Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Shivaji Satam

b. 1950

Indian actor (born 1950)

Shivaram Karanth

b. 1902

Indian Kannada writer (1902-1997)

Shivaram Rajguru

b. 1908

Indian anti-colonial revolutionary and independence activist (1908–1931)

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

b. 1974

West Indian cricketer

Shivraj Patil

b. 1935

Indian politician (1935–2025)

Shivrampant Damle

Indian educationist

Shizuichi Tanaka

b. 1887

Japanese general (1887–1945)

Shkëlzen Shala

b. 1983

Kosovo Albanian entrepreneur and activist

Shlomo Goren

Polish-born Israeli rabbi (1917–1994)

Shlomo Lahat

Israeli military officer and politician

Shlomo Mintz

b. 1957

Israeli violinist, violist, and conductor (born 1957)

Shlomo Riskin

b. 1940

American-Israeli Orthodox Jewish rabbi

Shlomo Venezia

Greek-born Italian Jew survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp

Shmuel Herzfeld

b. 1974

American Modern Orthodox rabbi

Shmuel Hurwitz

b. 1901

Israeli agronomist (1901–1999)

Shmuel Wosner

b. 1913

Israeli Ashkenazi rabbi and posek

Shmuel Yosef Agnon

b. 1888

Israeli writer and Nobel laureate

Shmuly Yanklowitz

b. 1981

American rabbi, activist, and author

Shneur Zalman of Liadi

b. 1745

Hasidic rabbi and first rebbe of Chabad

Shoaib Akhtar

b. 1975

Pakistani cricketer (born 1975)

Shobna Gulati

b. 1966

English actor (born 1966)

Shock G

b. 1963

American rapper (1963–2021)

Shocker (wrestler)

b. 1971

Mexican professional wrestler (born 1971)

Shoeless Joe Jackson

b. 1887

American baseball player (1887–1951)