Sir Henry Morton Stanley Sir Henry Morton Stanley, (1841-1904). British explorer, born John Rowlands in Wales. He sailed as a cabin boy to the US, where he met a …
Konstantin Stanislaysky Konstantin Stanislaysky, stage name of Konstantin Alexeyev (1863-1938). Russian actor and theatre producer. In 1898 he founded the Moscow Art Theatre and introduced a new naturalistic style …
Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin, real name Joseph Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (1879-1953). Russian dictator. The son of a poor cobbler, he trained as a priest but was expelled for his revolutionary …
Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen, (1949- ). US rock singer and songwriter. Born in New Jersey, Springsteen played in rock bands from the late 1960s onwards and gained a reputation …
Dr Benjamin Spock Dr Benjamin Spock, (1903- ). US paediatrician. After World War II he became known to millions through his Book o f Baby and Child Care (1945), …
Mark Spitz Mark Spitz, (1950- ). US swimmer. In the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games he won a record nine gold medals, eight of which were for world-record-breaking performances. …
Benedict de Spinoza Benedict de Spinoza, (1632-77). Dutch philosopher, of Portuguese Jewish descent. He studied Hebrew and the Jewish scriptures but the unorthodox nature of his thought led to …
Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg, (1946- ). US film director and producer, the most successful in motion-picture history. Spielberg began to direct for TV and the cinema while still in …
