| Robert Sarah | Roman Catholic bishop | 1945 |
| José Hermano Saraiva | Historian, Jurist, Politician | 1919–2012 |
| Bukola Saraki | Nigerian politician | 1962 |
| José Saramago | Portuguese writer and recipie… | 1922–2010 |
| Susan Sarandon | American actress | 1946 |
| Chinmayananda Saraswati | Indian spiritual teacher | 1916–1993 |
| Dayanand Saraswati | founder of the Arya Samaj, a … | 1824–1883 |
| Niranjanananda Saraswati | Hindu guru, successor of Para… | 1960 |
| Satchidananda Saraswati | Yogiraj | 1914–2002 |
| Satyananda Saraswati | yogi | 1923–2009 |
| Shantananda Saraswati | Hindu spiritual teacher | 1934–2005 |
| Gianni Sarcone | Italian author, artist, desig… | 1962 |
| Zafar Sareshwala | Indian businessman | 1962 |
| Epes Sargent | American editor, poet and pla… | 1813–1880 |
| John Singer Sargent | American painter | 1856–1925 |
| Thomas J. Sargent | American economist | 1943 |
| Serzh Sargsyan | Armenian politician, 3rd Pres… | 1954 |
| Tigran Sargsyan | Economist, politician | 1960 |
| Jadunath Sarkar | Indian historian | 1870–1958 |
| Anita Sarkeesian | American blogger | 1983 |
| Kaarlo Sarkia | Finnish poet | 1902–1945 |
| Armen Sarkissian | 4th President of Armenia, Mem… | 1953 |
| Nicolas Sarkozy | 23rd President of the French … | 1955 |
| Leslie Sarony | British singer | 1897–1985 |
| Seraphim of Sarov | Russian saint | 1754–1833 |
| William Saroyan | American writer | 1908–1981 |
| Théodore-Adrien Sarr | Catholic cardinal | 1936 |
| George Sarton | American historian of science | 1884–1956 |
| May Sarton | American poet, novelist, and … | 1912–1995 |
| Giovanni Sartori | Italian journalist and politi… | 1924–2017 |
| Jean Paul Sartre | French existentialist philoso… | 1905–1980 |
| Crispin Sartwell | American philosopher | 1958 |
| Sarvajna | Kannada poet, pragmatist and … | |
| Ben Sasse | American university president… | 1972 |
| Siegfried Sassoon | English poet, diarist and mem… | 1886–1967 |
| Erik Satie | French composer and pianist | 1866–1925 |
| Mark Satin | American political theorist, … | 1946 |
| Virginia Satir | American psychologist | 1916–1988 |
| Tathagata Satpathy | Indian politician | 1956 |
| Marjane Satrapi | Artist | 1969 |
| Joe Satriani | American guitar player | 1956 |
| Kenpachiro Satsuma | Japanese actor | 1947 |
| T S Satyan | Indian photojournalist | 1923–2009 |
| Kailash Satyarthi | Indian children's rights acti… | 1954 |
| Fritz Sauckel | German general | 1894–1946 |
| Ibn Saud | Founder of Saudi Arabia | 1875–1953 |
| Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabian former crown pr… | 1933–2012 |
| Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud | former Royal Saudi Air Force … | 1956 |
| Andrew Saul | | |
| John Ralston Saul | Canadian author and essayist | 1947 |
| Antonio Saura | Spanish artist | 1930–1998 |
| James Saurin | Bishop of Dromore; Irish Angl… | 1759–1842 |
| Ferdinand de Saussure | Swiss linguist | 1857–1913 |
| Marcus du Sautoy | British professor of mathemat… | 1965 |
| Augusta Savage | American sculptor | 1892–1962 |
| Dan Savage | American sex advice columnist… | 1964 |
| Leonard Jimmie Savage | American mathematician | 1917–1971 |
| Michael Savage | U.S. radio talk show host, Co… | 1942 |
| Richard Savage | English poet | 1697–1743 |
| Sam Savage | American writer | 1940–2019 |
| Marilyn vos Savant | US American magazine columnis… | 1946 |
| Serge Savard | Canadian ice hockey player | 1946 |
| Vinayak Damodar Savarkar | Indian pro-independence activ… | 1883–1966 |
| Thomas Savery | British steam engineer | 1650–1715 |
| Roberto Saviano | Italian journalist, writer an… | 1979 |
| Jimmy Savile | English DJ, television presen… | 1926–2011 |
| Isidro A. T. Savillo | Filipino biologist | 1959 |
| Tom Savini | American actor, stuntman, dir… | 1946 |
| Mario Savio | American activist | 1942–1996 |
| Girolamo Savonarola | Italian Dominican friar and p… | 1452–1498 |
| Danielle Savre | actress | 1988 |
| Thomas Savundaranayagam | Sri Lankan Tamil bishop | 1938 |
| Kodo Sawaki | Japanese zen Buddhist monk | 1880–1965 |
| Kshama Sawant | American politician and econo… | 1973 |
| Diane Sawyer | American journalist | 1945 |
| Robert J. Sawyer | Canadian science fiction writ… | 1960 |
| John Godfrey Saxe | American poet | 1816–1887 |
| Jean-Baptiste Say | French economist and business… | 1767–1832 |
| Mahasi Sayadaw | Burmese Buddhist philosopher | 1904–1982 |
| Dorothy L. Sayers | English crime writer, playwri… | 1893–1957 |
| Nicola Scafetta | | |
| Jeremy Scahill | American journalist | 1974 |
| Antonin Scalia | former Associate Justice of t… | 1936–2016 |
| Steve Scalise | American politician | 1965 |
| John Scalzi | American science fiction writ… | 1969 |
| Newt Scamander | | |
| Bethany Kennedy Scanlon | | 1975 |
| Vernon Scannell | British boxer and poet | 1922–2007 |
| Anthony Scaramucci | American financier and politi… | 1964 |
| Arthur Scargill | British trade unionist | 1938 |
| Richard Scarry | author and illustrator from t… | 1919–1994 |
| Piero Scaruffi | Italian writer | 1955 |
| Peter Scazzero | American psychotherapist, aut… | 1956 |
| Cassie Scerbo | American actress, singer and … | 1990 |
| Günter Schabowski | German politician | 1929–2015 |
| Hjalmar Schacht | German politician | 1877–1970 |
| Zalman Schachter-Shalomi | American writer and activist,… | 1924–2014 |
| Anne Wilson Schaef | American psychotherapist and … | 1934–2020 |
| Edith Schaeffer | American writer | 1914–2013 |
| Francis Schaeffer | American theologian | 1912–1984 |