Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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Art Garfunkel
Sam Rockwell
Eugene V. Debs
Ida Tarbell
Christiaan Eijkman
All Personalities (1060 listed)
Ethan Hawke
Four-Time Academy Award-Nominated American Actor, Screenwriter & Novelist
Ethel Waters
Legendary Jazz, Blues Vocalist & Oscar-Nominated Actress
Étienne de La Boétie
Renaissance Political Philosopher, Judge & Author of Discourse on Voluntary Servitude
Etta Moten Barnett
Pioneering African-American Contralto Singer, Actress & Cultural Ambassador
Eudóxia Maria Froehlich
Brazilian Zoologist, Biodiversity Academic & World Authority on Neotropical Land Planarians
Eugene V. Debs
Pioneering Trade Unionist, Socialist Leader & Five-Time U.S. Presidential Candidate
Eumir Marcial
Olympic Boxer & Professional Fighter
Eva Cassidy
Beloved American Vocalist, Acoustic Guitarist & Song Interpreter
Eva Kaili
Greek Politician, Former Vice President of the European Parliament & Television News Anchor
Evan Fournier
Basketball Player & Two-Time Olympic Medalist
Evander Holyfield
Four-Time World Heavyweight Champion & Undisputed Cruiserweight Champion
Evangelista Torricelli
Italian Physicist, Mathematician & Inventor of the Barometer
Évariste Galois
Groundbreaking French Mathematical Prodigy, Father of Galois Theory & Abstract Group Theory Pioneer
Evelyn Waugh
English Satirist, Novelist, Travel Writer & Literary Master
Ezra Pound
Visionary Modernist Poet, Literary Critic, Leader of Imagism & Author of The Cantos