Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Shin Takamatsu

b. 1948

Japanese architect

Shin-Soo Choo

b. 1982

South Korean baseball player (born 1982)

Shin'ichirō Tomonaga

Japanese physicist (1906-1979)

Shindong

b. 1985

South Korean rapper and singer (born 1985)

Shinichi Suzuki

b. 1898

Japanese violinist and pioneer in musical pedagogy (1898–1998)

Shinichirō Watanabe

b. 1965

Japanese anime director (born 1965)

Shinji Okazaki

b. 1986

Japanese footballer (born 1986)

Shinobu Asagoe

b. 1976

Japanese tennis player (born 1976)

Shinobu Hashimoto

b. 1918

Japanese screenwriter (1918–2018)

Shintaro Ishihara

b. 1932

Japanese politician (1932–2022)

Shintaro Katsu

Japanese actor (1931–1997)

Shinya Hashimoto

b. 1965

Japanese professional wrestler (1965–2005)

Shinya Yamanaka

b. 1962

Japanese stem cell researcher (born 1962)

Shinzo Abe

Prime Minister of Japan (2006–2007; 2012–2020)

Shira Haas

b. 1995

Israeli actress (born 1995)

Shiranui Dakuemon

Japanese sumo wrestler

Shirin Ebadi

b. 1947

Iranian-British lawyer, activist (born 1947)

Shirish Kunder

b. 1973

Indian filmmaker (born 1973)

Shirley Ann Grau

b. 1929

American writer (1929–2020)

Shirley Ann Jackson

b. 1946

American physicist (born 1946)

Shirley Anne Field

b. 1936

English actress (1936–2023)

Shirley Booth

b. 1898

American actress (1898–1992)

Shirley Caesar

b. 1938

American gospel singer (born 1938)

Shirley Cawley

b. 1932

British athlete (born 1932)