Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Subhas Chandra Bose

Indian nationalist leader (1897–1945)

Subhash Gupte

Indian cricketer

Subhash Khot

b. 1978

Indian computer scientist (born 1978)

Subhash Mukhopadhyay (physician)

Indian physician (1931–1981)

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Indian-American physicist (1910–1995)

Suburban Legends

b. 1982

American ska punk band

Suchinda Kraprayoon

Prime Minister of Thailand in 1992

Sudesh Berry

b. 1960

Indian actor, director, producer, singer

Sudha Murty

b. 1950

Member of Rajya Sabha (born 1950)

Sudhakar Rao

b. 1952

Indian cricketer

Sudhakarrao Naik

Indian politician (1934–2001)

Sudono Salim

Indonesian businessman

Sue Black, Baroness Black of Strome

b. 1961

Scottish forensic anthropologist (born 1961)

Sue Draheim

b. 1949

American fiddler (1949–2013)

Sue Grafton

b. 1940

American writer (1940–2017)

Sue Rodriguez

b. 1950

Canadian right-to-die activist

Sue Slipman

b. 1949

Former President of the National Union of Students (UK)

Sue Thompson

b. 1925

American singer (1925–2021)

Sufjan Stevens

b. 1975

American musician (born 1975)

Sugar Ray Leonard

b. 1956

American boxer (born 1956)

Sugar Ray Robinson

b. 1921

American boxer (1921–1989)

Sugawara no Michizane

b. 845

Japanese scholar, poet, and politician (845–903)

Suge Knight

b. 1965

American record executive and convicted felon (born 1965)

Sugizo

b. 1969

Japanese musician (born 1969)