Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Sterling Campbell

b. 1964

American musician

Sterling Hayden

American actor (1916–1986)

Sterling Marlin

b. 1957

American racing driver (born 1957)

Sterling Morrison

b. 1942

American musician (1942–1995)

Sterling Price

American politician and Confederate Army general (1809–1867)

Stern John

b. 1976

Trinidadian footballer (born 1976)

Stetson Bennett

b. 1997

American football player (born 1997)

Stetson Kennedy

b. 1916

American author, folklorist, anti–Ku Klux Klan crusader (1916–2011)

Steuart Bedford

b. 1939

English conductor and pianist (1939–2021)

Steve "Snapper" Jones

b. 1942

American basketball player (1942–2017)

Steve Albini

American musician and audio engineer (1962–2024)

Steve Allen

American TV personality (1921–2000)

Steve Almond

b. 1966

American short-story writer, essayist, and author

Steve Archibald

b. 1956

Scottish footballer and manager (born 1956)

Steve Atwater

b. 1966

American football player (born 1966)

Steve Austria

b. 1958

American politician (born 1958)

Steve Backshall

b. 1973

English naturalist (born 1973)

Steve Bainbridge

b. 1956

English rugby union player

Steve Barclay

b. 1972

British politician (born 1972)

Steve Bégin

b. 1978

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1978)

Steve Beshear

b. 1944

Governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015

Steve Biko

South African anti-apartheid activist (1946–1977)

Steve Blackman

b. 1963

American professional wrestler (born 1963)

Steve Bloomer

English footballer and manager (1874–1938)