Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Ryutaro Hashimoto

Prime Minister of Japan from 1996 to 1998

RZA

b. 1969

American rapper and record producer (born 1969)

S. Donald Stookey

b. 1915

American inventor and materials scientist (1915–2014)

S. E. Hinton

b. 1948

American writer (born 1948)

S. I. Hayakawa

b. 1906

Canadian-American academic and politician (1906–1992)

S. Jayakumar (Singaporean politician)

b. 1939

Singaporean politician

S. L. Kirloskar

b. 1903

Indian businessman (1903–1994)

S. M. Krishna

b. 1932

Indian politician (1932–2024)

S. R. Nathan

b. 1924

President of Singapore from 1999 to 2011

S. Ramadoss

b. 1939

Tamil politician (born 1939)

S. S. Kresge

b. 1867

American businessman (1867–1966), founder of Kmart

S. Satyamurti

b. 1887

Indian politician (1877–1943)

S. Selvanayagam

Ceylon Tamil academic

S. Shanmuganathan (Sri Lankan politician)

b. 1960

Sri Lankan Tamil politician and MP (1960–1998)

S. Sivamaharajah

b. 1938

20th-century Sri Lankan Tamil journalist and politician

S. Thandayuthapani

b. 1950

Sri Lankan politician

S. U. Ethirmanasingham

b. 1915

Ceylon Tamil businessman and politician (born 1915)

S. V. Ranga Rao

b. 1918

Indian actor (1918–1975)

S.Coups

b. 1995

South Korean rapper (born 1995)

Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah

Emir of Kuwait in 2006

Saad Hariri

b. 1970

Lebanese politician (born 1970)

Saadat Hasan Manto

b. 1912

Pakistani writer (1912–1955)

Saara Aalto

b. 1987

Finnish singer, songwriter, and voice actress

Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

b. 1929

Emir of Kuwait from 2006 to 2020