Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Sidney Gottlieb

b. 1918

American chemist and spymaster

Sidney Govou

b. 1979

French footballer (born 1979)

Sidney Lumet

b. 1924

American filmmaker (1924–2011)

Sidney Nolan

b. 1917

Australian artist (1917–1992)

Sidney Smith (Royal Navy officer)

Royal Navy officer and politician (1764–1840)

Sidney Toler

b. 1874

American actor, playwright, and theatre director (1874–1947)

Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield

b. 1859

English socialist economist (1859–1947)

Sido Jombati

b. 1987

Portuguese footballer (born 1987)

Sidonie of Bavaria

b. 1488

Sidónio Pais

b. 1872

President of Portugal in 1918

Siedah Garrett

b. 1960

American singer and songwriter (born 1960)

Siegfried Bettmann

b. 1863

German industrialist bicycle, motorcycle and car manufacturer

Siegfried Flesch

Austrian fencer

Siegfried Graetschus

b. 1916

German SS functionary (1916–1943)

Siegfried Handloser

Nazi physician and war criminal (1885–1954)

Siegfried Ludwig

Austrian politician (1926–2013)

Siegmund Glücksmann

b. 1884

German-Jewish socialist politician

Siegmund Lubin

b. 1851

American motion picture pioneer

Sigismondo d'India

Italian composer (c1582 – before 1629)

Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta

b. 1417

Italian nobleman and condottiero (1417–1468)

Sigismondo Savona

Maltese educator and politician

Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria

Archduke of Further Austria (1630–1665)

Sigismund II Augustus

Ruler of Poland and Lithuania from 1529 to 1572

Sigismund III Vasa

King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1587–1632), King of Sweden (1592–1599)