Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Walter de Gray

Archbishop of York (1215–1255) and Lord Chancellor of England (1205–1214)

Walter de la Mare

b. 1873

English poet and fiction writer (1873–1956)

Walter de Luci

12th-century Anglo-Norman Abbot of Battle Abbey

Walter Dean Myers

American children's book author (1937–2014)

Walter Egan (golfer)

b. 1881

American golfer

Walter F. Otto

b. 1874

German classical philologist (1874–1958)

Walter Farley

b. 1922

American writer

Walter Giesler

American soccer player, administrator, and coach

Walter Gropius

b. 1883

German-American architect (1883–1969)

Walter Hadlee

b. 1915

New Zealand cricketer (1915–2006)

Walter Hawkins

b. 1949

American gospel singer (1949–2010)

Walter Herrmann

b. 1979

Argentine basketball player (born 1979)

Walter Horak

b. 1931

Austrian footballer (1931–2019)

Walter J. Zable

American businessman and entrepreneur (1915–2012)

Walter Jakob Gehring

Swiss developmental biologist (1939–2014)

Walter Jens

German philologist and writer (1923–2013)

Walter Kempowski

b. 1929

German writer (1929–2007)

Walter Kieber

Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1974 to 1978

Walter Lantz

b. 1899

American animator (1899–1994)

Walter Lord

American historian and author (1917–2002)

Walter Matthau

American actor (1920–2000)

Walter Model

German military officer (1891–1945)