Leading Figures in History

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

24419 persons found

Stephan Endlicher

b. 1804

Austrian botanist and linguist

Stephan Praetorius

b. 1536

German theologian

Stéphane Brosse

French ski mountaineer

Stéphane Caristan

b. 1964

French hurdler (born 1964)

Stéphane Chapuisat

b. 1969

Swiss footballer (born 1969)

Stéphane Fiset

b. 1970

Canadian ice hockey player

Stéphane Mbia

b. 1986

Cameroonian footballer (born 1986)

Stephanie Jacobsen

b. 1980

Australian actress

Stephanie Kwolek

American chemist who invented Kevlar (1923–2014)

Stephanie Rice

b. 1988

Australian swimmer (born 1988)

Stéphanie Szostak

b. 1975

French actress (born 1975)

Stephanie von Hohenlohe

Austrian princess and Nazi agent of influence

Stephanus Van Cortlandt

b. 1643

Mayor of New York City (1677–78, 1686–88)

Stephen A. Douglas

b. 1813

American politician and lawyer (1813–1861)

Stephen Amell

b. 1981

Canadian actor (born 1981)

Stephen Ames

b. 1964

Canadian professional golfer

Stephen Badlam

b. 1751

American artisan and military officer (1751–1815)

Stephen Baldwin

b. 1966

American actor (born 1966)

Stephen Boyd

Northern Irish actor (1931–1977)

Stephen Chow

b. 1962

Hong Kong actor and filmmaker (born 1962)

Stephen Colbert

b. 1964

American comedian, writer and television host (born 1964)

Stephen Crane

American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist

Stephen Curry (comedian)

b. 1976

Australian comedian and actor (born 1976)