Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Secondo Campini

b. 1904

Italian engineer and pioneer of the jet engine

Ségéne

Segun Bucknor

Nigerian musician and journalist (1946–2017)

Segundo Castillo (footballer, born 1982)

b. 1982

Ecuadorian international association footballer

Şehzade Ahmed (son of Bayezid II)

Ottoman prince (c. 1466 – 1513)

Seichō Matsumoto

Japanese detective fiction writer (1909–1992)

Seigo Yamamoto

b. 1971

Japanese drift driver

Seiichiro Maki

b. 1980

Japanese footballer (born 1980)

Seiko Yamamoto

b. 1980

Martial artist from Japan

Seimone Augustus

b. 1984

American basketball coach and player (born 1984)

Seiya Suzuki

b. 1994

Japanese baseball player (born 1994)

Sejong the Great

b. 1397

King of Joseon from 1418 to 1450

Şeker Ahmed Pasha

Turkish painter (1841–1907)

Seko Fofana

b. 1995

Footballer (born 1995)

Sela Ward

b. 1956

American actress (born 1956)

Selena

b. 1971

American singer-songwriter (1971–1995)

Selena Gomez

b. 1992

American actress and singer (born 1992)

Séléna Janicijevic

b. 2002

French tennis player (born 2002)

Selim III

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807

Selma Blair

b. 1972

American actress (born 1972)

Selman Waksman

b. 1888

American biochemist and microbiologist (1888–1973)

Semi Radradra

b. 1992

Fiji international dual-code rugby footballer

Semyon Varlamov

b. 1988

Russian ice hockey player (born 1988)

Sen no Rikyū

Japanese tea master (1522–1591)