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Emily Wang

Emily Wang is an American venture capitalist serving as Partner, CFO & COO at Griffin Gaming Partners, a gaming-focused venture firm she joined in 2024 after a decade in M&A banking.

Emily Warren Roebling

Emily Warren Roebling (1843–1903) was an American builder and businesswoman who guided the Brooklyn Bridge's construction for roughly eleven years while her husband, chief engineer Washington Roebling, was ill.

Emily Watson

Emily Watson (born 1967) is an English actress, not to be confused with Emma Watson. Oscar-nominated for Breaking the Waves and Hilary and Jackie; BAFTA winner for Appropriate Adult; Emmy nominee for Chernobyl; leads HBO's Dune: Prophecy as Valya Harkonnen.

Emily Willis

Emily Willis (Litzy Lara Banuelos), Argentine-American former adult film star, two-time XBIZ Female Performer of the Year; suffered anoxic brain injury after cardiac arrest at Summit Malibu rehab in 2024; $3 million settlement.

Emily Wolfe

Emily Wolfe (born 1990) is an Austin, Texas rock singer-songwriter-guitarist; albums Director's Notes, Emily Wolfe, Outlier, The Blowback; Epiphone signature Sheraton guitars; Crows Feet Records.

Emily Woodruff

Emily Woodruff, née Smiley (1846–1916), American archer of the Cincinnati Archers; won 1904 St. Louis Olympic gold in the women's team round and placed fourth in both individual women's archery events; wife of archer Charles Woodruff.

Emily Y. Chew

Emily Y. Chew is an ophthalmologist who directs the Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications at the National Eye Institute and chairs the AREDS2 trial.

Emily Yoshida

Emily Yoshida (エミリー・ヨシダ) is an American screenwriter, director, and film critic, a staff writer on FX's Shōgun (2024), a 2025 WGA Award winner, and cohost of the Night Call podcast.

Emily's Wonder Lab

Emily's Wonder Lab is a 2020 Netflix children's STEAM series hosted and executive produced by Emily Calandrelli; 10 episodes of about 11-14 minutes, canceled July 2021 after one season.

Emin Agalarov

Emin Agalarov (Эмин Агаларов), who records as EMIN, is an Azerbaijani-Russian pop singer born in Baku in 1979 who spent two decades as an executive in his father's development company Crocus Group.

Emin Pasha

Emin Pasha (محمد امین پاشا), born Eduard Schnitzer, was a German-born physician and explorer appointed governor of Equatoria in Sudan in 1878, later relieved by Stanley's expedition.

Emin Pasha Relief Expedition

The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition (1886–1890) was a British expedition led by Henry Morton Stanley across Africa to relieve Emin Pasha, governor of Equatoria, threatened by Mahdist forces.

Emin Toro

Emin Toro (Besnik) is a US Tax Court judge, born 1974 in Tirana, Albania; former Covington & Burling partner and Clarence Thomas clerk, sworn in October 18, 2019 for a term ending October 17, 2034.

Emina

"Emina" is a love poem by Aleksa Šantić, published in 1902 and dedicated to Emina Sefić of Mostar; as a song it became a famous sevdalinka.

Emina Jahović

Emina Jahović (Serbian Cyrillic: Емина Јаховић), also known as Emina Sandal, is a Serbian pop singer from Novi Pazar who built a career across Serbia and Turkey.

Emine Erdoğan

Emine Erdoğan, née Gülbaran and born in 1955, is the first lady of Türkiye, wife of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, known for the Zero Waste Project honored by the UN in 2022.

Eminem

Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III), Detroit rapper and Slim Shady alter ego creator; top-selling hip-hop artist, 15 Grammys, Oscar for Lose Yourself, Rock Hall 2022.

Eminem albums discography

Eminem albums discography: the Detroit rapper Marshall Mathers III's catalog, from Infinite (1996) and The Slim Shady LP (1999) through The Marshall Mathers LP (25 million sold) to The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) (2024), his 12th studio album.

Eminem singles discography

Eminem singles discography: the American rapper's standalone single releases from "Just Don't Give a Fuck" (1997) to "Houdini" (2024), including 389 million singles sold, 166 million RIAA single certifications, and 11 UK number-one singles.

Eminence Front

"Eminence Front" is a 1982 song by The Who, written and sung by Pete Townshend, from the album It's Hard; a US single peaking at #68 on the Billboard Hot 100, about drug-fueled grandiosity, later the Dallas Mavericks intro music.

Éminence grise

Éminence grise (grey eminence), a behind-the-scenes power holder; coined for Père Joseph, Capuchin adviser to Cardinal Richelieu; first French use 1702, English 1838.

Eminent domain

Eminent domain, also called expropriation or compulsory acquisition, is the government's power to take private property for public use. In the US it is bounded by the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause requiring just compensation (fair market value) and a public use, as shaped by Kohl, Berman, and Kelo.

Eminescu (Mercurian crater)

Eminescu, a 125-km peak-ring impact crater on Mercury at 10.79°N, 245.87°W, named for Romanian poet Mihail Eminescu; young Kuiperian-age basin with hollows on its central peaks.

Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club

Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club (ファミコン探偵倶楽部 笑み男) is a 2024 Nintendo Switch adventure game, the first new Famicom Detective Club entry in 35 years, developed internally at Nintendo under Yoshio Sakamoto and released August 29, 2024.

Emiplacel

Emiplacel (PLX-PAD) is an allogeneic, placenta-derived mesenchymal-like adherent stromal cell therapy (UNII DPX6XLD4X1) developed by Pluristem/Pluri, tested in phase III trials for critical limb ischemia and hip fracture muscle recovery.

Emir (أمير)

Emir (أمير, amir, ameer), Arabic for "commander," a title used for military commanders, governors, princes, and sovereign rulers such as the Amir of Qatar and Kuwait; distinct from sultan and the root of English "admiral."

Emir Çelebi

Emir Çelebi (امير چلبي), born Seyyid Mehmed in Edirne, was an Ottoman physician who rose to chief physician of Sultan Murad IV and wrote two Arabic medical works.

Emir Haydar

Emir Haydar (Амир Ҳайдар), also styled Amir Sayyid, was the ruler of the Emirate of Bukhara from 1800 to 1826 and the fourth Manghit ruler of the state.

Emir Khaled

Emir Khaled (الأمير خالد), born in Damascus in 1875, was an Algerian political leader under French colonial rule and a grandson of Emir Abd al-Qadir.

Emir Kusturica (Емир Кустурица)

Emir Kusturica (Емир Кустурица), born 1954 in Sarajevo, is a film director and musician, twice Palme d'Or winner at Cannes for When Father Was Away on Business (1985) and Underground (1995), founder of the Küstendorf festival and bassist of the No Smoking Orchestra.