Names beginning with E

• E. B. WhiteAmerican author (1899–1985)

  July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985
• E. H. HarrimanAmerican financier and railroad magnate (1848–1909)

  being archived
• E. M. ForsterEnglish novelist (1879-1970)

  January 1, 1879 – June 7, 1970
• E. O. WilsonAmerican biologist, naturalist, and writer (1929–2021)

  June 10, 1929 – December 26, 2021
• E. W. PereraSri Lankan politician

  December 12, 1875 – February 16, 1953
• Eamon de ValeraIrish statesman (1882–1975)

  October 14, 1882 – August 29, 1975
• EannatumAncient Sumerian king

  c. 2500 BCE – 2425 BCE
• Eazy-EAmerican rapper (1964–1995)

  being archived
• Ebrahim RaisiPresident of Iran from 2021 to 2024

  December 14, 1960 – May 19, 2024
• Ed FeltenProfessor of computer science and public affairs

  b. March 25, 1963
• Ed SheeranEnglish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1991)

  b. February 17, 1991
• Eddie Fenech AdamiMaltese politician

  b. February 7, 1934
• Eddie MaboIndigenous Australian activist (1936–1992)

  June 29, 1936 – January 21, 1992
• Eddie MurphyAmerican actor and comedian

  b. April 3, 1961
• Eddie Van HalenDutch-American rock guitarist (1955–2020)

  being archived
• Eddy BalancyMauritian attorney general and politician

  b. May 6, 1953
• Eddy KapendCongolese military personnel

  b. 1960
• Edeupa YeriminPM of Swaziland

  b. October 23, 1973
• Edgar Allan PoeAmerican writer and literary critic (1809–1849)

  January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849
• Edgar DegasFrench Impressionist artist (1834–1917)

  July 19, 1834 – September 27, 1917
• Edgar LunguPresident of Zambia from 2015 to 2021 (1956–2025)

  November 11, 1956 – June 5, 2025
• Edgar the PeacefulKing of the English (r. 959–975)

  943 CE – July 8, 975 CE
• Edgars RinkēvičsPresident of Latvia since 2023 (born 1973)

  b. September 21, 1973
• Edi RamaPrime Minister of Albania since 2013 (born 1964)

  b. July 4, 1964
• Edison JamesPrime Minister of Dominica

  b. October 18, 1943
• Edith CavellBritish nurse (1865-1915)

  December 4, 1865 – October 12, 1915
• Edith PiafFrench singer (1915–1963)

  December 19, 1915 – October 10, 1963
• Edith WhartonAmerican writer and designer (1862–1937)

  January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937
• Edmond HalleyEnglish astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist (1656–1742)

  November 8, 1656 – January 14, 1742
• Edmond de RothschildFrench art collecting member of the Rothschild banking family (1845-1934)

  being archived
• Edmund BurkeAnglo-Irish statesman, political theorist and conservative philosopher (1729–1797)

  January 12, 1729 – July 9, 1797
• Edmund HillaryNew Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)

  July 20, 1919 – January 11, 2008
• Edmund IronsideKing of the English, Wessex dynasty

  993 CE – November 30, 1016
• Edouard ManetFrench painter (1832–1883)

  January 23, 1832 – April 30, 1883
• Eduard HegerSlovak politician

  being archived
• Eduard ShevardnadzeSoviet and Georgian politician and diplomat, Soviet foreign minister and second President of Georgia (1995–2003)

  January 25, 1928 – July 7, 2014
• Eduardo CamavingaFrench footballer (born 2002)

  being archived
• Eduardo DuhaldePresident of Argentina from 2002 to 2003

  b. October 5, 1941
• Eduardo Frei Ruiz-TaglePresident of Chile from 1994 to 2000

  b. June 24, 1942
• Eduardo MondlaneHistorical figure
• Eduardo RodríguezFormer president of Bolivia

  b. March 2, 1956
• Edvard GriegNorwegian composer and pianist (1843–1907)

  June 15, 1843 – September 4, 1907
• Edvard MunchNorwegian painter (1863–1944)

  December 12, 1863 – January 23, 1944
• Edward ElgarEnglish composer (1857-1934)

  June 2, 1857 – February 23, 1934
• Edward HopperAmerican realist painter and printmaker (1882-1967)

  July 22, 1882 – May 15, 1967
• Edward I of EnglandKing of England from 1272 to 1307

  June 17, 1239 – July 7, 1307
• Edward II of EnglandKing of England from 1307 to 1327

  April 25, 1284 – September 21, 1327
• Edward III of EnglandKing of England from 1327 to 1377

  November 13, 1312 – June 21, 1377
• Edward IV of EnglandKing of England from 1461 to 1470 and 1471 to 1483

  April 28, 1442 – April 9, 1483
• Edward JennerEnglish physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination (1749–1823)

  May 17, 1749 – January 26, 1823
• Edward SaidPalestinian-American professor (1935–2003)

  being archived
• Edward Seaga5th Prime Minister of Jamaica (1930–2019)

  May 28, 1930 – May 28, 2019
• Edward TellerHungarian-American Jewish nuclear physicist (1908–2003)

  January 15, 1908 – September 9, 2003
• Edward V of EnglandKing of England in 1483 (1470-1483)

  b. November 2, 1470
• Edward VIIKing of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910

  November 9, 1841 – May 6, 1910
• Edward VIIIKing of the United Kingdom in 1936

  June 23, 1894 – May 28, 1972
• Edward ZaccaJamaican judge (1931–2019)

  July 26, 1931 – November 11, 2019
• Edward the Black PrincePrince of Wales (1330–1376)

  June 15, 1330 – June 8, 1376
• Edward the ConfessorAnglo-Saxon King of England from 1042 to 1066

  d. January 5, 1066
• Edward the ElderKing of the Anglo-Saxons (r. 899–924)

  874 CE – July 17, 924 CE
• Edwin HubbleAmerican astronomer (1889–1953)

  November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953
• Edwin of NorthumbriaKing of Deira and Bernicia

  586 CE – October 12, 633 CE
• Egbert of WessexKing of Wessex

  771 CE – 839 CE
• Egil SkallagrimssonViking Age poet, warrior and farmer

  910 CE – 990 CE
• Egils LevitsLatvian judge, jurist and politician (born 1955)

  b. June 30, 1955
• Egon SchieleAustrian painter (1890-1918)

  June 12, 1890 – October 31, 1918
• Ehsan DanishPakistani poet, writer, linguist, and lexicographer (1914–1982)

  1914 – March 21, 1982
• Ehud OlmertPrime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009

  b. September 30, 1945
• Eiji ToyodaJapanese industrialist (1913–2013)

  being archived
• EinhardHistorical figure
• El Cid11th century Castilian nobleman and military leader

  d. 1099
• El GrecoGreek artist, painter, sculptor and architect (1541–1614)

  October 1, 1541 – April 7, 1614
• El Hadj Umar TallWest African political leader, Islamic scholar, and Toucouleur military commander

  1797 – February 12, 1864
• ElagabalusRoman Emperor (218-222)

  March 20, 203 CE – March 11, 222 CE
• Elaine Thompson-HerahJamaican athletics competitor

  being archived
• Eleanor RooseveltAmerican diplomat and activist, First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1884–1962)

  October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962
• Eleanor of AquitaineQueen consort of France; Queen consort of England; suo jure Duchess of Aquitaine; patroness

  1124 – April 1, 1204
• Eleanor of CastileInfanta of Castile and queen consort of England

  1241 – November 28, 1290
• Eleftherios VenizelosHistorical figure
• Eli Ben-SassonPh.D. Hebrew University 2001

  b. 1970
• Eli WhitneyAmerican inventor (1765-1825)

  December 8, 1765 – January 8, 1825
• Elie WieselRomanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor (1928-2016)

  September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016
• ElijahSwiss singer (2000-)

  b. c. 2000
• Elijah NgurareNamibian politician

  b. October 28, 1970
• Elinor OstromAmerican political economist (1933-2012)

  being archived
• Elio Di RupoBelgian politician (born 1951)

  b. July 18, 1951
• Elisabeth Kubler-RossSwiss-American psychiatrist and pioneer in near-death studies (1926-2004)

  July 8, 1926 – August 24, 2004
• Elisabeth MossBritish-American actress and producer

  being archived
• Eliud KipchogeKenyan long-distance runner

  being archived
• Eliud WilliamsPresident of Dominica

  b. August 21, 1948
• Elizabeth Barrett BrowningEnglish poet (1806–1861)

  March 6, 1806 – June 29, 1861
• Elizabeth BlackwellAmerican physician, abolitionist, women's rights activist (1821-1910)

  February 3, 1821 – May 31, 1910
• Elizabeth Cady StantonAmerican writer, suffragist and Women's Rights activist (1815–1902)

  November 12, 1815 – October 26, 1902
• Elizabeth FrySocial reformer from England (1780-1845)

  May 21, 1780 – October 12, 1845
• Elizabeth IQueen whose reign made England a global power and cultural beacon

  September 7, 1533 – March 24, 1603
• Elizabeth IIQueen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 (1926–2022)

  April 21, 1926 – September 8, 2022
• Elizabeth StarkChief Executive Officer & Co-Founder - Lightning Labs
• Elizabeth TaylorBritish-American actress (1932–2011)

  February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011
• Elizabeth WoodvilleQueen consort of England

  1437 – June 8, 1492
• Elizabeth of HungaryCatholic saint (1207−1231)

  July 7, 1207 – November 17, 1231
• Elizabeth of YorkQueen of England

  February 11, 1466 – February 11, 1503
• Ella FitzgeraldAmerican jazz singer (1917–1996)

  April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996
• Ellen DeGeneresAmerican comedian, television host, actress, and writer (born 1958)

  being archived
• Ellen Johnson Sirleaf24th president of Liberia

  b. October 29, 1938
• Elon MuskAmerican businessman (born 1971)

  b. June 28, 1971
• Elton JohnBritish singer, songwriter and musician (born 1947)

  b. March 25, 1947
• Elvis PresleyAmerican singer and actor (1935–1977)

  January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977
• Ely Ould Mohamed VallMauritanian President (1953-2017)

  1953 – May 5, 2017
• Elyes FakhfakhTunisian politician

  being archived
• Emil DimitrievPolitician from North Macedonia

  being archived
• Emil ZatopekCzech long-distance runner (1922-2000)

  being archived
• Emile ZolaFrench novelist, journalist, playwright, and poet (1840–1902)

  April 2, 1840 – September 29, 1902
• Emiliano ZapataMexican revolutionary (1879–1919)

  August 8, 1879 – April 10, 1919
• Emilie ChoiPresident of Coinbase
• Emilio AguinaldoPresident of the Philippines from 1899 to 1902

  March 22, 1869 – February 6, 1964
• Emily BronteEnglish novelist and poet (1818–1848)

  July 30, 1818 – December 19, 1848
• Emily DavisonBritish activist who fought for women's suffrage

  October 11, 1867 – June 8, 1913
• Emily DickinsonAmerican poet (1830-1886)

  December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886
• Emin Gün SirerTurkish-American computer scientist (born 1950)

  b. c. 1950
• EminemAmerican rapper, record producer and actor

  b. October 17, 1972
• Emir AbdelkaderAlgerian religious and military leader (1808–1883)

  September 6, 1808 – May 26, 1883
• Emma ChamberlainAmerican media personality (born 2001)

  being archived
• Emma StoneAmerican actress (born 1988)

  being archived
• Emma of NormandyNorman princess and mother of Edward the Confessor

  987 CE – March 6, 1052
• Emmanuel Issoze-NgondetGabonese diplomat and politician (1961–2020)

  April 2, 1961 – June 11, 2020
• Emmanuel MacronPresident of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017

  b. December 21, 1977
• Emmanuelle CharpentierFrench microbiologist and biochemist (born 1968)

  being archived
• Emmeline PankhurstEnglish suffragist

  July 15, 1858 – June 14, 1928
• Emmerson MnangagwaPresident of the Republic of Zimbabwe

  b. September 15, 1942
• Emmett TillAfrican-American lynching victim (1941–1955)

  July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955
• Emmitt SmithAmerican football player (born 1969)

  being archived
• Emmy NoetherGerman Jewish mathematician (1882–1935)

  March 23, 1882 – April 14, 1935
• Emomali RahmonPresident of Tajikistan (1992-present)

  b. October 5, 1952
• Empedocles5th century BC Greek philosopher

  490 BCE – 430 BCE
• Emperor KōmeiEmperor of Japan from 1846 to 1867

  July 22, 1831 – January 30, 1867
• Emperor MeijiEmperor of Japan from 1867 until 1912

  November 3, 1852 – July 30, 1912
• Emperor TaishōEmperor of Japan from 1912 until 1926

  August 31, 1879 – December 25, 1926
• Emperor Taizong of TangChinese emperor of the Tang Dynasty (598-649) (r. 626-649)

  January 28, 598 CE – July 10, 649 CE
• Emperor Wu of HanSeventh emperor of the Han dynasty of China (157 BC–87 BC)

  156 BCE – 87 BCE
• Empress Dowager CixiChinese empress (1835–1908)

  November 29, 1835 – November 15, 1908
• Empress MatildaHoly Roman Empress (1114–1125); claimant to the English throne

  February 7, 1102 – September 10, 1167
• Empress TheodoraByzantine empress from 527 to 548

  500 CE – June 28, 548 CE
• Enda KennyIrish poliitician (* 1951)

  b. April 24, 1951
• Enele SopoagaTuvaluan politician and diplomat

  being archived
• Engelbrekt EngelbrektssonRegent (1390–1436)

  1390 – May 4, 1436
• EnheduannaAkkadian princess; Sumerian high priestess of Nanna at Ur; poet and philosopher

  c. 2300 BCE – c. 2300 BCE
• Enid BlytonEnglish author (1897–1968)

  August 11, 1897 – November 28, 1968
• Ennio MorriconeItalian composer, orchestrator and conductor (1928–2020)

  November 10, 1928 – July 6, 2020
• Enrico CarusoItalian opera singer (1873–1921)

  February 24, 1873 – August 2, 1921
• Enrico DandoloDoge of Venice (1107-1205)

  1107 – 1205
• Enrico FermiItalian–American physicist (1901–1954)

  September 29, 1901 – November 28, 1954
• Enrico LettaItalian politician

  b. August 20, 1966
• Enrique BolañosPresident of Nicaragua from 2002 to 2007

  being archived
• Enzo FerrariItalian racing driver and entrepreneur (1898–1988)

  February 18, 1898 – August 14, 1988
• EpaminondasTheban general and statesman (419/411–362 BC)

  418 BCE – 362 BCE
• Epeli NailatikauPresident of Fiji from 2009 to 2015 (1941–2026)

  July 5, 1941 – March 26, 2026
• Ephraïm InoniPrime Minister of Cameroon

  b. August 16, 1947
• Ephrem the SyrianSyriac saint, theologian and writer (c. 306 – 373)

  306 CE – June 9, 373 CE
• EpictetusGreek Stoic philosopher (c. 50–c. 138)

  50 CE – 138 CE
• EpicurusAncient Greek philosopher

  342 BCE – 270 BCE
• ErasistratusAncient Greek physician

  c. 305 BCE – 249 BCE
• ErasmusDutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)

  October 28, 1466 – July 12, 1536
• EratosthenesGreek mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, librarian and music theorist

  276 BCE – 194 BCE
• Eric Bloodaxe10th-century Norwegian ruler

  895 CE – 954 CE
• Eric ClaptonBritish musician

  b. March 30, 1945
• Eric HughesCypherpunk movement co-founder

  b. c. 1953
• Eric SchmidtSoftware engineer, businessman, former Google CEO

  being archived
• Eric TrumpAmerican businessman and reality television personality (born 1984)

  b. January 6, 1984
• Erich Maria RemarqueGerman-born novelist (1898–1970)

  June 22, 1898 – September 25, 1970
• Erick CalderonHistorical figure

  b. 1981
• Erik SatieFrench composer and pianist (1866-1925)

  May 17, 1866 – July 1, 1925
• Erik VoorheesAmerican businessman and entrepreneur

  b. c. 1901
• Erik ten HagDutch football manager (born 1970)

  being archived
• Erik the RedExplorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland

  950 CE – 1003
• Erin BrockovichAmerican environmental activist

  b. June 22, 1960
• Erling HaalandNorwegian footballer (born 2000)

  being archived
• Erna SolbergPrime Minister of Norway from 2013 to 2021

  being archived
• Ernest Bai KoromaSierra Leonean President

  being archived
• Ernest HemingwayAmerican author and journalist (1899–1961)

  July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961
• Ernest OppenheimerSouth African businessman (1880-1957)

  being archived
• Ernest RutherfordNew Zealand physicist (1871–1937)

  August 30, 1871 – October 19, 1937
• Ernest ShackletonAnglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)

  February 15, 1874 – January 5, 1922
• Ernesto BertarelliSwiss-Italian billionaire, entrepreneur, philanthropist

  being archived
• Ernst MachAustrian physicist (1838–1916)

  February 18, 1838 – February 19, 1916
• Errol BarrowBarbadian politician (1920-1987)

  January 21, 1920 – June 1, 1987
• Erwin RommelGerman field marshal (1891-1944)

  November 15, 1891 – October 14, 1944
• Erwin SchrodingerAustrian physicist (1887–1961)

  August 12, 1887 – January 4, 1961
• EsarhaddonKing of Assyria (8th cenutury BCE – 669 BCE)

  c. 800 BCE – 669 BCE
• Esmon SaimonNi-Vanuatuan politician

  being archived
• Estanislau da SilvaPrime Minister of East Timor

  being archived
• Esteban OrdanoFounder and Chief Security Officer - Decentraland Foundation
• Estee LauderAmerican businesswoman (1906–2004)

  July 1, 1906 – April 24, 2004
• Esther- 1774 Amsterdam

  d. 1774
• Esther DufloFrench-American economist (born 1972)

  being archived
• Eswar PrasadAmerican economist

  b. 1965
• Ethan BuchmanCanadian political candidate from Ontario
• Etienne MarcelProvost of the merchants of Paris (1315-1358)

  1315 – July 31, 1358
• Etta JamesAmerican singer (1938–2012)

  January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012
• EuclidAncient Greek mathematician (fl. 300 BC)

  b. c. 333 BCE
• Eugen OsmochescuMoldovan economist and politician

  b. July 31, 1972