Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Wilfrid Scawen Blunt

b. 1840

English poet and essayist (1840–1922)

Wilfried Hilker

b. 1930

German football referee

Wilfried Louis

b. 1949

Haitian footballer (born 1949)

Wilfried Martens

b. 1936

Belgian politician (1936–2013)

Wilfried Peeters

b. 1964

Belgian cyclist (born 1964)

Wilhelm Anderson

b. 1880

Baltic German astronomer and astrophysicist

Wilhelm Backhaus

German pianist (1884–1969)

Wilhelm Blaschke

b. 1885

Austrian mathematician (1885–1962)

Wilhelm Bleek

German linguist (1827–1875)

Wilhelm Brasse

Polish photographer (1917–2012)

Wilhelm Camphausen

German painter (1818–1885)

Wilhelm Cauer

German mathematician and scientist (1900–1945)

Wilhelm Cuno

b. 1876

Chancellor of Germany from 1922 to 1923

Wilhelm Eduard Weber

German physicist (1804–1891)

Wilhelm Fabry

b. 1560

German surgeon (1560–1634)

Wilhelm Filchner

b. 1877

German explorer (1877–1957)

Wilhelm Freddie

Danish painter, sculptor and filmmaker (1909–1995)

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

German composer and musician (1710–1784)

Wilhelm Fritz von Roettig

German Order Police general and SS officer

Wilhelm Gliese

b. 1915

German astronomer

Wilhelm Hofmeister

b. 1824

German biologist and botanist (1824–1877)

Wilhelm II

German Emperor from 1888 to 1918

Wilhelm Keitel

b. 1882

German field marshal and war criminal (1882–1946)

Wilhelm Kempff

German pianist (1895–1991)