Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Windsor Davies

b. 1930

British actor (1930–2019)

Windy McCall

b. 1925

American baseball player (1925–2015)

Winfield Dunn

b. 1927

American politician (1927–2024)

Winfield Scott

United States Army general (1786–1866)

Winifred Asprey

American computer scientist and mathematician

Winifred Brunton

b. 1880

English painter

Winifred Holtby

b. 1898

English novelist and journalist (1898–1935)

Winifred Lenihan

American actor, writer and director (1898–1964)

Winnie Ewing

Scottish politician (1929–2023)

Winnie Harlow

b. 1994

Canadian fashion model (born 1994)

Winnie Mandela

b. 1936

South African activist and politician (1936–2018)

Winnie Monsod

b. 1940

Filipino economist and broadcaster

Winona Ryder

b. 1971

American actress (born 1971)

Winslow Homer

American landscape painter (1836–1910)

Winsor McCay

American cartoonist and animator (c.1866–1934)

Winston Bogarde

b. 1970

Dutch footballer (born 1970)

Winston Churchill (1940–2010)

b. 1940

Grandson of Winston Churchill

Winston Davis

b. 1958

West Indian cricketer

Winston Graham

b. 1908

English novelist (1908–2003)

Winston Reid

b. 1988

New Zealand footballer (born 1988)

Winston Rekert

Canadian actor

Winthrop M. Crane

b. 1853

American politician (1853–1920)

Winthrop Mackworth Praed

English politician and poet

Winthrop Paul Rockefeller

American politician (1948–2006)