Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Sally Forrest

b. 1928

American actress (1928–2015)

Sally Gunnell

b. 1966

British track-and-field athlete

Sally Hawkins

b. 1976

British actress (born 1976)

Sally Kellerman

b. 1937

American actress (1937–2022)

Sally Kirkland (editor)

American journalist and fashion editor (1912–1989)

Sally Mann

b. 1951

American photographer (born 1951)

Sally Oppenheim-Barnes

b. 1928

British politician (1928–2025)

Sally Ride

b. 1951

American physicist and astronaut (1951–2012)

Sally Struthers

b. 1947

American actress and activist (born 1947)

Sallyanne Atkinson

b. 1942

Australian politician (born 1942)

Salman Rushdie

b. 1947

Indian-British-American novelist (born 1947)

Salme Pekkala-Dutt

b. 1888

Estonian-British communist politician

Salomea of Berg

High Duchess consort of Poland

Salomo Glassius

German theologian (1593–1656)

Salomon Jadassohn

b. 1831

German pianist and composer (1831–1902)

Salomon Kalou

b. 1985

Ivorian footballer (born 1985)

Salomon Schweigger

German theologian and orientalist (1551–1622)

Saloua Raouda Choucair

b. 1916

Lebanese artist

Salva Ballesta

b. 1975

Spanish footballer

Salvador Allende

b. 1908

President of Chile from 1970 to 1973

Salvador Bacarisse

Spanish composer

Salvador Cabañas

b. 1980

Paraguayan footballer (born 1980)

Salvador Dalí

b. 1904

Spanish surrealist artist (1904–1989)

Salvador de Madariaga

b. 1886

Spanish diplomat, writer and historian (1886–1978)