Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada

b. 1823

President of Mexico from 1872 to 1876

Sebastian Münster

German cartographer, cosmographer, and scholar (1488–1552)

Sebastian Prödl

b. 1987

Austrian footballer (born 1987)

Sebastian Shaw (actor)

b. 1905

English actor, director and writer (1905–1994)

Sebastian Telfair

b. 1985

American basketball player (born 1985)

Sebastiano del Piombo

Italian painter (c. 1485 – 1547)

Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal

Portuguese noble, diplomat and statesman (1699–1782)

Sébastien Dewaest

b. 1991

Belgian footballer (born 1991)

Sébastien Enjolras

French racing driver

Sébastien Foucan

b. 1974

French freerunner (born 1974)

Sébastien Grosjean

b. 1978

French tennis player

Sébastien Haller

b. 1994

Ivorian footballer (born 1994)

Sébastien Lareau

b. 1973

Canadian tennis player (born 1973)

Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban

b. 1633

French Royal Army officer (1633–1707)

Sébastien Lefebvre

b. 1981

Canadian musician (born 1981)

Sébastien Rose

b. 1969

Canadian film director and screenwriter (born 1969)

Sébastien Vaillant

French mycologist (1669-1722)

Ségéne

Segundo Castillo (footballer, born 1982)

b. 1982

Ecuadorian international association footballer

Şehzade Ahmed (son of Bayezid II)

Ottoman prince (c. 1466 – 1513)

Seigo Yamamoto

b. 1971

Japanese drift driver

Seimone Augustus

b. 1984

American basketball coach and player (born 1984)

Sejong the Great

b. 1397

King of Joseon from 1418 to 1450

Şeker Ahmed Pasha

Turkish painter (1841–1907)