Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Wayne Taylor

b. 1956

South African racing driver and team owner

Wayne Terwilliger

b. 1925

American baseball player (1925–2021)

Wayne Thomas (footballer, born 1979)

b. 1979

English footballer

Wayne Townsend

American politician

Wayne Van Dorp

b. 1961

Canadian ice hockey player

Weary Dunlop

b. 1907

Australian military surgeon (1907–1993)

Webb Pierce

b. 1921

American country musician (1921–1991)

Webster Paulson

English civil engineer (1837–1887)

Wee Chong Jin

Singaporean jurist (1917–2005)

Wee Kim Wee

President of Singapore from 1985 to 1993

Weeb Ewbank

b. 1907

American football coach (1907–1998)

Weegee

b. 1899

American photographer and photojournalist (1899–1968)

Wei Fu

Chinese Tang dynasty chancellor (d. 850 CE)

Wei Yuan

b. 1794

Chinese scholar (1794–1857)

Wei Yue

Wellington Mara

b. 1916

American businessman (1916–2005)

Wenceslao Vinzons

Filipino politician and activist

Wenceslaus Hollar

b. 1607

Czech engraver, etcher and painter (1607–1677)

Wenceslaus II of Bohemia

King of Bohemia from 1278 to 1305

Wenceslaus III of Bohemia

King of Bohemia and Poland from 1305 to 1306

Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia

King of Bohemia (1378–1419) and Germany (1376–1400)

Wendelin Wiedeking

b. 1952

German businessman (born 1952)

Wendell Berry

b. 1934

American writer (born 1934)

Wendell Ladner

American basketball player (1948–1975)