Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Steele Hall

Australian politician (1928–2024)

Stefan (archbishop of Uppsala)

Archbishop of Uppsala from 1164 to 1185

Stefan Aigner

b. 1987

German footballer (born 1987)

Stefan Bastyr

Polish aviator and military pilot

Stefan Brogren

b. 1972

Canadian actor and director (born 1972)

Stefan Drzewiecki

b. 1844

Polish engineer and inventor

Stefan Dunjov

b. 1815

Stefan Effenberg

b. 1968

German footballer

Stefan Filipkiewicz

b. 1879

Polish artist (1879–1944)

Stefan George

b. 1868

German symbolist poet and translator

Stefan Hodgetts

b. 1982

British racing driver (born 1982)

Stefan Holm

b. 1976

Swedish high jumper (born 1976)

Stefan Jaracz

Polish actor (1883–1945)

Stefán Karl Stefánsson

b. 1975

Icelandic actor and singer (1975–2018)

Stefan Klos

b. 1971

German footballer

Stefan Löfven

b. 1957

Prime Minister of Sweden from 2014 to 2021

Ștefan Luchian

Romanian painter (1868–1916)

Stefan Meller

b. 1942

Polish diplomat and academician

Stefan Nerezov

Bulgarian army general (1867–1925)

Ștefan Octavian Iosif

Romanian poet and translator (1875-1913)

Stefan Schumacher

b. 1981

German road bicycle racer

Stefan Terblanche

b. 1975

South African rugby union player

Stefan Uroš I

King of Serbia from 1243 to 1276

Stefan Wolpe

b. 1902

German-American composer (1902–1972)