Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Svein Ellingsen

b. 1929

Norwegian painter (1929–2020)

Svein Tuft

b. 1977

Canadian cyclist

Sven Bender

b. 1989

German footballer (born 1989)

Sven Davidson

b. 1928

Swedish tennis player

Sven Hassel

b. 1917

Danish writer (1917–2012)

Sven Kramer

b. 1986

Dutch speed skater

Sven Kubis

b. 1975

German footballer (born 1975)

Sven Nys

b. 1976

Belgian cyclist (born 1976)

Sven Pipien

b. 1967

Musical artist

Sven Thofelt

b. 1904

Swedish modern pentathlete and épée fencer

Sven Ulreich

b. 1988

German footballer (born 1988)

Sven-Göran Eriksson

Swedish football manager (1948–2024)

Svend Kornbeck

b. 1869

Danish actor (1869-1933)

Sverker Åström

Swedish diplomat

Sverker the Younger

King of Sweden from 1195 to 1208

Sverre Fehn

b. 1924

Norwegian architect

Svetislav Pešić

b. 1949

Serbian basketball player and coach (born 1949)

Svetlana Alexievich

b. 1948

Belarusian investigative journalist and essayist (Born: 1948)

Svetlana Jitomirskaya

b. 1966

American mathematician

Svetlana Krivelyova

b. 1969

Russian shot putter (born 1969)

Svetlana Kuznetsova

b. 1985

Russian tennis player (born 1985)

Svetlana Savitskaya

b. 1948

Soviet cosmonaut (born 1948)

Svetozar Boroević

Austro-Hungarian field marshal (1856–1920)

Svetozar Ćorović

Serbian novelist