Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Sophie of Pomerania, Duchess of Pomerania

Sophie of Saxony, Duchess of Pomerania

b. 1587

Sophie of Württemberg

b. 1818

Queen of the Netherlands from 1849 to 1877

Sophie Okonedo

b. 1968

English actress and narrator (born 1968)

Sophie Raworth

b. 1968

English journalist, newsreader and broadcaster (born 1968)

Sophie Scholl

b. 1921

German anti-Nazi student activist (1921–1943)

Sophie Walker

b. 1971

British political activist (born 1971)

Sophie Wotschke

b. 1998

Austrian politician (born 1998)

Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg

Wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1868–1914)

Sophie, Princess of Albania

b. 1885

Princess consort of Albania

Soraia Chaves

b. 1982

Portuguese actress and model

Soraida Martinez

b. 1956

American artist

Soraya (musician)

American singer-songwriter (1969–2006)

Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary

b. 1932

Queen of Iran from 1951 to 1958

Sorel Etrog

b. 1933

Romanian born Israeli-Canadian artist, writer and sculptor (1933–2014)

Sören Bertram

b. 1991

German footballer

Søren Jochumsen

b. 1976

Danish footballer (born 1976)

Søren Kierkegaard

b. 1813

Danish theologian and philosopher (1813–1855)

Søren Rasted

b. 1969

Danish musician (born 1969)

Sorin Antohi

b. 1957

Romanian historian, essayist, and journalist

Sosene Anesi

b. 1981

NZ international rugby union player

Sossina M. Haile

b. 1966

Ethiopian-American chemist

Sōsuke Uno

Prime Minister of Japan in 1989

Sotirios Krokidas

Greek politician, lawyer and university professor (1852–1924)