Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

24408 persons found

Wilson Whineray

b. 1935

Rugby player

Wim Duisenberg

b. 1935

Dutch politician and economist, first ECB President (1935–2005)

Wim Eijk

b. 1953

Dutch Catholic prelate (born 1953)

Wim Stroetinga

b. 1985

Dutch cyclist (born 1985)

Wim van Est

Dutch racing cyclist (1923-2003)

Win Maung

b. 1916

3rd president of Myanmar

Win Tin

Burmese writer and political prisoner (12 March 1929 – 21 April 2014)

Winfield Dunn

b. 1927

American politician (1927–2024)

Winfield Scott

United States Army general (1786–1866)

Winifred Brunton

b. 1880

English painter

Winifred Holtby

b. 1898

English novelist and journalist (1898–1935)

Winnie Ewing

Scottish politician (1929–2023)

Winston Graham

b. 1908

English novelist (1908–2003)

Winston Reid

b. 1988

New Zealand footballer (born 1988)

Winthrop M. Crane

b. 1853

American politician (1853–1920)

Wisława Szymborska

b. 1923

Polish poet and Nobel laureate (1923–2012)

Witold Hurewicz

b. 1904

Polish mathematician (1904–1956)

Witold Pilecki

Polish military officer (1901–1948)

Witold Smorawiński

b. 1964

Władysław Bartoszewski

Polish politician and activist (1922–2015)

Władysław Horodecki

b. 1863

Polish architect (1863–1930)

Władysław I Herman

Duke of Poland

Władysław II Jagiełło

Grand Duke of Lithuania (1377–1434); King of Poland (1386–1434)

Władysław II the Exile

High Duke of Poland from 1138 to 1146