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S Mikheil Saakashvili, political leader Antonio Sabato, Jr., model, actor Sable, pro wrestler Sacagawea, explorer Oliver Sacks, writer, neurologist Sade, singer, songwriter William Safire, speechwriter, columnist Carl Sagan , astronomer Russell Sage, financier Michaele Sahili, scandal figure Tareq Sahili, scandal figure Eva Marie Saint, actor Buffy Sainte-Marie, singer, songwriter, activist, artist Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, writer, aviator Niki de Saint Phalle, artist and feminist Pat Sajak, game show host S.Z. “Cuddle” Sakall, actor Saladin, sultan, military leader Ken Salazar, U.S. Senator Zoe Saldana, actor Emily Saliers, singer Albert Salmi, actor Haym Salomon, revolutionary patriot, banker Harry Saltzman, producer Michael Sam, football player Uncle Sam, national icon Andy Samberg, comedian, actor, internet celebrity Deborah Samson, war heroine Ignatius Sancho, writer George Sand, writer Sheryl Sandberg, business personality Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator Harland Sanders, business personality, corporate icon Lawrence Sanders, novelist Adam Sandler, actor Julian Sands, actor Mark Sandford, political figure Margaret Sanger, social reformer Laura San Giacomo, actor Carlos Santana, guitarist, rock musician Luis Santeiro, Writer Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator, political figure Bienvenido Santos , novelist, poet, activist Alberto Santos-Dumont, aviator Warren Sapp, football player, TV personality Mia Sara, actor Cristina Saralegui, TV show host Susan Sarandon, actor David Sarnoff, business personality, TV personality Robert W. Sarnoff, media executive Satan, mythical figure, biblical figure Robert Saudek, television producer Augusta Christine Fells Savage, sculptor Doc Savage, fictional adventurer Fred Savage, actor John Savage, actor Telly Savalas, actor Felix Savon, boxer Diane Sawyer, TV newscaster Dorothy Sayers, writer, poet John Sayles, director, writer, actor Greta Scacchi, actor Richard Scaife, philanthropist Antonin Scalia, U.S. Supreme Court Judge Teresa Scanlan, Beauty Contestant Marjorie Scardino, business executive Scarface, fictional character George Schaefer, director, producer Roy Scheider, actor Maximilian Schell, actor, director, producer, screenwriter Patty Schemel, drummer Barbara Schett, tennis player Elsa Schiaparelli, fashion designer Terri Schiavo, medical patient Claudia Schiffer, model Taylor Schilling, actor Phyllis Schlafly, columnist, activist John Schlesinger, director Laura Schlessinger, radio personality Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, political relative, writer Mary Schmich, columnist Paul Schrader, filmmaker Max Schreck, actor Liev Schreiber, actor Gerhard Schröder, German political leader Erwin Schrödinger, physicist Patricia Schroeder, former U.S. congresswoman Dutch Schultz, mobster Charles Schulz, cartoonist George Schulz, political figure, economist Joel Schumacher, director Michael Schumacher, auto racer Clara Schumann, pianist, composer Amy Schumer, comedian, actor Sherwood Schwartz, TV producer, writer Stephen Schwartz, composer Jason Schwartzman, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, bodybuilder, actor, state governor H. Norman Schwarzkopf, military Leader David Schwimmer, actor Angelo Scola, religious figure Catherine Scorsese, actor Martin Scorsese, filmmaker Bobby Scott, U.S. Congressman George C. Scott, actor Gil Scott-Heron, rapper, singer Ridley Scott, filmmaker Tony Scott, filmmaker John Duns Scotus, theologian Scrappy-Doo, animated character Seabiscuit, racehorse Ryan Seacrest, TV personality, radio personality Steven Seagal, actor, stunt choreographer, producer Seal, singer, songwriter Bobby Seale, black activist Richard Warren Sears, merchant W.G. Sebald, writer Jeffrey Sebalia, fashion designer Kathleen Sebelius, state governor, Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretariat, racehorse Kyra Sedgwick, actor Amy Sedaris, actor, comedian David Sedaris, humorist Noot Seear, model, actor Juan Nepomuceno Seguí­n, military and political figure of the Texas Revolution Sei Shonagon, Japanese writer Jerry Seinfeld, comedian Jason Segel, actor Myra C. Selby, attorney, former state supreme court justice Selena, pop musician Selena Quintanilla Perez, singer Monica Seles, tennis player Thomas E. Selfridge, aviator Alexander Selkirk, sailor, castaway Tom Selleck, actor Peter Sellers, actor David O. Selznick, producer Caster Semenya, runner Maurice Sendak, author, illustrator Lim Bo Seng, soldier, world war II figure Tan Tock Seng, philanthropist Leopold Senghor, poet, politician Frank Serpico, Law officer, speaker Rod Serling, TV personality, screenwriter, TV producer Robert W. Service, poet Michael Servetus, scientist, theologian Bola Sete, guitarist, jazz musician Dr. Seuss, writer, illustrator Doc Severinsen, trumpeter, bandleader, jazz musician Chlöe Sevigny, actor Rufus Sewell, actor Anne Sexton, poet Amanda Seyfried, actor Jane Seymour, actor Stephanie Seymour, model Ingrid Seynhaeve, model Ernest Shackleton, explorer Anthony Shaffer, playwright Shakira, singer, songwriter Tupac Shakur, rapper, actor Donna Shalala, educator, administrator, public official Tony Shalhoub, actor Yitzhak Shamir, soldier, political figure Garry Shandling, comedian, talk show host, actor Ntozake Shange, writer Ravi Shankar, composer, sitar player Del Shannon, pop musician, music producer Maria Sharapova, tennis player Nawaz Sharif, political figure Omar Sharif, actor Ariel Sharon, soldier, political figure Al Sharpton, activist, political figure William Shatner, actor, writer Meghann Shaughnessy, tennis player Helen Shaver, actor Burt Shavitz, business personality Artie Shaw, jazz musician Percy Shaw, British inventor Robert Gould Shaw, soldier, civil war figure Irina Shayk, model Norma Shearer, actor Queen of Sheba, royalty, biblical figure Ally Sheedy, actor, writer Bess Sheehan , historian, preservationist Cindy Sheehan, activist Charlie Sheen, actor Martin Sheen, actor Ed Sheeran, songwriter, pop musician Mary Shelley, writer Sidney Sheldon, writer, screenwriter Blake Shelton, country singer Alan Shepard, astronaut Cybill Shepherd, actor, producer Sam Sheppard, physician, murder suspect Jim Sheridan, film director Lynn Sherr, TV news reporter Shirley Sherrod, civil rights activist, political scandal figure Robert E. Sherwood, playwright, screenwriter Brooke Shields, actor, model Mikaela Shiffrin, skiier George Shillibeer, pioneer of London omnibuses George Shima, agriculturalist Roger Shimomura, painter, performance artist Eric Shinseki, U.S. Army general Talia Shire, actor, producer Willie Shoemaker, jockey Dinah Shore, talk-show host, singer, entertainer Elizabeth Short, murder victim Martin Short, actor, comedian Will Shortz, radio personality, enigmatologist Grant Show, actor Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver, philanthropist, mental health activist Maria Shriver, TV newscaster, political relative Andrew Shue, actor; soccer player Elisabeth Shue, actor Su Shueh-lin, writer Chen Shui-bian, political figure Julius Shulman, photographer Fred Shuttlesworth, civil rights activist, minister M. Night Shyamalan, filmmaker Gabourey Sidibe, actor Bapsi Sidhwa , novelist Muriel Mickey Siebert, stockbroker Bugsy Siegel, mobster Siegfried and Roy, magicians Simone Signoret, actor Leslie Marmon Silko, poet, novelist Beverly Sills, operatic soprano Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, political figure Jose Da Silveira, artist, poet Jay Silverheels , actor Sarah Silverman, comedian Sime Silverman, newspaper publisher Ron Silver, actor Phil Silvers, actor Shel Silverstein, cartoonist, poet, songwriter Alicia Silverstone, actor Victoria Silvstedt, model Georges Simenon, writer Charles Simic, poet Gene Simmons, rock musician J.K. Simmons, actor Kimora Lee Simmons, model, business personality Herbert A. Simon, social scientist and economist Neil Simon, playwright, producer Norton Simon , food industry executive, art collector Paul Simon, singer, songwriter Nina Simone, singer, songwriter Ashlee Simpson, singer, actor Jessica Simpson, singer O.J. Simpson, football player, murder suspect, TV personality Wallis Simpson, royalty The Simpsons, animated characters Molly Sims, model, TV personality Frank Sinatra, singer, actor Sinbad, actor, comedian, producer Gordon Sinclair, radio personality Isaac Merritt Singer, inventor John Singleton, filmmaker, writer Gary Sinise, actor; director Sirhan Sirhan, assassin Christian Siriano, fashion designer Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, political Leader Marina Sirtis, actor Gene Siskel, movie critic Sitting Bull, Sioux chief Michael Skakel, criminal, political relative Alexander Skarsgí¥rd, actor Red Skelton, comedian, actor Tom Skerritt, actor Nancy Skinner, radio personality Christian Slater, actor John Slattery, actor Donald K. “Deke” Slayton, aviator, astronaut Fatboy Slim, techno musician, dj Slipknot, alternative rock band Frances Slocum , Indian captive Joshua Slocum , adventurer Judge Smails, fictional character Robert Smalls, Civil War hero, politician Elizabeth Smart, kidnapping victim Pamela Smart, criminal Tavis Smiley, radio and tv personality, writer Karina Smirnoff, dancer Adam Smith, philosopher, economist Anna Nicole Smith, model Bessie Smith, blues singer Bob Smith, political figure Dean Smith, basketball coach Dodie Smith, writer, playwright J. Russell Smith , economist, scholar, geographer Jada Pinkett Smith, actor, video director, clothing designer Jaden Smith, actor Kevin Smith, filmmaker, actor Liz Smith, gossip columnist Maggie Smith, actor Patti Smith, musician; author; visual artist Sam Smith, singer Will Smith, singer, actor W. H. Smith, newsagent, bookseller, statesman William Henry Smith, British newsagent Zadie Smith, writer James Smithson, scientist, philanthropist Jimmy Smits, actor Lemony Snicket, writer Wesley Snipes, actor Snoopy, comic strip character Edward Snowden, activist Olympia Snowe, U.S. congresswoman, senator John Snow, George W. Bush’s Secretary of the Treasury Snowlets, olympic mascots Gary Snyder, poet Tom Snyder, radio and television personality Leelee Sobieski, actor Steven Soderbergh, filmmaker Sojourner, explorer Valerie Solanas, attempted assassin Hilda Solis, political figure Hope Solo, soccer player King Solomon, biblical figure Brett Somers, actor Suzanne Somers, actor Stephen Sondheim, composer Soni, drummer Barry Sonnenfeld, director Son Volt, rock group Kevin Sorbo, actor Ted Sorensen, political figure, lawyer Annika Sorenstam, golfer George Soros, business personality, philanthropist Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, reality TV star Mira Sorvino, actor Gary Soto, Writer Talisa Soto, actor, model Sonia Sotomayor, jurist Bernadette Soubirous, saint David H. Souter, Supreme Court Justice Soundgarden, rock group John Philip Sousa, bandleader, composer Sissy Spacek, actor Kevin Spacey, actor David Spade, actor,; comedian James Spader, actor Spartacus, slave, soldier Britney Spears, singer Arlen Specter, politician Tori Spelling, actor Michael A. Spence , scholar, economist Octavia Spencer, actor Spice Girls, pop group Spider-Man, fictional superhero Steven Spielberg, filmmaker, movie producer Jordan Spieth, golfer Brent Spiner, actor Eliot Spitzer, governor of New York Benjamin Spock, physician, writer Jerry Springer, TV personality Dusty Springfield, singer Bruce Springsteen, rock musician, songwriter SpongeBob SquarePants, animated character June Squibb, actor Squirrel Nut Zippers, popular swing band Sri Srinivasan, jurist William Stafford, poet Lesley Stahl, TV news reporter Layne Staley, lead singer Sylvester Stallone, actor Leland Stanford, railway magnate, statesman, university founder Flat Stanley, fictional character, educator Francis Edgar Stanley, inventor, manufacturer Freelan O. Stanley, inventor, manufacturer Kim Stanley, actor Paul Stanley, rhythm guitar Barbara Stanwyck, actor Scott Stapp, vocals Starbuck, fictional sailor Brenda Starr, comic strip character Ringo Starr, rock musician, actor Harold Stassen, political figure Claus von Stauffenberg, soldier, world war II figure Imelda Staunton, actor Danielle Steel, writer C. K. Steele , Civil rights activist Theodore Clement Steele, artist Steely Dan, band Mary Steenburgen, actor Reeva Steenkamp, model, murder victim Gwen Stefani, singer Rod Steiger, actor Gloria Steinem , journalist and feminist Hailee Steinfeld, actor Princess Stephanie of Monaco, royalty William Stephenson, spy, industrialist Jenn Sterger, Internet celebrity Donald Sterling, business personality Daniel Stern, actor, director, producer Howard Stern, radio personality George Stevens, director Harry Stevens, food industry executive Jean Paul Stevens, U.S. Supreme Court Judge Roger L. Stevens, theater producer, fund-raiser for the arts Wallace Stevens, poet McLean Stevenson, actor Teofilo Stevenson, boxer Jimmy Stewart, actor Jon Stewart, TV personality Kristen Stewart, actor Martha Stewart, publisher, business personality Patrick Stewart, actor Rod Stewart, singer Heather Stewart-Whyte, model Henry William Stiegel , ironmaster, glassmaker Jackie Stiles, basketball player Julia Stiles, actor Ben Stiller, filmmaker, actor R.L. Stine, writer Sting, rock musician Katherine Stinson, pioneering pilot Michael Stipe, singer Dean Stockwell, actor Bram Stoker, writer Eric Stoltz, actor Charles A. Stone , electrical engineer Emma Stone, actor Oliver Stone, filmmaker Sharon Stone, actor Stone Temple Pilots, rock band Marie Stopes, activist Tom Stoppard, playwright Carl Stotz, founder of Little League Baseball Vernon B. Stouffer , food industry executive George Strait, country singer, songwriter David Strathairn, actor Dorothy Stratten, model, actor Trish Stratus, pro wrestler Juliet Virginia Humphreys Strauss, writer Levi Strauss, entrepreneur, inventor Dominique Strauss-Kahn, political figure, economist Cheryl Strayed, author Billy Strayhorn, composer, pianist, jazz musician Meryl Streep, actor Barbra Streisand, singer, actor, filmmaker Whitley Strieber, writer, alien abductee Sherry Stringfield, actor The Strokes, rock band William Barstow Strong, railroad official Gloria Stuart, actor Imogen Stubbs, actor Ruben Studdard, talent show contestant, pop musician Wes Studi, actor Nicola Sturgeon, political figure Harry Styles, singer Yellapragada Subbarow, biochemist Sublime, alternative rock band Anna Sui, fashion designer Omar Suleiman, political figure Nadya Suleman, mother of octuplets Suleyman I, sultan Chesley B. Sullenberger, aviator Anne Sullivan, educator Ed Sullivan, television personality Donna Summer, singer Lawrence H. Summers, economist, political figure Jacob Summerlin, Florida cattleman and entrepreneur Pat Summitt, coach Charles Sumner, political figure Jeremy Sumpter, actor Sundance Kid, outlaw Sundiata Keita, founder of the Mali Empire Superman, fictional superhero Cast of Survivor, TV personalities James Surowiecki, journalist, business personality Greta Van Susteren, TV personality Stuart Sutcliffe, rock musician Donald Sutherland, actor Kiefer Sutherland, actor Mena Suvari, actor Ichiro Suzuki, baseball player Shinichi Suzuki, music educator Jan Swammerdam, scientist Candice Swanepoel, model Hilary Swank, actor Gloria Swanson, actor Patrick Swayze, actor Jonathan Swift, writer Taylor Swift, country singer Tilda Swinton, actor Loretta Swit, actor Sheryl Swoopes, basketball player Max Von Sydow, actor Wanda Sykes, comedian, actor top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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  • Mikheil Saakashvili, political leader
  • Antonio Sabato, Jr., model, actor
  • Sable, pro wrestler
  • Sacagawea, explorer
  • Oliver Sacks, writer, neurologist
  • Sade, singer, songwriter
  • William Safire, speechwriter, columnist
  • Carl Sagan , astronomer
  • Russell Sage, financier
  • Michaele Sahili, scandal figure
  • Tareq Sahili, scandal figure
  • Eva Marie Saint, actor
  • Buffy Sainte-Marie, singer, songwriter, activist, artist
  • Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, writer, aviator
  • Niki de Saint Phalle, artist and feminist
  • Pat Sajak, game show host
  • S.Z. “Cuddle” Sakall, actor
  • Saladin, sultan, military leader
  • Ken Salazar, U.S. Senator
  • Zoe Saldana, actor
  • Emily Saliers, singer
  • Albert Salmi, actor
  • Haym Salomon, revolutionary patriot, banker
  • Harry Saltzman, producer
  • Michael Sam, football player
  • Uncle Sam, national icon
  • Andy Samberg, comedian, actor, internet celebrity
  • Deborah Samson, war heroine
  • Ignatius Sancho, writer
  • George Sand, writer
  • Sheryl Sandberg, business personality
  • Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator
  • Harland Sanders, business personality, corporate icon
  • Lawrence Sanders, novelist
  • Adam Sandler, actor
  • Julian Sands, actor
  • Mark Sandford, political figure
  • Margaret Sanger, social reformer
  • Laura San Giacomo, actor
  • Carlos Santana, guitarist, rock musician
  • Luis Santeiro, Writer
  • Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator, political figure
  • Bienvenido Santos , novelist, poet, activist
  • Alberto Santos-Dumont, aviator
  • Warren Sapp, football player, TV personality
  • Mia Sara, actor
  • Cristina Saralegui, TV show host
  • Susan Sarandon, actor
  • David Sarnoff, business personality, TV personality
  • Robert W. Sarnoff, media executive
  • Satan, mythical figure, biblical figure
  • Robert Saudek, television producer
  • Augusta Christine Fells Savage, sculptor
  • Doc Savage, fictional adventurer
  • Fred Savage, actor
  • John Savage, actor
  • Telly Savalas, actor
  • Felix Savon, boxer
  • Diane Sawyer, TV newscaster
  • Dorothy Sayers, writer, poet
  • John Sayles, director, writer, actor
  • Greta Scacchi, actor
  • Richard Scaife, philanthropist
  • Antonin Scalia, U.S. Supreme Court Judge
  • Teresa Scanlan, Beauty Contestant
  • Marjorie Scardino, business executive
  • Scarface, fictional character
  • George Schaefer, director, producer
  • Roy Scheider, actor
  • Maximilian Schell, actor, director, producer, screenwriter
  • Patty Schemel, drummer
  • Barbara Schett, tennis player
  • Elsa Schiaparelli, fashion designer
  • Terri Schiavo, medical patient
  • Claudia Schiffer, model
  • Taylor Schilling, actor
  • Phyllis Schlafly, columnist, activist
  • John Schlesinger, director
  • Laura Schlessinger, radio personality
  • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, political relative, writer
  • Mary Schmich, columnist
  • Paul Schrader, filmmaker
  • Max Schreck, actor
  • Liev Schreiber, actor
  • Gerhard Schröder, German political leader
  • Erwin Schrödinger, physicist
  • Patricia Schroeder, former U.S. congresswoman
  • Dutch Schultz, mobster
  • Charles Schulz, cartoonist
  • George Schulz, political figure, economist
  • Joel Schumacher, director
  • Michael Schumacher, auto racer
  • Clara Schumann, pianist, composer
  • Amy Schumer, comedian, actor
  • Sherwood Schwartz, TV producer, writer
  • Stephen Schwartz, composer
  • Jason Schwartzman, actor
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, bodybuilder, actor, state governor
  • H. Norman Schwarzkopf, military Leader
  • David Schwimmer, actor
  • Angelo Scola, religious figure
  • Catherine Scorsese, actor
  • Martin Scorsese, filmmaker
  • Bobby Scott, U.S. Congressman
  • George C. Scott, actor
  • Gil Scott-Heron, rapper, singer
  • Ridley Scott, filmmaker
  • Tony Scott, filmmaker
  • John Duns Scotus, theologian
  • Scrappy-Doo, animated character
  • Seabiscuit, racehorse
  • Ryan Seacrest, TV personality, radio personality
  • Steven Seagal, actor, stunt choreographer, producer
  • Seal, singer, songwriter
  • Bobby Seale, black activist
  • Richard Warren Sears, merchant
  • W.G. Sebald, writer
  • Jeffrey Sebalia, fashion designer
  • Kathleen Sebelius, state governor, Secretary of Health and Human Services
  • Secretariat, racehorse
  • Kyra Sedgwick, actor
  • Amy Sedaris, actor, comedian
  • David Sedaris, humorist
  • Noot Seear, model, actor
  • Juan Nepomuceno Seguí­n, military and political figure of the Texas Revolution
  • Sei Shonagon, Japanese writer
  • Jerry Seinfeld, comedian
  • Jason Segel, actor
  • Myra C. Selby, attorney, former state supreme court justice
  • Selena, pop musician
  • Selena Quintanilla Perez, singer
  • Monica Seles, tennis player
  • Thomas E. Selfridge, aviator
  • Alexander Selkirk, sailor, castaway
  • Tom Selleck, actor
  • Peter Sellers, actor
  • David O. Selznick, producer
  • Caster Semenya, runner
  • Maurice Sendak, author, illustrator
  • Lim Bo Seng, soldier, world war II figure
  • Tan Tock Seng, philanthropist
  • Leopold Senghor, poet, politician
  • Frank Serpico, Law officer, speaker
  • Rod Serling, TV personality, screenwriter, TV producer
  • Robert W. Service, poet
  • Michael Servetus, scientist, theologian
  • Bola Sete, guitarist, jazz musician
  • Dr. Seuss, writer, illustrator
  • Doc Severinsen, trumpeter, bandleader, jazz musician
  • Chlöe Sevigny, actor
  • Rufus Sewell, actor
  • Anne Sexton, poet
  • Amanda Seyfried, actor
  • Jane Seymour, actor
  • Stephanie Seymour, model
  • Ingrid Seynhaeve, model
  • Ernest Shackleton, explorer
  • Anthony Shaffer, playwright
  • Shakira, singer, songwriter
  • Tupac Shakur, rapper, actor
  • Donna Shalala, educator, administrator, public official
  • Tony Shalhoub, actor
  • Yitzhak Shamir, soldier, political figure
  • Garry Shandling, comedian, talk show host, actor
  • Ntozake Shange, writer
  • Ravi Shankar, composer, sitar player
  • Del Shannon, pop musician, music producer
  • Maria Sharapova, tennis player
  • Nawaz Sharif, political figure
  • Omar Sharif, actor
  • Ariel Sharon, soldier, political figure
  • Al Sharpton, activist, political figure
  • William Shatner, actor, writer
  • Meghann Shaughnessy, tennis player
  • Helen Shaver, actor
  • Burt Shavitz, business personality
  • Artie Shaw, jazz musician
  • Percy Shaw, British inventor
  • Robert Gould Shaw, soldier, civil war figure
  • Irina Shayk, model
  • Norma Shearer, actor
  • Queen of Sheba, royalty, biblical figure
  • Ally Sheedy, actor, writer
  • Bess Sheehan , historian, preservationist
  • Cindy Sheehan, activist
  • Charlie Sheen, actor
  • Martin Sheen, actor
  • Ed Sheeran, songwriter, pop musician
  • Mary Shelley, writer
  • Sidney Sheldon, writer, screenwriter
  • Blake Shelton, country singer
  • Alan Shepard, astronaut
  • Cybill Shepherd, actor, producer
  • Sam Sheppard, physician, murder suspect
  • Jim Sheridan, film director
  • Lynn Sherr, TV news reporter
  • Shirley Sherrod, civil rights activist, political scandal figure
  • Robert E. Sherwood, playwright, screenwriter
  • Brooke Shields, actor, model
  • Mikaela Shiffrin, skiier
  • George Shillibeer, pioneer of London omnibuses
  • George Shima, agriculturalist
  • Roger Shimomura, painter, performance artist
  • Eric Shinseki, U.S. Army general
  • Talia Shire, actor, producer
  • Willie Shoemaker, jockey
  • Dinah Shore, talk-show host, singer, entertainer
  • Elizabeth Short, murder victim
  • Martin Short, actor, comedian
  • Will Shortz, radio personality, enigmatologist
  • Grant Show, actor
  • Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver, philanthropist, mental health activist
  • Maria Shriver, TV newscaster, political relative
  • Andrew Shue, actor; soccer player
  • Elisabeth Shue, actor
  • Su Shueh-lin, writer
  • Chen Shui-bian, political figure
  • Julius Shulman, photographer
  • Fred Shuttlesworth, civil rights activist, minister
  • M. Night Shyamalan, filmmaker
  • Gabourey Sidibe, actor
  • Bapsi Sidhwa , novelist
  • Muriel Mickey Siebert, stockbroker
  • Bugsy Siegel, mobster
  • Siegfried and Roy, magicians
  • Simone Signoret, actor
  • Leslie Marmon Silko, poet, novelist
  • Beverly Sills, operatic soprano
  • Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, political figure
  • Jose Da Silveira, artist, poet
  • Jay Silverheels , actor
  • Sarah Silverman, comedian
  • Sime Silverman, newspaper publisher
  • Ron Silver, actor
  • Phil Silvers, actor
  • Shel Silverstein, cartoonist, poet, songwriter
  • Alicia Silverstone, actor
  • Victoria Silvstedt, model
  • Georges Simenon, writer
  • Charles Simic, poet
  • Gene Simmons, rock musician
  • J.K. Simmons, actor
  • Kimora Lee Simmons, model, business personality
  • Herbert A. Simon, social scientist and economist
  • Neil Simon, playwright, producer
  • Norton Simon , food industry executive, art collector
  • Paul Simon, singer, songwriter
  • Nina Simone, singer, songwriter
  • Ashlee Simpson, singer, actor
  • Jessica Simpson, singer
  • O.J. Simpson, football player, murder suspect, TV personality
  • Wallis Simpson, royalty
  • The Simpsons, animated characters
  • Molly Sims, model, TV personality
  • Frank Sinatra, singer, actor
  • Sinbad, actor, comedian, producer
  • Gordon Sinclair, radio personality
  • Isaac Merritt Singer, inventor
  • John Singleton, filmmaker, writer
  • Gary Sinise, actor; director
  • Sirhan Sirhan, assassin
  • Christian Siriano, fashion designer
  • Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, political Leader
  • Marina Sirtis, actor
  • Gene Siskel, movie critic
  • Sitting Bull, Sioux chief
  • Michael Skakel, criminal, political relative
  • Alexander Skarsgí¥rd, actor
  • Red Skelton, comedian, actor
  • Tom Skerritt, actor
  • Nancy Skinner, radio personality
  • Christian Slater, actor
  • John Slattery, actor
  • Donald K. “Deke” Slayton, aviator, astronaut
  • Fatboy Slim, techno musician, dj
  • Slipknot, alternative rock band
  • Frances Slocum , Indian captive
  • Joshua Slocum , adventurer
  • Judge Smails, fictional character
  • Robert Smalls, Civil War hero, politician
  • Elizabeth Smart, kidnapping victim
  • Pamela Smart, criminal
  • Tavis Smiley, radio and tv personality, writer
  • Karina Smirnoff, dancer
  • Adam Smith, philosopher, economist
  • Anna Nicole Smith, model
  • Bessie Smith, blues singer
  • Bob Smith, political figure
  • Dean Smith, basketball coach
  • Dodie Smith, writer, playwright
  • J. Russell Smith , economist, scholar, geographer
  • Jada Pinkett Smith, actor, video director, clothing designer
  • Jaden Smith, actor
  • Kevin Smith, filmmaker, actor
  • Liz Smith, gossip columnist
  • Maggie Smith, actor
  • Patti Smith, musician; author; visual artist
  • Sam Smith, singer
  • Will Smith, singer, actor
  • W. H. Smith, newsagent, bookseller, statesman
  • William Henry Smith, British newsagent
  • Zadie Smith, writer
  • James Smithson, scientist, philanthropist
  • Jimmy Smits, actor
  • Lemony Snicket, writer
  • Wesley Snipes, actor
  • Snoopy, comic strip character
  • Edward Snowden, activist
  • Olympia Snowe, U.S. congresswoman, senator
  • John Snow, George W. Bush’s Secretary of the Treasury
  • Snowlets, olympic mascots
  • Gary Snyder, poet
  • Tom Snyder, radio and television personality
  • Leelee Sobieski, actor
  • Steven Soderbergh, filmmaker
  • Sojourner, explorer
  • Valerie Solanas, attempted assassin
  • Hilda Solis, political figure
  • Hope Solo, soccer player
  • King Solomon, biblical figure
  • Brett Somers, actor
  • Suzanne Somers, actor
  • Stephen Sondheim, composer
  • Soni, drummer
  • Barry Sonnenfeld, director
  • Son Volt, rock group
  • Kevin Sorbo, actor
  • Ted Sorensen, political figure, lawyer
  • Annika Sorenstam, golfer
  • George Soros, business personality, philanthropist
  • Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, reality TV star
  • Mira Sorvino, actor
  • Gary Soto, Writer
  • Talisa Soto, actor, model
  • Sonia Sotomayor, jurist
  • Bernadette Soubirous, saint
  • David H. Souter, Supreme Court Justice
  • Soundgarden, rock group
  • John Philip Sousa, bandleader, composer
  • Sissy Spacek, actor
  • Kevin Spacey, actor
  • David Spade, actor,; comedian
  • James Spader, actor
  • Spartacus, slave, soldier
  • Britney Spears, singer
  • Arlen Specter, politician
  • Tori Spelling, actor
  • Michael A. Spence , scholar, economist
  • Octavia Spencer, actor
  • Spice Girls, pop group
  • Spider-Man, fictional superhero
  • Steven Spielberg, filmmaker, movie producer
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  • Patrick Swayze, actor
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  • Loretta Swit, actor
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