Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Sara Prinsep

b. 1816

British socialite

Sara Sampaio

b. 1991

Portuguese actress and model (born 1991)

Sara Teasdale

b. 1884

American writer and poet (1884–1933)

Sara Watkins

b. 1981

American singer-songwriter and fiddler (born 1981)

Sarah Allen (missionary)

First missionary woman of the AME (1764–1849)

Sarah Ashton-Cirillo

b. 1977

American journalist, activist and soldier (born 1977)

Sarah Bagley

b. 1806

Labor leader in New England during the 1840s

Sarah Borwell

b. 1979

British tennis player

Sarah Brightman

b. 1960

English soprano (born 1960)

Sarah Chalke

b. 1976

Canadian actress (born 1976)

Sarah Childress Polk

First Lady of the United States from 1845 to 1849

Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough

b. 1660

English noblewoman, courtier and politician (1660–1744)

Sarah Clelland

b. 1997

Scottish footballer

Sarah Connolly

b. 1963

English mezzo-soprano

Sarah Dash

b. 1945

American singer (1945–2021)

Sarah Evanetz

b. 1975

Canadian swimmer (born 1975)

Sarah Frances Whiting

b. 1847

American physicist and astronomer

Sarah Geronimo

b. 1988

Filipino singer and actress (born 1988)

Sarah Good

b. 1653

American colonist executed during the Salem Witch Trials (1653–1692)

Sarah Grand

b. 1854

English feminist writer (1854–1943)

Sarah Hagan

b. 1984

American actress

Sarah Hecken

b. 1993

German figure skater

Sarah Huckabee Sanders

b. 1982

Governor of Arkansas since 2023

Sarah Hughes

b. 1985

American figure skater (born 1985)