Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Wolfram von Richthofen

German military officer and aviator (1895–1945)

Wolraad Woltemade

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

Wolrad IV, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

b. 1588

German count (1588–1640)

Wonder Mike

b. 1957

Musical artist

Wong Ho Leng

Malaysian politician

Wong Ka Kui

b. 1962

Hong Kong musician (1962–1993)

Wong Kar-wai

b. 1958

Hong Kong filmmaker (born 1958)

Wonpil

b. 1994

South Korean musician (born 1994)

Wonwoo

b. 1996

South Korean rapper and singer (born 1996)

Woo Jin-young

b. 1997

South Korean singer and rapper (born 1997)

Woo Seung-yeon

South Korean model and actress (1983–2009)

Woodall Rodgers

American politician

Woody Guthrie

b. 1912

American singer-songwriter (1912–1967)

Woody Harrelson

b. 1961

American actor (born 1961)

Woody Herman

b. 1913

American jazz musician and bandleader (1913–1987)

Woody Peoples

b. 1943

American football player (1943–2010)

Woody Strode

b. 1914

American athlete and actor (1914–1994)

Woodz

b. 1996

South Korean musician (born 1996)

Woolf Barnato

British financier and racing driver

Wop May

Canadian flying ace (1896–1952)

Worthington Whittredge

b. 1820

American painter

Wout Brama

b. 1986

Dutch footballer (born 1986)

Wout Wagtmans

Dutch cyclist

Wout Weghorst

b. 1992

Dutch footballer (born 1992)