Member of UK Parliament for Callington, 1771-1780. Born of Claverton Manor; he sold the estate to Ralph Allen in 1758.

An Irish scholar and friend of Samuel Richardson.

English poet and satirist. Phyllyp Sparowe is his best-known poem.

Swiss historian and political economist, born under the surname Simonde. Sismondi is most remembered for his research on French and Italian history. He also provided the first liberal criticism of laissez-faire economics, advocating for such social supports as sickness benefits and unemployment insurance.

Sinbad the sailor—also spelled Sindbad—is a character of Arabic literature and hero of The Thousand and One Nights, stories based on the trials of seafaring merchants from Iraq. The narrative frame assigns the stories to Scheherazade, a Persian princess whose royal husband's lack of faith in female fidelity prompts him to execute each of his wives the morning after he marries them. Sheherazade tells the stories night after night, so intriguing her husband that day after day he extends her life long enough to hear the next night's installment.

In Greek mythology, Silenus was the tutor and companion of Dionysus. While the satyr followers of Dionysus were half-goat, Silenus had the characteristics of a horse.

Sidney's major works include Arcadia (1590), which he dedicated to his sister, Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke; the sonnet sequence Astrophel and Stella (1591); and a landmark essay in the history of literary criticism, The Defence of Poesie (1595).

One of the most talented and popular tragedians of the eighteenth century, Sarah Siddons was the eldest child in the theatrical Kemble family. Siddons is best remembered for her portrayal of Lady Macbeth. Deeply identifying with the character, Siddons offered a profound performance that set the standard for future portrayals.

Scottish actress, theatre manager, and daughter-in-law of Sarah Siddons.

The primary antagonist in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, Shylock is a Venetian Jewish moneylender characterized by Jewish stereotypes, such as vindictiveness and greediness. The defeat of Shylock and his subsequent conversion to Christianity form the climax of the play's plot.