Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd was an early 20th-century American writer. She published at least 10 novels, mostly written for young women.

Eleanor Henrietta Hull also known as Eibhlín Ní Choill was a writer, journalist and scholar of Old Irish.

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, making her the longest-serving first lady of the United States. Through her travels, public engagement, and advocacy, she largely redefined the role of First Lady. Roosevelt then served as a United States Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 1945 to 1952, and in 1948 she was given a standing ovation by the assembly upon their adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. President Harry S. Truman later called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human rights achievements.

Eleazar Lord was an American author, educator, deacon of the First Protestant Dutch Church and first president of the Erie Railroad.

Elias Cornelius (1794–1832) was an American Christian missionary and ordained minister.

Elias Lyman Magoon (October 20, 1810 – November 25, 1886) was an American clergyman and religious writer.

Elihu Grant was an American scholar and writer on Palestine.

Elijah Kellogg, Jr. was an American Congregationalist minister, lecturer and author of popular boy's adventure books.

Elinor Glyn was a British novelist and scriptwriter who specialised in romantic fiction, which was considered scandalous for its time, although her works are relatively tame by modern standards. She popularized the concept of the it-girl, and had tremendous influence on early 20th-century popular culture and, possibly, on the careers of notable Hollywood stars such as Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson and, especially, Clara Bow.

Elinor Macartney Lane was an American novelist who was popular in the first decade of the 1900s. After publishing a number of short stories, she wrote three novels: Mills of God (1901), Nancy Stair (1904), and Katrine (1909).