Leading Figures in History

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

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Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet

b. 1593

English politician (1593–1647)

Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet

b. 1758

British Member of Parliament, High Sheriff of Cornwall and Grand Master of the Freemasons

Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet

17th-century English diplomat, politician, poet, and translator

Sir Richard Glyn, 1st Baronet, of Ewell

b. 1711

Lord Mayor of London

Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet

Irish baronet, landowner and Conservative politician (1782–1863)

Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington

English antiquarian (1570/71–1631)

Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet

British politician (1786–1855)

Sir Vincent Corbet, 1st Baronet

b. 1617

English lawyer and politician

Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet

b. 1772

British politician (1772–1828)

Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet

British politician

Sirajuddin of Perlis

b. 1943

King of Malaysia from 2001 to 2006

Siri Lindley

b. 1969

American triathlon coach (born 1968 or 1969)

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

b. 1916

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1916–2000)

Sisca Folkertsma

b. 1997

Dutch footballer

Siya Kolisi

b. 1991

South African rugby union player

Sjoukje Dijkstra

Dutch figure skater (1942–2024)

Ski Mask the Slump God

b. 1996

American rapper (born 1996)

Skip James

b. 1902

American Delta blues singer (1902–1969)

Skip Jutze

b. 1946

American baseball player (born 1946)

Skip Spence

Canadian-American musician (1946–1999)

Sky Saxon

American singer (1937–2009)

Skye Edwards

b. 1974

British singer

Sławomir Mrożek

b. 1930

Polish playwright (1930–2013)

Sławomir Petelicki

Polish general (1946–2012)