Biography
1803 peopleBiographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Mamie Eisenhower
Born: November 14, 1896 Boone, Iowa Died: November 1, 1979 Washington, D.C. American first lady Mamie Eisenhower, the...
Will Eisner
Born William Erwin Eisner, March 6, 1917, in New York, NY; died on January 3, 2005, in Lauderdale Lakes, FL. Graphic novelist. Illustrator and writer Will Eisner was an important influence...
Michael Eisner
March 7, 1942 • Mt. Kisco, New York CEO of Walt Disney Company When Michael Eisner came on board as Disney's chairman of the board of d...
Mohamed ElBaradei
Director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency Born June 17, 1942, in Cairo, Egypt; son of Mostafa ElBaradei (an attorney); married Aida Elkachef (a preschool teacher)...
Joycelyn Elders
Born: August 13, 1933 Schaal, Arkansas African American federal government official and surgeon general Confirmed as the sixteenth surgeon general of t...
Olafur Eliasson
1967 • Copenhagen, Denmark Artist Olafur Eliasson is not a traditional artist. His best-known works cannot be hung on a wall and do not...
T. S. Eliot
Born: September 26, 1888 St. Louis, Missouri Died: January 4, 1965 London, England American-born English author, poet, critic, playw...
George Eliot
Born: November 22, 1819 Warwickshire, England Died: December 22, 1880 London, England English author and novelist Geo...
Duke Ellington
Born: April 29, 1899 Washington, D.C. Died: May 24, 1974 New York, New York African American composer, band leader, and pianist ...
Missy "misdemeanor" Elliott
1971 • Portsmouth, Virginia Hip-hop artist Missy Elliott has accomplished the extraordinary. Hundreds of rap artists have made successf...
Larry Ellison
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Oracle Corporation Born Lawrence Joseph Ellison, August 17, 1944, in New York, NY; son of Florence Spellman; adopted at nine months by Flore...
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Born: May 25, 1803 Boston, Massachusetts Died: April 27, 1882 Concord, Massachusetts American author, minister, and philosopher ...
Gregg L. Engles
Chief Executive Officer of Dean Foods Born August 16, 1957, in Durant, OK; married Cindy (divorced); married Molly; children: one daughter (with second wife). Educ...
Nambaryn Enkhbayar
President of Mongolia Born June 1, 1958, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; married; children: four. Education: Earned B.S. in language and literature from Literatu...
Roger A. Enrico
American business leader Roger Enrico (born 1944) is best known for his lengthy tenure as chief executive officer (CEO) of PepsiCo Inc. Under Enrico, Pepsi developed a strong image...
John Mc Enroe
Born: February 16, 1959 Wiesbaden, Germany American tennis player and television commentator John McEnroe was one of the most successful and high-profi...
Desiderius Erasmus
Born: October 27, 1466 Rotterdam, Netherlands Died: July 12, 1536 Basel, Switzerland Dutch scholar and priest The Dut...
Louise Erdrich
Author Born June 7, 1954, in Little Falls, MN; daughter of Ralph Louis (a teacher with the Bureau of Indian Affairs) and Rita Joanne (affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Af...
Richard R. Ernst
Swiss Scientist and professor Richard R. Ernst (born 1933) received the 1991 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering work in the development of techniques for high-resolution n...
Deborah Estrin
December 6, 1959 • Los Angeles, California Computer scientist Deborah Estrin is a pioneer in the development of a revolutionary technol...