Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Walter Davis (triple jumper)

b. 1979

American triple jumper (born 1979)

Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster

Anglo-Irish noble (c. 1210 – 1271)

Walter de Gray

Archbishop of York (1215–1255) and Lord Chancellor of England (1205–1214)

Walter de la Mare

b. 1873

English poet and fiction writer (1873–1956)

Walter de Luci

12th-century Anglo-Norman Abbot of Battle Abbey

Walter De Maria

American artist, sculptor, illustrator and composer (1935 – 2013)

Walter Dean Myers

American children's book author (1937–2014)

Walter Donaldson (songwriter)

American writer and publisher of popular songs (1893–1947)

Walter Egan

b. 1948

American rock musician (born 1948)

Walter Egan (golfer)

b. 1881

American golfer

Walter F. Otto

b. 1874

German classical philologist (1874–1958)

Walter Farley

b. 1922

American writer

Walter Gargano

b. 1984

Uruguayan footballer (born 1984)

Walter Giesler

American soccer player, administrator, and coach

Walter Gropius

b. 1883

German-American architect (1883–1969)

Walter Hadlee

b. 1915

New Zealand cricketer (1915–2006)

Walter Hawkins

b. 1949

American gospel singer (1949–2010)

Walter Herrmann

b. 1979

Argentine basketball player (born 1979)

Walter Horak

b. 1931

Austrian footballer (1931–2019)

Walter Hunt (inventor)

b. 1796

American mechanic and inventor (1796–1859)

Walter J. Zable

American businessman and entrepreneur (1915–2012)

Walter Jackson Bate

American literary critic and biographer (1918–1999)

Walter Jakob Gehring

Swiss developmental biologist (1939–2014)

Walter Jens

German philologist and writer (1923–2013)