Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

William Sprague III

American politician

William Sprague IV

American politician and soldier (1830–1915)

William Spratling

b. 1900

American silversmith (1900–1967)

William Stafford (poet)

American poet

William Standish Knowles

b. 1917

American chemist (1917–2012)

William Stang

b. 1854

German-born American prelate

William Stanier

b. 1876

English railway engineer (1876–1965)

William Stanley (inventor)

English inventor (1829–1909)

William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby

English nobleman and politician

William Steig

American illustrator and writer (1907–2003)

William Stephens (American politician)

American politician (1859–1944)

William Stevenson (athlete)

b. 1900

American athlete

William Stewart Halsted

b. 1852

American surgeon (1852–1922)

William Stickney (golfer)

b. 1879

American golfer

William Stoughton (judge)

New England magistrate and colonial administrator

William Strunk Jr.

b. 1869

American professor of English language (1869–1946)

William Stubbs

b. 1825

British historian and Anglican bishop (1825–1901)

William Sturgeon

b. 1783

English electrical engineer and inventor (1783–1850)

William Styron

b. 1925

American writer (1925–2006)

William Swainson

b. 1789

English naturalist and artist (1789–1855)

William T. Anderson

Confederate guerrilla fighter

William T. Cahill

b. 1912

American politician (1912–1996)

William T. Orr

b. 1917

American actor and producer (1917–2002)

William T. Vollmann

b. 1959

American writer and journalist