Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

William McDougall (psychologist)

b. 1871

British psychologist (1871–1938)

William McGonagall

Scottish-Irish poet (1825–1902)

William McIntyre (judge)

Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada (1918–2009)

William McKeen

b. 1954

American author and educator

William McKell

b. 1891

Australian politician (1891–1985)

William McKinley

President of the United States from 1897 to 1901

William McMurdo

b. 1819

British Army general

William Merritt Chase

American painter (1849–1916)

William Merz

b. 1878

American sportsman (1878–1946)

William Molyneux

Anglo-Irish writer and philosopher (1656–1698)

William Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury

Earl of Salisbury

William More (died 1600)

16th-century English politician

William Morgan (actuary)

b. 1750

British scientist and actuary (1750–1833)

William Morgan (Bible translator)

Welsh bishop and theologian (c.1545–1604)

William Morgan (South Australian politician)

b. 1828

Australian politician

William Morris

English textile artist, author, and socialist (1834–1896)

William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield

English motor manufacturer and philanthropist (1877–1963)

William Morton Wheeler

U.S. entomologist, myrmecologist and Harvard professor (1865–1937)

William Moseley (actor)

b. 1987

British actor (born 1987)

William Motzing

b. 1937

Musical artist

William Moulton Marston

b. 1893

American psychologist and writer

William Muldoon

b. 1852

American wrestler (1852–1933)

William Mullins, 2nd Baron Ventry

b. 1761

Anglo-Irish politician (1761–1827)

William Mulready

Irish genre painter (1786–1863)