Leading Figures in History

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

21509 persons found

Søren Rasted

b. 1969

Danish musician (born 1969)

Sosene Anesi

b. 1981

NZ international rugby union player

Sōsuke Uno

Prime Minister of Japan in 1989

Sotiris Liberopoulos

b. 1977

Greek footballer

Souleymane Cissé (film director)

b. 1940

Malian film director (1940–2025)

Soyoka Yoshida

b. 2004

Japanese entertainer

Spain at the 1992 Summer Olympics

b. 1965

Sporting event delegation

Spalding Gray

b. 1941

American actor and writer (1941–2004)

Spearthrower Owl

Teotihuacan symbol

Spencer Abraham

b. 1952

American politician (born 1952)

Spencer Clark (racing driver)

American racing driver (1987–2006)

Spencer Gore (sportsman)

British tennis player

Spencer Haywood

b. 1949

American basketball player (born 1949)

Spencer Perceval

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1809 to 1812

Spencer Tracy

American actor (1900–1967)

Spike Jones

American actor, comedian, musician, bandleader and conductor (1911–1965)

Spike Milligan

b. 1918

Irish comedian and writer (1918–2002)

Spiros Xenos

b. 1881

Greek-Swedish artist

Sprent Dabwido

President of Nauru from 2011 to 2013

Spuds MacKenzie

Dog mascot of Bud Light beer

Spyros Markezinis

b. 1909

Prime Minister of Greece in 1973

Squizzy Taylor

b. 1888

Australian gangster

Srečko Kosovel

Slovene poet

Srinivasa Ramanujan

Indian mathematician (1887–1920)