Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Wolfe Tone

b. 1763

Irish revolutionary figure (1763–1798)

Wolfert Gerritse van Couwenhoven

b. 1579

Founder of the New Netherlands colony

Wolfgang Borchert

b. 1921

German playwright and writer

Wolfgang Dremmler

b. 1954

German footballer (born 1954)

Wolfgang Flür

b. 1947

German musician

Wolfgang Gerhardt

German politician (1943–2024)

Wolfgang Haken

b. 1928

German mathematician (1928–2022)

Wolfgang Hohlbein

b. 1953

German writer (born 1953)

Wolfgang I of Oettingen

b. 1455

German nobleman

Wolfgang Iser

b. 1926

German literary scholar

Wolfgang Jeschke

German author (1936–2015)

Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein

b. 1622

Wolfgang Ketterle

b. 1957

German physicist (born 1957)

Wolfgang Kocevar

b. 1969

Austrian politician (born 1969)

Wolfgang Leonhard

b. 1921

German political author and historian

Wolfgang Lüth

German naval officer and U-boat commander during World War II

Wolfgang Menzel

b. 1798

German poet (1798–1873)

Wolfgang Musculus

b. 1497

Wolfgang of Regensburg

German saint

Wolfgang Paul

b. 1913

German physicist (1913–1993)

Wolfgang Pauli

b. 1900

Austrian–Swiss physicist (1900–1958)

Wolfgang Puck

b. 1949

Austrian-American chef and restaurateur (born 1949)

Wolfgang Reitherman

German-American animator (1909–1985)

Wolfgang Sawallisch

b. 1923

German conductor and pianist (1923–2013)