Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Jeffrey D. Sachs
Economist Born in 1954, in Detroit, MI; son of Theodore Sachs (an attorney); married Sonia Ehrlich, c. 1979. Education: Harvard College, B.A., 1976; ...
Katey Sagal
Actress and singer Born Catherine Louise Sagal, January 19, 1954, in Los Angeles, California; daughter of Boris Sagal (a television director and producer) and Sara Zwilling ...
Carl Sagan
Born: November 9, 1934 New York, New York Died: December 20, 1996 Seattle, Washington American astronomer, author, and lecturer ...
Edward W. Said
The American writer and academic Edward Said (1935–2003) has been ranked among the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century, with much of the field of postcolonial studie...
Andrei Sakharov
Born: May 21, 1921 Moscow, Russia Died: December 14, 1989 Moscow, Russia Russian physicist and reformer Andrei Sakhar...
J. D. Salinger
Born: January 1, 1919 New York, New York American writer J. D. Salinger, best known for his controversial novel The Catcher in the Rye ...
Jonas Salk
Born: October 28, 1914 New York, New York Died: June 23, 1995 La Jolla, California American immunologist and virologist ...
Mary Sammons
President and Chief Executive Officer of Rite Aid Born October 12, 1946, in Portland, OR; daughter of Lee W. and Ann (Cherry) Jackson; married Nickolas F. Sammons, September 12, 1...
Samoset
An ambassador and interpreter, Samoset (c. 1590–c. 1653) of the Abenaki people was the first Native American to greet the English Pilgrims at Plymouth and to introduce them to the ...
Craig Sams
Organic-food company founder Born in 1944 in Nebraska; son of Ken Sams; married Josephine Fairley (a journalist and organic-food company executive). Education: ...
George Sand
Born: July 1, 1804 Paris, France Died: June 9, 1876 Nohant, France French author The French novelist George Sand was ...
Carl Sandburg
Born: January 6, 1878 Galesburg, Illinois Died: July 22, 1967 Flat Rock, North Carolina American poet, biographer, and singer ...
Margaret Sanger
Born: September 14, 1884 Corning, New York Died: September 6, 1966 Tucson, Arizona American author, nurse, and activist ...
Jean-Paul Sartre
Born: June 21, 1905 Paris, France Died: April 15, 1980 Paris, France French philosopher and writer The French philoso...
Marjane Satrapi
Graphic novelist Born in 1969 in Rasht, Iran; married, c. 1994. Education: Graduated from L'Ecole de Beaux-Arts, Tehran, Iran; studied at Arts Deco in...
Francesco Scavullo
Born January 16, 1921, in New York, NY; died of heart failure, January 6, 2004, in New York, NY. Fashion photographer. The fashion world's Francesco Scavullo was indelibly associated with ...
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
NATO Secretary General Born Jakob Gijsbert de Hoop Scheffer, April 3, 1948, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands; son of the general secretary of a stockbrokers' association; marri...
Oskar Schindler
Born: April 28, 1908 Zwittau, Moravia, Austro-Hungarian Empire Died: October 9, 1974 Frankfurt, Germany German businessman ...
John Schlesinger
Born John Richard Schlesinger, February 16, 1926, in London, England; died of complications from a stroke, July 25, 2003, in Palm Springs, CA. Director and actor. Known for such films as ...
Artur Schnabel
Austrian-born pianist Artur Schnabel (1882–1951) was the first artist to record all of Beethoven's piano sonatas. Only modestly gifted technically, he was renowned for the depth of...