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Famous First Names Beginning with the Letter - E

This category is for famous people who have first names which begin with the letter E. The names include - Edgar - Edward - Edwin - Elizabeth - Eric - Ernest.

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Here is a random selection of famous first names beginning with E.

Ernest Rutherford

[1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson], (1871 -1937), New Zealand physicist. In 1908 he was awarded the Nobel prize for chemistry. He discovered alpha, beta and gamma radiation.

Eric Clapton

(1945 - ) English rock guitarist. He played with the Yardbirds (1963-65) and Cream (1966-68). Since then he has had great success as a solo artist.

Elizabeth Taylor

(1932 - ), English-born American movie actress. Her movies include "National Velvet", "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"

Ernest Bevin

(1881 - 1951), English trade unionist and statesman. In 1922 he helped found the Transport and General Workers Union. He was minister of labour in the coalition war government of 1940 � 45.

Ernest Henry Shackleton

[Sir], (1874 - 1922), Anglo-Irish explorer. He served in Robert Scott's Antarctic expedition, and later commanded two further expeditions - in 1908-09 and 1914-16.