Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

William T. Vollmann

b. 1959

American writer and journalist

William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot

British politician (1710–1782)

William Tate (painter)

English painter (1747–1806)

William Tebeau

American engineer and educator

William the Silent

b. 1533

Dutch revolt leader (1533–1584)

William Thompson (archer)

American archer (1848–1918)

William Thompson (boxer)

Boxer from Nottingham, England

William Thomson Sloper

William Thornton

b. 1759

American inventor and architect (1759–1828)

William Thurston

American mathematician (1946–2012)

William Tierney Clark

b. 1783

English civil engineer (1783–1852)

William Tilbury Fox

English dermatologist

William Tite

English architect (1798–1873)

William Tolbert

b. 1913

President of Liberia from 1971 to 1980

William Trevor

b. 1928

Irish writer (1928-2016)

William Turner (naturalist)

English Protestant reformer, physician and natural historian (c. 1509–1568)

William Turner Dannat

b. 1853

American artist (1853–1929)

William Van Regenmorter

American politician

William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

b. 1629

Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

William Vickrey

b. 1914

Canadian-American economist and Nobel Laureate (1914–1996)

William VIII of Montferrat

b. 1420

Marquess of Montferrat

William W. Boardman

American politician (1794–1871)

William W. Chapman

b. 1808

American politician

William W. Momyer

United States Air Force general (1916–2012)