Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Ernst Florian Winter

American historian and politologist (1923–2014)

Ernst Fuchs (artist)

Austrian artist (1930–2015)

Ernst Gideon von Laudon

Austrian general (1717–1790)

Ernst Gombrich

Austrian-British art historian (1909–2001)

Ernst Gräfenberg

German-born physician and medical researcher (1881–1957)

Ernst Gustav Kühnert

Baltic German architect

Ernst Haefliger

b. 1919

Swiss tenor

Ernst Happel

Austrian footballer and manager (1925–1992)

Ernst Heinrich Weber

b. 1795

German psychologist

Ernst Herbeck

Austrian poet (1920–1991)

Ernst Hinterberger

Austrian writer

Ernst Hoppenberg

b. 1878

German swimmer (1878–1937)

Ernst II of Saxony

b. 1464

Archbishop of Magdeburg and Administrator of Halberstadt

Ernst Jaakson

b. 1905

Estonian ambassador (1905–1998)

Ernst Jandl

b. 1925

Austrian writer, poet, and translator

Ernst Kaltenbrunner

b. 1903

Austrian SS official (1903–1946)

Ernst Krenek

b. 1900

Austrian/American composer (1900–1991)

Ernst Kretschmer

b. 1888

German psychchiatrist

Ernst Kummer

German mathematician (1810–1893)

Ernst Kuzorra

b. 1905

German footballer (1905–1990)

Ernst Laas

b. 1837

German philosopher (1837–1885)

Ernst Lindemann

German naval officer (1894–1941)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

b. 1880

German expressionist painter (1880–1938)

Ernst Mally

b. 1879

Austrian philosopher (1879–1944)