Leading Figures in History

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

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Stan Mortensen

English footballer and football manager (1921–1991)

Stan Mudenge

Zimbabwean politician

Stan Nichols

b. 1900

English cricketer

Stan Rogers

Canadian folk musician (1949–1983)

Stan Rowley

b. 1876

Australian sprinter

Stan Sakai

b. 1953

Japanese-American cartoonist and comic book creator

Stan Stennett

b. 1925

Welsh musician and comedian (1925–2013)

Stan Stephens

b. 1929

Canadian-American politician (1929–2021)

Stan Van Gundy

b. 1959

American basketball coach and analyst

Stan Zemanek

Australian radio broadcaster & TV presenter (1947-2007)

Stana Katic

b. 1978

Canadian and American actress (born 1978)

Stancho Belkovski

b. 1891

Bulgarian architect

Stanford Moore

American biochemist (1930–1982)

Stanford R. Ovshinsky

American engineer, scientist and inventor

Stanford White

American architect (1853–1906)

Staniliya Stamenova

b. 1988

Bulgarian canoeist (born 1988)

Stanislao Cannizzaro

Italian chemist (1826–1910)

Stanislaus Hosius

b. 1504

Polish cardinal

Stanislaus Kostka

b. 1550

Polish Jesuit and saint (1550–1568)

Stanislaus of Szczepanów

b. 1030

11th-century Polish Catholic bishop

Stanislaus Papczyński

b. 1631

Polish Catholic priest

Stanislaus Zbyszko

Polish strongman and professional wrestler (1880–1967)

Stanislav Binički

b. 1872

Serbian composer, conductor, and pedagogue

Stanislav Bohush

b. 1983

Ukrainian footballer