Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Svetozar Gligorić

Serbian chess grandmaster (1923–2012)

Sviatopolk II of Kiev

Grand Prince of Kiev from 1093 to 1113

Svyatoslav Belza

b. 1942

Svyatoslav Fyodorov

Russian physician (1927–2000)

Swae Lee

b. 1993

American rapper and singer (born 1993)

Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri

b. 1855

Indian yogi and guru (1855 – 1936)

Swami Vivekananda

Indian monk and philosopher (1863–1902)

Swaminarayan

Founder of Swaminarayan Sampradaya (1781–1830)

Swamp Dogg

b. 1942

American songwriter (born 1942)

Swithun

Bishop of Winchester (died 863)

Sy Oliver

American trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader (1910–1988)

Sybille Bammer

b. 1980

Austrian tennis player

Syd Barrett

English musician (1946–2006)

Syd Buller

b. 1909

English cricketer and umpire

Syd Gregory

Australian cricketer (1870–1929)

Syd Howe

Canadian ice hockey player (1911–1976)

Sydney Allard

b. 1910

British founder of the Allard car company & rally driver (1910–1966)

Sydney Barnes

b. 1873

English cricketer

Sydney Chaplin

English actor (1885–1965)

Sydney Chapman (economist)

b. 1871

English economist and civil servant

Sydney Chapman (mathematician)

British mathematician and geophysicist

Sydney Halter

b. 1905

Canadian sports executive (1905–1990)

Sydney Kyte

b. 1896

English bandleader and violinist (1896–1981)

Sydney Leroux

b. 1990

American soccer player (born 1990)