Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Subramanian Swamy

b. 1939

Indian politician (born 1939)

Suburban Legends

b. 1982

American ska punk band

Suchinda Kraprayoon

Prime Minister of Thailand in 1992

Sudeepa

b. 1973

Indian actor and director (born 1971)

Sudesh Berry

b. 1960

Indian actor, director, producer, singer

Sudha Murty

b. 1950

Member of Rajya Sabha (born 1950)

Sudhakar Rao

b. 1952

Indian cricketer

Sudhakarrao Naik

Indian politician (1934–2001)

Sudhamoy Pramanick

b. 1884

Indian advocate and social activist (1884–1974)

Sudono Salim

Indonesian businessman

Sue Bird

b. 1980

American basketball player (born 1980)

Sue Black, Baroness Black of Strome

b. 1961

Scottish forensic anthropologist (born 1961)

Sue Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Loughborough

b. 1948

British sports administrator and noble (born 1948)

Sue Draheim

b. 1949

American fiddler (1949–2013)

Sue Grafton

b. 1940

American writer (1940–2017)

Sue MacGregor

b. 1941

British broadcaster

Sue Perkins

b. 1969

British actress, singer, writer and comedian (born 1969)

Sue Rodriguez

b. 1950

Canadian right-to-die activist

Sue Slipman

b. 1949

Former President of the National Union of Students (UK)

Sue Thompson

b. 1925

American singer (1925–2021)

Sufjan Stevens

b. 1975

American musician (born 1975)

Sugar Ray Leonard

b. 1956

American boxer (born 1956)

Sugar Ray Robinson

b. 1921

American boxer (1921–1989)

Sugawara no Michizane

b. 845

Japanese scholar, poet, and politician (845–903)