Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

William Hunter (anatomist)

b. 1718

Scottish physician (1718–1783)

William Huskisson

British statesman, financier and MP (1770–1830)

William Hutt (actor)

Canadian actor of stage, television and film

William Hyde Wollaston

b. 1766

English chemist and physicist (1766–1828)

William I of Aquitaine

Duke of Aquitaine

William I of Boulogne

Count of Boulogne from 1153 to 1159

William I of Burgundy

Count of Burgundy (1020–1087)

William I of Nassau-Siegen

German count (1487–1559)

William I of Sicily

King of Sicily from 1154 to 1166

William I of the Netherlands

b. 1772

King of the Netherlands from 1815 to 1840

William I, Count of Hainaut

Count of Hainaut from 1304 to 1337

William Ifor Jones

Musical artist

William II of Athens

William II of England

King of England from 1087 to 1100

William II of Hainaut

Count of Hainaut from 1337 to 1345

William II of Nevers

William II of Sicily

King of Sicily from 1166 to 1189

William II, Count of Flanders

Count of Flanders (1224–1251)

William II, Landgrave of Hesse

b. 1469

Landgrave of Upper Hesse

William II, Prince of Orange

b. 1626

Prince of Orange from 1647 to 1650

William III of England

b. 1650

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1702

William III of Thuringia

Landgrave of Thuringia from the Wettin dynasty

William III, Landgrave of Thuringia

b. 1425

Landgrave of Thuringia from the Wettin dynasty

William Inge

b. 1913

American playwright and novelist (1913–1973)