Leading Figures in History

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

24419 persons found

Stephen D. M. Brown

b. 1955

British geneticist

Stephen Daldry

b. 1960

British director

Stephen Dalton

b. 1954

Royal Air Force air marshal

Stephen de Fulbourn

English archbishop and official in Ireland

Stephen De Staebler

American sculptor, printmaker, and educator (1933 - 2011)

Stephen Elliott (actor)

American actor (1918–2005)

Stephen Foster

b. 1826

American composer and songwriter (1826–1864)

Stephen Frears

b. 1941

British film director and producer (born 1941)

Stephen Gaskin

American activist (1935–2014)

Stephen Giles

b. 1972

Canadian sprint canoeist

Stephen Harper

b. 1959

Prime Minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015

Stephen Healey

British Army soldier

Stephen Hopper

b. 1951

Australian botanist

Stephen I Báncsa

Hungarian cardinal

Stephen I of Constantinople

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 886 to 893

Stephen Jay Gould

American biologist and historian of science (1941–2002)

Stephen Langton

Archbishop of Canterbury from 1207 to 1228

Stephen Larkham

b. 1974

Australian rugby union player and coach

Stephen Lekapenos

Byzantine emperor from 924 to 945

Stephen M. Wolownik

Stephen Malkmus

b. 1966

American musician (born 1966)

Stephen Marley

b. 1972

American musician (born 1972)

Stephen Mosher Wood

b. 1832

American politician

Stephen Nickell

b. 1944

British economist