Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Suharto

b. 1921

President of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998

Suhasini Maniratnam

b. 1961

Indian actress, director, producer, writer (born 1961)

Suho

b. 1991

South Korean singer-songwriter and actor (born 1991)

Suicide of Christine Chubbuck

First suicide on live television

Suk Hyun-jun

b. 1991

South Korean footballer (born 1991)

Sukanta Bhattacharya

Bengali poet (1926–1947)

Sukarno

b. 1901

President of Indonesia from 1945 to 1967

Sukhdev Thapar

b. 1907

Indian revolutionary (1907–1931)

Sukhwinder Singh

b. 1971

Indian singer (born 1971)

Suleiman Mousa

Jordanian historian (1919–2008)

Sulev Nõmmik

Estonian theatre and movie director, actor, humorist and comedian

Sulev Vahtre

b. 1926

Estonian historian (1926–2007)

Süleyman Demirel

President of Turkey from 1993 to 2000

Süleyman Seba

Turkish football player and sport executive (1926–2014)

Sulley Muntari

b. 1984

Ghanaian footballer (born 1984)

Sulochana Latkar

Indian actress (1928–2023)

Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri

b. 1914

Bangladeshi Islamic scholar

Sultan Husayn Bayqara

Timurid ruler of Herat (c.1469–1506)

Sumitranandan Pant

b. 1900

Indian writer

Summer Glau

b. 1981

American actress (born 1981)

Summer McIntosh

b. 2006

Canadian swimmer (born 2006)

Sumner Gerard

b. 1916

American politician

Sumner Locke Elliott

Novelist and playwright

Sumner Paine

b. 1868

American sport shooter