Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Simon Danczuk

b. 1966

British politician (born 1966)

Simon Davey

b. 1970

Welsh footballer and manager

Simon Davies (footballer, born 1979)

b. 1979

Welsh footballer (born 1979)

Simon de la Loubère

b. 1642

French diplomat, writer and mathematician (1642–1729)

Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester

French nobleman and leader of the Albigensian Crusade (c. 1175–1218)

Simon Dennis (rower)

b. 1976

British rower

Simon Donaldson

b. 1957

English mathematician (born 1957)

Simon Douglas-Pennant, 7th Baron Penrhyn

b. 1938

British nobleman

Simon Doull

b. 1969

New Zealand cricketer (born 1969)

Simon Dumont

b. 1986

American freestyle skier

Simon Fairweather

b. 1969

Australian archer (born 1969)

Simon Fox

b. 1949

English rock drummer (1949-2024)

Simon Fraser (died 1306)

Scottish knight

Simon Fraser (explorer)

b. 1776

Canadian explorer (1776–1862)

Simon Fuller

b. 1960

British businessman & producer (born 1960)

Simon Gallup

b. 1960

British bassist

Simon Gotch

b. 1982

American professional wrestler

Simon Grynaeus

German theologian

Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt

British politician (1661–1727)

Simon Hart

b. 1963

British politician (born 1963)

Simon Heffer, Baron Blackwater

b. 1960

British journalist and historian (born 1960)

Simon Hughes

b. 1951

Former Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats

Simon I of Montfort

French nobleman (c. 1025–1087)

Simon Islip

Archbishop of Canterbury from 1349 to 1366