Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Seyhan Erözçelik

Turkish poet

Seyi Olofinjana

b. 1980

Nigerian footballer (born 1980)

Seymour Barab

American composer and musician (1921–2014)

Seymour Papert

American computer scientist (1928–2016)

Sgt. Slaughter

b. 1948

American professional wrestler (born 1948)

Shaboozey

b. 1995

American musician (born 1995)

Shadlog Bernicke

b. 1966

Nauruan politician (born 1966)

Shafin Ahmed

Bangladeshi bassist and singer-songwriter (1961–2024)

Shafqat Rana

b. 1943

Pakistani cricketer (born 1943)

Shah Abdul Wahhab (born 1894)

Bangladeshi Islamic scholar (1894–1982)

Shah Mahmood Qureshi

b. 1956

Pakistani politician and foreign affairs minister (born 1956)

Shah Rukh

b. 1377

Ruler of the Timurid Empire from 1405 to 1447

Shah Shuja (Mughal prince)

b. 1616

Mughal prince and Subahdar of Bengal (1616–1661)

Shahar Pe'er

b. 1987

Israeli tennis player

Shahid Khan

b. 1950

Pakistani and American businessman (born 1950)

Shahram Mahmoudi

b. 1988

Iranian volleyball player

Shahrbaraz

Shah of the Sasanian Empire in 630

Shahyar Ghanbari

b. 1950

Musical artist

Shahzada Dawood

Pakistani businessman and philanthropist (1975–2023)

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

b. 1998

Canadian basketball player (born 1998)

Shaike Ophir

Israeli actor (1928–1987)

Shaila Dúrcal

b. 1979

Musical artist

Shailaja Pujari

b. 1982

Indian weightlifter (born 1982)

Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah

b. 1915

Pakistani diplomat (1915–2000)