Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton

English nobleman (c. 1312 – 1360)

William de Bondington

Roman Catholic bishop

William de Braose (died 1230)

13th-century Welsh nobleman

William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber

Lord of Bramber (died 1211)

William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale

Scottish noble (died 1212)

William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk

15th-century English noble

William de Mandeville, 3rd Earl of Essex

Anglo-Norman nobleman, royal official and crusader (died 1189)

William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon

William de Ros, 6th Baron Ros

English nobleman (c. 1370 – 1414)

William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey

Norman warrior in the Battle of Hastings, died 1088

William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey

English nobleman and royal official

William Dean Howells

American author, critic, and playwright (1837–1920)

William Debenham

b. 1794

British businessman

William Devane

b. 1939

American actor (born 1939)

William DeWitt Jr.

b. 1941

American businessman

William Dobell

b. 1899

Australian artist (1899–1970)

William Dobinson Halliburton

b. 1860

William Dobson

English painter (1611–1646)

William Douglas Cook

New Zealand writer

William Drury

b. 1527

English politician and soldier (1527–1579)

William Duckworth (composer)

American composer

William Duddell

b. 1872

British physicist

William Dugdale

b. 1605

English antiquary and herald (1605–1686)

William DuVall

b. 1967

American rock musician (born 1967)