Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Wally Phillips

b. 1925

American radio personality (1925–2008)

Wally Schirra

American astronaut (1923–2007)

Wally Stanowski

Canadian ice hockey player

Wally Wood

b. 1927

American comic strip cartoonist and illustrator (1927–1981)

Walt Arfons

American racing driver

Walt Bellamy

b. 1939

American basketball player (1939–2013)

Walt Kelly

b. 1913

American animator and cartoonist (1913–1973)

Walt Kuhn

American painter

Walt Whitman

b. 1819

American poet, essayist and journalist (1819–1892)

Walt Williams (basketball)

b. 1970

American basketball player

Walter Anderson (folklorist)

Baltic German folklorist (1885–1962)

Walter Ayoví

b. 1979

Ecuadorian footballer (born 1979)

Walter Beall

b. 1899

American baseball player

Walter Benjamin

b. 1892

German cultural critic, philosopher and social critic (1892–1940)

Walter Bernstein

b. 1919

American screenwriter and film producer (1919–2021)

Walter Blount (soldier)

English soldier

Walter Bonatti

b. 1930

Italian mountaineer and alpinist (1930–2011)

Walter Brennan

b. 1894

American actor (1894–1974)

Walter Bruno Henning

b. 1908

German linguist (1908–1967)

Walter C. Alvarez

American medical doctor (1884–1978)

Walter Chrysler

American automotive industry executive (1875–1940)

Walter Crane

b. 1845

British artist and book illustrator (1845–1915)

Walter Cronkite

American broadcast journalist (1916–2009)

Walter D. Edmonds

b. 1903

American writer (1903–1998)