Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Wilhelm Raabe

b. 1831

German novelist (1831-1910)

Wilhelm Rediess

German Waffen-SS general and police leader (1900–1945)

Wilhelm Reich

Austrian psychoanalyst (1897–1957)

Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb

German field marshal (1876–1956)

Wilhelm Schickard

b. 1592

German astronomer and computing pioneer

Wilhelm Steinitz

Austrian-American chess player (1836–1900)

Wilhelm Steinkopf

b. 1879

German chemist (1879–1949)

Wilhelm von Grumbach

German adventurer (1503–1567)

Wilhelm von Homburg

b. 1940

German boxer and actor (1940–2004)

Wilhelm von Humboldt

b. 1767

Prussian philosopher (1767–1835)

Wilhelm von Mirbach

German diplomat (1871–1918)

Wilhelm Wattenbach

b. 1819

German paleographer (1819–1897)

Wilhelm Weber (gymnast)

German gymnast

Wilhelm Wien

German physicist (1864–1928)

Wilhelm Wirtinger

b. 1865

Austrian mathematician (1865–1945)

Wilhelm Wundt

b. 1832

German founder of psychology (1832–1920)

Wilhelm Zaisser

b. 1893

German politician

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham

b. 1912

British abstract artist (1912–2004)

Wilhelmina Hay Abbott

b. 1884

Scottish suffragist, editor and feminist lecturer

Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange

b. 1751

Princess of Orange from 1767 to 1806

Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

b. 1880

Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948

Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg

b. 1673

Holy Roman Empress from 1705 to 1711

Wilhelmus Beekman

b. 1623

Dutch politician (1623–1707)

Wilkie Collins

English novelist and playwright (1824–1889)