Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Ethan Zohn

b. 1973

American television personality (born 1973)

Ethel Anderson

Australian poet (1883–1958)

Ethel Barrymore

American actress (1879–1959)

Ethel Caterham

b. 1909

English supercentenarian (born 1909)

Ethel Catherwood

b. 1908

Canadian track and field athlete (1908–1987)

Ethel Johnson (wrestler)

b. 1935

American professional wrestler

Ethel Kennedy

American human rights advocate (1928–2024)

Ethel Smyth

b. 1858

English composer and suffragette (1858–1944)

Ethel Waters

American vocalist and actress (1896–1977)

Ethelwynn Trewavas

b. 1900

British ichthyologist (1900–1993)

Étienne Aignan

French translator, political writer, librettist and playwright (1773–1824)

Étienne Baluze

French scholar

Étienne Bézout

French mathematician (1730–1783)

Étienne Bobillier

b. 1798

French mathematician (1798–1840)

Étienne Bonnot de Condillac

French philosopher (1714–1780)

Étienne Capoue

b. 1988

French footballer (born 1988)

Étienne de La Boétie

French judge, writer and philosopher (1530–1563)

Étienne de Silhouette

b. 1709

French politician (1709–1767)

Étienne Desmarteau

Canadian athlete (1873–1905)

Étienne Dolet

b. 1509

16th-century French scholar and printer

Étienne Fourmont

b. 1683

Étienne François de Choiseul, Duke of Choiseul

French Royal Army officer, diplomat and statesman (1719–1785)

Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

French naturalist (1772–1844)

Étienne Gilson

b. 1884

French historian and philosopher (1884–1978)