Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

William Merz

b. 1878

American sportsman (1878–1946)

William Molyneux

Anglo-Irish writer and philosopher (1656–1698)

William Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury

Earl of Salisbury

William More (died 1600)

16th-century English politician

William Morgan (actuary)

b. 1750

British scientist and actuary (1750–1833)

William Morgan (Bible translator)

Welsh bishop and theologian (c.1545–1604)

William Morgan (South Australian politician)

b. 1828

Australian politician

William Morris

English textile artist, author, and socialist (1834–1896)

William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield

English motor manufacturer and philanthropist (1877–1963)

William Morton Wheeler

U.S. entomologist, myrmecologist and Harvard professor (1865–1937)

William Moseley (actor)

b. 1987

British actor (born 1987)

William Motzing

b. 1937

Musical artist

William Moulton Marston

b. 1893

American psychologist and writer

William Muldoon

b. 1852

American wrestler (1852–1933)

William Mullins, 2nd Baron Ventry

b. 1761

Anglo-Irish politician (1761–1827)

William Mulready

Irish genre painter (1786–1863)

William Murdoch

b. 1754

Scottish engineer and inventor (1754–1839)

William Murray McPherson

b. 1865

Australian politician (1865–1932)

William Nordhaus

b. 1941

American economist and Nobel Laureate (born 1941)

William Noy

English politician and jurist (1577–1634)

William Nylander

b. 1996

Swedish ice hockey player (born 1996)

William O. Douglas

b. 1898

American jurist (1898–1980)

William O'Connor (fencer)

b. 1864

American fencer (1864–1939)

William of Hirsau

Benedictine abbot and reformer (c.1030–1091)