Who's Who In NIRVANA's History S–Z
- Sasic, Susanne
- NIRVANA's lighting designer
- Schaley, Kera
- Recorded cello parts on the studio versions of 'All Apologies' and 'Dumb' for In Utero. She is the lead Vocalist/Cellist of the Goth band Martyr & Pistol
- Seliger, Mark
- Photographed NIRVANA in early 1992 for their Rolling Stone appearance
- Shillinger, Eric
- Friend of Cobain's from Aberdeen High. The pair met through Steve Shillinger, Cobain's friend and Eric brother. Eric persuaded his parents to take Cobain in when he was homeless in the fall of 1985
- Shillinger, Lamont
- Father of Eric and Steve Shillinger, friends of Cobain at Aberdeen High. Lamont was an English teacher at Weatherwax High School in Olympia and agreed to home Cobain in the fall of 1985 when he found himself homeless
- Shillinger, Steve
- Loose school friend of Cobain's. Met at Abderdeen High. Cobain befriended his brother, Eric Shillinger and would live with the Shillingers in the fall of 1985
- Shane, Debbi
- Former girlfriend of Dale Crover's who recorded an early demo version of the NIRVANA song 'Drain You' featuring Cobain, Grohl and Crover in April 1991
- Silva, John
- NIRVANA's co-manager at Gold Mountain, together with Danny Goldberg. Now runs Silva Artist Management, whose clients include the Foo Fighters, Beastie Boys and Beck
- Silver, Susan
- Soundgarden's manager. Introduced the band to Alan Mintz, a lawyer, when NIRVANA were looking to sign to a major label
- Smear, Pat
- NIRVANA's second guitarist between September 1993 and April 1994. Smear's real name is George Ruthenberg.
- Smith, Gary
- Electrician who discovered Cobain's body on April 8th 1994
- Snyder, Jon
- Director of NIRVANA's Evergreen State College video shoot on March 20th 1990
- Spungen, Nancy
- Infamous girlfriend of Sid Vicious of Sex Pistols fame. Parallels have been made between Courtney Love and Nancy
- Stenderu, Darbury Ayn
- Novoselic's second/current wife
- Stipe, Michael
- Lead singer of the band R.E.M. with whom Cobain made tentative planns to collaborate with and may have recorded some demos for in late 1993/early 1994
- Strauss, Neil
- Co-wrote the liner notes of the NIRVANA boxset
- Suko, Cathryn
- NIRVANA's business agent at VWC Management
- Süskind, Patrick
- Author of the novel Perfume, Cobain's favourite book
- Swanson, Jimmy
- Grohl's childhood friend and NIRVANA's drum tech on the US In Utero tour. Passed away July 18th, 2008
- Swink, Ed
- NIRVANA's stage manager on the In Utero tour
- Tennant, Susie
- Promotional rep at DGC Records
- Thackray, Jerry
- AKA "Everett True". Iconoclast rock critic and former assistant editor of Melody Maker. It was True that introduced Kurt Cobain to Courtney Love
- True, Everett
- See entry for Thackray, Jerry
- Turner, Steve
- A member of the band Mudhoney, a band Cobain admired
- Utsunomiya, Kaz
- President of Virgin Publishing
- Vail, Tobi
- Bikini Kill's drummer and part founder of the Riot Grrl movement. One of Cobain's ex-girlfriends. Supposedly much of Nevermind was written in reference to his relationship with her
- Vance, Andrea
- According to Heavier Than Heaven Andrea Vance was a brief girlfriend of Cobain's in 1983
- Vidor, Winston
- Owner of Positively 4th Street Records in Olympia, Washington. Cobain sold Winston NIRVANA shirts direct for resale (mentioned in Azerrad's NIRVANA biography Come As You Are: The Story of NIRVANA)
- Vig, Butch
- Record producer. Recorded a demo with NIRVANA in April 1990 prior to their major-label signing. Later produced the full-length Nevermind album at Sound City studios. Went on to form the band Garbage and also mixed tracks for the boxset
- Vincent, Jim
- NIRVANA's guitar tech on the In Utero tour
- Vlasimsky, Michele
- NIRVANA's US booking agent at Bulging Eye
- Wallace, Andy
- Mixed NIRVANA's second album Nevermind. Also mixed tracks on the NIRVANA boxset and NIRVANA's October 31st performance at the Paramount Theater in Seattle
- Wallace, Max
- Co-author of two books which support Tom Grant's assertion that Cobain was murdered. Also see Halperin, Ian
- Warby, Russell
- NIRVANA's UK booking agent Nomad, Concorde, and The Agency
- Weddle, Kirk
- Underwater photographer who shot the cover picture of Nevermind
- Weinberg, Howie
- Mastered Nevermind and Incesticide
- Weston IV, Robert "Bob" S
- Technician who worked alongside Steve Albini to record In Utero
- Wheeler, Alice
- Photographer who shot much of the band's Bleach-era photography
- Wilkes, Monty Lee
- Tour manager, tour account and production manager for NIRVANA's 1991 north American tour. Passed away on August 26th, 2016
- Wood, Luke
- Former publicist at Geffen/DGC Records
- Youngblood, Jennifer
- Dave Grohl's first wife
- Zapata, Mia
- Singer of the Seattle band 'The Gits' who was murdered in July 1993. NIRVANA played a tribute gig for her on 6th August 1993