Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Shrinivas Khale

b. 1926

Indian musician (1926–2011)

Shripad Amrit Dange

Indian communist politician(10 October 1899 – 22 May 1991)

Shu Uchida

b. 1996

Japanese voice actress

Shudufhadzo Musida

b. 1996

South African beauty queen, Miss South Africa 2020 winner

Shuja Khanzada

Pakistani officer and politician (1943–2015)

Shuji Nakamura

b. 1954

Japanese–American electronics engineer (born 1954)

Shukri Ghanem

Libyan Prime Minister (1942–2012)

Shulamith Firestone

American feminist activist (1945–2012)

Shulü Ping

Liao dynasty empress dowager (879–953)

Shunroku Hata

b. 1879

Japanese military officer and war criminal (1879–1962)

Shunryū Suzuki

b. 1904

Japanese Buddhist monk who popularized Zen in the US

Shunsuke Nakamura

b. 1978

Japanese footballer (born 1978)

Si Tianfeng

b. 1984

Chinese racewalker (born 1984)

Siaka Stevens

b. 1905

Leader of Sierra Leone from 1967 to 1985

Siamak Pourzand

Iranian journalist and film critic (1931–2011)

Sian Barbara Allen

b. 1946

American television actress (1946–2025)

Siân Berry

b. 1974

British politician (born 1974)

Siân Lloyd

b. 1958

Welsh television presenter and meteorologist

Siân Phillips

b. 1933

Welsh actress (born 1933)

Sib Hashian

b. 1949

American drummer (1949–2017)

Sibel Kekilli

b. 1980

German actress

Sibte Hassan

Sibylla Schwarz

German poet of the Baroque era

Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem

Crusader ruler from 1186 to 1190