| Sheila E. | American singer and percussio… | 1957 |
| Lawrence Eagleburger | American statesman and diplom… | 1930–2011 |
| David Eagleman | neuroscientist and author | 1971 |
| Terry Eagleton | British writer, academic and … | 1943 |
| Thomas Eakins | American painter | 1844–1916 |
| Charles Eames | American designer, half of du… | 1907–1978 |
| Amelia Earhart | American aviation pioneer and… | 1897–1937 |
| Alice Morse Earle | American historian | 1851–1911 |
| Sylvia Earle | American oceanographer | 1935 |
| Gerald Early | American poet | 1952 |
| William Earsman | Australian left-wing activist | 1884–1965 |
| James Eastland | American politician | 1904–1986 |
| Charles Alexander Eastman | American scouting pioneer | 1858–1939 |
| Elaine Goodale Eastman | American novelist, poet | 1863–1953 |
| Max Eastman | American activist | 1883–1969 |
| David Easton | Canadian academic | 1917–2014 |
| Dossie Easton | American author and family th… | 1944 |
| Clint Eastwood | actor and director from the U… | 1930 |
| Eknath Easwaran | spiritual teacher, author of … | 1910–1999 |
| John Eatwell, Baron Eatwell | British economist | 1945 |
| Eazy-E | American rapper and producer | 1963–1995 |
| Shirin Ebadi | Iranian lawyer, human rights … | 1947 |
| Abba Eban | Israeli diplomat and politici… | 1915–2002 |
| Hermann Ebbinghaus | German psychologist | 1850–1909 |
| Richard Ebeling | American economist | 1950 |
| Alan O. Ebenstein | American political scientist,… | 1959 |
| Isabelle Eberhardt | Swiss explorer and author | 1877–1904 |
| Richard Eberhart | American poet | 1904–2005 |
| David Ebershoff | American writer | 1969 |
| Mary Eberstadt | American writer | |
| Roger Ebert | American film critic, author,… | 1942–2013 |
| Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach | Austrian writer | 1830–1916 |
| Richard H. Ebright | American molecular biologist | 1959 |
| Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell | British businessman | 1955 |
| John C. Eccles | Australian neurophysioloigst | 1903–1997 |
| Marriner Stoddard Eccles | American economist and banker | 1890–1977 |
| Bernie Ecclestone | British business magnate | 1930 |
| Tamara Ecclestone | British model, socialite and … | 1984 |
| Bülent Ecevit | former Prime Minister of Turk… | 1925–2006 |
| Damien Echols | | 1974 |
| Carl Eckart | American physicist | 1902–1973 |
| Meister Eckhart | German theologian | 1260–1328 |
| Ashley Eckstein | American actress | 1981 |
| Umberto Eco | Italian semiotician, essayist… | 1932–2016 |
| David Eddings | American novelist | 1931–2009 |
| Arthur Stanley Eddington | British astrophysicist | 1882–1944 |
| Eric Rücker Eddison | British writer | 1882–1945 |
| John A. Eddy | American astronomer | 1931–2009 |
| Mary Baker Eddy | religious leader | 1821–1910 |
| Jim Ede | art collector | 1895–1990 |
| Lee Edelman | American academic | 1953 |
| Marek Edelman | Jewish resistance member | 1922–2009 |
| Marian Wright Edelman | American children's rights ac… | 1939 |
| Lisa Edelstein | American actress, playwright | 1967 |
| Anthony Eden | British Conservative politici… | 1897–1977 |
| Barbara Eden | American actress and singer | 1931 |
| Lauren Eden | | |
| Cooper Edens | American writer | 1945 |
| David Edgar | Canadian soccer player | 1987 |
| Marriott Edgar | British poet | 1880–1951 |
| The Edge | Irish rock musician, guitar p… | 1961 |
| Maria Edgeworth | Irish writer | 1768–1849 |
| Abdul Sattar Edhi | Pakistani philanthropist, soc… | 1928–2016 |
| Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | member of the British Royal F… | 1921 |
| Thomas Edison | American inventor and busines… | 1847–1931 |
| John Hawkesworth (book editor) | | |
| Eric Edmeades | Canadian businessman | 1970 |
| Bocchit Edmond | Haitian politician | |
| Ini Edo | Nollywood actress | 1982 |
| Bill Edrich | Cricket player of England. | 1916–1986 |
| Robert M. Edsel | American art historian | 1956 |
| Margaret Edson | American playwright | 1961 |
| Richard Edwardes | English writer | 1525–1566 |
| Betty Edwards | American artist | 1926 |
| David Edwards | british journalist, born 1962 | 1962 |
| Herm Edwards | American football player, coa… | 1954 |
| John Edwards | American politician | 1953 |
| Jonathan Edwards | Christian preacher, philosoph… | 1703–1758 |
| Kim Edwards | Author, educator | 1958 |
| Margaret A. Edwards | American librarian | 1902–1988 |
| Richey James Edwards | Welsh musician | 1967–2008 |
| Tryon Edwards | American theologian | 1809–1894 |
| John Edwin | English actor | 1749–1790 |
| George Alec Effinger | Novelist, short story writer | 1947–2002 |
| Greg Egan | Australian science fiction wr… | 1961 |
| Jennifer Egan | Novelist, short story writer | 1962 |
| Timothy Egan | American writer | 1954 |
| Múte Bourup Egede | Prime Minister of Greenland | 1987 |
| Sarah Egerton | English actress | 1782–1847 |
| Dave Eggers | memoirist, novelist, short st… | 1970 |
| Macarius of Egypt | Egyptian Christian monk and h… | 300–391 |
| Jerry R. Ehman | American astronomer and astro… | |
| Coraline Ada Ehmke | technologist, activist, and t… | |
| Ilya Ehrenburg | Russian-Soviet writer and poet | 1891–1967 |
| Christian von Ehrenfels | Austrian philosopher | 1859–1932 |
| Paul Ehrenfest | Dutch physicist | 1880–1933 |
| Felix Ehrenhaft | Austrian physicist | 1879–1952 |
| Barbara Ehrenreich | American writer and journalist | 1941 |
| Krafft Arnold Ehricke | German aerospace engineer | 1917–1984 |
| Gretel Ehrlich | American writer | 1946 |
