Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Susie King Taylor

b. 1848

First black nurse during the American Civil War (1848-1912)

Susie O'Neill

b. 1973

Australian swimmer (born 1973)

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

b. 1949

President of Indonesia from 2004 to 2014

Susumu Ojima

b. 1953

Japanese entrepreneur (born 1953)

Susumu Tonegawa

b. 1939

Japanese scientist (1939–2026)

Suvra Mukherjee

Indian politician

Suwaibou Sanneh

b. 1990

Gambian sprinter

Suzan Lamens

b. 1999

Dutch tennis player (born 1999)

Suzan van der Wielen

b. 1971

Dutch field hockey player

Suzanne Belperron

b. 1900

French jeweler (1900–1983)

Suzanne Cloutier

b. 1923

Canadian actress (1923–2003)

Suzanne Collins

b. 1962

American author and television writer (born 1962)

Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain

Haitian anthropologist

Suzanne Farrell

b. 1945

American ballerina

Suzanne Flon

French actress (1918–2005)

Suzanne Giraud

b. 1958

French music educator and composer (b.1958)

Suzanne Kamata

b. 1965

American author and educator

Suzanne Lenglen

b. 1899

French tennis player (1899–1938)

Suzanne Lilar

b. 1901

Belgian essayist, novelist (1901–1992)

Suzanne Moore

b. 1958

English journalist (born 1958)

Suzanne Muldowney

b. 1952

American performance artist

Suzanne Perlman

Dutch Hungarian painter (1922–2020)

Suzanne Shaw

b. 1981

Musical artist

Suzanne Somers

b. 1946

American actress (1946–2023)