Leading Figures in History

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

18354 persons found

Willie Mitchell (ice hockey)

b. 1977

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1977)

Willie Nelson

b. 1933

American country musician (born 1933)

Willie Pearse

Irish revolutionary (1881–1916)

Willie Roaf

b. 1970

American football player (born 1970)

Willie Upshaw

b. 1957

American baseball player (born 1957)

Willis Augustus Lee

b. 1888

United States Navy admiral (1888–1945)

Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire

b. 1718

British politician (1718–1793)

Willson Contreras

b. 1992

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1992)

Willy Hartner

German scientist and polymath

Willy Rampf

b. 1953

German car engineer (born 1953)

Willy Stöwer

b. 1864

German painter (1864–1931)

Wim Stroetinga

b. 1985

Dutch cyclist (born 1985)

Wim van Est

Dutch racing cyclist (1923-2003)

Win Maung

b. 1916

3rd president of Myanmar

Win Tin

Burmese writer and political prisoner (12 March 1929 – 21 April 2014)

Winfield Scott

United States Army general (1786–1866)

Winifred Brunton

b. 1880

English painter

Winthrop M. Crane

b. 1853

American politician (1853–1920)

Witold Pilecki

Polish military officer (1901–1948)

Witold Smorawiński

b. 1964

Władysław Bartoszewski

Polish politician and activist (1922–2015)

Władysław Horodecki

b. 1863

Polish architect (1863–1930)

Władysław I Herman

Duke of Poland

Władysław II Jagiełło

Grand Duke of Lithuania (1377–1434); King of Poland (1386–1434)