Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Wojciech Leśnikowski

American architect

Wojciech Szczęsny

b. 1990

Polish footballer (born 1990)

Wolf Huber

Austro-German painter, printmaker and architect

Wolf V. Vishniac

b. 1922

American microbiologist (1922–1973)

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 Haken

b. 1928

German mathematician (1928–2022)

Wolfgang I of Oettingen

b. 1455

German nobleman

Wolfgang Jeschke

German author (1936–2015)

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 Pauli

b. 1900

Austrian–Swiss physicist (1900–1958)

Wolfgang Reitherman

German-American animator (1909–1985)

Wolfgang Schüssel

b. 1945

Chancellor of Austria from 2000 to 2007

Wolfgang Schwanitz

b. 1930

German intelligence official (1930–2022)

Wolfgang Unzicker

b. 1925

German chess grandmaster (1925–2006)

Wolfram Sievers

German war criminal (1905–1948)

Wolraad Woltemade

Cape Dutch dairy farmer; famous for saving lives in a shipwreck in 1773

Wonder Mike

b. 1957

Musical artist

Wong Ho Leng

Malaysian politician

Wong Ka Kui

b. 1962

Hong Kong musician (1962–1993)

Wonpil

b. 1994

South Korean musician (born 1994)