Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

W. S. Gilbert

English dramatist, poet and illustrator (1836–1911)

W. T. Tutte

British-Canadian codebreaker and mathematician (1917–2002)

W. W. E. Ross

b. 1894

Canadian poet (1894–1966)

W. Watts Biggers

b. 1927

American novelist

Waddy Wachtel

b. 1947

American musician (born 1947)

Wade Barrett (soccer)

b. 1976

American soccer player (born 1976)

Wade Boggs

b. 1958

American baseball player (born 1958)

Wade Phillips

b. 1947

American football coach (born 1947)

Wade Redden

b. 1977

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1977)

Wahab Akbar

b. 1960

Filipino politician (1960–2007)

Wahoo McDaniel

b. 1938

American football player and professional wrestler (1938–2002)

Wajed Ali Khan Panni

Bengali zamindar and politician (1871–1936)

Waka Flocka Flame

b. 1986

American rapper (born 1986)

Walasse Ting

American painter

Walcher

11th-century Bishop of Durham

Waldemar Hammenhög

b. 1902

Swedish writer

Waldemar Hoven

Nazi German physician and war criminal (1903–1948)

Waldemar Milewicz

Polish journalist and war correspondent

Waldo Semon

American inventor (1898-1999)

Waldo Williams

Welsh poet and pacifist (1904–1971)

Walenty Wańkowicz

Polish painter (1799–1842)

Wali-ur-Rehman

Taliban spokesman

Walid Eido

Lebanese politician (1942–2007)

Walker Percy

American writer (1916–1990)