Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Walter Brattain

American physicist (1902–1987)

Walter Brennan

b. 1894

American actor (1894–1974)

Walter Bruno Henning

b. 1908

German linguist (1908–1967)

Walter Buckmaster

b. 1872

British polo player (1872–1942)

Walter C. Alvarez

American medical doctor (1884–1978)

Walter Calderón

b. 1977

Ecuadorian footballer (born 1977)

Walter Centeno

b. 1974

Costa Rican footballer (born 1974)

Walter Chrysler

American automotive industry executive (1875–1940)

Walter Crane

b. 1845

British artist and book illustrator (1845–1915)

Walter Cronkite

American broadcast journalist (1916–2009)

Walter D. Edmonds

b. 1903

American writer (1903–1998)

Walter Dale Miller

American politician

Walter Davis (basketball)

b. 1954

American basketball player (1954–2023)

Walter Davis (triple jumper)

b. 1979

American triple jumper (born 1979)

Walter Davis Jr.

b. 1932

American jazz pianist (1932–1990)

Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster

Anglo-Irish noble (c. 1210 – 1271)

Walter de Gray

Archbishop of York (1215–1255) and Lord Chancellor of England (1205–1214)

Walter de la Mare

b. 1873

English poet and fiction writer (1873–1956)

Walter de Luci

12th-century Anglo-Norman Abbot of Battle Abbey

Walter De Maria

American artist, sculptor, illustrator and composer (1935–2013)

Walter de Merton

Bishop and Chancellor of England (c. 1205 – 1277)

Walter Dean Myers

American children's book author (1937–2014)

Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex

b. 1541

English noble and general (1541-1576)

Walter Donaldson (songwriter)

American writer and publisher of popular songs (1893–1947)