Enno Penno

b. 1930

Estonian politician (1930–2016)

Eno Raud

Estonian children's writer (1928–1996)