Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Ernest Faber

b. 1971

Dutch footballer and manager (born 1971)

Ernest Fox Nichols

American physicist and educator (1869–1924)

Ernest Gagnon

Canadian folk musician and composer (1834-1915)

Ernest Gold

b. 1921

20th century Austrian-American composer (1921–99)

Ernest Graves Sr.

United States Army general

Ernest Gunther I of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

b. 1609

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Ernest H. Volwiler

b. 1893

American pharmaceutical chemist (1893–1992)

Ernest Haycox

b. 1899

American novelist

Ernest Hemingway

American author and journalist (1899–1961)

Ernest Hogan

Vaudeville performer (1865–1909)

Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick

b. 1497

Duke of Brunswick

Ernest Joyce

Royal Naval seaman and explorer

Ernest Kirkendall

b. 1914

American chemist and metallurgist (1914–2005)

Ernest Lapointe

b. 1876

Canadian politician (1876–1941)

Ernest Lawrence

b. 1901

American physicist (1901–1958)

Ernest Lehman

American screenwriter (1915–2005)

Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse

Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1892 to 1918

Ernest MacMillan

Canadian conductor (1893–1973)

Ernest Mason Satow

b. 1843

British diplomat, scholar and Japanologist (1843–1929)

Ernest Myers (author)

b. 1844

British poet, Classicist and author (1844 - 1921)

Ernest Nash

Ernest Noel

Scottish politician (1831–1931)

Ernest Nuamah

b. 2003

Ghanaian footballer (born 2003)

Ernest of Bavaria (1500–1560)

b. 1500

German administrator of Passau and Salzburg, pledge lord of the County of Glatz