Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Seakle Greijdanus

b. 1871

Dutch Calvinist theologian (1871–1948)

Seamus McGarvey

b. 1967

Irish cinematographer

Sean Bean

b. 1959

British actor (born 1959)

Sean Bergin

b. 1948

Musical artist

Sean Burroughs

American baseball player (1980–2024)

Sean Fitzpatrick

b. 1963

NZ international rugby union player

Sean Gunn

b. 1974

American actor (born 1974)

Sean Hayes

b. 1970

American actor (born 1970)

Sean Lock

b. 1963

English comedian and actor (1963–2021)

Seán Mac Diarmada

Irish republican and revolutionary (1883–1916)

Seán McCaughey

Irish militant and Republican activist

Sean McMahon

b. 1994

Australia international rugby union player

Seán Patrick O'Malley

b. 1944

Catholic Archbishop of Boston

Sean Pertwee

b. 1964

English actor (born 1964)

Sebald de Weert

b. 1567

Flemish captain and vice-admiral Dutch East India Company

Sebastian Bayer

b. 1986

German long jumper (born 1986)

Sebastian Brant

German humanist and satirist (1458–1521)

Sebastian Faulks

b. 1953

British novelist, journalist and broadcaster

Sebastián Fernández (footballer, born 1985)

b. 1985

Uruguayan footballer (born 1985)

Sebastian Jung

b. 1990

German footballer

Sebastián Kindelán

Spanish army officer and governor (1757–1826)

Sebastian Kneipp

b. 1821

19th-century German clergyman and health researcher

Sebastian Kris

b. 1999

New Zealand international rugby league footballer

Sebastian Larsson

b. 1985

Swedish footballer (born 1985)