Leading Figures in History

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

21509 persons found

Svetlana Krivelyova

b. 1969

Russian shot putter (born 1969)

Svetlana Kuznetsova

b. 1985

Russian tennis player (born 1985)

Svetozar Boroević

Austro-Hungarian field marshal (1856–1920)

Svetozar Ćorović

Serbian novelist

Sviatopolk II of Kiev

Grand Prince of Kiev from 1093 to 1113

Svyatoslav Belza

b. 1942

Svyatoslav Fyodorov

Russian physician (1927–2000)

Swae Lee

b. 1993

American rapper and singer (born 1993)

Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri

b. 1855

Indian yogi and guru (1855 – 1936)

Swaminarayan

Founder of Swaminarayan Sampradaya (1781–1830)

Sy Oliver

American trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader (1910–1988)

Sybille Bammer

b. 1980

Austrian tennis player

Syd Howe

Canadian ice hockey player (1911–1976)

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 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 Pollack

American filmmaker and actor (1934–2008)

Sydney Smith

b. 1771

English writer and clergyman (1771–1845)

Sydney Templeman, Baron Templeman

British judge