Leading Figures in History

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

24415 persons found

Sylvester Graham

b. 1794

American Presbyterian minister and dietary reformer (1794–1851)

Sylvester Pennoyer

b. 1831

8th Governor of Oregon

Sylvester Stallone

b. 1946

American actor and filmmaker (born 1946)

Sylvestre François Lacroix

b. 1765

French mathematician (1765–1843)

Sylvia Bacon

b. 1931

American judge (1931–2023)

Sylvia Daoust

b. 1902

Canadian sculptor (1902–2004)

Sylvia Mathews Burwell

b. 1965

American government official (born 1965)

Sylvia Miles

American actress (1924–2019)

Sylvia Pankhurst

b. 1882

English activist, writer and artist (1882–1960)

Sylvia Porter

b. 1913

American economist and journalist

Sylvia Rivera

b. 1952

American LGBT rights activist (1951–2002)

Sylvia Robinson

b. 1935

American singer and record producer (1935–2011)

Sylvia Sidney

American actress (1910–1999)

Sylvie Fréchette

b. 1967

Canadian synchronized swimmer

Symon Petliura

b. 1879

Ukrainian military leader (1879–1926)

Synyster Gates

b. 1981

American guitarist

Syreeta Wright

American singer-songwriter (1946–2004)

Szabolcs Perenyi

b. 1982

Romanian-born Hungarian footballer

Szymon Askenazy

Polish historian

Szymon Ziółkowski

b. 1976

Polish hammer thrower and politician

T Lavitz

b. 1956

Musical artist

T-Bone Walker

b. 1910

American blues musician and singer-songwriter (1910–1975)

T. Boone Pickens

b. 1928

American financier (1928–2019)

T. E. Lawrence

British Army officer, diplomat and writer (1888–1935)