Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Shudufhadzo Musida

b. 1996

South African beauty queen, Miss South Africa 2020 winner

Shug Fisher

b. 1907

American entertainer (1907–1984)

Shuja Khanzada

Pakistani officer and politician (1943–2015)

Shuji Nakamura

b. 1954

Japanese–American electronics engineer (born 1954)

Shukri Ghanem

Libyan Prime Minister (1942–2012)

Shula Marks

b. 1938

South African historian (born 1938)

Shulamith Firestone

American feminist activist (1945–2012)

Shulü Ping

Liao dynasty empress dowager (879–953)

Shunkichi Hamada

b. 1910

Japanese field hockey player

Shunroku Hata

b. 1879

Japanese military officer and war criminal (1879–1962)

Shunryū Suzuki

b. 1904

Japanese Buddhist monk who popularized Zen in the US

Shunsuke Nakamura

b. 1978

Japanese footballer (born 1978)

Shura Cherkassky

b. 1909

American classical pianist (1909–1995)

Shūsaku Endō

Japanese writer (1923–1996)

Shyima Hall

b. 1989

Egyptian anti-human trafficking advocate

Shyla Stylez

b. 1982

Canadian pornographic film actress (1982–2017)

Si Tianfeng

b. 1984

Chinese racewalker (born 1984)

Siaka Stevens

b. 1905

Leader of Sierra Leone from 1967 to 1985

Siamak Pourzand

Iranian journalist and film critic (1931–2011)

Sian Barbara Allen

b. 1946

American television actress (1946–2025)

Siân Berry

b. 1974

British politician (born 1974)

Sian Evans

b. 1971

Welsh singer (born 1971)

Siân Lloyd

b. 1958

Welsh television presenter and meteorologist

Siân Phillips

b. 1933

Welsh actress (born 1933)