Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Sammy Jones

b. 1861

Australian cricketer

Sammy Kaye

American bandleader and songwriter (1910–1987)

Sammy McCrory

Northern Irish footballer

Sammy McIlroy

b. 1954

Northern Irish footballer

Samoth

b. 1974

Norwegian guitarist

Samppa Lajunen

b. 1979

Finnish Nordic combined skier (born 1979)

Sampson Sievers

b. 1900

Samson Kitur

Kenyan sprinter

Samson Raphael Hirsch

b. 1808

19th century German Jewish theologian

Samudrala Sr.

b. 1902

Indian writer (1902–1968)

Samuel A. Davenport

American politician and lawyer (1834–1911)

Samuel Arnold (composer)

b. 1740

English composer and organist (1740–1802)

Samuel Belzberg

b. 1928

Canadian businessman (1928–2018)

Samuel Bentham

English mechanical engineer and naval architect

Samuel Bochart

b. 1599

French Protestant biblical scholar (1599–1667)

Samuel Bowers

b. 1924

American white supremacist leader (1924–2006)

Samuel Butler (novelist)

English novelist and critic (1835–1902)

Samuel C. Morrison Jr.

b. 1982

Liberian screenwriter, director, producer and journalist

Samuel C. Pomeroy

American politician (1816–1891)

Samuel Carter (Coventry MP)

b. 1805

English lawyer (1805–1878)

Samuel Chandler

English minister and pamphleteer

Samuel Chappuzeau

b. 1625

French scholar, author, poet and playwright (1625–1701)

Samuel Chase

b. 1741

Founding Father of the United States (1741–1811)

Samuel Chukwueze

b. 1999

Nigerian footballer (born 1999)