Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Shane Lee (cricketer)

b. 1973

Australian cricketer

Shane McClanahan

b. 1997

American baseball player (born 1997)

Shane O'Brien (ice hockey)

b. 1983

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1983)

Shane O'Neill (Irish chieftain)

16th-century Irish leader

Shane Porteous

b. 1942

Australian actor (born 1942)

Shane Watson

b. 1981

Australian cricketer (born 1981)

Shane Whereat

b. 1970

Australian rugby league footballer

Shangguan Wan'er

Chinese politician, poet and concubine (664–710)

Shankar–Jaikishan

Indian film music composer duo

Shankarrao Chavan

b. 1920

Indian politician

Shannen Doherty

American actress (1971–2024)

Shannon Hegarty

b. 1979

Australia international rugby league footballer

Shannon Moore

b. 1979

American professional wrestler (born 1979)

Shannon Sharpe

b. 1968

American football player and sports analyst (born 1968)

Shantel VanSanten

b. 1985

American actress and model (born 1985)

Shapour Bakhtiar

Iranian politician (1914–1991)

Shari Lewis

American ventriloquist and puppeteer (1933–1998)

Sharice Davids

b. 1980

American politician and attorney (born 1980)

Sharlee D'Angelo

b. 1973

Swedish bassist (born 1973)

Sharon Carstairs

b. 1942

Canadian politician and former Senator

Sharon Creech

b. 1945

American writer (born 1945)

Sharon den Adel

b. 1974

Dutch singer (born 1974)

Sharon Gless

b. 1943

American actress (born 1943)

Sharon Lawrence

b. 1961

American actress (born 1961)