Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Stephen of Anjou

Duke of Transylvania, Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia

Stephen Paulus

b. 1949

American composer (1949–2014)

Stephen Pearcy

b. 1959

American rock singer (born 1956)

Stephen Platten

b. 1947

British Anglican prelate

Stephen Smale

b. 1930

American mathematician (born 1930)

Stephen Spender

English poet and man of letters (1909–1995)

Stephen Strasburg

b. 1988

American baseball pitcher (born 1988)

Stephen Sykes

b. 1939

Stephen the Great

Prince of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504

Stephen Thomas Erlewine

b. 1973

American music journalist (born 1973)

Stephen Timms

b. 1955

British politician (born 1955)

Stephen Timoshenko

Ukrainian engineer and academic (1878–1972)

Stephen Tobolowsky

b. 1951

American actor (born 1951)

Stephen V of Hungary

King of Hungary from 1270 to 1272

Stephen Vincent Benét

b. 1898

Poet, short story writer, novelist (1898–1943)

Stephen Waley-Cohen

b. 1946

English theatre producer (b. 1946)

Stephen Walkom

b. 1963

NHL's Director of Officiating (2005-2009; since 2013)

Stephen Ward (footballer)

b. 1985

Irish footballer

Stephen Wiltshire

b. 1974

British architectural artist (born 1974)

Stephen Wolfram

b. 1959

British-American scientist (born 1959)

Stephen Woolman, Lord Woolman

b. 1953

Scottish legal academic (born 1953)

Stephen, Count of Blois

Count of Blois from 1089 to 1102

Stephen, Count of Tréguier

Breton noble

Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken

b. 1385

German noble (1385–1459)