Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

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)

Worakls

b. 1988

French electronic musician and composer (born 1988)

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)

Wouter Hamel

b. 1977

Dutch singer

Wouter Weylandt

Belgian road bicycle racer

Wreckless Eric

b. 1954

English singer-songwriter (born 1954)

Wren Blair

b. 1925

Canadian ice hockey coach, scout, and executive

Wright brothers

b. 1867

American aviation pioneers, inventors of the airplane

Wright Morris

American photographer and novelist

Wu Chengsi

Prince Xuan of Wei

Wu Hanyue

Wu Peifu

b. 1874

Chinese general and warlord (1874–1939)

Wu Sangui

Chinese general and rebel (1612–1678)

Wu Yuanheng

Tang dynasty Chinese official (758–815)

Wu Zhengyi

b. 1916

Chinese botanist (1916–2013)

Wubbo de Boer

b. 1948

Dutch civil servant (1948 – 2017)