Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Wild Bill Hickok

b. 1837

American soldier, gunman, gambler, and actor (1837–1876)

Wiley Post

20th-century American aviator

Wilf Copping

b. 1909

English footballer and manager (1909–80)

Wilf Mannion

b. 1918

English footballer (1918–2000)

Wilford Brimley

American actor (1934–2020)

Wilford White

American football player (1928–2013)

Wilfred Bouma

b. 1978

Dutch footballer (born 1978)

Wilfred Feinberg

American judge

Wilfred Gordon Bigelow

b. 1913

Canadian heart surgeon

Wilfred Josephs

b. 1924

English composer

Wilfred Kitching

b. 1893

British Salvation Army General (1893–1977)

Wilfred Mugeyi

b. 1969

Zimbabwean footballer and manager (born 1969)

Wilfred Rhodes

English cricketer (1877–1973)

Wilfred Thesiger

b. 1910

British military officer, explorer, and writer

Wilfrid Hamel

b. 1895

Canadian politician

Wilfrid Hyde-White

British actor (1903–1991)

Wilfrid Israel

Jewish Anglo-German businessman active in the Kindertransport

Wilfrid Noyce

British mountain climber

Wilfrid Pelletier

b. 1896

Canadian musician and arts administrator (1896–1982)

Wilfrid Scawen Blunt

b. 1840

English poet and essayist (1840–1922)

Wilfried Hilker

b. 1930

German football referee

Wilfried Martens

b. 1936

Belgian politician (1936–2013)

Wilfried Peeters

b. 1964

Belgian cyclist (born 1964)

Wilhelm Backhaus

German pianist (1884–1969)