Biography
1803 peopleBiographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Maria Sharapova
Professional tennis player Born April 19, 1987, in Nyagan, Siberia, Russian Federation; daughter of Yuri and Yelena Sharapova. Addresses: Agent ...
Maria Sharapova
April 19, 1987 • Nyagan, Siberia, Soviet Union Tennis player In the summer of 2004, seventeen-year-old Maria Sharapova became the first Russian player to win Wimbledon,...
Nisha Sharma
Social activist Born c. 1982, in India; daughter of Devdutt (a factory owner) and Vidya Sharma. Education: Studied software engineering at a Delhi co...
Nisha Sharma
c. 1982 • India Activist In any culture, a cancelled wedding can be a great embarrassment (particularly to the bride), but when Nisha S...
George Bernard Shaw
Born: July 26, 1856 Dublin, Ireland Died: November 2, 1950 Ayot St. Lawrence, England Irish playwright and critic Bri...
Artie Shaw
Born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky, May 23, 1910, in New York, NY; died December 30, 2004, at his home in Newbury Park, CA. Clarinetist and bandleader. Artie Shaw's "innovations, musical depth, a...
Mary Shelley
Born: August 30, 1797 London, England Died: February 1, 1851 Bournemouth, England English novelist English novelist M...
Percy Shelley
Born: September 4, 1792 Field Place, Sussex, England Died: July 8, 1822 Viareggio, Italy English poet The English rom...
William Sheppard
William Henry Sheppard (1865–1927), dubbed the "Black Livingstone" after the famed Scottish explorer of Central Africa, was among the first African-American missionaries sent to ...
Carol Shields
Born Carol Ann Warner, June 2, 1935, in Oak Park, IL; died of breast cancer, July 16, 2003, in Victoria, BC, Canada. Author. Canadian–American novelist Carol Shields wrote several acclaime...
Thaksin Shinawatra
Prime minister of Thailand Born July 26, 1949, in Chiang Mai, Thailand; son of Boonlert (a silk businessman); married Potjaman; children: Parthongtae (son), Praethongtarn (d...
Bill Shoemaker
Born William Lee Shoemaker, August 19, 1931, in Fabens, TX; died of natural causes, October 12, 2003, in San Marino, CA. Professional jockey. Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker, known as "...
Barry Prevor and Steven Shore
Owners of Steve & Barry's University Sportswear Born Barry Prevor, c. 1963. Born Steven Shore, c. 1963. Education: Prevor: University of Pennsylvania, ...
Beverly Sills
Born: May 25, 1929 Brooklyn, New York American singer Beverly Sills was a child performer, coloratura soprano (a light voice used in a very ornat...
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born 1945), known as Lula, steered a middle course between helping his country's poor and stabilizing the country economically after his election as ...
Russell Simmons
October 4, 1957 • New York New York Business executive Russell Simmons heads an empire built by rap music. As cofounder of the pioneeri...
Lou Anna K. Simon
President of Michigan State University Born Lou Anna Kimsey in 1947, in Sullivan, IN; married Roy Simon (a school administrator). Education: Indiana ...
Paul Simon
Born Paul Martin Simon, November 29, 1928, in Eugene, OR; died after undergoing heart surgery, December 9, 2003, in Springfield, IL. United States senator. Paul Simon, who spent 12 years a...
Neil Simon
Born: July 4, 1927 New York, New York American playwright and writer Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Neil Simon is one of America's most produc...
Nina Simone
Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon, February 21, 1933, in Tryon, NC; died in her sleep of natural causes, April 21, 2003, in Carry–le–Rouet, France. Singer and pianist. Soulful singer Nina Simone...