Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Win Maung

b. 1916

3rd president of Myanmar

Win Tin

Burmese writer and political prisoner (12 March 1929 – 21 April 2014)

Wincey Willis

b. 1948

British broadcaster (1948–2024)

Windsor Davies

b. 1930

British actor (1930–2019)

Windy McCall

b. 1925

American baseball player (1925–2015)

Winfield Dunn

b. 1927

American politician (1927–2024)

Winfield Scott

United States Army general (1786–1866)

Winifred Brunton

b. 1880

English painter

Winifred Holtby

b. 1898

English novelist and journalist (1898–1935)

Winifred Lenihan

American actor, writer and director (1898–1964)

Winnie Ewing

Scottish politician (1929–2023)

Winnie Harlow

b. 1994

Canadian fashion model (born 1994)

Winnie Monsod

b. 1940

Filipino economist and broadcaster

Winsor McCay

American cartoonist and animator (c.1866–1934)

Winston Graham

b. 1908

English novelist (1908–2003)

Winston Reid

b. 1988

New Zealand footballer (born 1988)

Winthrop M. Crane

b. 1853

American politician (1853–1920)

Winthrop Mackworth Praed

English politician and poet

Winthrop Paul Rockefeller

American politician (1948–2006)

Wisława Szymborska

b. 1923

Polish poet and Nobel laureate (1923–2012)

Witold Gombrowicz

Polish writer (1904–1969)

Witold Hurewicz

b. 1904

Polish mathematician (1904–1956)

Witold Pilecki

Polish military officer (1901–1948)

Witold Smorawiński

b. 1964