Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Soichiro Honda

Japanese businessman

Sokkate

King of Pagan

Sokratis Kokkalis

b. 1939

Greek businessman

Sokratis Papastathopoulos

b. 1988

Greek footballer (born 1988)

Sol Kaplan

b. 1919

American composer (1919–1990)

Sol Plaatje

South African politician, writer and linguist

Sol Saks

American actor and screenwriter (1910–2011)

Sola Sierra

Chilean human rights activist

Solange Knowles

b. 1986

American singer and songwriter (born 1986)

Soleil Moon Frye

b. 1976

American actress (born 1976)

Solko van den Bergh

b. 1854

Dutch sport shooter

Solly Hemus

b. 1923

American baseball player and manager (1923–2017)

Solomon Caesar Malan

b. 1812

Swiss Anglican divine and polyglot

Solomon Feferman

American philosopher and mathematician

Solomon I of Imereti

King of Imereti

Solveig Vik

b. 2003

Norwegian politician (born 2003)

Sombr

b. 2005

American singer and songwriter (born 2005)

Somin (singer)

b. 1996

South Korean singer (born 1996)

Somnath Chatterjee

b. 1929

Indian politician (1929–2018)

Son Heung-min

b. 1992

South Korean footballer (born 1992)

Sonakshi Sinha

b. 1987

Indian actress (born 1987)

Sonam Kapoor

b. 1985

Indian actress (born 1985)

Sonata Tamošaitytė

b. 1987

Lithuanian athlete (born 1987)

Sondra Locke

b. 1944

American actress (1944–2018)