| Paul R. Ehrlich | American scientist and enviro… | 1932 |
| John Ehrlichman | Lawyer, Watergate co-conspira… | 1925–1999 |
| Bart D. Ehrman | American academic | 1955 |
| Max Ehrmann | American writer, poet, and at… | 1872–1945 |
| Barry Eichengreen | Economist | 1952 |
| Adolf Eichmann | German Nazi SS-Obersturmbannf… | 1906–1962 |
| Tyler Eifert | American football player, tig… | 1990 |
| Jill Eikenberry | American actress | 1947 |
| Billie Eilish | American singer-songwriter | 2001 |
| Albert Einstein | German-born physicist and fou… | 1879–1955 |
| Loren Eiseley | US philosopher (1907-1977) | 1907–1977 |
| Kathleen M. Eisenhardt | American economist | |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | American general and politici… | 1890–1969 |
| Ben Eisenkop | American biologist and reddit… | 1986 |
| Jill Eisenstadt | American writer | 1963 |
| Charles Eisenstein | American writer | 1967 |
| Ferdinand Eisenstein | German mathematician | 1823–1852 |
| Sergei Eisenstein | Soviet filmmaker | 1898–1948 |
| Barry Eisler | American writer | 1963 |
| Will Eisner | American cartoonist | 1917–2005 |
| Hakuin Ekaku | Japanese Zen Buddhist master | 1686–1769 |
| Omotola Jalade Ekeinde | Nigerian actress and singer | 1978 |
| Ivar Ekeland | French mathematician | 1944 |
| Vilhelm Ekelund | Swedish poet | 1880–1949 |
| Obianuju Ekeocha | Nigerian biomedical scientist | 1979 |
| T. Harv Eker | American writer | 1954 |
| Ulf Ekman | Swedish chaplain | 1950 |
| Modris Eksteins | Canadian historian | 1943 |
| Elagabalus | Roman Emperor | 203–222 |
| Peter Celestine Elampassery | Indian priest | 1938–2015 |
| Thomas Elavanal | Indian bishop | 1950 |
| Idris Elba | English actor, DJ and recordi… | 1972 |
| Mohamed ElBaradei | Egyptian law scholar and dipl… | 1942 |
| Alber Elbaz | Israeli fashion designer | 1961–2021 |
| Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj | Mongolian politician | 1963 |
| Cato the Elder | politician, writer and econom… | -234–-149 BC |
| Helmuth von Moltke the Elder | German Field Marshal | 1800–1891 |
| Hillel the Elder | Mishnah rabbi | -112–9 BC |
| Pliny the Elder | Roman military commander and … | 23–79 |
| Joycelyn Elders | American pediatrician, public… | 1933 |
| Dan Eldon | Kenyan photojournalist, artis… | 1970–1993 |
| John Eldredge | | |
| Niles Eldredge | American biologist | 1943 |
| Stasi Eldredge | | |
| Paul Eldridge | American writer | 1888–1982 |
| Zeno of Elea | ancient Greek philosopher, mo… | -490–-425 BC |
| Danny Elfman | American composer, record pro… | 1953 |
| Edward Elgar | English composer | 1857–1934 |
| Ounsi el-Hajj | Lebanese poet, journalist, an… | 1937–2014 |
| Gholam-Hossein Elham | Iranian politician | 1959 |
| Mircea Eliade | Romanian historian of religio… | 1907–1986 |
| Norbert Elias | German sociologist | 1897–1990 |
| Gertrude B. Elion | American biochemist and pharm… | 1918–1999 |
| Charles William Eliot | President of Harvard | 1834–1926 |
| George Eliot | English novelist, journalist … | 1819–1880 |
| T.S. Eliot | 20th century English author | 1888–1965 |
| Kimberly Elise | actress | 1967 |
| Black Elk | Oglala Lakota leader | 1863–1950 |
| John Elkann | Italian businessman | 1976 |
| Noam Elkies | American mathematician | 1966 |
| Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough | Lord Chief Justice of England | 1750–1818 |
| Vernard Eller | Church of the Brethren pastor… | 1927–2007 |
| Linda Ellerbee | journalist | 1944 |
| Duke Ellington | American jazz musician, compo… | 1899–1974 |
| Cass Elliot | American singer | 1941–1974 |
| Elisabeth Elliot | American missionary | 1926–2015 |
| Jane Elliot | | |
| Jim Elliot | Martyred Christian missionary… | 1927–1956 |
| Walter Elliot | American priest | 1842–1928 |
| Charlotte Elliott | English poet, hymn writer, ed… | 1789–1871 |
| Albert Ellis | American psychologist | 1913–2007 |
| Bret Easton Ellis | American novelist | 1964 |
| David R. Ellis | American film director and ac… | 1952–2013 |
| George Ellis | cosmologist from South Africa | 1939 |
| George Edward Ellis | American Unitarian clergyman … | 1814–1894 |
| Helen Ellis | American writer | 1950 |
| H. Havelock Ellis | British physician, writer, an… | 1859–1939 |
| Kerry Ellis | English stage actress and sin… | 1979 |
| Shaun Ellis | American football player, def… | 1977 |
| Warren Ellis | English comics and fiction wr… | 1968 |
| Harlan Ellison | American writer | 1934–2018 |
| Keith Ellison | American politician and lawyer | 1963 |
| Larry Ellison | American internet entrepreneu… | 1944 |
| Ralph Ellison | American novelist, literary c… | 1914–1994 |
| James Ellroy | Novelist, short story writer,… | 1948 |
| Daniel Ellsberg | American economist and whistl… | 1931 |
| Jacques Ellul | French sociologist, technolog… | 1912–1994 |
| Michael Elmore-Meegan | British humanitarian | 1959 |
| Menachem Elon | Israeli High Court judge | 1923–2013 |
| Nawal El-Saadawi | Egyptian feminist writer, act… | 1931 |
| Yasser Elshantaf | Palestinian Entrepreneur | 1983 |
| Abdel Fattah el-Sisi | Current President of Egypt | 1954 |
| Koenraad Elst | orientalist, writer | 1959 |
| Jon Elster | Norwegian academic | 1940 |
| Ben Elton | English comedian, author, pla… | 1959 |
| Geoffrey Elton | historian | 1921–1994 |
| Richard T. Ely | United States economist and a… | 1854–1943 |
| Odysseas Elytis | Greek poet and art critic | 1911–1996 |
| Mohammad Emami-Kashani | Iranian politician | 1937 |
| Rahm Emanuel | politician, investment banker… | 1959 |
