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El Salvador

Infoplease has everything you need to know about El Salvador. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about El Salvador's geography, history, government, economy, population,…

Ernie Els

Ernie Els Born: Oct. 17, 1969Golfer   Sweet swinging South African; 1994 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year and European Golfer of the Year; 2-time U.S. Open winner (1994,97); won 3rd major in 2002…

El Niño

The climatic phenomenon called El Niño involves the periodic warming of the waters of the eastern and central Pacific Ocean along with a weakening of the equatorial trade winds. It's a naturally…

E.L. Konigsburg

Name at birth: Elaine LoblE.L. Konigsburg wrote and illustrated books for young readers, including the 1997 Newbery Medal winner, The View From Saturday. Raised in small towns in Pennsylvania, she…

E.L. James

E.L. James is the pen name of Erika Leonard, the author of the best-selling book 50 Shades of Grey. Leonard, a television production executive in London, originally wrote the story as fan fiction…

El Cid

Name at birth: Rodrigo Diaz de VivarA central figure in the struggle between Christianity and Islam in medieval Spain, El Cid (from the Arabic as-sid, meaning "the lord") was an 11th century warrior…

El Greco

Name at birth: Domenikos TheotokopoulosConsidered a representative of late Renaissance Spanish art, El Greco was actually born in Greece, on the island of Crete. After studying in Venice under…

E.L. Doctorow

Name at birth: Edgar Lawrence DoctorowE.L. Doctorow was a critically acclaimed bestselling author of historically flavored novels, the most famous of which is 1975’s Ragtime. His 1985 novel, World’s…

El Greco

(Encyclopedia) El Greco: see Greco, El.

El Misti

(Encyclopedia) El Misti, volcano, Peru: see Misti, El.