Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Shaun O'Hara

b. 1977

American football player (born 1977)

Shaun Spiers

b. 1962

British politician (born 1962)

Shaun Young

b. 1970

Australian cricketer (born 1970)

Shavarsh Karapetyan

b. 1953

Armenian finswimmer (born 1953)

Shawn Daivari

b. 1984

Iranian-American professional wrestler (born 1984)

Shawn Drover

b. 1966

Canadian drummer (born 1966)

Shawn Marion

b. 1978

American basketball player (born 1978)

Shawne Merriman

b. 1984

American football player (born 1984)

Shayne Dunley

b. 1976

Australian rugby league footballer

Sheena Easton

b. 1959

Scottish singer (born 1959)

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Indian politician)

b. 1953

West Bengal politician

Sheila Hollins, Baroness Hollins

b. 1946

Professor of psychiatry

Sheila McLean

b. 1951

Sheila Noakes, Baroness Noakes

b. 1949

British Conservative politician (born 1949)

Sheila Scott

b. 1922

British aviator (1922–1988)

Sheila Scott Macintyre

b. 1910

Scottish mathematician

Sheila Sim

b. 1922

English actress (1922–2016)

Shel Silverstein

American poet, cartoonist, writer, and songwriter (1930–1999)

Shelby Foote

American writer, historian and journalist (1916–2005)

Sheldon Harnick

b. 1924

American lyricist and songwriter (1924–2023)

Shelley Craft

b. 1976

Australian television personality

Shemar Moore

b. 1970

American actor (born 1970)

Shen Congwen

Chinese writer (1902–1988)

Sher Bahadur Deuba

b. 1946

Nepali politician (born 1946)