Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Shōhei Imamura

Japanese film director (1926–2006)

Shohei Ohtani

b. 1994

Japanese baseball player (born 1994)

Shōhei Takada

b. 1962

Japanese shogi player (born 1962)

Shohei Takahashi

b. 1991

Japanese footballer

Shoichi Funaki

b. 1968

Japanese professional wrestler and commentator

Shoji Meguro

b. 1971

Japanese musician and game designer (born 1971)

Shoko Asahara

Founder of Aum Shinrikyo (1955–2018)

Shoko Nakagawa

b. 1985

Musical artist

Sholem Aleichem

Russian Jewish author and playwright (1859–1916)

Shona Ferguson

Motswana actor and film producer (1974–2021)

Shonette Azore-Bruce

b. 1982

Barbadian netball player

Shonica Wharton

b. 1996

Barbadian netball player

Shontelle

b. 1985

Barbadian singer (born 1985)

Shooter Jennings

b. 1979

American musician and record producer (born 1979)

Shorty Long

b. 1940

American R&B and soul singer-songwriter (1940–1969)

Shoshichi Kobayashi

Japanese mathematician

Shōsuke Tanihara

b. 1972

Japanese actor (born 1972)

Shri Krishna Sinha

b. 1887

Indian politician

Shridath Ramphal

b. 1928

Guyanese diplomat (1928–2024)

Shringar Nagaraj

b. 1939

Indian film actor (1939–2013)

Shrinivas Khale

b. 1926

Indian musician (1926–2011)

Shripad Amrit Dange

Indian communist politician(10 October 1899 – 22 May 1991)

Shu Uchida

b. 1996

Japanese voice actress

Shubman Gill

b. 1999

Indian cricketer (born 1999)