Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Werner von Blomberg

b. 1878

German military commander (1878–1946)

Werner von Haeften

b. 1908

German officer and conspirator against Hitler (1908–1944)

Werner Voss

German flying ace in WWI (1897–1917)

Wernher von Braun

German American aerospace engineer (1912–1977)

Wes Anderson

b. 1969

American filmmaker (born 1969)

Wes Bentley

b. 1978

American actor (born 1978)

Wes Bialosuknia

American basketball player

Wes Brown

b. 1979

English footballer (born 1979)

Wes Craven

b. 1939

American filmmaker (1939–2015)

Wes Hall

b. 1937

Barbadian cricketer and politician

Wes Montgomery

American jazz guitarist (1923–1968)

Wes Moore

b. 1978

American politician (born 1978)

Wes Ramsey

b. 1977

American actor

Wes Welker

b. 1981

American football player and coach (born 1981)

Wesley A. Brown

American naval officer

Wesley Addy

b. 1913

American actor (1913–1996)

Wesley Blake

b. 1987

American professional wrestler (born 1987)

Wesley Clair Mitchell

b. 1874

American economist (1874–1948)

Wesley Coe

b. 1879

American shot putter

Wesley Gonzales

b. 1980

Filipino basketball player

Wesley Matthews

b. 1986

American basketball player (born 1986)

Wesley Merritt

b. 1836

American politician and general (1836–1910)

Wesley Sneijder

b. 1984

Dutch footballer (born 1984)

Wesley Snipes

b. 1962

American actor (born 1962)