Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Stanley Kubrick

b. 1928

American filmmaker and photographer (1928–1999)

Stanley Kunitz

American poet (1905–2006)

Stanley Marsh 3

American artist and eccentric

Stanley Middleton

British novelist (1919–2009)

Stanley Milgram

b. 1933

American social psychologist (1933-1984)

Stanley Mosk

American jurist (1912– 2001)

Stanley Moss

b. 1925

American poet, publisher, and art dealer (1925–2024)

Stanley R. Jaffe

b. 1940

American film producer and director (1940–2025)

Stanley Rogers Resor

American governmental official (1917–2012)

Stanley Rother

20th-century American Catholic Priest and Martyr

Stanley Spencer

b. 1891

English painter (1891–1959)

Stanley Tshabalala

South African soccer player and coach (1949–2024)

Stanley Woods

Irish motorcycle rider

Stanton J. Peale

American astrophysicist, planetary scientist (1937–2015)

Stanton Macdonald-Wright

b. 1890

American artist (1890–1973)

Starford To'a

b. 2000

Tonga international rugby league footballer

Starhawk

b. 1951

American writer and activist (born 1951)

Staurakios (eunuch)

Byzantine court official (died 800)

Stav Prodromou

b. 1944

Greek American businessman

Stavros Arnaoutakis

b. 1956

Greek politician

Stavros Dimas

b. 1941

Greek politician (born 1941)

Stavros Niarchos

b. 1909

Greek businessman (1909-1996)

Stavros Tziortziopoulos

b. 1978

Greek footballer and manager

Stedman Pearson

b. 1964

British pop singer (1964–2025)