Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Salah Ahmed Ibrahim

Sudanese literary writer, poet and diplomat

Salah Jahin

Egyptian poet and cartoonist

Salamone Rossi

b. 1570

Italian Jewish violinist and composer (c. 1570–1630)

Salawat Yulayev

b. 1754

Bashkir national hero (1756–1800)

Saleem Malik

b. 1963

Pakistani cricketer

Saleem Shahzad

Pakistani investigative journalist (1970–2011)

Saleh Ajeery

b. 1920

Kuwaiti astronomer (1920–2022)

Saleh Gomaa

b. 1993

Egyptian footballer (born 1993)

Salem Al-Dawsari

b. 1991

Saudi Arabian footballer (born 1991)

Salem bin Laden

Saudi billionaire businessman (1946–1988)

Salih Bozok

Turkish politician

Salih Dursun

b. 1991

Turkish footballer

Salih Neftçi

b. 1947

Turkish economist (1947–2009)

Salih Omurtak

4th Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces from 1946 to 1949

Salih Yoluç

b. 1985

Turkish racing driver

Salihu Ibrahim

b. 1935

Nigerian general

Salim Al-Huss

Lebanese statesman (1929–2024)

Salim Mehajer

b. 1986

Australian convicted criminal and property developer (born 1986)

Salizhan Sharipov

b. 1964

Kyrgyz cosmonaut (born 1964)

Sallehuddin of Kedah

b. 1942

Sultan of Kedah since 2017

Sally Ann Howes

b. 1930

British actress and singer (1930–2021)

Sally Beamish

b. 1956

British composer and violist (born 1956)

Sally Beauman

b. 1944

English writer and journalist

Sally Blane

b. 1910

American actress (1910–1997)