Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Shawn Thornton

b. 1977

Canadian ice hockey player

Shawne Merriman

b. 1984

American football player (born 1984)

Shayna Baszler

b. 1980

American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, and kickboxer

Shayne Corson

b. 1966

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1966)

Shayne Dunley

b. 1976

Australian rugby league footballer

Shea Hillenbrand

b. 1975

American baseball player (born 1975)

Shea Weber

b. 1985

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1985)

Sheena Easton

b. 1959

Scottish singer (born 1959)

Sheena McDonald

b. 1954

Scottish journalist and broadcaster

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Bangladeshi revolutionary and statesman (1920–1975)

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Indian politician)

b. 1953

West Bengal politician

Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor

b. 1972

Malaysian medical officer and spaceflight participant (born 1972)

Sheila Cassidy

b. 1937

English doctor (born 1937)

Sheila Hollins, Baroness Hollins

b. 1946

Professor of psychiatry

Sheila Jackson Lee

American lawyer and politician (1950–2024)

Sheila McLean

b. 1951

Sheila Noakes, Baroness Noakes

b. 1949

British Conservative politician (born 1949)

Sheila Scott

b. 1922

British aviator (1922–1988)

Sheila Scott Macintyre

b. 1910

Scottish mathematician

Sheila Sim

b. 1922

English actress (1922–2016)

Sheila Varian

b. 1937

American horse breeder (1937–2016)

Shekinna Stricklen

b. 1990

American basketball player (born 1990)

Shel Silverstein

American poet, cartoonist, writer, and songwriter (1930–1999)

Shelagh Fraser

English actress (1920–2000)