Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Walter Lassally

British filmmaker (1926–2017)

Walter Lee (Australian politician)

Australian politician

Walter Leveson

English politician and landowner

Walter Lippmann

b. 1889

American journalist (1889–1974)

Walter López (footballer, born 1977)

Honduran footballer

Walter Lord

American historian and author (1917–2002)

Walter Matthau

American actor (1920–2000)

Walter McGowan

b. 1942

Scottish boxer (1942-2016)

Walter Model

German military officer (1891–1945)

Walter Mondale

Vice President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

Walter Munk

b. 1917

American oceanographer (1917–2019)

Walter Murdoch

Australian academic and essayist (1874-1970)

Walter O'Malley

American businessman (1903–1979)

Walter Oesau

b. 1913

German World War II flying ace and wing commander

Walter of Kirkham

13th-century Bishop of Durham

Walter P. Carter

American activist

Walter Pandiani

b. 1976

Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1976)

Walter Pater

b. 1839

English writer, critic and essayist (1839–1894)

Walter Payton

b. 1953

American football player (1953–1999)

Walter Pidgeon

b. 1897

Canadian-American actor (1897–1984)

Walter Raleigh

English statesman and explorer (1552–1618)

Walter Ralston Martin

b. 1928

American minister, author (1928–1989)

Walter Rauff

German SS officer in Nazi Germany (1906–1984)

Walter Rauschenbusch

b. 1861

American theologian and Baptist pastor