Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Satya Nadella

b. 1967

Indian-American business executive (born 1967)

Satya Pal Jain

b. 1952

Indian politician (born 1952)

Satyajit Ray

Indian filmmaker and writer (1921–1992)

Satyendra Narayan Sinha

b. 1917

Indian politician (1917–2006)

Satyendranath Dutta

Bengali poet and rhymer (1882–1922)

Saud bin Faisal Al Saud

Saudi royal and foreign minister (1940–2015)

Saul Adler

b. 1895

Israeli microbiologist

Saul Bass

American graphic designer (1920–1996)

Saul Bellow

b. 1915

American writer (1915–2005)

Saul Merin

Israeli ophthalmologist

Saul Raphael Landau

Polish Jewish lawyer and Zionist activist

Saul Steinberg

Romanian-born American cartoonist (1914–1999)

Sauli Niinistö

b. 1948

President of Finland from 2012 to 2024

Saulius Mikoliūnas

b. 1984

Lithuanian footballer (born 1984)

Saulius Skvernelis

b. 1970

Prime Minister of Lithuania (2016–2020)

Saulos Chilima

Vice President of Malawi (2014–2019, 2020–2024)

Sava Kovačević

Yugoslav Partisan commander (1905–1943)

Sava Stojkov

Savage (rapper)

b. 1981

New Zealand hip hop artist

Saverio Bettinelli

b. 1718

Italian Jesuit writer (1718–1808)

Savina Petrilli

Religious figure (1851–1923)

Savvas Poursaitidis

b. 1976

Greek footballer

Savvy Shields

b. 1995

American beauty pageant winner

Saw Maung

Military ruler of Myanmar from 1988 to 1992