Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Shirley Cheriton

b. 1955

British actress (born 1955)

Shirley Firth

Canadian cross-country skier (1953–2013)

Shirley Fry

b. 1927

American tennis and badminton player (1927–2021)

Shirley Horn

b. 1934

American jazz singer and pianist (1934–2005)

Shirley Hughes

b. 1927

English illustrator and author (1927–2022)

Shirley Jackson

American novelist, short-story writer (1916–1965)

Shirley Knight

American actress (1936–2020)

Shirley MacLaine

b. 1934

American actress and author (born 1934)

Shirley Manson

b. 1966

Scottish singer (born 1966)

Shirley Owens

b. 1941

American singer (born 1941)

Shirley Strachan

Australian singer (1952–2001)

Shirley Strickland

b. 1925

Australian athlete (1925–2004)

Shirley Temple

b. 1928

American actress and diplomat (1928–2014)

Shirley Verrett

b. 1931

American opera singer (1931–2010)

Shirley Williams

b. 1930

British politician and academic (1930–2021)

Shirō Ishii

b. 1892

Japanese biological weapons specialist (1892–1959)

Shirrel Rhoades

b. 1943

American writer (born 1942)

Shiv Prasaad Singh

b. 1928

Indian novelist (1928–1998)

Shiva Rajkumar

b. 1961

Indian actor (born 1962)

Shivaji I of Kolhapur

b. 1696

Chhatrapati of the Marathas from 1700 to 1708

Shivaji Satam

b. 1950

Indian actor (born 1950)

Shivaram Rajguru

b. 1908

Indian anti-colonial revolutionary and independence activist (1908–1931)

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

b. 1974

West Indian cricketer

Shivrampant Damle

Indian educationist