Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Stanley Spencer

b. 1891

English painter (1891–1959)

Stanton J. Peale

American astrophysicist, planetary scientist (1937–2015)

Stanton Macdonald-Wright

b. 1890

American artist (1890–1973)

Starford To'a

b. 2000

Tonga international rugby league footballer

Starhawk

b. 1951

American writer and activist (born 1951)

Staurakios (eunuch)

Byzantine court official (died 800)

Stav Prodromou

b. 1944

Greek American businessman

Stavros Arnaoutakis

b. 1956

Greek politician

Stavros Dimas

b. 1941

Greek politician (born 1941)

Stavros Niarchos

b. 1909

Greek businessman (1909-1996)

Stedman Pearson

b. 1964

British pop singer (1964–2025)

Steele Hall

Australian politician (1928–2024)

Stefan Hodgetts

b. 1982

British racing driver (born 1982)

Stefan Holm

b. 1976

Swedish high jumper (born 1976)

Stefán Karl Stefánsson

b. 1975

Icelandic actor and singer (1975–2018)

Ștefan Luchian

Romanian painter (1868–1916)

Stefan Meller

b. 1942

Polish diplomat and academician

Stefan Nerezov

Bulgarian army general (1867–1925)

Ștefan Octavian Iosif

Romanian poet and translator (1875-1913)

Stefan Terblanche

b. 1975

South African rugby union player

Stefan Uroš I

King of Serbia from 1243 to 1276

Stefan Wyszyński

Polish Roman Catholic cardinal (1901–1981)

Stefani Bismpikou

b. 1988

Greek artistic gymnast (born 1988)

Stefanie Zweig

20th and 21st-century German writer