Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Sylvia Fowles

b. 1985

American basketball player (born 1985)

Sylvia Hermon

b. 1955

British politician (born 1955)

Sylvia Kristel

b. 1952

Dutch actress and model (1952–2012)

Sylvia Mathews Burwell

b. 1965

American government official (born 1965)

Sylvia Miles

American actress (1924–2019)

Sylvia Pankhurst

b. 1882

English activist, writer and artist (1882–1960)

Sylvia Plath

b. 1932

American poet and writer (1932–1963)

Sylvia Porter

b. 1913

American economist and journalist

Sylvia Rivera

b. 1952

American LGBT rights activist (1951–2002)

Sylvia Robinson

b. 1935

American singer and record producer (1935–2011)

Sylvia Sidney

American actress (1910–1999)

Sylvia Woods

American restaurateur

Sylvie Fréchette

b. 1967

Canadian synchronized swimmer

Sylvie Léonard

b. 1955

French-Canadian actress (born 1955)

Sylvio Mantha

Canadian ice hockey player (1902–1974)

Symon Petliura

b. 1879

Ukrainian military leader (1879–1926)

Syngman Rhee

President of South Korea from 1948 to 1960

Synyster Gates

b. 1981

American guitarist

Syreeta Wright

American singer-songwriter (1946–2004)

Szabolcs Perenyi

b. 1982

Romanian-born Hungarian footballer

Szabolcs Sáfár

b. 1974

Hungarian footballer

Szilárd Keresztes

b. 1932

Hungarian Greek Catholic bishop (1932–2025)

Szymon Askenazy

Polish historian

Szymon Ziółkowski

b. 1976

Polish hammer thrower and politician