Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Shelby Foote

American writer, historian and journalist (1916–2005)

Sheldon Harnick

b. 1924

American lyricist and songwriter (1924–2023)

Sheldon Souray

b. 1976

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1976)

Shelley Craft

b. 1976

Australian television personality

Shelley Duvall

b. 1949

American actress and producer (1949–2024)

Shelley Long

b. 1949

American actress and comedian (born 1949)

Shelley Winters

b. 1920

American actress (1920–2006)

Shelly Zegart

American quilt collector and advocate (1941–2025)

Shelton Benjamin

b. 1975

American professional wrestler (born 1975)

Shemar Moore

b. 1970

American actor (born 1970)

Shen Congwen

Chinese writer (1902–1988)

Sheng Shicai

Chinese warlord (1895–1970)

Sher Bahadur Deuba

b. 1946

Nepali politician (born 1946)

Sher Shah Suri

Sultan of Hindustan from 1540 to 1545

Sheri S. Tepper

b. 1929

American science fiction, horror and mystery novelist (1929–2016)

Shericka Jackson

b. 1994

Jamaican sprinter (born 1994)

Sheridan Le Fanu

b. 1814

Irish writer of Gothic literature and journalist (1814–1873)

Sherif Ekramy

b. 1983

Egyptian footballer (born 1983)

Sherman Hemsley

American actor (1938–2012)

Sherri Shepherd

b. 1967

American actress (born 1967)

Sherrie Levine

b. 1947

American photographer and conceptual artist (born 1947)

Sherry Lansing

b. 1944

American film studio executive (born 1944)

Sherry Turkle

b. 1948

American social scientist and psychologist (born 1948)

Sherwood Schwartz

American TV writer, producer (1916–2011)