Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Wesley So

b. 1993

Filipino and American chess grandmaster (born 1993)

Wesley Sonck

b. 1978

Belgian footballer

Wesley Willis

b. 1963

American musician and artist (1963–2003)

Weston McKennie

b. 1998

American soccer player (born 1998)

Whakahuihui Vercoe

Wharton Esherick

b. 1887

American sculptor, woodworker (1887–1970)

Wheatus

b. 1973

American rock band

Wheein

b. 1995

South Korean singer

Whit Bissell

b. 1909

American character actor (1909–1996)

Whitey Bulger

b. 1929

American gangster and crime boss (1929–2018)

Whitey Ford

American baseball player (1928–2020)

Whitey Lockman

b. 1926

American baseball player and manager (1926–2009)

Whitfield Diffie

b. 1944

American cryptographer (born 1944)

Whitley Strieber

b. 1945

American writer (born 1945)

Whitney Cummings

b. 1982

American actress, writer (born 1982)

Whitney Houston

b. 1963

American singer and actress (1963–2012)

Whitney North Seymour Jr.

b. 1923

American politician and lawyer (1923–2019)

Whitney Young

b. 1921

American civil rights leader (1921–1971)

Whittaker Chambers

American defected communist spy, writer, editor (1901–1961)

Wi Ha-joon

b. 1991

South Korean actor (born 1991)

Wicbert

Medieval European saint

Wichmann the Elder

Brother of Amelung

Wichmann the Younger

Saxon noble (c.930–967)

Wieger Mensonides

b. 1938

Dutch swimmer (born 1938)