Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Wang Sitong

Jin general

Wang Xiaoshuai

b. 1966

Chinese film director and screenwriter (born 1966)

Wang Yafan

b. 1994

Chinese tennis player (born 1994)

Wang Yibo

b. 1997

Chinese actor and singer (born 1997)

Wang Zhen (race walker)

b. 1991

Chinese racewalker (born 1991)

Wang Zhizhi

b. 1977

Chinese basketball player (born 1977)

Wang Zongji

Wanli Emperor

Emperor of China from 1572 to 1620

Wanny van Gils

Dutch footballer and coach

War (band)

b. 1949

American band

Ward Connerly

b. 1939

American political activist and businessman (born 1939)

Ward Cunningham

b. 1949

American computer programmer (born 1949)

Ward Kimball

American animator and jazz trombonist (1914–2002)

Ward Moore

b. 1903

American writer of fiction

Warja Lavater

Swiss artist and illustrator (1913–2007)

Warner Baxter

American actor (1889–1951)

Warner Fusselle

American sportscaster (1944–2012)

Warner of Grez

French nobleman

Warren Avis

b. 1915

Founder of Avis Rent A Car System Inc.

Warren Barker

b. 1923

American composer, arranger, and conductor

Warren Bennis

Leadership studies influencer (1925-2014)

Warren Brown (politician)

b. 1836

American politician (1836–1919)

Warren Defever

b. 1969

American musician

Warren E. Burger

Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986