Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Shigeo Nagashima

Japanese baseball player and manager (1936–2025)

Shigeru Yoshida

b. 1878

Prime Minister of Japan (1946–1947; 1948–1954)

Shigetoshi Hasegawa

b. 1968

Japanese baseball player (born 1968)

Shigeyasu Suzuki

b. 1886

Shiho (actress)

b. 1992

Actress and model

Shikao Suga

b. 1966

Musical artist

Shimanoumi Kōyō

b. 1989

Japanese sumo wrestler

Shimazu Tadahisa

Founder of the Shimazu samurai clan

Shimazu Tadayoshi

b. 1493

Japanese daimyō (1493–1568)

Shimazu Takahisa

Daimyo and fifteenth head of the Shimazu clan

Shimazu Yoshihiro

b. 1535

Samurai of the Sengoku period

Shimizu Muneharu

Japanese military commander for the Mōri Clan (1537 – 1582)

Shimon Gershon

b. 1977

Israeli footballer

Shimon Peres

b. 1923

Israeli politician (1923–2016)

Shimshon Amitsur

b. 1921

Israeli mathematician (1921–1994)

Shin Ha-kyun

b. 1974

South Korean actor (born 1974)

Shin Hae-chul

South Korean musician (1968–2014)

Shin Jae-chul

Korean martial artist

Shin Kanemaru

b. 1914

Japanese politician

Shin Ki-ha

South Korean politician (1941–1997)

Shin Kyuk-ho

b. 1922

South Korean businessman (1921–2020)

Shin Saimdang

Korean calligraphist and poet (1504–1551)

Shin Se-kyung

b. 1990

South Korean actress (born 1990)

Shin Tae-yong

b. 1970

South Korean football manager (born 1970)