Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Wilfred Kitching

b. 1893

British Salvation Army General (1893–1977)

Wilfred Mugeyi

b. 1969

Zimbabwean footballer and manager (born 1969)

Wilfred Owen

English poet and soldier (1893–1918)

Wilfred Pickles

b. 1904

British actor (1904–1978)

Wilfred Rhodes

English cricketer (1877–1973)

Wilfred Thesiger

b. 1910

British military officer, explorer, and writer

Wilfredo Gómez

b. 1956

Puerto Rican boxer (1956–2026)

Wilfrid Hamel

b. 1895

Canadian politician

Wilfrid Hyde-White

British actor (1903–1991)

Wilfrid Israel

Jewish Anglo-German businessman active in the Kindertransport

Wilfrid Noyce

British mountain climber

Wilfrid Pelletier

b. 1896

Canadian musician and arts administrator (1896–1982)

Wilfrid Scawen Blunt

b. 1840

English poet and essayist (1840–1922)

Wilfried Hilker

b. 1930

German football referee

Wilfried Louis

b. 1949

Haitian footballer (born 1949)

Wilfried Martens

b. 1936

Belgian politician (1936–2013)

Wilfried Peeters

b. 1964

Belgian cyclist (born 1964)

Wilfried Zaha

b. 1992

Ivorian footballer (born 1992)

Wilhelm Anderson

b. 1880

Baltic German astronomer and astrophysicist

Wilhelm Backhaus

German pianist (1884–1969)

Wilhelm Blaschke

b. 1885

Austrian mathematician (1885–1962)

Wilhelm Bleek

German linguist (1827–1875)

Wilhelm Brasse

Polish photographer (1917–2012)

Wilhelm Camphausen

German painter (1818–1885)