Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Soraida Martinez

b. 1956

American artist

Soraya (musician)

American singer-songwriter (1969–2006)

Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary

b. 1932

Queen of Iran from 1951 to 1958

Sorel Etrog

b. 1933

Romanian born Israeli-Canadian artist, writer and sculptor (1933–2014)

Sören Bertram

b. 1991

German footballer

Søren Jochumsen

b. 1976

Danish footballer (born 1976)

Søren Kierkegaard

b. 1813

Danish theologian and philosopher (1813–1855)

Sören Nordin

b. 1917

Søren Rasted

b. 1969

Danish musician (born 1969)

Sorin Antohi

b. 1957

Romanian historian, essayist, and journalist

Sorley MacLean

b. 1911

Scottish poet (1911 – 1996)

Sos Sargsyan

Soviet and Armenian actor (1929–2013)

Sosene Anesi

b. 1981

NZ international rugby union player

Soshana Afroyim

b. 1927

Austrian painter (1927–2015)

SoShy

b. 1982

French singer-songwriter

Sossina M. Haile

b. 1966

Ethiopian-American chemist

Sōsuke Uno

Prime Minister of Japan in 1989

Sotirios Krokidas

Greek politician, lawyer and university professor (1852–1924)

Sotirios Kyrgiakos

b. 1979

Greek footballer (born 1979)

Sotiris Balafas

b. 1986

Greek professional footballer

Sotiris Liberopoulos

b. 1977

Greek footballer

Souleymane Cissé (film director)

b. 1940

Malian film director (1940–2025)

Souleymane Doukara

b. 1991

Footballer (born 1991)

Soulja Boy

b. 1990

American rapper and songwriter (born 1990)