Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Saw Swee Leong

b. 1955

Malaysian badminton player (born 1955)

Saweetie

b. 1993

American rapper (born 1993)

Sayaka Akimoto

b. 1988

Japanese actress and singer (born 1988)

Sayed Moawad

b. 1979

Egyptian footballer (born 1979)

Sayf al-Dawla

b. 916

10th-century Muslim ruler of northern Syria

Sayyid Mir Muhammad Alim Khan

Last Emir of Bukhara from 1911 to 1920

Sayyid Qutb

Egyptian political theorist and revolutionary (1906–1966)

Scaramuccia Trivulzio

Italian Catholic cardinal (1465-1527)

Scatman Crothers

b. 1910

American entertainer (1910–1986)

Schuyler Bailar

b. 1996

American swimmer and LGBTQ rights advocate

Scipio Slataper

b. 1888

Italian writer

Scipione Chiaramonti

b. 1565

Italian philosopher (1565–1652)

Scipione Cobelluzzi

17th-century Italian Catholic cardinal and librarian (1564-1626)

Scooter Barry

b. 1966

American basketball player (born 1966)

Scooter Braun

b. 1981

American businessman (born 1981)

Scooter Gennett

b. 1990

American baseball player (born 1990)

Scooter Libby

b. 1950

American lawyer and political advisor (born 1950)

Scotch Taylor

b. 1924

South African cricketer (1925–2004)

Scott Adams

b. 1957

American cartoonist and author (1957–2026)

Scott Adkins

b. 1976

English actor and martial artist (born 1976)

Scott Aldred

b. 1968

American baseball player and coach (born 1968)

Scott Altman

b. 1959

American astronaut (born 1959)

Scott Asheton

b. 1949

American drummer (1949–2014)

Scott Borchetta

b. 1962

American record executive (born 1962)