Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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All Personalities (620 listed)
Shakthisree Gopalan
Acclaimed Indian Playback Singer, Indie Songwriter, Architect & Filmfare Award Winner
Shammi Kapoor
Legendary Indian Actor, "The Elvis Presley of India" & Pioneer of Bollywood Musical Romances
Shamsur Rahman
Supreme Modern Bengali Poet, Journalistic Pioneer & Voice of Bangladesh’s Freedom
Shantanu Biswas
Renowned Bangladeshi Playwright, Theatre Director, Composer & Cultural Luminary
Sheikh Russel
Youngest Son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman & Symbol of Children's Rights
Shigeru Yoshida
Historic 32nd Prime Minister of Japan (1946–1947, 1948–1954), Architect of the "Yoshida Doctrine" & Post-War Economic Miracle
Shin Hyun-joon
Actor, Author & Professor
Shin Saimdang
Joseon Master Artist, Calligrapher & Poet
Shujeo Shyam
Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra Lyricist & Composer, Freedom Fighter, Ekushey Padak Laureate & National Film Award-Winning Music Director
Sid Gillman
Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach, Innovator of the Modern Downfield Passing Game & AFL Champion
Simi Garewal
Two-Time Filmfare Award-Winning Indian Actress, Director & Host of Rendezvous with Simi Garewal
Simon Le Bon
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Musician, Lead Singer, Lyricist of Duran Duran & Yachtsman
Sir Bobby Charlton
English Football Legend, 1966 FIFA World Cup Winner, 1966 Ballon d'Or & Manchester United Icon
Sir Charles Wheatstone
English Physicist, Pioneer of the Electric Telegraph, Inventor of the Stereoscope & Concertina
Sir Christopher Wren
Master Architect of the English Baroque, Surveyor of the King's Works & Mastermind of St Paul's Cathedral
Sir Isaac Newton
Mathematician, Physicist & Astronomer