Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Walter Russell

b. 1871

American artist (1871–1963)

Walter Rutherford (golfer)

b. 1870

Scottish golfer

Walter Scharf

b. 1910

American composer and arranger (1910-2003)

Walter Scheel

b. 1919

President of Germany from 1974 to 1979

Walter Schottky

b. 1886

German physicist and electrical engineer (1886-1976)

Walter Schuck

b. 1920

German WWII flying ace (1920–2015)

Walter Scott

b. 1771

Scottish novelist (1771–1832)

Walter Sickert

b. 1860

British artist (1860–1942)

Walter Simon (philanthropist)

b. 1857

German banker, councillor and philanthropist (1857–1920)

Walter Sisulu

South African anti-apartheid activist (1912–2003)

Walter Slezak

Austrian-born actor (1902–1983)

Walter Stewart (journalist)

b. 1931

Walter Swinburn

b. 1961

British jockey

Walter Terence Stace

British philosopher (1886–1967)

Walter Tewksbury

American track and field athlete

Walter Tull

b. 1888

English footballer (1888–1918)

Walter Ulbricht

b. 1893

Leader of East Germany from 1950 to 1971

Walter Van Tilburg Clark

b. 1909

Novelist, short story writer, educator

Walter Walsh

b. 1907

Federal Bureau of Investigation agent and sport shooter

Walter White (Scottish footballer)

b. 1882

Scottish footballer

Walter Yust

b. 1894

American journalist and writer

Walter Zapp

Baltic German inventor (1905–2003)

Walter Zenga

b. 1960

Italian footballer and manager

Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria

11th-century Anglo-Saxon earl of Northumbria