Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Stefano Baldini

b. 1971

Italian marathon runner (born 1971)

Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino

Italian poet and opera librettist (1672–1742)

Stefano Borgonovo

Italian footballer and manager

Stefano della Bella

b. 1610

Italian draughtsman and printmaker

Stefanos Kotsolis

b. 1979

Greek footballer

Stefanos Koumanoudis

Greek archaeologist, teacher and writer

Stefanos Sarafis

Greek communist guerrilla during World War II and Greek Civil War (1906–1957)

Stefanos Stefanopoulos

b. 1898

Greek politician (1898–1982)

Steffen Liebig

b. 1989

Germany international rugby union player

Steffi Graf

b. 1969

German tennis player (born 1969)

Stefi Geyer

b. 1888

Hungarian violinist (1888–1956)

Stelios Skevofilakas

Greek footballer and manager (1939–2009)

Stella Jongmans

b. 1971

Dutch middle-distance runner (born 1971)

Stella Madzimbamuto

African nurse, Zimbabwean nationalist, civil rights and women's rights activist

Stella Maxwell

b. 1990

British and Irish Model (born 1990)

Stella Pevsner

American children's writer (1921–2020)

Stellan Skarsgård

b. 1951

Swedish actor (born 1951)

Sten Rudholm

b. 1918

Swedish jurist

Steny Hoyer

b. 1939

American politician (born 1939)

Stephan Brenninkmeijer

b. 1964

Dutch film director, screenwriter and producer

Stephan Endlicher

b. 1804

Austrian botanist and linguist

Stephan Krehl

b. 1864

Stephan Praetorius

b. 1536

German theologian

Stéphane Brosse

French ski mountaineer