Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Werner Günthör

b. 1961

Swiss shot putter (born 1961)

Werner Herzog

b. 1942

German director, producer, screenwriter (born 1942)

Werner Heyde

b. 1902

SS officer and psychiatrist (1902–1964)

Werner Schildhauer

b. 1959

Werner Sombart

German economist, sociologist, and historian

Werner Stengel

b. 1936

Roller coaster designer and engineer

Werner Torkanowsky

German-American violinist and conductor (1926–1992)

Werner von Blomberg

b. 1878

German military commander (1878–1946)

Werner von Haeften

b. 1908

German officer and conspirator against Hitler (1908–1944)

Werner Voss

German flying ace in WWI (1897–1917)

Wernher von Braun

German American aerospace engineer (1912–1977)

Wes Anderson

b. 1969

American filmmaker (born 1969)

Wes Bentley

b. 1978

American actor (born 1978)

Wes Bialosuknia

American basketball player

Wes Brown

b. 1979

English footballer (born 1979)

Wes Craven

b. 1939

American filmmaker (1939–2015)

Wes Hall

b. 1937

Barbadian cricketer and politician

Wes Montgomery

American jazz guitarist (1923–1968)

Wes Moore

b. 1978

American politician (born 1978)

Wes Ramsey

b. 1977

American actor

Wes Santee

American middle-distance runner

Wes Welker

b. 1981

American football player and coach (born 1981)

Wesley A. Brown

American naval officer

Wesley Addy

b. 1913

American actor (1913–1996)