Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Wendell Meredith Stanley

American biochemist, virologist, and Nobel laureate (1904–1971)

Wendell Mottley

b. 1941

Trinidad & Tobago economist, politician and athlete (born 1941)

Wendell Sailor

b. 1974

Australia international rugby footballer

Wendy Alexander

b. 1963

Scottish politician (born 1963)

Wendy and Richard Pini

b. 1951

Creators of the Elfquest series

Wendy Botha

b. 1965

South African-Australian surfer

Wendy Cope

b. 1945

English poet (born 1945)

Wendy Craig

b. 1934

British actress (born 1934)

Wendy Crewson

b. 1956

Canadian actress (born 1956)

Wendy Davies

b. 1942

British historian

Wendy Freedman

b. 1957

Canadian-American astronomer

Wendy Hiller

English stage and film actress (1912–2003)

Wendy O. Williams

b. 1949

American singer (1949–1998)

Wendy Raquel Robinson

b. 1967

American actress (born 1967)

Wendy Richard

b. 1943

British actress (1943–2009)

Wendy Schaal

b. 1954

American actress (born 1954)

Wendy Williams

b. 1964

American media personality (born 1964)

Wentworth Miller

b. 1972

American actor (born 1972)

Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg

Austrian statesman (1711–1794)

Wenzel Müller

Austrian composer and conductor

Werner Arber

b. 1929

Swiss microbiologist and geneticist (born 1929)

Werner Best

German jurist and SS general (1903–1989)

Werner Egk

b. 1901

German composer

Werner Faymann

b. 1960

Chancellor of Austria from 2008 to 2016