Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Seán T. O'Kelly

b. 1882

President of Ireland from 1945 to 1959

Sean Waltman

b. 1972

American professional wrestler (born 1972)

Seana Kofoed

b. 1970

American actress

Sebald de Weert

b. 1567

Flemish captain and vice-admiral Dutch East India Company

Sebastian Aho

b. 1997

Finnish ice hockey player (born 1997)

Sebastian Bayer

b. 1986

German long jumper (born 1986)

Sebastian Bönig

b. 1981

German footballer and coach

Sebastian Brant

German humanist and satirist (1458–1521)

Sebastian Cabot (actor)

b. 1918

English actor (1918–1977)

Sebastian Faulks

b. 1953

British novelist, journalist and broadcaster

Sebastián Fernández (footballer, born 1985)

b. 1985

Uruguayan footballer (born 1985)

Sebastian Huke

b. 1989

German footballer

Sebastian Jung

b. 1990

German footballer

Sebastián Kindelán

Spanish army officer and governor (1757–1826)

Sebastian Kneipp

b. 1821

19th-century German clergyman and health researcher

Sebastian Kris

b. 1999

New Zealand international rugby league footballer

Sebastian Kurz

b. 1986

Chancellor of Austria (2017–2019, 2020–2021)

Sebastian Larsson

b. 1985

Swedish footballer (born 1985)

Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada

b. 1823

President of Mexico from 1872 to 1876

Sebastian Mielitz

b. 1989

German footballer (born 1989)

Sebastian Mila

b. 1982

Polish footballer (born 1982)

Sebastian Münster

German cartographer, cosmographer, and scholar (1488–1552)

Sebastian Prödl

b. 1987

Austrian footballer (born 1987)

Sebastián Rulli

b. 1975

Argentine-Mexican actor (born 1966)