Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Ephraim the Neomartyr

b. 1384

Controversial Christian saint

Ephraim Williams

American landowner and militia officer (1714-1755)

Ephrem the Syrian

Syriac saint, theologian and writer (c. 306 – 373)

Epica (band)

b. 1980

Dutch symphonic metal band

Epiphanius of Constantinople

Patriarch of Constantinople from 520 to 535

Epitácio Pessoa

b. 1865

President of Brazil from 1919 to 1922

Epke Zonderland

b. 1986

Dutch gymnast

Eppa Rixey

b. 1891

American baseball player (1891–1963)

Eppie Lederer

b. 1918

American journalist

Epy Guerrero

Era Bell Thompson

b. 1905

American journalist

Eran Zahavi

b. 1987

Israeli footballer (born 1987)

Eraño Manalo

Filipino religious minister (1925–2009)

Erasmo Carlos

b. 1941

Brazilian singer (1941–2022)

Erasmus

Dutch philosopher and theologian (c. 1466–1536)

Erasmus Darwin

English physician (1731–1802)

Erasmus Reinhold

b. 1511

German astronomer and mathematician (1511–1553)

Erastus Corning 2nd

American politician (1909–1983)

Eray İşcan

b. 1991

Turkish footballer (born 1991)

Erazm Ciołek (photographer)

Ercole Consalvi

b. 1757

Italian religious figure

Ercole I d'Este

b. 1431

Duke of Ferrara from 1471 to 1505

Ercole Spada

b. 1937

Italian automobile designer (1937–2025)

Ercüment Olgundeniz

b. 1976

Turkish discus thrower