Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Bill Lockyer

b. 1941

American politician

Bill Mackrides

b. 1925

American gridiron football player (1925–2019)

Bill Macy

b. 1922

American actor (1922–2019)

Bill Masterton

b. 1938

Canadian ice hockey player (1938–1968)

Bill McCartney

b. 1940

American football player and coach (1940–2025)

Bill McGill

American basketball player (1939–2014)

Bill Merritt (cricketer)

b. 1908

New Zealand cricketer & rugby league player (1908–1977)

Bill Miles

b. 1931

American filmmaker

Bill Monbouquette

b. 1936

American baseball player (1936–2015)

Bill Mosienko

Canadian ice hockey player (1921–1994)

Bill Moyers

b. 1934

American journalist (1934–2025)

Bill Musselman

American basketball coach (1940–2000)

Bill Neidjie

Last surviving speaker of the Gaagudju language (1913–2002)

Bill Neilson

b. 1925

Australian politician

Bill Nyrop

b. 1952

American ice hockey player (1952–1995)

Bill Oddie

b. 1941

English conservationist, entertainer and ornithologist (born 1941)

Bill Osborne

b. 1955

Rugby player

Bill Parcells

b. 1941

American football coach (born 1941)

Bill Pascrell

American politician (1937–2024)

Bill Paterson (actor)

b. 1945

Scottish actor (born 1945)

Bill Paxton

b. 1955

American actor (1955–2017)

Bill Peach

Australian television presenter and journalist (1935–2013)

Bill Peet

American illustrator and animator (1915–2002)

Bill Pertwee

English actor (1926–2013)