Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

39104 persons found

Sadi Carnot (statesman)

President of France from 1887 to 1894

Sadie Frost

b. 1965

English actress, producer, film director and fashion designer (born 1965)

Sadie Sandler

b. 2006

American actress (born 2006)

Sadie Sink

b. 2002

American actress (born 2002)

Sadiq Hussain Qureshi

b. 1927

Pakistani politician (1927–2000)

Sadruddin Aga Khan

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (1933–2003)

Saeb Erekat

b. 1955

Palestinian politician and diplomat (1955–2020)

Sæbjørn Buttedahl

Norwegian actor and sculptor

Saeed Akhtar Mirza

b. 1943

Indian screenwriter and director

Saeed-Al-Saffar

b. 1968

Emirati cricketer (born 1968)

Saeko Chiba

b. 1977

Japanese voice actress (born 1977)

Safiq Rahim

b. 1987

Malaysian footballer

Safiya Nygaard

b. 1992

American YouTuber

Saga (band)

b. 1956

Canadian rock band

Sahaphap Wongratch

b. 1998

Thai actor, model and singer (born 1998)

Sahib Singh Verma

Indian politician (1943-2007)

Sahra Wagenknecht

b. 1969

German politician (born 1969)

Saichō

8/9th-century Japanese Buddhist monk; founder of the Tendai sect

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

b. 1972

Libyan political figure (1972–2026)

Saiichi Maruya

b. 1925

Japanese writer (1925–2012)

Saim Ayub

b. 2002

Pakistani cricketer (born 2002)

Saint Boniface

Anglo-Saxon missionary and saint (died 754)

Saint Cajetan

Italian Catholic priest (1480–1547)

Saint Erik

King of Sweden from c. 1156 to 1160