Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Waldo Rudolph Wedel

b. 1908

American archaeologist

Waldo Semon

American inventor (1898-1999)

Waldo Williams

Welsh poet and pacifist (1904–1971)

Wale (rapper)

b. 1984

American rapper (born 1984)

Waleed Aly

b. 1978

Australian television presenter

Walenty Kłyszejko

Estonian-Polish basketball player and coach

Walenty Wańkowicz

Polish painter (1799–1842)

Walewska Oliveira

Brazilian volleyball player (1979–2023)

Walford Davies

b. 1869

British composer (1869-1941)

Wali-ur-Rehman

Taliban spokesman

Walid Eido

Lebanese politician (1942–2007)

Walid Jumblatt

b. 1949

Lebanese politician (born 1949)

Walid Khalidi

b. 1925

Palestinian historian (1925–2026)

Walid Mesloub

b. 1985

Algerian professional footballer (born 1985)

Walker Buehler

b. 1994

American baseball player (born 1994)

Walker Evans

b. 1903

American photographer and photojournalist (1903–1975)

Walker Percy

American writer (1916–1990)

Wallace Bryant (archer)

American archer (1863–1953)

Wallace Carothers

b. 1896

American chemist and inventor (1896–1937)

Wallace Clement Sabine

b. 1868

American acoustic physicist (1868–1919)

Wallace H. White

b. 1877

American politician (1877–1952)

Wallace Hartley

b. 1878

English violinist, and ''Titanic'' bandleader (1878–1912)

Wallace Jones

b. 1926

American basketball player (1926–2014)

Wallace L. W. Sargent

American astronomer