Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Walter Terence Stace

British philosopher (1886–1967)

Walter Tewksbury

American track and field athlete

Walter Trampler

German violist (1915 - 1997)

Walter Tull

b. 1888

English footballer (1888–1918)

Walter Ulbricht

b. 1893

Leader of East Germany from 1950 to 1971

Walter Van Tilburg Clark

b. 1909

Novelist, short story writer, educator

Walter VI of Brienne

Duke of Athens and Governor of Florence (c. 1304–1356)

Walter von Reichenau

b. 1884

German field marshal (1884–1942)

Walter Wallmann

German politician (1932–2013)

Walter Walsh

b. 1907

Federal Bureau of Investigation agent and sport shooter

Walter Warlimont

b. 1894

German WWII general and war criminal (1894–1976)

Walter White (Breaking Bad)

b. 1958

Breaking Bad character

Walter White (Scottish footballer)

b. 1882

Scottish footballer

Walter Woon

b. 1956

Professor of law

Walter Yust

b. 1894

American journalist and writer

Walter Zapp

Baltic German inventor (1905–2003)

Walter Zenga

b. 1960

Italian footballer and manager

Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria

11th-century Anglo-Saxon earl of Northumbria

Walther Funk

German economist and politician (1890–1960)

Walther Gerlach

b. 1889

German physicist (1889–1979)

Walther Nernst

b. 1864

German physical chemist (1864–1941)

Walther Penck

German geologist (1888–1923)

Walther Rathenau

German businessman and politician (1867–1922)

Walther Stampfli

Swiss politician (1884-1965)