Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Bill Willis

b. 1921

American football player (1921–2007)

Bill Wirtz

American businessman (1929–2007)

Bill Withers

b. 1938

American musician (1938–2020)

Bill Woodfull

Australian cricketer (1897–1965)

Bill Wyman

b. 1936

English rock musician (born 1936)

Bill Yeoman

American football player and coach (1927–2020)

Bill Young (Florida politician)

American politician (1930–2013)

Bill Zorn

b. 1947

American folk musician

Billi Gordon

b. 1954

American actor and neuroscientist (1954–2018)

Billie Burke

American stage and film actress (1884–1970)

Billie Dawe

Canadian ice hockey player

Billie Dove

b. 1903

American actress (1903–1997)

Billie Holiday

American jazz singer (1915–1959)

Billie Letts

b. 1938

American novelist and educator

Billie Lou Watt

American actress (1924–2001)

Billie Lourd

b. 1992

American actress (born 1992)

Billie Piper

b. 1982

English actress and former singer (born 1982)

Billy "Crash" Craddock

b. 1939

American country and rockabilly singer (born 1939)

Billy Abercromby

b. 1958

Scottish footballer (1958–2024)

Billy and Bobby Mauch

b. 1921

American twin child actors

Billy Ayre

English footballer and manager

Billy Barnes (composer)

Songwriter and actor (1927-2012)

Billy Barnes (cricketer)

b. 1852

English cricketer (1852–1899)

Billy Barty

b. 1924

American actor (1924–2000)