Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Etienne Leroux

b. 1922

South African writer

Étienne Louis Geoffroy

French entomologist and pharmacist

Étienne Macdonald

French military leader (1765–1840)

Étienne Marcel

French politician (d. 1358)

Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty

b. 1768

French cavalry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars

Étienne Méhul

b. 1763

French composer

Étienne Moulinié

b. 1599

French Baroque composer (1599–1676)

Étienne Pasquier

b. 1529

French lawyer and man of letters (1529-1615)

Étienne Roda-Gil

French writer, lyricist (1941–2004)

Étienne-Émile Baulieu

French biochemist and endocrinologist (1926–2025)

Étienne-Louis Malus

b. 1775

French officer, engineer, physicist and mathematician

Etika

b. 1990

American YouTuber and live streamer (1990–2019)

Etta Baker

American Piedmont blues musician (1913–2006)

Etta Jones

American jazz singer (1928–2001)

Etta Moten Barnett

b. 1901

American singer, actress, activist (1901–2004)

Etterlene DeBarge

b. 1935

American gospel singer and songwriter (1935–2024)

Ettie Rout

New Zealand writer and safer sex pioneer

Ettore Bastianini

b. 1922

Italian operatic baritone (1922-1967)

Ettore Boiardi

Italian-American chef (1897–1985)

Ettore Bugatti

Italian-born French automobile designer and manufacturer (1881–1947)

Ettore Marchiafava

Italian scientist (1847–1935)

Ettore Maserati

Italian automotive engineer (1894–1990)

Ettore Messina

b. 1959

Italian professional basketball coach (born 1959)

Ettore Muti

Italian politician (1902–1943)