Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Ernie McCormick

b. 1906

Australian cricketer

Ernie Pyle

American war correspondent and writer

Ernie Royal

b. 1921

American jazz trumpeter (1921–1983)

Ernie Sigley

b. 1938

Australian television personality (1938–2021)

Ernie Stautner

b. 1925

American football player and coach

Ernie Vandeweghe

b. 1928

American basketball player (1928–2014)

Ernie Watts

b. 1945

American jazz and R&B saxophonist (born 1945)

Ernle Bradford

British writer (1922–1986)

Ernő Nagy

b. 1898

Hungarian fencer (1898–1977)

Ernő Rubik

b. 1944

Hungarian inventor (born 1944)

Ernő Schwarz

Hungarian American soccer player, coach, and promoter

Ernst A. Lehmann

German Zeppelin captain

Ernst Albrecht (politician, born 1930)

b. 1930

German politician (1930–2014)

Ernst Bacon

b. 1898

American composer and musician (1898–1990)

Ernst Bakker

b. 1946

Dutch politician

Ernst Barlach

German expressionist sculptor, printmaker and writer (1870–1938)

Ernst Bloch

b. 1885

German Marxist philosopher (1885–1977)

Ernst Bresslau

German zoologist

Ernst Busch (field marshal)

b. 1885

German field marshal (1885–1945)

Ernst Cassirer

b. 1874

German philosopher (1874–1945)

Ernst Chain

b. 1906

German-born British biochemist (1906–1979)

Ernst Curtius

b. 1814

German archaeologist and historian (1814–1896)

Ernst Didring

Swedish author

Ernst Felle

b. 1876

German rower