Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Sun Xiu

Emperor of Eastern Wu from 258 to 264

Sun-woo Kim

b. 1977

South Korean baseball player (born 1977)

Sunanda Pushkar

b. 1962

Indo-Canadian businessperson (1962–2014)

Sunay Akın

b. 1962

Turkish poet, writer, TV host, journalist, and a philanthropist (born 1962)

Sundar Pichai

b. 1972

CEO of Alphabet Inc. and Google (born 1972)

Sundar Popo

Trinidadian and Tobagonian musician (1943–2000)

Sunday Oliseh

b. 1974

Nigerian footballer and manager

Sunderolt

Sundri Uttamchandani

Indian writer of Sindhi language

Sune Bergström

Swedish biochemist (1916–2004)

Sung Han-bin

b. 2001

South Korean singer (born 2001)

Sung Jae-gi

South Korean activist (1967–2013)

Suniel Shetty

b. 1961

Indian actor (born 1961)

Sunil Chhetri

b. 1984

Indian professional footballer (born 1984)

Sunil Dutt

Indian film actor and politician (1929–2005)

Sunil Gangopadhyay

b. 1934

Indian poet and author (1934–2012)

Sunil Gavaskar

b. 1949

Indian cricketer (born 1949)

Sunil Janah

Indian-American photojournalist and documentary photographer

Sunila Abeysekera

Sri Lankan human rights campaigner

Sunmi

b. 1992

South Korean singer

Sunny (singer)

b. 1989

South Korean and American singer (born 1989)

Sunny Balwani

b. 1965

Former president and COO of Theranos

Sunny Deol

b. 1961

Indian actor and filmmaker (born 1957)

Sunnyland Slim

b. 1906

American blues pianist and singer (1906–1995)