Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

William Jervois

British Army general

William Joel Blass

b. 1917

American judge

William Johnson (cricketer, born 1962)

b. 1962

English cricketer

William Jonas

English footballer (1890–1916)

William Jones (mathematician)

Welsh mathematician (1675–1749)

William Jones (philologist)

b. 1746

British philologist, scholar and judge (1746–1794)

William Joseph Behr

German publicist and writer (1775–1851)

William Joseph Browne

b. 1897

Canadian politician (1897–1989)

William Joyce

b. 1906

American-born fascist and propaganda broadcaster (1906–1946)

William Judson Holloway Jr.

American judge

William Juxon

Archbishop of Canterbury from 1660 to 1663

William Kapell

American classical pianist (1922–1953)

William Kaye Estes

b. 1919

American psychologist (1919–2011)

William Kennedy Dickson

b. 1860

British-American inventor (1860–1935)

William Kidd

Scottish privateer (1654–1701)

William Kidston

b. 1849

Australian bookseller and politician (1849–1919)

William Kirby (entomologist)

English entomologist (1759–1850)

William Kissam Vanderbilt

American businessman and horse breeder (1849–1920)

William Kissam Vanderbilt II

b. 1878

American heir and racing driver (1878–1944)

William Kneale

b. 1906

English logician (1906–1990)

William Knibb

b. 1803

Baptist missionary and slavery abolitionist

William Kruskal

b. 1919

American mathematician and statistician (1919–2005)

William Kunstler

b. 1919

American attorney and civil rights activist (1919–1995)

William L. Guy

b. 1919

American politician (1919–2013)