Thomas D’Urfey (1653–1723), English song-writer and dramatist
John George Lambton, Earl of Durham (1792–1840), English statesman
Duris of Samos (c. 340–c. 260 B.C.), Greek historian
Francis Alexander Durivage (1814–1881), American author
Géraud Christophe Michel Duroc, duc de Frioul (1772–1813), French general
Joseph Marie Elisabeth Durocher (1817–1860), French geologist
Victor Duruy (1811–1894), French historian and statesman
Pierre Du Ryer (1606–1658), French dramatist
Eleanora Duse (1859–1924), Italian actress
Johann Ladislaus Dussek (1760–1812), Bohemian pianist and composer
Louis Dussieux (1815–1894), French historian and geographer
Hannah Emerson Duston (b. 1657), American pioneer
Louis Dutens (1730–1812), French writer
Henri Dutrochet (1776–1847), French physiologist
Michael Madhusudan Dutt (1824–1873), greatest native poet of India in the 19th century
Guillaume Du Vair (1556–1621), French author and lawyer
Alexandre Duval (1767–1842), French dramatist
Claude Duval (1643–1670), famous highwayman
Frank Duveneck (1848–1919), American figure and portrait painter
Jean Duvergier de Hauranne (1581–1643), Abbot of St. Cyran
Prosper Duvergier de Hauranne (1798–1881), French statesman and writer
Henri Duveyrier (1840–1892), French explorer of the Sahara
Evert Augustus Duyckinck (1816–1878), American author
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904), Bohemian musical composer
John Dwight (c. 1637–1703), first distinguished English potter
John Sullivan Dwight (1813–1893), American writer on music
Nathaniel Dwight (1770–1831), American physician
Sereno Edwards Dwight (1786–1850), American educator
Theodore Dwight (1764–1846), American journalist
Theodore William Dwight (1822–1892), American jurist and educationalist
Timothy Dwight (1752–1817), American divine, writer, and educationalist
Alexander Dyce (1798–1869), English dramatic editor and literary historian
William Dyce (1806–1864), British painter
Jacques Dyel du Parquet (d. 1658)), French colonizer and colonial governor
Alexander Brydie Dyer (1815–1874), American general
Sir Edward Dyer (1543–1607), English courtier and poet
Eliphalet Dyer (1721–1807), American jurist
George Dyer (1755–1841), English antiquary and scholar
John Dyer (1700?–1758), British poet
Thomas Henry Dyer (1804–1888), English historical and antiquarian writer
John Bacchus Dykes (1823–1876), British composer
James Oswald Dykes (1835–1912), English Presbyterian clergyman and author
Dymoke, name of an English family holding the office of king’s champion
 
John Eachard (1636?–1697), English divine
Eadbald (d. 640), King of Kent
John Eadie (1810–1876), Scottish theologian and biblical critic
Eadmer (c. 1060–c. 1124), English historian and ecclesiastic
James Buchanan Eads (1820–1887), American engineer
Thomas Eakins (1844–1916), American portrait and figure painter
Ralph Earl (1751–1801), American historical and portrait painter
John Earle (1601?–1665), English divine
Richard Earlom (1743–1822), English mezzotint engraver
Jubal Anderson Early (1816–1894), American soldier and lawyer
Sir Alfred East (1844–1913), English painter and etcher
Sir Charles Lock Eastlake (1793–1865), English painter
Elaine Goodale Eastman (1863–1953), American poetess
George Eastman (1854–1932), American inventor and philanthropist
Edward Backhouse Eastwick (1814–1883), British orientalist
Dorman Bridgman Eaton (1823–1899), American lawyer
Peggy Eaton (1799?–1879), Englishwoman noted for her beauty, wit and vivacity
Theophilus Eaton (c. 1590–1658), English colonial governor in America
William Eaton (1764–1811), American soldier
Wyatt Eaton (1849–1896), American portrait and figure painter
Hermann Wilhelm Ebel (1820–1875), German philologist
Johann Gottfried Ebel (1764–1830), author of the first real guide-book to Switzerland
Eberhard (1445–1496), Count and afterwards Duke of Württemberg
Johann Augustus Eberhard (1739–1809), German theologian and philosopher
Johann Ernst Eberlin (1702–1762), German musician and composer
Georg Ebers (1837–1898), German Egyptologist and novelist
Adolf Ebert (1820–1890), German philologist
Friedrich Ebert (1871–1925), first President of the Reich or German Federated Republic
Friedrich Adolf Ebert (1791–1834), German bibliographer
Karl Egon Ebert (1801–1882), Austrian poet
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830–1916), Austrian novelist
Johannes Heinrich August Ebrard (1818–1888), German theologian
Ebroin (d. 681), Frankish “mayor of the palace”
Johann Eccard (1553–1611), German composer of church music
Abraham Ecchellensis (1605–1664), learned Maronite
Ecgfrith (d. 685), King of Northumbria
José Echegaray (1832–1916), Spanish author and playwright
Johann Eck (1486–1543), German theologian
Johann Peter Eckermann (1792–1854), German poet and author
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783–1853), Danish painter
Meister Eckhart (?1260–?1327), German philosopher
Joseph Hilarius von Eckhel (1737–1798), Austrian numismatist
Eddius Stephanus (Seventh Century), Kentish choirmaster
Clarence Eddy (1851–1937), American organist and composer
Henry Turner Eddy (1844–1921), American mathematician
Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910), founder of Christian Science
Thomas Eddy (1758–1827), American philanthropist
Gérard Edelinck (1640–1707), Flemish copper-plate engraver
Sir Ashley Eden (1831–1887), Anglo-Indian official and diplomatist
Edgar (943/4–975), King of the English
Edgar (c. 1050–c. 1130), son of Edward, a son of the English King Edmund Ironside
Edgecumbe, name of a celebrated west of England family
Maria Edgeworth (1768–1849), Irish novelist
Richard Lovell Edgeworth (1744–1817), British writer
Henry Essex Edgeworth de Firmont (1745–1807), last confessor to Louis XVI.
Anne Charlotte Edgren-Leffler (1849–1892), Swedish author
Edhem Pasha (1818–1893), Turkish statesman, of Greek origin
Thomas Edison (1847–1931), American inventor
Saint Edmund (c. 1170–1240), English saint and Archbishop of Canterbury
Edmund (841–870), King of East Anglia
Edmund I. (d. 946), King of the English
Edmund Ironside (c. 981–1016), King of the English
Edmund (1245–1296), King of Sicily and Earl of Lancaster
George Franklin Edmunds (1828–1919), American lawyer and political leader
Edred (d. 955), King of the English
Edric Streona (d. 1017), Ealdorman of the Mercians
Edward the Elder (d. 924), King of the Angles and Saxons
Edward the Martyr (c. 962–978), King of the English
Edward the Confessor (1003–1066), King of the English
Edward I. (1239–1307), King of England
Edward II. (1284–1327), King of England
Edward III. (1312–1377), King of England
Edward IV. (1442–1483), King of England
Edward V. (1470–1483), King of England
Edward VI. (1537–1553), King of England and Ireland
Edward VII. (1841–1910), King of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India
Edward, Prince of Wales (1330–1376), known as “The Black Prince”
Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes (1819–1868), English soldier-statesman in India
Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards (1831–1892), English author and Egyptologist
Bela Bates Edwards (1802–1852), American man of letters
Bryan Edwards (1743–1800), English politician and historian
George Edwards (1694–1773), English naturalist
Harry Stillwell Edwards (1855–1938), American journalist and writer
Henry Thomas Edwards (1837–1884), Welsh divine
John Passmore Edwards (1823–1911), English newspaper proprietor and philanthropist
Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758), American theologian and philosopher
Lewis Edwards (1809–1887), Welsh Nonconformist divine
Ninian Wirt Edwards (1809–1899), American lawyer and public man
Oliver Edwards (1835–1904), American soldier
Richard Edwards (c. 1523–1566), English musician and playwright
Thomas Charles Edwards (1837–1900), Welsh Nonconformist divine and educationist
Edwin (585?–633), King of Northumbria
John Edwin (1749–1790), English actor
Edwy (c. 940–959), King of the English
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (1621–1674), Dutch painter
Maurice Francis Egan (1852–1924), American scholar and author
Pierce Egan (1772–1849), English sporting writer
Egbert (769/71–839), King of the West Saxons
Saint Egbert (d. 766), Archbishop of York
Hans Egede (1686–1758), Norwegian missionary
Aqiba Eger (1761–1837), Jewish scholar
Augustus Leopold Egg (1816–1863), English painter
Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg (1568–1634), Austrian statesman
Émile Egger (1813–1885), French scholar
Edward Eggleston (1837–1902), American novelist and historian
George Cary Eggleston (1839–1911), American journalist and author
Sveinbjörn Egilsson (1791–1852), Icelandic antiquarian and lexicographer
Earls of Eglinton
Earls of Egmont
Lamoraal van Egmont (1522–1568), Prince of Gavre
Earls of Egremont
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795–1876), German naturalist
Paul Ehrlich (1854–1915), German bacteriologist
Ehud, in the Bible, a “judge” who delivered Israel from the Moabites
Julius Eichberg (1824–1893), German musical composer
Joseph von Eichendorff (1788–1857), German poet and romance-writer
Johann Gottfried Eichhorn (1752–1827), German theologian
Karl Friedrich Eichhorn (1781–1854), German jurist
Carl Eduard von Eichwald (1795–1876), Russian geologist and physician
Einhard (c. 770–840), friend and biographer of Charlemagne
David Einhorn (1809–1879), leader of the Jewish reform movement in the United States of America
Albert Einstein (1879–1955), German-Swiss physicist
August Eisenlohr (1832–1902), German Egyptologist
Kurt Eisner (1867–1919), Bavarian Socialist politician and author
Konrad Ekhof (1720–1778), German actor
Elagabalus (204–222), Roman Emperor
Eldad ben Maḥli (Ninth Century), Jewish traveller
John Scott, Earl of Eldon (1751–1838), Lord High Chancellor of England
José de Elduayen, Marquis del Pazo de la Merced (1823–1898), Spanish politician
Eleanor of Aquitaine (c. 1122–1204), wife of the English King Henry II.
Eleutherius (d. 189), Pope
Edward Elgar (1857–1934), English musical composer
Earls of Elgin and Kincardine
Eli, a member of the ancient priesthood founded in Egypt
Elias of Cortona (c. 1180–1253), disciple of St. Francis of Assisi
John Elias (1774–1841), Welsh Nonconformist preacher and reformer
Léonce Élie de Beaumont (1798–1874), French geologist
Saint Eligius (588–660), Apostle of the Belgians and Frisians
Elijah, in the Bible, the greatest and sternest of the Hebrew prophets
Elijah ben Solomon (1720–1797), noted Talmudist
Charles William Eliot (1834–1926), American educationalist
George Eliot (1819–1880), English writer
Sir John Eliot (1592–1632), English statesman
John Eliot (1604–1690), American colonial clergyman
John Eliot (1754–1813), American clergyman
Samuel Eliot (1821–1898), American historian
Princess Elisabeth (1764–1794), daughter of Louis the Dauphin
Elisha, in the Bible, the disciple and successor of Elijah
Elisha Ben Abuyah (c. 70–c. 135), unique figure among the Palestinian Jews
Queen Elizabeth I. (1533–1603), Queen of England and Ireland
Empress Elizabeth (1709–1762), Empress of Russia
Elizabeth (1596–1662), Consort of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and titular King of Bohemia
Elizabeth (1837–1898), Consort of Francis Joseph, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary
Princess Elizabeth (1635–1650), English princess, second daughter of Charles I.
Saint Elizabeth (1207–1231), daughter of Andrew II., King of Hungary
George Richards Elkington (1801–1865), founder of the electroplating industry in England
Ella, name of three Anglo-Saxon kings
Edward Law, Baron Ellenborough (1750–1818), English judge
Edward Law, Earl of Ellenborough (1790–1871), Governor-general of India
William Ellery (1727–1820), American politician
Francis Egerton, Earl of Ellesmere (1800–1857), English noble
Thomas Egerton, Baron Ellesmere (c. 1540–1617), English Lord Chancellor
Frank Field Ellinwood (1826–1908), American clergyman
John Elliotson (1791–1868), English physician
Charles Elliott (1792–1869), American Methodist Episcopal clergyman and author
Ebenezer Elliott (1781–1849), English poet, the “corn-law rhymer”
Alexander John Ellis (1814–1890), English philologist, mathematician, musician and writer on phonetics
George Ellis (1753–1815), English author
George Edward Ellis (1814–1894), American Unitarian clergyman and author
Henry Ellis (1777–1869), English antiquary
Robinson Ellis (1834–1913), English classical scholar
William Ellis (1794–1872), English Nonconformist missionary
Robert William Elliston (1774–1831), English actor
Oliver Ellsworth (1745–1807), American statesman and jurist
Thomas Ellwood (1639–1713), English author
George Elmacin (1205–1273), author of a history of the Saracens
Harvey Lonsdale Elmes (1814–1847), British architect
James Elmes (1782–1862), British architect, civil engineer, and writer on the arts
Peter Elmsley (1773–1825), English classical scholar
James Elphinston (1721–1809), British poet and man of letters
George Keith Elphinstone (1746–1823), British admiral
Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779–1859), Indian statesman and historian
William Elphinstone (1431–1514), Scottish statesman and prelate, founder of the university of Aberdeen
Fanny Elssler (1810–1884), Austrian dancer
Charles Isaac Elton (1839–1900), English lawyer and antiquary
George Elvey (1816–1893), English organist and composer
Gervase Elwes (1866–1921), English vocalist
Richard Theodore Ely (1854–1943), American political economist
Sir Thomas Elyot (c. 1490–1546), English diplomatist and scholar
Karl Elze (1821–1889), German scholar and Shakespearian critic
Elzevir, name of a celebrated family of Dutch printers
Toussaint-Bernard Émeric-David (1755–1839), French archæologist and writer on art
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), American poet and essayist
William Emerson (1701–1782), English mathematician
Ephraim Emerton (1851–1935), American educator and historian
Paolo Emiliani-Giudici (1812–1872), Italian writer
Paolo Emilio (d. 1529), Italian historian
Michail Eminescu (1850–1889), greatest Rumanian poet of the 19th century
Emin Pasha (1840–1892), German traveller, administrator and naturalist
Thomas Emlyn (1663–1741), English nonconformist divine
Emmanuel Philibert (1528–1580), Duke of Savoy
Robert Emmet (1778–1803), Irish rebel
Thomas Addis Emmet (1764–1827), Irish lawyer and politician
Daniel Decatur Emmett (1815–1904), American musician
Ubbo Emmius (1547–1625), Dutch historian and geographer
Ebenezer Emmons (1799–1863), American geologist
Nathanael Emmons (1745–1840), American theologian
William Hemsley Emory (1811–1887), American soldier
Empedocles (c. 495–435 B.C.), Greek philosopher and statesman
Sir Richard Empson (d. 1510), minister of Henry VII., King of England
Hieronymus Emser (1478–1527), antagonist of Luther
Juan del Encina (1468–1529?), often called the founder of the Spanish drama
Johann Franz Encke (1791–1865), German astronomer
John Endecott (1588?–1665), English colonial governor in America
William Crowninshield Endicott (1826–1900), American statesman
Endoeus (Sixth Century B.C.), early sculptor
Barthélemy Prosper Enfantin (1796–1864), French social reformer, one of the founders of Saint-Simonism
Ernst Engel (1821–1896), German political economist and statistician
Johann Jakob Engel (1741–1802), German author
Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634–1716), Norwegian poet
Johann Georg Veit Engelhardt (1791–1855), German theologian
Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon Condé, duc d’Enghien (1772–1804), French noble
Sir Francis Englefield (c. 1520–1596), English Roman Catholic politician
George Engleheart (1750–1829), English miniature painter
Thomas Dunn English (1819–1902), American lawyer, journalist and author
William Hayden English (1822–1896), American capitalist and politician
John Joseph Enneking (1841–1916), American landscape painter
Adolphe d’Ennery (1811–1899), French dramatist and novelist
William Willoughby Cole, Earl of Enniskillen (1807–1886), British palæontologist
Ennius (239–169 B.C.), ancient Latin poet
Saint Magnus Felix Ennodius (474–521), Bishop of Pavia, Latin rhetorician and poet
Enoch, eldest son of Cain
Buyo, Viscount Enomoto (1836–1908), Japanese vice-admiral
Antonio Enríquez Gómez (1600–1663), Spanish dramatist, poet and novelist of Portuguese-Jewish origin
Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea, Marqués de la Ensenada (1702–1781), Spanish statesman
Catherine Henriette de Balzac d’Entragues (1579–1633), mistress of Henry IV., King of France
Joseph-Antoine Bruni d’Entrecasteaux (1739–1793), French navigator
Enver Pasha (1881–1922), leader of the Young Turks
Enzo (c. 1224–1272), King of Sardinia
Charles Geneviève Louise Auguste André Timothée d’Eon de Beaumont (1728–1810), French political adventurer, famous for the supposed mystery of his sex
József Eötvös (1813–1871), Hungarian writer and statesman
Epaminondas (c. 418–362), Theban general and statesman
Ephorus (c. 400–330 B.C.), Greek historian
Saint Ephraem Syrus (303–373), Syriac theologian
Ephraim, a tribe of Israel
Epicharmus (c. 540–450 B.C.), Greek comic poet
Epictetus (c. 50–c. 138), Greek philosopher
Epicurus (341–270 B.C.), Greek philosopher
Madame d’Épinay (1726–1783), French writer
Saint Epiphanius (c. 310–403), celebrated Church Father
Simon Episcopius (1583–1643), Dutch theologian
Epps, name of an English family, well known in commerce and medicine
Jean-Jacques Duval d’Éprémesnil (1745–1794), French magistrate and politician
Sébastien Erard (1752–1831), French manufacturer of musical instruments
Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1467–1536), Dutch scholar and theologian
Thomas Erastus (1524–1583), German-Swiss theologian
Eratosthenes (c. 276–c. 194 B.C.), Greek scientific writer
Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga (1533–1594), Spanish soldier and poet
Émile Erckmann (1822–1899) and Alexandre Chatrian (1826–1890), French writers
János Erdélyi (1814–1868), Hungarian poet and author
Johann Eduard Erdmann (1805–1892), German philosophical writer
Otto Linné Erdmann (1804–1869), German chemist
Eric XIV. (1533–1577), King of Sweden
Sir John Eric Erichsen (1818–1896), British surgeon
John Ericsson (1803–1889), Swedish-American naval engineer
Joannes Scotus Erigena (c. 810–c. 877), medieval philosopher and theologian
Erinna (fl. c. 600 B.C.), Greek poet
Sir William Erle (1793–1880), English lawyer and judge
Paul Erman (1764–1851), German physicist
Ermanaric (fl. 350–376), King of the East Goths
Ermoldus Nigellus (Ninth Century), Monk of Aquitaine
Ernest I. (1784–1844), Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Ernest II. (1818–1893), Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Ernest Augustus (1771–1851), King of Hanover and Duke of Cumberland
Johann August Ernesti (1707–1781), German theologian and philologist
Johann Christian Gottlieb Ernesti (1756–1802), German classical scholar
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1814–1865), German violinist and composer
Thomas Erpenius (1584–1624), Dutch orientalist
Francis Hay, Earl of Erroll (d. 1631), Scottish nobleman
Johann Samuel Ersch (1766–1828), founder of German bibliography
Ebenezer Erskine (1680–1754), Scottish divine, the chief founder of the Secession Church
Henry Erskine (1746–1817), Lord Advocate of Scotland
John Erskine (1721–1803), Scottish divine
Ralph Erskine (1685–1752), Scottish divine
Thomas Erskine (1788–1870), Scottish theologian
Thomas, Baron Erskine (1750–1823), Lord Chancellor of England
John Erskine of Carnock (1695–1768), Scottish jurist
Matthias Erzberger (1875–1921), German politician
Esarhaddon (d. 669 B.C.), Assyrian king
Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca, in the Bible
Johann Joachim Eschenburg (1743–1820), German critic and literary historian
Carl August Eschenmayer (1768–1852), German philosopher and physicist
Arnold Escher von der Linth (1807–1872), Swiss geologist
Johann Friedrich Eschscholtz (1793–1831), Russian traveller and naturalist
Antonio Escobar y Mendoza (1589–1669), Spanish churchman of illustrious descent
Juan de Escobedo (d. 1578), Spanish politician
Mariano Escobedo (1826–1902), Mexican soldier
Juan Escoiquiz (1762–1820), Spanish ecclesiastic, politician and writer
Harry Escombe (1838–1899), South African statesman
Patricio de la Escosura (1807–1878), Spanish statesman and author
Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount Esher (1852–1930), English politician and writer
William Baliol Brett, Viscount Esher (1815–1899), English lawyer and master of the rolls
Johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch (1823–1908), German surgeon
Baldomero Espartero (1793–1879), Spanish soldier and statesman
Timoléon d’Espinay (1580–1644), French soldier
Vicente Espinel (1550?–1624), Spanish poet and novelist
Francisco Espoz y Mina (1781–1836), Spanish guerrillero leader and general
José de Espronceda (1808–1842), Spanish poet
Étienne Esquirol (1772–1840), French alienist
Alphonse Esquiros (1812–1876), French writer
Johann Heinrich van Ess (1772–1847), German Catholic theologian
Earls of Essex
Arthur Capel, Earl of Essex (1631–1683), English statesman
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex (1565–1601), English noble
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex (1591–1646), English noble
Walter Devereux, Earl of Essex (1541–1576), English noble
Charles Hector, Comte d’Estaing (1729–1794), French admiral
Richard Estcourt (1668–1712), English actor
Este, one of the oldest of the former reigning houses of Italy
Serafín Estébanez Calderón (1799–1867), Spanish author
Esterházy of Galántha, a noble Magyar family
Esther, book in the Bible
Estienne, French family of scholars and printers
Guillaume d’Estouteville (1403–1483), French ecclesiastic
Godefroi, Comte d’Estrades (1607–1686), French diplomatist and marshal
Gabrielle d’Estrées (1573?–1599), mistress of Henry IV. of France
Anne de Pisseleu d’Heilly, Duchesse d’Étampes (1508–c. 1585), mistress of Francis I. of France
Antoine Étex (1808–1888), French sculptor, painter and architect
Ethelwerd (d. 998?), Anglo-Saxon historian
Sir George Etherege (1635?–1691), English dramatist
John Wesley Etheridge (1804–1866), English nonconformist divine
Robert Etheridge (1819–1903), English geologist and palæontologist
Charles-Guillaume Étienne (1777–1845), French dramatist and miscellaneous writer
Constantin von Ettingshausen (1826–1897), Austrian geologist and botanist
Ludwig Ettmüller (1802–1877), German philologist
Michael Ettmüller (1644–1683), German physician
William Etty (1787–1849), British painter
Louis Philippe Marie Ferdinand Gaston d’Orléans, Comte d’Eu (1842–1922), French soldier
Eubulides (Fourth Century B.C.), Greek philosopher
Eubulus (Fourth Century B.C.), Athenian demagogue
Eubulus (c. 370 B.C.), Athenian poet of the Middle comedy
Rudolf Eucken (1846–1926), German philosopher and religious teacher