Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Wolfgang Flür

b. 1947

German musician

Wolfgang Haken

b. 1928

German mathematician (1928–2022)

Wolfgang Hohlbein

b. 1953

German writer (born 1953)

Wolfgang I of Oettingen

b. 1455

German nobleman

Wolfgang Iser

b. 1926

German literary scholar

Wolfgang Jeschke

German author (1936–2015)

Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein

b. 1622

Wolfgang Leonhard

b. 1921

German political author and historian

Wolfgang Lüth

German naval officer and U-boat commander during World War II

Wolfgang Menzel

b. 1798

German poet (1798–1873)

Wolfgang Paul

b. 1913

German physicist (1913–1993)

Wolfgang Pauli

b. 1900

Austrian–Swiss physicist (1900–1958)

Wolfgang Puck

b. 1949

Austrian-American chef and restaurateur (born 1949)

Wolfgang Reitherman

German-American animator (1909–1985)

Wolfgang Sawallisch

b. 1923

German conductor and pianist (1923–2013)

Wolfgang Schüssel

b. 1945

Chancellor of Austria from 2000 to 2007

Wolfgang Schwanitz

b. 1930

German intelligence official (1930–2022)

Wolfgang Suschitzky

b. 1912

Austrian cinematographer (1912–2016)

Wolfgang Tillmans

b. 1968

German photographer (born 1968)

Wolfgang Unzicker

b. 1925

German chess grandmaster (1925–2006)

Wolfgang, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

b. 1492

German prince

Wolfman Jack

American DJ and music TV host (1938–1995)

Wolfram Müller

b. 1981

German middle-distance runner

Wolfram Sievers

German war criminal (1905–1948)