Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Katharine Jefferts Schori
Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States Born March 26, 1954, in Pensacola, FL; daughter of an atomic physicist/astrophysicist and microbiologist; married Ric...
Liev Schreiber
Actor Born Isaac Liev Schreiber, October 4, 1967, in San Francisco, CA; son of Tell (an actor and director) and Heather (a painter and cab driver; maiden name, Milgram) Schr...
Franz Schubert
Born: January 31, 1797 Vienna, Austria Died: November 19, 1828 Vienna, Austria Austrian composer Franz Schubert, an early romantic Austrian composer, is best kno...
Charles M. Schulz
Born: November 26, 1922 Minneapolis, Minnesota Died: February 12, 2000 Santa Rosa, California American cartoonist Car...
Michael Schumacher
Professional race car driver Born January 3, 1969, in Huerth-Hermuelheim, Germany; son of Rolf (a bricklayer and go-kart track worker) and Elisabeth (a go-kart track worker)...
Joel Schumacher
Film director and screenwriter Born August 29, 1939, in New York, NY; son of Francis and Marian (Kantor) Schumacher. Education: Attended Parsons Scho...
Josh Schwartz
August 6, 1976 • Providence, Rhode Island Screenwriter The Fox network introduced The O.C. in August of 2003 as...
Arnold Schwarzenegger
July 30, 1947 • Graz, Austria Actor, politician, bodybuilder Most people successfully pursue one or two careers throughout their lives. ...
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Born Olga Maria Elisabeth Frederike Schwarzkopf, December 9, 1915, in Jarotschin, Germany; died August 3, 2006, in Schruns, Austria. Opera singer. German lyric soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkop...
Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio
Architects and artists Born Elizabeth Diller, in 1954, in Poland; married Ricardo Scofidio. Education: Cooper Union School of Architecture, B.A., 1979. Bor...
Martin Scorsese
Born: November 17, 1942 Flushing, New York American director and screenwriter Martin Scorsese is a director and writer of highly personal films. While ...
Walter Scott
Born: August 15, 1771 Edinburgh, Scotland Died: September 21, 1832 Abbotsford, Scotland Scottish author The Scottish ...
Mary Seacole
British war nurse Mary Seacole (1805–1881) cared for the wounded and maimed during the Crimean War of the 1850s, but her fame was eclipsed by that of fellow army nurse Florence Nig...
Ryan Seacrest
December 24, 1974 • Atlanta, Georgia Entertainer Ryan Seacrest's career did not begin on American Idol, but the...
Ryan Seacrest
Radio and television host Born December 24, 1976, in Atlanta, GA; son of Gary (an attorney) and Connie (a homemaker) Seacrest. Education: Attended Un...
Barry Sears
Biochemist and author Born in 1947, in Long Beach, CA; son of Dale (a floor–covering salesman) and Betty Sears; married Lynn Magnuson, 1969; children: Kristin, Kelly. ...
Alice Sebold
Author Born c. 1963, in Madison, WI; daughter of a Spanish professor and a journalist; married Glen David Gold (an author), November, 2001. Education: ...
David Sedaris
Radio commentator and author Born in 1957, in New York; partner of Hugh Hamrick (a painter). Education: Attended Kent State University; graduated from Scho...
Kyra Sedgwick
Actress Born August 19, 1965, in New York, NY; married Kevin Bacon (an actor), September 3, 1988; children: Travis, Sosie. Education: Attended Sarah ...
Shelli Segal
Fashion designer Born c. 1955, in Dallas, TX; daughter of Jerry (a comedy writer) and Ann (a nightclub singer; maiden name, Benson) Segal; married Moshe Elimelech (a graphic...