Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Shimshon Amitsur

b. 1921

Israeli mathematician (1921–1994)

Shin Ha-kyun

b. 1974

South Korean actor (born 1974)

Shin Jae-chul

Korean martial artist

Shin Ki-ha

South Korean politician (1941–1997)

Shin Saimdang

Korean calligraphist and poet (1504–1551)

Shin Se-kyung

b. 1990

South Korean actress (born 1990)

Shin Takamatsu

b. 1948

Japanese architect

Shin-Soo Choo

b. 1982

South Korean baseball player (born 1982)

Shin'ichirō Tomonaga

Japanese physicist (1906-1979)

Shinichirō Watanabe

b. 1965

Japanese anime director (born 1965)

Shinji Okazaki

b. 1986

Japanese footballer (born 1986)

Shinobu Asagoe

b. 1976

Japanese tennis player (born 1976)

Shinobu Hashimoto

b. 1918

Japanese screenwriter (1918–2018)

Shintaro Katsu

Japanese actor (1931–1997)

Shinya Hashimoto

b. 1965

Japanese professional wrestler (1965–2005)

Shinzo Abe

Prime Minister of Japan (2006–2007; 2012–2020)

Shira Haas

b. 1995

Israeli actress (born 1995)

Shiranui Dakuemon

Japanese sumo wrestler

Shirin Ebadi

b. 1947

Iranian-British lawyer, activist (born 1947)

Shirish Kunder

b. 1973

Indian filmmaker (born 1973)

Shirley Ann Grau

b. 1929

American writer (1929–2020)

Shirley Ann Jackson

b. 1946

American physicist (born 1946)

Shirley Anne Field

b. 1936

English actress (1936–2023)

Shirley Cawley

b. 1932

British athlete (born 1932)