Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

English poet, literary critic and philosopher (1773–1834)

Samuel Turell Armstrong

b. 1784

American printer and politician (1784–1850)

Samuel Victor Perry

b. 1918

England international rugby union player & biochemist

Samuel W. Mardis

b. 1800

American politician (1800–1836)

Samuel Ward (Rhode Island politician)

b. 1725

American farmer, politician, and jurist

Samuel Werenfels

Swiss theologian

Samuel Whitbread (1720–1796)

British brewer and politician (1720–1796)

Samuel Whitbread (1764–1815)

English politician (1764-1815)

San (singer)

b. 1999

South Korean singer and dancer (born 1999)

Sanada Yukimura

Japanese samurai warrior (1567–1615)

Sanat Mehta

Indian politician and social activist

Sanath Jayasuriya

b. 1969

Sri Lankan cricketer

Sanath Nishantha

b. 1975

Sri Lankan politician (1975–2024)

Sancho IV of Castile

King of Castile and León from 1284 to 1295

Sancho VI of Navarre

b. 1132

King of Navarre from 1150 to 1194

Sancia of Majorca

Queen consort of Naples

Sandeep Parikh

b. 1980

American actor

Sandeep Patil

b. 1956

Indian cricketer

Sander Baart

b. 1988

Dutch field hockey player (born 1988)

Sandford Fleming

Scottish-Canadian engineer and inventor (1827–1915)

Sandford Schultz

b. 1857

English cricketer

Sandi Patty

b. 1956

American Christian music singer (born 1956)

Sandi Toksvig

b. 1958

Danish-British broadcaster, comedian and writer (born 1958)

Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma

b. 1959

Indian-British politician