Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Bill Voce

b. 1909

English cricketer

Bill Vukovich

American racing driver (1918–1955)

Bill Walsh

American football coach (1931–2007)

Bill Walton

American basketball player and sportscaster (1952–2024)

Bill Ward (musician)

b. 1948

English drummer (born 1948)

Bill Watrous

b. 1939

American jazz trombonist (1939–2018)

Bill Watterson

b. 1958

American cartoonist (born 1958)

Bill Weld

b. 1945

American attorney and politician (born 1945)

Bill Wennington

b. 1963

Canadian basketball player (born 1963)

Bill Whitaker (journalist)

b. 1951

American journalist

Bill White (ice hockey)

b. 1939

Canadian ice hockey player, coach (1939–2017)

Bill Whitty

b. 1886

Australian cricketer

Bill Wiggin

b. 1966

British Conservative politician

Bill Withers

b. 1938

American musician (1938–2020)

Bill Woodfull

Australian cricketer (1897–1965)

Bill Yeoman

American football player and coach (1927–2020)

Billie Burke

American stage and film actress (1884–1970)

Billie Dawe

Canadian ice hockey player

Billie Dove

b. 1903

American actress (1903–1997)

Billie Holiday

American jazz singer (1915–1959)

Billie Letts

b. 1938

American novelist and educator

Billie Lourd

b. 1992

American actress (born 1992)

Billy "Crash" Craddock

b. 1939

American country and rockabilly singer (born 1939)

Billy and Bobby Mauch

b. 1921

American twin child actors