Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Bill Todman

American TV producer (1916–1979)

Bill Torrey

b. 1934

Canadian ice hockey executive

Bill Tupou

b. 1990

Tonga international rugby league footballer (born 1990)

Bill Tuttle

b. 1929

American baseball player (1929–1998)

Bill Tytla

b. 1904

American animator (1904–1968)

Bill Vander Zalm

b. 1934

Premier of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991

Bill Viola

American video and installation artist (1951–2024)

Bill Virdon

b. 1931

American baseball player and manager (1931–2021)

Bill Voce

b. 1909

English cricketer

Bill Vukovich

American racing driver (1918–1955)

Bill Walsh

American football coach (1931–2007)

Bill Walsh (producer)

b. 1913

American film producer, screenwriter, and comics author

Bill Walton

American basketball player and sportscaster (1952–2024)

Bill Ward (musician)

b. 1948

English drummer (born 1948)

Bill Watrous

b. 1939

American jazz trombonist (1939–2018)

Bill Watterson

b. 1958

American cartoonist (born 1958)

Bill Weld

b. 1945

American attorney and politician (born 1945)

Bill Wennington

b. 1963

Canadian basketball player (born 1963)

Bill Wentworth

b. 1907

Australian politician (1907–2003)

Bill Whitaker (journalist)

b. 1951

American journalist

Bill White (ice hockey)

b. 1939

Canadian ice hockey player, coach (1939–2017)

Bill Whittington

b. 1949

American racing driver (1949–2021)

Bill Whitty

b. 1886

Australian cricketer

Bill Wiggin

b. 1966

British Conservative politician