Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Werner Forssmann

German physician, Nobel prize winner (1904–1979)

Werner Günthör

b. 1961

Swiss shot putter (born 1961)

Werner Heyde

b. 1902

SS officer and psychiatrist (1902–1964)

Werner Schildhauer

b. 1959

Werner Sombart

German economist, sociologist, and historian

Werner Stengel

b. 1936

Roller coaster designer and engineer

Wernher von Braun

German American aerospace engineer (1912–1977)

Wes Anderson

b. 1969

American filmmaker (born 1969)

Wes Craven

b. 1939

American filmmaker (1939–2015)

Wes Montgomery

American jazz guitarist (1923–1968)

Wes Welker

b. 1981

American football player and coach (born 1981)

Wesley A. Brown

American naval officer

Wesley Addy

b. 1913

American actor (1913–1996)

Wesley Clair Mitchell

b. 1874

American economist (1874–1948)

Wesley Coe

b. 1879

American shot putter

Wesley Gonzales

b. 1980

Filipino basketball player

Wesley Merritt

b. 1836

American politician and general (1836–1910)

Wesley Sneijder

b. 1984

Dutch footballer (born 1984)

Wesley Snipes

b. 1962

American actor (born 1962)

Wesley Sonck

b. 1978

Belgian footballer

Wesley Willis

b. 1963

American musician and artist (1963–2003)

Weston McKennie

b. 1998

American soccer player (born 1998)

Wharton Esherick

b. 1887

American sculptor, woodworker (1887–1970)

Wheein

b. 1995

South Korean singer