Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Stefan Terblanche

b. 1975

South African rugby union player

Stefan the First-Crowned

King of Serbia from 1217 to 1228

Stefan Uroš I

King of Serbia from 1243 to 1276

Stefan Wolpe

b. 1902

German-American composer (1902–1972)

Stefan Wyszyński

Polish Roman Catholic cardinal (1901–1981)

Stefani Bismpikou

b. 1988

Greek artistic gymnast (born 1988)

Stefania Spampinato

b. 1982

Italian actress

Stefanie Clausen

Danish diver

Stefanie Sun

b. 1978

Singaporean singer-songwriter (born 1978)

Stefanie Zweig

20th and 21st-century German writer

Stefanina Moro

Italian partisan (1927–1944)

Stefano Baldini

b. 1971

Italian marathon runner (born 1971)

Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino

Italian poet and opera librettist (1672–1742)

Stefano Borgonovo

Italian footballer and manager

Stefano Cagol

b. 1969

Italian artist (born 1969)

Stefano Casiraghi

Italian businessman (1960–1990)

Stefano della Bella

b. 1610

Italian draughtsman and printmaker

Stefano Delle Chiaie

b. 1936

Italian far-right activist (1936–2019)

Stefano Franscini

Swiss statistician and politician (1796–1857)

Stefano Guidoni

b. 1971

Italian footballer

Stefano Landi

Italian composer (1587–1639)

Stefano Okaka

b. 1989

Italian footballer (born 1989)

Stefano Tilli

b. 1962

Italian sprinter (born 1962)

Stefanos Dragoumis

Greek judge, writer and the Prime Minister of Greece (January 1910 – October 1910)