Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Sonam Kapoor

b. 1985

Indian actress (born 1985)

Sonata Tamošaitytė

b. 1987

Lithuanian athlete (born 1987)

Sonay Kartal

b. 2001

British tennis player (born 2001)

Sondra Locke

b. 1944

American actress (1944–2018)

Sondre Norheim

b. 1825

Norwegian skier (1825–1897)

Song Binbin

Chinese revolutionary (1947–2024)

Song I-han

b. 1994

South Korean singer (born 1994)

Song Joong-ki

b. 1985

South Korean actor (born 1985)

Song Kang

b. 1994

South Korean actor (born 1994)

Song Qiyun

Chinese communist journalist (1904–1949)

Song Yuvin

b. 1998

South Korean singer (born 1998)

Song Zhenzhong

Chinese child killed by the KMT in 1949

Sônia Braga

b. 1950

Brazilian actress

Sonia Kruger

b. 1965

Australian television presenter (born 1965)

Sonia Manzano

b. 1950

American actress (born 1950)

Sonia Orbuch

American educator and resistance fighter

Sonia Pierre

b. 1963

Human rights advocate from the Dominican Republic

Sonia Proudman

b. 1949

British judge (1949–2023)

Sonia Rykiel

b. 1930

French fashion designer and writer (1930 - 2016)

Sonia Sanchez

b. 1934

American poet, playwright and activist (born 1934)

Sonia Sotomayor

b. 1954

US Supreme Court justice since 2009

Sonique (musician)

b. 1968

English singer (born 1965)

Sonja Branting-Westerståhl

Swedish lawyer and politician

Sonja Henie

Norwegian figure skater and film star (1912–1969)