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- Sa'd ibn Abi WaqqasMuslim general (c. 595 – 674)
- Sabiha GökçenWorld's first female fighter pilot
- Saigō TakamoriJapanese samurai and politician (1828–1877)
- Saint-Sauveur-le-VicomteSaint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the Manche department in
- Sakamoto RyōmaJapanese samurai and politician (1836–1867)
- Samantha SmithAmerican child peace activist (1972–1985)
- Samuel GompersBritish-American labor union leader (1850–1924)
- Samuel PepysEnglish writer and politician (1633–1703)
- San Antonio Missions (World Heritage Site)The San Antonio Missions are a World Heritage Site located in and near San Antonio, Texas,
- Sanada YukimuraJapanese samurai warrior (1567–1615)
- Santos-Dumont DemoiselleThe Santos-Dumont Demoiselle is a series of aircraft built in France by the Brazilian avia
- Sarah WinnemuccaNorthern Paiute author, activist, and educator (c. 1844–1891)
- Savigny-sur-OrgeSavigny-sur-Orge (French pronunciation: , literally Savigny upon Orge) is a commune in the
- SchäftlarnSchäftlarn is a municipality in the district of Munich in Bavaria in Germany. It consists
- Scipio AemilianusRoman politician and general (185–129 BC)
- Scottsburg, New YorkScottsburg is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Livingston County, New York, U
- Sea Gallantry MedalThe Sea Gallantry Medal (SGM) (officially the 'Medal for Saving Life at Sea', and original
- Seán MacBrideIrish republican activist, politician, and diplomat (1904–1988)
- Seán RussellSeán Russell (13 October 1893 – 14 August 1940) was an Irish republican who participated i
- Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of VaubanFrench Royal Army officer (1633–1707)
- Second Corps, Army of Northern VirginiaThe Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia was a military organization within the C
- Seize the Time (book)Seize The Time: The Story of The Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton is a 1970 book by
- Self-inflicted woundA self-inflicted wound (SIW) or self-inflicted injury (SII) is a physical injury done to o
- Semyon BudyonnySoviet military commander (1883–1973)
- Semyon TimoshenkoSoviet military commander (1895–1970)
- Sepp DietrichGerman Nazi politician and SS commander (1892–1966)
- SequaniThe Sequani were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the upper river basin of the Arar river (Saône
- Serena (wife of Stilicho)Serena (died 409) was a member of the Theodosian dynasty as the niece of the emperor Theod
- Sergei NechaevRussian nihilist revolutionary (1847–1882)
- Sextus PompeyRoman politician and general (c. 67–35 BC)
- Shane Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of TunisShane William Desmond Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis (born 30 June 1935), styled L
- Sharpsburg, MarylandSharpsburg is a town in Washington County, Maryland. The town is approximately 13 miles (2
- Sheriff of Berkshire and OxfordshireThis is a list of Sheriffs of Berkshire and Oxfordshire. One sheriff was appointed for bot
- Shi LangChinese naval officer (1621-1696)
- Shi LiangShi Liang (Chinese: 史良; pinyin: Shǐ Liáng; Wade–Giles: Shih Liang; March 27, 1900 – Septem
- Shih Ming-tehTaiwanese democracy activist and politician (1941–2024)
- Shimazu NariakiraShimazu Nariakira (島津 斉彬, April 28, 1809 – August 24, 1858) was a Japanese feudal lord (da
- Shirin EbadiIranian-British lawyer, activist (born 1947)
- Shirō IshiiJapanese biological weapons specialist (1892–1959)
- Shitennō (Tokugawa clan)The Four Heavenly Kings of the Tokugawa (徳川四天王, Tokugawa-shitennō) is a Japanese sobriquet
- Shulamith FirestoneAmerican feminist activist (1945–2012)
- Sí se puede"Sí, se puede" (Spanish for "Yes, you can"; pronounced ) is the motto of the United Farm W
- Siberian CossacksSiberian Cossacks were Cossacks who settled in the Siberian region of Russia from the end
- Sica SicaSica Sica (Aymara: Sika Sika) is a small town and capital of Aroma Province in the La Paz
- Siege of Lyme RegisThe siege of Lyme Regis was an eight-week blockade during the First English Civil War. The
- Simo HäyhäFinnish military sniper (1905–2002)
- Simon bar KokhbaLeader of the Bar Kokhba revolt (132–136 CE)
- Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of LeicesterFrench nobleman and leader of the Albigensian Crusade (c. 1175–1218)
- Simon WiesenthalAustrian Nazi hunter (1908–2005)
- Sixteenth government of IsraelThe sixteenth government of Israel was formed by Golda Meir on 10 March 1974, following th
- Slobodan PraljakBosnian Croat military commander (1945–2017)
- Smedley ButlerUnited States Marine Corps officer, author, and lecturer (1881–1940)
- SolzaSolza (Bergamasque: Sólsa) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the It
- South Armagh Republican Action ForceThe South Armagh Republican Action Force (SARAF) shortened simply to the Republican Action
- South Carolina National GuardThe South Carolina National Guard (SCNG) consists of the South Carolina Army National Guar
- Southern Command (United Kingdom)Southern Command was a Command of the British Army.
- Sparta, New YorkSparta is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 1,624 a
- Spolia opimaThe spolia opima (Latin for 'rich spoils') were the armour, arms, and other effects that a
- Stalingrad FrontThe Stalingrad Front was a front, a military unit encompassing several armies, of the Sovi
- Stanislas-Marie MaillardFrench volunteer in the attack on the Bastille
- Stanislav PetrovSoviet Air Defence Forces officer (1939–2017)
- Stanisław KoniecpolskiPolish military commander (1591–1646)
- Statue of Po'payPo'pay is a statue of Po’pay (also known as Popé), a Tewa and one of the Pueblo leaders du
- Stenka RazinCossack leader (1630–1671)
- Stephen DecaturUnited States naval officer and commodore (1779–1820)
- StilichoRoman army general (c. 359 – 408)
- Stokely CarmichaelTrinbagonian-American activist (1941–1998)
- Stonewall BrigadeThe Stonewall Brigade of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, was a famous
- Stonewall JacksonConfederate States Army general (1824–1863)
- Su DingfangTang dynasty military general (591–667)
- Su YuChinese military commander, general of the People's Liberation Army
- SudirmanFirst commander-in-chief of the Indonesian armed forces
- Sun BinChinese general and writer (d. 316 BC)
- Sun Li-jenChinese general (1900–1990)
- SurenaCommander of Parthian Empire under Orodes II
- Svetozar BoroevićAustro-Hungarian field marshal (1856–1920)
- Sydney PossueloBrazilian explorer, social activist and ethnographer (born 1940)