Leading Figures in History

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

24408 persons found

Walter Mondale

Vice President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

Walter Oesau

b. 1913

German World War II flying ace and wing commander

Walter Pandiani

b. 1976

Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1976)

Walter Rauff

German SS officer in Nazi Germany (1906–1984)

Walter Rehberg

b. 1900

Walter Reuther

American labor union leader and progressive activist (1907–1970)

Walter Robins

b. 1906

English cricketer (1906–1968)

Walter Rodney

Guyanese politician, activist and historian (1942–1980)

Walter Russell

b. 1871

American artist (1871–1963)

Walter Rutherford (golfer)

b. 1870

Scottish golfer

Walter Scheel

b. 1919

President of Germany from 1974 to 1979

Walter Sickert

b. 1860

British artist (1860–1942)

Walter Simon (philanthropist)

b. 1857

German banker, councillor and philanthropist (1857–1920)

Walter Sisulu

South African anti-apartheid activist (1912–2003)

Walter Slezak

Austrian-born actor (1902–1983)

Walter Stewart (journalist)

b. 1931

Walter Tewksbury

American track and field athlete

Walter Tull

b. 1888

English footballer (1888–1918)

Walter Ulbricht

b. 1893

Leader of East Germany from 1950 to 1971

Walter Walsh

b. 1907

Federal Bureau of Investigation agent and sport shooter

Walter White (Scottish footballer)

b. 1882

Scottish footballer

Walter Yust

b. 1894

American journalist and writer

Walter Zenga

b. 1960

Italian footballer and manager

Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria

11th-century Anglo-Saxon earl of Northumbria