People

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...

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...

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)...

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 ...

The Bank of Scotland

Banks and investments

The Bank of Scotland plc is a commercial and clearing bank based in Scotland and is part of the Lloyds Banking Group. The bank was established by the Parliament of S

Police Scotland

Politics and Administration

Police Scotland is the national police force of Scotland. It was formed in 2013, through the merging of eight regional police forces in Scotland, as well as the specialist services of the&nb

The National Trust for Scotland

Politics and Administration

The National Trust for Scotland is a Scottish conservation organisation. It is the largest membership organisation in Scotland and describes itself as "the conservation charit

The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland

Politics and Administration

The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland, often referred to as the Scotland Office, is a department of His Majesty's Government headed by the secretary of s

Walter Scott

Born: August 15, 1771 Edinburgh, Scotland Died: September 21, 1832 Abbotsford, Scotland Scottish author The Scottish ...

Screwfix

Consumer goods

Screwfix is the United Kingdom's largest multi channel retailer of trade tools, accessories and hardware products. Founded in 1979 as the Woodscrew Supply Company, the company was acquired in Jul

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...