Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Suge Knight

b. 1965

American record executive and convicted felon (born 1965)

Sugizo

b. 1969

Japanese musician (born 1969)

Suhailah Noah

b. 1931

Wife of the former Prime Minister of Malaysia (1931–2014)

Suharto

b. 1921

President of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998

Suhasini Maniratnam

b. 1961

Indian actress, director, producer, writer (born 1961)

Suho

b. 1991

South Korean singer-songwriter and actor (born 1991)

Suicide of Christine Chubbuck

First suicide on live television

Suicide of Jamey Rodemeyer

Suicide by a bullied American blogger teenager

Suicide of Lia Smith

2025 suicide of transgender college student

Suk Hyun-jun

b. 1991

South Korean footballer (born 1991)

Sukanta Bhattacharya

Bengali poet (1926–1947)

Sukarno

b. 1901

President of Indonesia from 1945 to 1967

Sukhdev Singh Kang

Indian judge and politician (1931–2012)

Sukhdev Thapar

b. 1907

Indian revolutionary (1907–1931)

Sukhumbhand Paribatra

b. 1952

Thai politician (born 1953)

Sukhwinder Singh

b. 1971

Indian singer (born 1971)

Sukumar Ray

Bengali poet, writer, and editor (1887–1923)

Suleiman Mousa

Jordanian historian (1919–2008)

Suleiman the Magnificent

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1520–1566)

Sulejman Tihić

Bosnian politician (1951–2014)

Sulev Nõmmik

Estonian theatre and movie director, actor, humorist and comedian

Sulev Vahtre

b. 1926

Estonian historian (1926–2007)

Süleyman Demirel

President of Turkey from 1993 to 2000

Süleyman Seba

Turkish football player and sport executive (1926–2014)