Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Sumner Redstone

b. 1923

American business and media magnate (1923–2020)

Sun Mingming

b. 1983

Chinese basketball player & actor

Sun Quan

Emperor of Eastern Wu from 229 to 252

Sun Ra

b. 1914

American jazz composer and bandleader (1914–1993)

Sunanda Pushkar

b. 1962

Indo-Canadian businessperson (1962–2014)

Sundar Pichai

b. 1972

CEO of Alphabet Inc. and Google (born 1972)

Sundar Popo

Trinidadian and Tobagonian musician (1943–2000)

Sunderolt

Sundri Uttamchandani

Indian writer of Sindhi language

Sune Bergström

Swedish biochemist (1916–2004)

Sung Han-bin

b. 2001

South Korean singer (born 2001)

Sung Jae-gi

South Korean activist (1967–2013)

Suniel Shetty

b. 1961

Indian actor (born 1961)

Sunil Chhetri

b. 1984

Indian professional footballer (born 1984)

Sunil Dutt

Indian film actor and politician (1929–2005)

Sunil Gavaskar

b. 1949

Indian cricketer (born 1949)

Sunil Janah

Indian-American photojournalist and documentary photographer

Sunmi

b. 1992

South Korean singer

Sunny (singer)

b. 1989

South Korean and American singer (born 1989)

Sunny Balwani

b. 1965

Former president and COO of Theranos

Sunthorn Phu

b. 1786

Thai poet (1786–1855)

Sunye

b. 1989

South Korean singer

Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana

b. 1998

Thai actor, producer and host (born 1998)

Súr (chieftain)

10th-century Magyar chieftain and military leader