Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Wilhelm Bleek

German linguist (1827–1875)

Wilhelm Camphausen

German painter (1818–1885)

Wilhelm Cauer

German mathematician and scientist (1900–1945)

Wilhelm Cuno

b. 1876

Chancellor of Germany from 1922 to 1923

Wilhelm Eduard Weber

German physicist (1804–1891)

Wilhelm Fabry

b. 1560

German surgeon (1560–1634)

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

German composer and musician (1710–1784)

Wilhelm Gliese

b. 1915

German astronomer

Wilhelm Hofmeister

b. 1824

German biologist and botanist (1824–1877)

Wilhelm II

German Emperor from 1888 to 1918

Wilhelm Kempff

German pianist (1895–1991)

Wilhelm Killing

b. 1847

German mathematician (1847–1923)

Wilhelm Küchelbecker

b. 1797

Russian poet (1797–1846)

Wilhelm Liebknecht

German social democratic politician (1826–1900)

Wilhelm List

b. 1880

German field marshal (1880–1971)

Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette

German theologian and biblical scholar

Wilhelm Marx

Chancellor of Germany, 1923–1925, 1926–1928

Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken

German Kriegsmarine vice admiral (1897–1985)

Wilhelm Mohnke

German SS commander (1911–2001)

Wilhelm Rediess

German Waffen-SS general and police leader (1900–1945)

Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb

German field marshal (1876–1956)

Wilhelm Schickard

b. 1592

German astronomer and computing pioneer

Wilhelm Steinitz

Austrian-American chess player (1836–1900)

Wilhelm Steinkopf

b. 1879

German chemist (1879–1949)