Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Serge Lemoyne

b. 1941

Canadian artist (1941–1998)

Serge Thériault

b. 1948

Canadian comedian and actor from Quebec (born 1948)

Serge Vohor

b. 1955

Vanuatuan politician (1955–2024)

Sergeal Petersen

b. 1994

South African rugby union footballer

Sergei Bagapsh

President of Abkhazia from 2005 to 2011

Sergei Bodrov

b. 1948

Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer

Sergei Diaghilev

Russian art critic and impresario (1872–1929)

Sergei Dovlatov

Soviet journalist and writer (1941–1990)

Sergei Godunov

b. 1929

Russian mathematician (1929–2023)

Sergei Krikalev

b. 1958

Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (born 1958)

Sergei Makarov (ice hockey)

b. 1958

Russian ice hockey player (born 1958)

Sergei Matsenko

b. 1990

Russian chess player

Sergei O. Prokofieff

Russian anthroposophist

Sergei Ovchinnikov (volleyball)

Russian volleyball coach

Sergei Prokofiev

b. 1891

Russian composer and pianist (1891–1953)

Sergei Simonov (ice hockey)

b. 1992

Russian ice hockey player

Sergei Sokolov (marshal)

b. 1911

Defense Minister of the Soviet Union

Sergei Storchak

b. 1954

Russian politician

Sergei Witte

b. 1849

Prime Minister of the Russian Empire from 1905 to 1906

Sergei Zubov

b. 1970

Russian ice hockey player (born 1970)

Sergey Aksakov

Russian writer (1791–1859)

Sergey Brin

b. 1973

American computer scientist (born 1973)

Sergey Golovkin

Executed Russian serial killer, rapist, and necrophile (1959–1996)

Sergey Kirdyapkin

b. 1980

Russian race walker