Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Siméon Denis Poisson

French mathematician and physicist (1781–1840)

Simeon I of Bulgaria

First Emperor of the Bulgars from 893 to 927

Simeon II

b. 1937

Tsar of Bulgaria from 1943 to 1946, Prime Minister from 2001 to 2005

Simeon of Moscow

Russian ruler (1317–1353)

Simeon of the Olives

8th century Syriac Orthodox bishop

Simeon Price

b. 1882

American golfer

Simin Behbahani

b. 1927

Persian poet (1927–2014)

Simin Daneshvar

b. 1921

Iranian writer (1921-2012)

Simion Bărnuțiu

Romanian historian, academic, philosopher, jurist, and liberal politician

Simon Ammann

b. 1981

Swiss ski jumper (born 1981)

Simon Andrews (motorcyclist)

British motorcycle racer

Simon Archer (badminton)

b. 1973

British badminton player (born 1973)

Simon Armitage

b. 1963

English poet (born 1963)

Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.

American lieutenant general (1886–1945)

Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns

b. 1939

British businessman (born 1939)

Simon Callow

b. 1949

British actor (born 1949)

Simon Chikovani

Georgian poet

Simon Cowell (conservationist)

b. 1952

British conservationist, TV presenter, and author (1952–2024)

Simon Crean

Australian politician (1949–2023)

Simon de la Loubère

b. 1642

French diplomat, writer and mathematician (1642–1729)

Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester

French nobleman and leader of the Albigensian Crusade (c. 1175–1218)

Simon Douglas-Pennant, 7th Baron Penrhyn

b. 1938

British nobleman

Simon Fraser (explorer)

b. 1776

Canadian explorer (1776–1862)

Simon Fuller

b. 1960

British businessman & producer (born 1960)