Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Syd Gregory

Australian cricketer (1870–1929)

Syd Hoff

b. 1912

American cartoonist and children's author

Syd Howe

Canadian ice hockey player (1911–1976)

Syd Jackson (Māori activist)

New Zealand activist

Sydney Allard

b. 1910

British founder of the Allard car company & rally driver (1910–1966)

Sydney Barnes

b. 1873

English cricketer

Sydney Chaplin

English actor (1885–1965)

Sydney Chapman (economist)

b. 1871

English economist and civil servant

Sydney Chapman (mathematician)

British mathematician and geophysicist

Sydney Chapman (politician)

b. 1935

British politician (1935–2014)

Sydney Halter

b. 1905

Canadian sports executive (1905–1990)

Sydney Kyte

b. 1896

English bandleader and violinist (1896–1981)

Sydney Leroux

b. 1990

American soccer player (born 1990)

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone

b. 1999

American hurdler and sprinter (born 1999)

Sydney Pollack

American filmmaker and actor (1934–2008)

Sydney Smith

b. 1771

English writer and clergyman (1771–1845)

Sydney Sweeney

b. 1997

American actress (born 1997)

Sydney Templeman, Baron Templeman

British judge

Syed Abid Ali

b. 1941

Indian cricketer (1941–2025)

Syed Ahmad Khan

b. 1817

Indian reformer and social activist (1817–1898)

Syed Ahmed (politician)

Governor of Jharkhand, Indian politician, author (1945–2015)

Syed Mushtaq Ali

Indian cricketer (1914 – 2005)

Syed Mustafa Siraj

Indian writer (1930–2012)

Syed Zafarul Hasan

Pakistani philosopher (1885–1949)