Eads, James Buchanan US engineer & inventor; built 1st bridge across Mississippi River, at St. Louis 1874 _1820-1887
Eagleburger, Laurence Sidney US admin. & diplomat; Secy. of State 1992-1993 _1930--
Eakins, Thomas Cowperthwait US Realist artist _1844-1916
Eanes, Antonio dos Santos Ramalho Port. gen. & polit.; pres. of Portugal 1976-1986 _1935--
Earhart, Amelia Mary (Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam) US aviator; made 1st female solo trans-Atlantic airplane flight 1928; 2nd wife of George Putnam 1931; disappeared _1897-1937
Earle, George Howard III US polit.; gov. of Pennsylvania 1935-1939 _1890-1974
Early, Jubal Anderson US-Confederate gen.; led march on Washington DC 1864; defeated at battle of Cedar Creek 1864 _1816-1894
Early, Stephen US journalist; White House press secretary 1937-1945 _1889-1951
Earp, Wyatt Berry Stapp US gunfighter & lawman; won gunfight at OK Corral 1881 _1848-1929
Eastland, James Oliver US polit.; chairman of Senate Judiciary Committee 1956-1978; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1972-1979 _1904-1986
Eastman, George US photography industrialist & inventor; co-founder & eponym of Eastman Kodak Co.; pres. of Eastman Kodak Co. 1919-1925; chairman of Eastman Kodak Co. 1925-1932; suicide _1854-1932
Eastman, Max Forrester US aut., editor, & translator _1883-1969
Eastwood, Clinton Jr. (Clint) US movie actor & director _1930--
Eaton, Dorman Bridgman US lawyer & civil service reformer; drafted Pendleton Act _1823-1899
Eaton, John Henry US polit.; Secy. of War 1829-1831; gov. of Florida territory 1834-1836 _1790-1856
Eaton, Margaret (Peggy; nee O'Neale) US wife of John Henry Eaton 1829; spurned by other Cabinet wives but defended by Andrew Jackson _1799-1879
Eaton, Robert James (Bob) US automobile businessman; chairman of Chrysler Corp. 1993-- _1940--
Eaton, Theophilus Eng. colonial admin. in Connecticut 1638-1658 _1590-1658
Eban, Abba (orig. Aubrey Solomon) Israeli (S. African-born) diplomat & polit.; 1st Israeli ambassador to UN 1949-1959; Israeli foreign minister 1966-1974 _1915--
Ebbinghaus, Hermann Ger. experimental psychologist; studied memory _1850-1909
Eberle, Edward Walter US adm.; superintendent of US Naval Academy 1915-1919; chief of naval operations 1923-1927 _1864-1929
Ebert, Friedrich Ger. polit.; chancellor of Germany 1918-1919; pres. of Germany 1919-1925; 1st pres. of Weimar Rep. _1871-1925
Ebert, Friedrich Ger. polit.; 1st mayor of E. Berlin 1948-1967 _1894-1979
Ebert, Roger Joseph US movie critic & screenwriter; partner of Gene Siskel _1942--
Eboue, Felix Fr. (Fr. Guianan-born) colonial admin. _1884-1944
Eccles, John Carew, Sir Austr. neurologist in Britain & US; NP Med. 1963 _1903--
Eccles, Marriner Stoddard US banker & economist; chairman of Federal Reserve Board 1936-1948 _1890-1977
Echandi [Jimenez], Mario Costa Rican polit.; pres. of Costa Rica 1958-1962 _1915--
Echegaray y Eizaguirre, Jose Sp. dram. & sci.; wrote plays "Madman or Saint" 1876, "El Gran Galeoto" 1881 (also "The Great Galeoto", "The World and his Wife"); NP Lit. 1904 _1832-1916
Echeverria [Alvarez], Luis Mex. polit.; pres. of Mexico 1970-1976 _1922--
Eck, Johann (orig. Johann Maier) Ger. Catholic theol. _1486-1543
Eckehart, Johannes (also Johannes Eckhart) Ger. Dominican theol. & mystic _1260?-1327?
Eckermann, Johann Peter Ger. aut. & editor; literary assistant to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; wrote "Conversations with Goethe" 1837 _1792-1854
Eckert, [John] Presper (J. Presper Eckert) US pioneer computer sci.; co-developed ENIAC with John Mauchly 1945 _1919--
Eckert, William Dole US air force gen. & baseball admin.; national baseball commissioner 1965-1968 _1909-1971
Eckstein, Ernst Ger. humorist, nov., & poet _1845-1900
Eco, Umberto It. nov. & semiotician; wrote novels "The Name of the Rose" 1980, "Foucault's Pendulum" 1989 _1932--
Edberg, Stefan Swed. tennis player _1966--
Edde, Emile Maronite Lebanese polit.; pres. of Lebanon 1936-1941 _1886-1949
Eddington, Arthur Stanley, Sir Eng. astronomer _1882-1944
Eddy, Mary Morse (nee Baker) US religious leader; founded Christian Science Church _1821-1910
Edelman, Gerald Maurice US biochem.; NP Med. 1972 _1929--
Edelman, Marian (nee Wright) US activist & lawyer; pres. of Children's Defense Fund 1973-- _1939--
Eden, [Robert] Anthony Brit. polit.; Brit. foreign secy. 1935-1938, 1940-1945, 1951-1955; Brit. prime min. 1955-1957; resigned over Suez Crisis _1897-1977
Eden, George (Baron Auckland) Brit. admin. in India; gov-gen. of India 1836-1842 _1784-1849
Ederle, Gertrude Caroline US swimmer; 1st woman to swim across Eng. Channel 1926 _1906--
Edgar Scot. king 1097-1107; moved capital of Scotland to Ediburgh 1097; son of Malcolm III _1074?-1107
Edgar the Peaceful (also Eadgar) Eng. king 957-975; son of Edmund I _944?-975
Edgar, James (Jim) US polit.; gov. of Illinois 1991-- _1946--
Edgerton, Harold Eugene (Doc) US electrical engineer & photographer; pioneer of strobe photography _1903-1990
Edgeworth, Maria Irish nov.; wrote novels "Castle Rackrent" 1800, "Belinda" 1801, "Leonora" 1806, "Ormond" 1817 _1767-1849
Edison, Charles US polit.; Secy. of Navy 1940; gov. of New Jersey 1941-1944; son of Thomas Edison _1890-1969
Edison, Thomas Alva (the Wizard of Menlo Park) US inventor; invented phonograph 1876; invented electric light 1879 _1847-1931
Edmund I (Edmund the Magnificent) Eng. king 939-946; son of Edward the Elder _921-946
Edmund II (Edmund Ironside) Eng. king 1016; son of Ethelred II _993?-1016
Edmund Rich Eng. prelate & saint; archbishop of Canterbury 1234-1240; resigned; canonized 1249? _1175?-1240
Edmunds, George Franklin US polit.; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1883, 1884 _1828-1919
Edred (also Eadred) Eng. king 946-955; son of Edward the Elder _9XX-955
Edson, Franklin US polit.; mayor of New York City 1883-1885 _1832-1904
Edward (Edward Anthony Richard Louis) Brit. prince; son of Elizabeth II _1964--
Edward I (Edward the Elder) Eng. king 899-924; son of Alfred the Great _869-924
Edward II (Edward the Martyr) Eng. king 975-978; murdered; son of Edgar the Peaceful _963?-978
Edward I (Edward Longshanks) Eng. king 1272-1307; Scot. king 1291-1292, 1296-1307; son of Henry III _1239-1307
Edward II Eng. king 1307-1327; lost battle of Bannockburn 1314; son of Edward I _1284-1327
Edward III Eng. king 1327-1377; defeated French at battle of Crecy 1346; son of Edward II _1312-1377
Edward IV Eng. king 1461-1470, 1471-1483; 1st ruler of House of York; great-great-grandson of Edward III _1442-1483
Edward V Eng. king 1483; deposed & murdered; son of Edward IV _1470-1483
Edward VI Eng. king 1547-1553; ruled under regency 1547-1553; son of Henry VIII _1537-1553
Edward VII Brit. king 1901-1910; only ruler of House of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha; son of Victoria _1841-1910
Edward VIII (Duke of Windsor) Brit. king 1936; abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson; son of George V _1894-1972
Edward the Black Prince Brit. prince of Wales; son of Edward III _1330-1376
Edward the Confessor Eng. king 1042-1066 & saint; canonized 1161; son of Ethelred II _1003?-1066
Edwards, August (Gus) US (Ger.-born) songwriter _1879-1945
Edwards, Edwin Washington US polit.; gov. of Louisiana 1972-1980, 1984-1988, 1992-- _1927--
Edwards, Eldon US Ku Klux Klan leader _1909-1960
Edwards, Henry Waggaman US polit.; gov. of Connecticut 1833, 1835-1838; grandson of Jonathan Edwards _1779-1847
Edwards, James Burrows US admin.; Secy. of Energy 1981-1982 _1927--
Edwards, Jonathan US clergyman & preacher; pres. of Princeton Univ. 1757-1758 _1703-1758
Edwards, Ninian US polit.; gov. of Illinois territory 1809-1818; gov. of Illinois 1826-1830 _1775-1833
Edwards, Sherman US songwriter _1919-1981
Edwards, Walter Alison US educator; pres. of California Institute of Technology 1897-1907 _1862-1924
Edwin (also Eadwine) king of Northumbria 616-633 _585?-633
Edwy the Fair (also Eadwig) Eng. king 955-957; son of Edmund I _940?-959
Egan, Michael US (Irish-born) Catholic bishop; 1st Catholic bishop of Philadelphia 1808-1814 _1761-1814
Egan, William Allen US polit.; 1st US gov. of Alaska 1959-1966, 1970-1974 _1914-1984
Egas Moniz, Antonio Caetano [de] Abreu Freire Port. neurologist & polit.; NP Med. 1949 _1874-1955
Egbert (also Ecgberth) king of Wessex 802-839; Eng. king 828-839; 1st king of all England _7XX-839
Eggleston, Edward US editor & nov. _1837-1902
Eggleston, George Cary US aut.; brother of Edward Eggleston _1839-1911
Egmond, Lamoraal (also Lamoraal Egmont) Flemish gen. & polit. _1522-1568
Ehrenburg, Ilya Grigoryevich Rus. aut. & journalist; wrote novels "The Extraordinary Adventures of Julio Jurenito" 1921, "The Thaw" 1954 _1891-1967
Ehrenfest, Paul Aus.-Dutch phys.; developer & eponym of Ehrenfest's Theorem _1880-1933
Ehrlich, Paul Ger. bacteriologist; synthesized Salvarsan as treatment for syphilis; NP Med. 1908 _1854-1915
Ehrlich, Paul Ralph US biologist _1932--
Eichmann, Karl Adolf Ger. Nazi admin.; directed concentration camps; tried & executed for war crimes _1906-1962
Eiffel, Alexandre Gustave Fr. engineer; designed framework for Statue of Liberty 1885; designer & eponym of Eiffel Tower 1889 _1832-1923
Eigen, Manfred Ger. chem.; NP Chem. 1967 _1927--
Eijkman, Christiaan Dutch pathologist & physiologist; discovered vitamins; NP Med. 1929 _1858-1930
Einaudi, Luigi It. polit.; pres. of Italy 1948-1955 _1874-1961
Einstein, Albert US (Ger.-born) phys.; discovered special relativity 1905 & general relativity 1915-1916; explained photoelectric effect & Brownian motion; NP Phys. 1921 _1879-1955
Einthoven, Willem Dutch physiologist & inventor of medical equipment; NP Med. 1924 _1860-1927
Eisenhower, Dwight David US gen. & Rep. polit.; led Allies in World War II 1943-1945; army chief of staff 1945-1948; pres. of Columbia Univ. 1948-1952; 1st Supreme Allied Commander in Europe 1950-1952 (SACEUR); 34th pres. of US 1953-1961 _1890-1969
Eisenhower, Mamie Geneva (nee Doud) US wife of Dwight David Eisenhower 1916 _1896-1979
Eisenstein, Sergei Mikhailovich Rus. movie director _1898-1948
Eisner, Kurt Ger. Bavarian editor, polit., revolutionary, & socialist; main organizer of Munich revolution 1918, overthrowing Bavarian monarchy; 1st minister-pres. of Bavarian Rep. 1918-1919; assassinated by monarchists _1867-1919
Eisner, Michael Dammann US entertainment businessman; pres. of Paramount Pictures Corp. 1976-1984; CEO & chairman of Walt Disney Co. 1984-- _1942--
Eizenstat, Stuart US admin.; US ambassador to EC 1993-- _1943--
Ekangaki, Nzo Cameroonian polit.; secy-gen. of Organization of African Unity 1972-1974 (OAU) _1934--
Ekman, Carl Gustav Swed. polit.; prime min. of Sweden 1926-1928, 1930-1932 _1872-1945
Elagabalus (also Heliogabalus) Rom. emperor 218-222 _204-222
Elchibey, Abulfaz Azerbaijan polit.; 1st non-Communist pres. of Azerbaijan 1992-1993; overthrown _19XX--
Elder, William Henry US archbishop; archbishop of Cincinnati 1883-1904 _1819-1904
Elders, [Minnie] Joycelyn (orig. Minnie Lee Elders) US admin. & physician; Surgeon General 1993-- _1933--
Eldjarn, Kristjan Icelandic polit.; pres. of Iceland 1968-1980 _1916-1982
Eldon, John Scott Earl of Eng. jurist _1751-1838
Eleanor of Aquitaine (also Eleanor of Guienne) Fr. wife of Louis VII 1137; divorced 1152; wife of Henry II of England 1154 _1122?-1204
Eleanor of Castile Sp. wife of Edward I of England 1254; daughter of Ferdinand III _1246-1290
Eleanor of Provence Fr. wife of Henry III of England 1236 _1223-1291
Eleutherius (also Eleutherus) Gk. saint & pope 174?-189 _1XX-189
Elgar, Edward, Sir Eng. composer; composed "Enigma Variations" 1899, oratorio "The Dream of Gerontius" 1900 _1857-1934
Elgin, Thomas Bruce, Earl of Eng. art collector; collector & eponym of Elgin marbles; sold Elgin marbles to British Museum 1816 _1766-1841
Elias, Taslim Olawale Nigerian jurist; 1st Nigerian justice minister 1960-1966; 1st Nigerian atty. gen. 1960-1972; Nigerian judge on World Court 1976-1991; acting pres. of World Court 1981-1982; pres. of World Court 1982-1985 _1914-1991
Elijah ben Solomon (the Gaon Eminence of Vilna) Lithuanian Jewish scholar _1720-1797
Elion, Gertrude Belle US biochem.; NP Med. 1988 _1918--
Eliot, Charles William US educator; pres. of Harvard Univ. 1869-1909 _1834-1926
Eliot, George (pseud. of Mary Ann Evans, also Marian Evans) Eng. nov.; wrote novels "Adam Bede" 1859, "The Mill on the Floss" 1860, "Silas Marner" 1861, "Romola" 1863, "Middlemarch" 1872 _1819-1880
Eliot, John, Sir Eng. polit. _1592-1632
Eliot, John (Apostle to the Indians) American clergyman & missionary _1604-1690
Eliot, Thomas Stearns (T. S. Eliot) Brit. (US-born) critic, dram. & poet; wrote poems "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" 1917, "The Waste Land" 1922, "Four Quartets" 1944, play "Murder in the Cathedral" 1935; NP Lit. 1948 _1888-1965
Eliot, William Greenleaf US educator; founded Washington Univ. of St. Louis 1854; pres. of Washington Univ. of St. Louis 1870-1887; grandfather of T. S. Eliot _1811-1887
Elipando (also Elipandus) Sp. archbishop & theol.; proposed Jesus as adopted rather than natural son of God (adoptionism) _717-808?
Elizabeth I Eng. queen 1558-1603; last ruler of House of Tudor; daughter of Henry VIII _1533-1603
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) Brit. queen 1952--; daughter of George VI _1926--
Elizabeth Stuart queen of Frederick V of Bohemia _1596-1662
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon Brit. wife of George VI 1923; mother of Elizabeth II _1900--
Elizabeth (pseud. Carmen Sylva) Romanian aut. & queen; wife of Carol I 1869 _1843-1916
Elizabeth Petrovna Rus. tsarina 1741-1762; entered Seven Years' War 1756; daughter of Peter I & Catherine I _1709-1762
Elkins, Stephen Benton US industrialist & polit.; Secy. of War 1891-1893 _1841-1911
Ellender, Allen Joseph US polit.; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1971-1972; chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee 1971-1972 _1890-1972
Ellington, Edward Kennedy (Duke) US jazz bandleader, composer, musician, pianist, & songwriter _1899-1974
Elliott, George Frank US Marine Corps gen.; commandant of Marine Corps 1903-1910 _1846-1931
Elliott, James William Eng. collector of nursery rhymes _1833-1915
Elliott, Maxine (orig. Jessie Dermot) US actress _1868-1940
Ellis, Alexander John (orig. Alexander Sharpe) Eng. philologist _1814-1890
Ellis, Earl Hancock (Pete) US Marine Corps officer _1880-1923
Ellis, [Henry] Havelock Eng. sexual psychologist _1859-1939
Ellison, Harlan Jay US science fiction aut. & screenwriter; wrote story "Repent, Harlequin! Said the Ticktockman" 1965, screenplay "The City on the Edge of Forever" 1967, novella "A Boy and His Dog" 1969 _1934--
Ellison, Ralph Waldo US aut.; wrote novel "Invisible Man" 1952, essay collections "Shadow and Act" 1964, "Going to the Territory" 1986 _1914-1994
Ellmaker, Amos US polit.; Anti-Masonic vice-pres. cand. 1832 _1787-1851
Ellsberg, Daniel US political analyst; leaked Pentagon Papers to press 1971 _1931--
Ellsworth, Henry Leavitt US admin.; 1st commissioner of US Patent Office 1835-1845; son of Oliver Ellsworth _1791-1858
Ellsworth, Lincoln US explorer _1880-1951
Ellsworth, Oliver US lawyer; Supr. Ct. chief justice 1796-1800 _1745-1807
Ellsworth, Robert Fred US diplomat; US ambassador to NATO 1969-1971 _1926--
Elman, Mischa US (Rus.-born) violinist _1891-1967
Elphinstone, George Keith (Baron Keith) Brit. adm. & admin. in S. Africa; joint 1st military ruler of Cape Colony 1795 _1745-1823
Elphinstone, Mountstuart Brit. polit. in India _1779-1859
Elphinstone, William Scot. bishop & polit. _1431-1514
El-Registan, Gabriel Uzbek Soviet poet; co-wrote Soviet national anthem "Gimn sovyetskovo soyuza" 1943 (also "Hymn of the Soviet Union"; adopted as anthem 1944) _1899-1945
Elvira (orig. Cassandra Peterson) US actress _1951--
Elway, John Albert US football player; quarterback for Denver Broncos 1983-- _1960--
Ely, Joseph Buell US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1931-1935 _1881-1956
Ely, Smith US polit.; mayor of New York City 1877-1879 _1825-1911
Elyot, Thomas, Sir Eng. diplomat & scholar _1490?-1546
Elytis, Odysseus (pseud. of Odysseus Alepoudelis) Gk. poet; wrote poem "The Axion Esti" 1959 (also "To Axion Esti"); NP Lit. 1979 _1911--
Elzevir, Abraham (also Abraham Elzevier) Dutch printer _1592-1652
Elzevir, Bonaventura (also Bonaventura Elzevier) Dutch printer _1583-1652
Elzevir, Lodewijk (also Louis Elzevier) Dutch printer _1546?-1617
Emerson, Ralph Waldo US essayist & poet; wrote "The Conduct of Life" 1860, "Society and Solitude" 1870, "Letters and Social Aims" 1876 _1803-1882
Emma of Waldeck Dutch wife of William III; regent of Netherlands 1890-1898; mother of Wilhelmina _1858-1934
Emmerson, Louis Lincoln US polit.; gov. of Illinois 1929-1933 _1883-1941
Emmet, Daniel Decatur US musician & songwriter; wrote Dixie 1859 _1815-1904
Emmet, Robert Irish nationalist & rebel; executed _1778-1803
Emmons, Delos Carleton US air force gen.; 1st commandant of Armed Forces Staff College 1946-1948 _1888-1965
Empedocles Gk. natural philos., poet, & polit.; described interactions of classical four elements as governed by forces of love and hate; wrote "On Nature" _490b?-430b?
Encke, Johann Franz Ger. astronomer; computed period of Encke's Comet _1791-1865
Enckell, Rabbe Arnfinn Finnish aut. & poet _1903-1974
Endara [Galimany], Guillermo Panamanian polit.; pres. of Panama 1989-1994 _19XX--
Endecott, John (also John Endicott) American colonial gov. of Massachusetts _1588-1665
Ender, Otto Aus. polit.; chancellor of Austria 1930-1931 _1875-1960
Enders, John Franklin US bacteriologist; NP Med. 1954 _1897-1985
Endicott, William Crowninshield US admin.; Secy. of War 1885-1889 _1826-1890
Enescu, Gheorghe (also Georges Enesco) Romanian composer & violinist _1881-1955
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson Swed. polit.; regent of Sweden 1435-1436; father of Swed. Parliament; murdered _14XX-1436
Engels, Friedrich Ger. socialist & economist; co-wrote "The Communist Manifesto" 1848 with Karl Marx _1820-1895
Englebright, Harry Lane US polit.; House minority whip 1933-1943 _1884-1943
Engler, John US polit.; gov. of Michigan 1990-- _1948--
English, Diane US television producer _1948--
English, William Hayden US polit.; Dem. vice-pres. cand. 1880 _1822-1896
Ennals, Martin Brit. human rights activist; secy-gen. of Amnesty International 1968-1980 _1927-1991
Entwistle, John Eng. rock musician; member of the Who _1944--
Enver Pasha (also Enver Pasa, Enver Bey) Turkish gen. & polit.; de fact ruler of Ottoman Empire in World War I; resigned 1918 _1881-1922
Epaminondas Gk. gen. & polit. in Thebes _410b?-362b?
Epictetus Rom. (Gk.-born) slave & Stoic philos.; wrote "Discourses" _055?-135?
Epicurus Gk. philos.; founder & eponym of Epicureanism; preached pleasure as sole good & goal of morality _341b-270b
Epimenides Cretan philos.; eponym of Epimenides' paradox _6XXb
Epstein, Brian Eng. music manager; manager for Beatles _1934-1967
Epstein, Jacob, Sir Brit. (US-born) allegorical & religious sculptor _1880-1959
Erasmus (also Elmo, Ermo, Erarmo) Syrian bishop, martyr, & saint; patron saint of sailors; eponym of St. Elmo's fire _2XX-303
Erasmus, Daniel Jacobus S. African Boer polit.; acting pres. of Transvaal 1871-1872 _1830-1913
Erasmus, Desiderius Dutch aut., humanist, philos., & scholar; wrote "Handbook of a Christian Warrior" 1503, "In Praise of Folly" 1509 (also "Encomium Moriae") _1466?-1536
Erastus, Thomas Ger.-Swi. physician & Protestant theol.; supported state supremacy in church affairs (Erastianism) _1524-1583
Eratosthenes (Beta, Pentathlos) Gk. astronomer & sci.; measured circumference of Earth; inventor & eponym of sieve of Erastosthenes for finding prime numbers _276b?-194b?
Erckmann, Emile (joint pseud. Erckmann-Chatrian) Fr. aut.; collaborator with Alexandre Chatrian _1822-1899
Erhard, Ludwig Ger. economist & polit.; 1st W. Ger. economy minister 1949-1963; directed Wirtschaftswunder economic reform; chancellor of W. Germany 1963-1966; resigned _1897-1977
Eric the Red (also Erik the Red) Norw. explorer of Greenland _9XX
Ericsson, John US (Swed.-born) naval engineer & inventor _1803-1889
Erigena, John Scotus (John the Scot) Scot. (Irish-born) philos. & theol.; wrote "On Predestination" 851, "On the Division of Nature" 865?; murdered _810?-877?
Erik Blood-axe (also Erik Blood-ax, Erik Bloodaxe) Norw. king 930?-935?; deposed; son of Harald I _895?-954
Erik Boga regent of Mongol Empire 1259-1260; son of Ogdai Khan _12XX-1266
Erik Presthatare Norw. king 1280-1299; ruled under regency 1280-1283; son of Magnus VI _1268-1299
Erik I Eiegod king of Denmark 1095-1103; son of Sven II Estridson _1056?-1103
Erik II Hatevoet Emune king of Denmark 1135-1137; son of Erik I Eiegod _11XX-1137
Erik III Hakonson Lam king of Denmark 1141-1146; abdicated; grandson of Erik I Eiegod _10XX-1146
Erik IV Plovplenning king of Denmark 1232-1250; co-regent with Valdemar II Sejr 1232-1241; son of Valdemar II Sejr _1216-1250
Erik V Klipping king of Denmark 1259-1286; ruled under regency 1259-1266; son of Christoffer I _1248?-1286
Erik VI Maendved king of Denmark 1286-1319; ruled under regency 1286-1289; son of Erik V Klipping _1274-1319
Erik VII (Erik XIII of Sweden) king of Denmark 1397-1439; Norw. king 1389-1439; Swed. king 1400-1439; deposed; grandnephew of Margarethe I _1382?-1459
Erik IX (also Eric IX; Erik the Lawgiver) Swed. king 1150-1160 & saint; rival king to Sverker 1150-1156; murdered _11XX-1160
Erik X (also Eric X) Swed. king 1208-1216; son of Knut Eriksson _11XX-1216
Erik XI (also Eric XI) Swed. king 1222-1250; son of Erik X _1216-1250
Erik XIV Swed. king 1561-1569; deposed; son of Gustav I _1533-1577
Erikson, Erik Homburger US (Ger.-born) psychoanalyst & child psychologist; pioneer of psychobiography; wrote "Childhood and Society" 1950, "Young Man Luther" 1958, "Gandhi's Truth" 1969 _1902-1994
Erim, Nihat Turkish polit.; prime min. of Turkey 1971-1972; assassinated _1912-1980
Erkel, Ferenc Hung. composer; father of Hung. grand opera; composed Hung. national anthem (adopted 1844) _1810-1893
Erlander, Tage Frithiof Swed. polit.; prime min. of Sweden 1946-1969 _1901-1985
Erlanger, Joseph US physiologist; NP Med. 1944 _1874-1965
Erlenmeyer, Richard August Carl Emil Ger. chem. _1825-1909
Ernst, Max Ger. painter _1891-1976
Ernst, Richard Robert Swi. chem.; improved NMR spectroscopy; NP Chem. 1991 _1933--
Errazuriz [Aldunate], Fernando Chilean polit.; dictator of Chile 1831 _18XX
Errazuriz [Echaurren], Federico Chilean polit.; pres. of Chile 1896-1901 _1850-1901
Errazuriz [Zanartu], Federico Chilean polit.; pres. of Chile 1871-1876 _1825-1877
Ershad, [Hossain] Muhammad Bangladeshi dictator, gen., & polit.; prime min. of Bangladesh 1982-1990; pres. of Bangladesh 1983-1990; resigned _1930--
Erskine, John US aut. & educator _1879-1951
Erskine of Carnock, John Scot. jurist _1695-1768
Ersoy, Mehmet Akif Turkish lyricist; wrote Turkish national anthem "Istiklal Marsi" (also "The March of Independence"; adopted 1921) _1873-1936
Erte (pseud. of Romain de Tirtoff) Fr. (Rus.-born) artist & designer _1892-1990
Ervin, Samuel James Jr. (Sam) US polit.; headed Senate committee to investigate Watergate scandal, as chairman of Senate Government Operations Committee 1972-1974 _1896-1985
Ervine, St. John Greer Irish aut., critic, & dram.; wrote plays "Anthony and Anna" 1926, "The First Mrs. Fraser" 1929 _1883-1971
Erving, Julius Winfield (Dr. J) US basketball player; played for Philadelphia 76ers 1976-1987 _1950--
Erzberger, Matthias Ger. polit.; supported World War I armistice; murdered _1875-1921
Esaki, Leo Japanese phys.; studied tunneling in semiconductors; NP Phys. 1973 _1925--
Escher, Maurits Cornelis (M. C. Escher) Dutch artist _1898-1972
Escobar, Andres Colombian soccer player; scored accidental goal against Colombia in World Cup game against US 1994; murdered _1967?-1994
Escobar [Gaviria], Pablo Colombian criminal & cocaine businessman; killed _1949-1993
Escoffier, Georges Auguste Fr. chef; invented bombe Nero & peach melba _1846-1935
Escriva [de Balaguer y Albas], Josemaria Sp. Catholic religious leader; founded Opus Dei lay organization 1928 (recongized by Pius XII 1950); leader of Opus Dei 1928-1975 _1902-1975
Esenin, Sergei Alexandrovich (also Sergei Yesenin; Poet Laureate of the Revolution) Rus. poet; suicide; husband of Isadora Duncan 1922 _1895-1925
Eshkol, Levi (orig. Lev Shkolnik) Israeli (Rus.-born) polit.; prime min. of Israel 1963-1969; helped found Labor Party _1895-1969
Espartero, Baldomero Sp. gen. & polit. _1793-1879
Esposito, Philip (Phil) Can. hockey player _1942--
Espy, James Pollard (the Storm King) US meteorologist _1785-1860
Espy, [Alphonso] Michael (Mike) US polit.; Secy. of Agriculture 1993-- _1953--
Espy, Willard Richardson US editor & language aut.; wrote "An Almanac of Words at Play" 1975, "O Thou Improper, Thou Uncommon Noun" 1978, "Words to Rhyme With" 1986 _1910--
Esquivel, Adolfo Perez Argentine human rights advocate & sculptor; NP Peace 1980 _1932--
Esquivel, Ascensio Costa Rican polit.; pres. of Costa Rica 1889, 1902-1906 _1848-1927
Esquivel, Manuel Belizean polit.; helped found United Democratic Party 1973; prime min. of Belize 1984-1989 _1940--
Essen, Hans Henrik, Count von Swed. marshal & polit. _1755-1824
Essy, Amara Ivory Coast diplomat; pres. of UN General Assembly 1994-- _1945?--
Estaing, Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector, Comte d' Fr. adm. _1729-1794
Estefan, Gloria Maria US (Cuban-born) singer _1957--
Esterhazy, Marie Charles Ferdinand Walsin Fr. army officer; forged document incriminating Alfred Dreyfus _1847-1923
Estevez, Emilio US movie actor; son of Martin Sheen; brother of Charlie Sheen _1962--
Estigarribia, Jose Felix Paraguayan polit.; pres. of Paraguay 1939-1940; overthrown & killed _1888-1940
Estime, Dumarsais Haitian polit.; pres. of Haiti 1946-1950 _1900-1953
Estournelles de Constant, Paul Henri Benjamin Balleut d' Fr. diplomat; NP Peace 1909 _1852-1924
Estrada [Cabrera], Manuel Guatemalan polit.; pres. of Guatemala 1898-1920 _1857-1924
Estrada [Palma], Tomas Cuban polit.; 1st pres. of Cuba 1902-1906 _1835-1908
Estridge, Philip Don US computer businessman & engineer; oversaw development of IBM PC _1938-1985
Estrup, Jacob Bronnum Scavenius Danish polit.; prime min. of Denmark 1875-1894 _1825-1913
Ethelbald (also Aethelbald) Eng. king 858-860; son of Ethelwulf _8XX-860
Ethelbert (also Aethelbert) king of Kent 560-616 _552?-616
Ethelbert (also Aethelbert) Eng. king 860-865?; son of Ethelwulf _8XX-865?
Ethelred I (also Aethelred I) Eng. king 865?-871; son of Ethelwulf _8XX-871
Ethelred II (Ethelred the Unready; also Aethelred) Eng. king 978-1016; son of Edgar the Peaceful _968?-1016
Ethelwulf (also Aethelwulf) Eng. king 839-858; son of Egbert _8XX-858
Etherege, George, Sir Eng. dram.; wrote plays "The Comical Revenge or, Love in a Tub" 1664, "She Would if She Could" 1668, "The Man of Mode or, Sir Fopling Flutter" 1676 _1635?-1692
Etienne, Henri (also Henri Estienne, Henri Stephens) Fr. bookseller & printer _1470?-1520
Etienne, Henri (also Henri Estienne, Henri Stephens) Fr. bookseller & printer; son of Robert Etienne _1528-1598
Etienne, Robert (also Robert Estienne, Robert Stephens) Fr. bookseller & printer; son of Henri Etienne; father of Henri Etienne _1503-1559
Eucken, Rudolf Christoph Ger. aut. & philos.; developed philosophy of ethical activism; wrote "Mind and World" 1918; NP Lit. 1908 _1846-1926
Euclid Gk. math.; wrote 13-book "Elements" developing systematic, axiomatic geometry _3XXb-2XXb
Eudes (also Odo) Fr. king 888-898 _858?-898
Eudoxia Rus. 1st wife of Peter I 1689; divorced 1698; mother of Alexei Petrovich _1669-1731
Eudoxus of Cnidus Gk. astronomer & math. _4XXb-3XXb
Eugene (Francois Eugene de Savoie-Carignan) Aus. gen. & prince _1663-1736
Eugene I It. saint & pope 655-657; served as papal regent 654-655 _6XX-657
Eugene II It. pope 824-827 _7XX-827
Eugene III (orig. Pietro Paganelli) It. pope 1145-1153 _10XX-1153
Eugene IV (orig. Gabriello Condulmerio) It. pope 1431-1447; nephew of Gregory XII _1383-1447
Eugenie de Montijo Fr. wife of Napoleon III _1826-1920
Euhemerus (also Euemerus, Evemerus) Gk. mythographer; wrote "Sacred History" explaining stories of gods as exaggerated stories of human exploits (euhemerism) _3XXb
Eulalius antipope 418-419 _3XX-423
Eulenspiegel, Till (also Dylulenspegel, Howleglas) Ger. peasant & trickster; subject of Richard Strauss' symphonic poem "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks" 1894, Gerhart Hauptmann's epic poem "Till Eulenspiegel" 1928 _13XX-1350
Euler, Leonhard Swi. math. & mathematical phys.; contributed to all fields of mathematics; developed much modern notation; most prolific math. in history _1707-1783
Euler-Chelpin, Hans Karl August Simon von Swed. (Ger.-born) biochem.; NP Chem. 1929 _1873-1964
Euripides Gk. tragic dram.; wrote plays "Medea", "Hippolytus", "Andromache", "Supplices" (also "The Supplicants"), "The Trojan Women", "Orestes", "Iphigenia in Aulis" (also "Iphigenia at Aulis"), "Iphigenia in Tauris" _484b?-406b
Eusden, Laurence Eng. poet; Brit. poet laureate 1718-1730 _1688-1730
Eusebius Gk. pope 309? _2XX-309?
Eusebius of Caesarea (Eusebius Pamphili) Christian (Palestinian-born) bishop, historian, & theol.; wrote "Historia Ecclesiastica" 324? (also "Ecclesiatical History"), "Chronicon" 325?; father of ecclesiastical history _260?-339?
Eustachio, Bartolommeo (also Bartolommeo Eustachius) It. anatomist; describer & eponym of Eustachian tube _1520-1574
Eustis, William US diplomat, polit., & surgeon; Secy. of War 1809-1812; gov. of Massachusetts 1823-1825 _1753-1825
Eutyches Monophysite heretic _375?-454?
Eutychian It. saint & pope 275-283 _2XX-283
Euwe, Machgielis (Max) Dutch chess player; world chess champion 1935-1937 _1901-1981
Evans, Arthur John, Sir Eng. archaeologist; discovered remains of Minoan civilization _1851-1941
Evans, Dave (The Edge) Irish rock guitarist & musician; co-recorded albums "War" 1983, "The Joshua Tree" 1987, "Achtung Baby" 1991, "Zooropa" 1993; member of U2 _1961--
Evans, Herbert McLean US anatomist & embryologist _1882-1971
Evans, Linda (orig. Linda Evanstad) US actress; starred in series "Dynasty" 1981-1989 _1942--
Evans, Luther Harris US admin.; librarian of Congress 1945-1953; director-general of UNESCO 1953-1958 _1902-1981
Evans, Maurice Eng. actor _1901-1989
Evans, Walker US photographer _1903-1975
Evaristus pope 097?-105? _0XX-105?
Evarts, William Maxwell US diplomat, lawyer, & polit.; Atty. Gen. 1868-1869; Secy. of State 1877-1881 _1818-1901
Evatt, Herbert Vere Austr. polit.; Austr. foreign minister 1941-1949; with Harold Stassen, main drafter of UN charter 1945; Austr. ambassador to UN 1946-1948; pres. of UN General Assembly 1948-1949; leader of Labor Party 1951-1960 _1894-1965
Evelyn, John Eng. diarist _1620-1706
Everest, George, Sir Brit. engineer & surveyor in India; eponym of Mount Everest _1790-1866
Everett, Edward US clergyman, educator, orator, & polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1836-1840; pres. of Harvard Univ. 1846-1849; Secy. of State 1852-1853; Constitutional Union vice-pres. cand. 1860 _1794-1865
Everhart, Thomas Eugene US educator & phys.; pres. of California Institute of Technology 1987-- _1932--
Evers, John Joseph US baseball player; second baseman in Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance combination with Chicago Cubs _1881-1947
Evers, Medgar Wiley US black civil rights leader; murdered _1925-1963
Evert, Christine Marie (Chris; Chris Evert Lloyd) US tennis player _1954--
Evinrude, Ole US inventor; invented outboard motor _1877-1934
Evren, Kenan Turkish gen. & polit.; head of state of Turkey 1980-1989; pres. of Turkey 1982-1989 _1917--
Ewald, Johannes (also Johannes Evald) Danish national dram. & poet; wrote plays "Rolf Krage" 1770, "Balder's Death" 1773, "The Fishermen" 1779 (including Danish national anthem, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") _1743-1781
Ewald, Paul Peter US (Ger.-born) crystallographer & phys.; pioneer of X-ray diffraction methods; eponym of Ewald construction & Ewald sphere; father-in-law of Hans Bethe _1888-1985
Ewell, Benjamin Stoddert US army officer & educator; pres. of College of William & Mary 1848-1861, 1869-1881; brother of Richard Ewell; grandson of Benjamin Stoddert _1810-1894
Ewell, Richard Stoddert US-Confederate gen.; brother of Benjamin Ewell; grandson of Benjamin Stoddert _1817-1872
Ewing, Maurice US geologist; discovered mid-Atlantic rift 1953 _1906-1974
Ewing, Patrick US (Jamaican-born) basketball player; played for New York Knicks 1985-- _1962--
Ewing, Thomas US admin.; Secy. of Treasury 1841; 1st Secy. of Interior 1849-1850 _1789-1871
Ewing, William Lee Davidson US polit.; gov. of Illinois 1834 _1795-1846
Ewry, Ray US track athlete _1873-1937
Exon, John James US Dem. polit.; gov. of Nebraska 1971-1979; Senator from Nebraska 1979-- _1921--
Eyadema, Etienne Gnassingbe Togolese dictator, gen., & polit.; pres. of Togo 1967-- _1937--
Eyck, Hubert van (also Huybrecht van Eyck) Flemish painter; brother of Jan van Eyck _1370?-1426
Eyck, Jan van Flemish painter; brother of Hubert van Eyck _1380?-1441
Eystein Norw. king 1103-1123; ruled northern Norway; son of Magnus III; brother & co-regent of Sigurd I & Olav IV _1088?-1123
Ezekiel (also Yehezqel) Jewish priest & prophet _6XXb-5XXb
Ezekiel, Moses Jacob US sculptor _1844-1917
Ezra Jewish religious leader & reformer _4XXb?-3XXb?
Ezzelino III da Romano It. conqueror, dictator, polit., & soldier; podesta of Verona 1226-1230, 1232, 1259; podesta of Vicenza 1236-1259; podesta of Padua 1237-1256 _1194-1259
