Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Stéphane Caristan

b. 1964

French hurdler (born 1964)

Stéphane Chapuisat

b. 1969

Swiss footballer (born 1969)

Stéphane Fiset

b. 1970

Canadian ice hockey player

Stéphane Gillet

b. 1977

Luxembourgish footballer (born 1977)

Stéphane Mbia

b. 1986

Cameroonian footballer (born 1986)

Stéphane Peterhansel

b. 1965

French rally racer

Stephanie Dabney

b. 1958

African American dancer (1958–2022)

Stephanie Jacobsen

b. 1980

Australian actress

Stephanie Kwolek

American chemist who invented Kevlar (1923–2014)

Stephanie Rice

b. 1988

Australian swimmer (born 1988)

Stephanie Seymour

b. 1968

American model and actress

Stéphanie Szostak

b. 1975

French actress (born 1975)

Stephanie Tubbs Jones

American politician (1949–2008)

Stephanie von Hohenlohe

Austrian princess and Nazi agent of influence

Stephanus Van Cortlandt

b. 1643

Mayor of New York City (1677–78, 1686–88)

Stephen A. Douglas

b. 1813

American politician and lawyer (1813–1861)

Stephen Amell

b. 1981

Canadian actor (born 1981)

Stephen Ames

b. 1964

Canadian professional golfer

Stephen Badlam

b. 1751

American artisan and military officer (1751–1815)

Stephen Baldwin

b. 1966

American actor (born 1966)

Stephen Blackmore

b. 1952

British botanist

Stephen Borough

English navigator and Arctic explorer (1525–1584)

Stephen Boyd

Northern Irish actor (1931–1977)

Stephen Breyer

b. 1938

US Supreme Court justice from 1994 to 2022