Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Wat Tyler

Leader of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt (1341 or c. 1320 – 1381)

Watson Fothergill

b. 1841

British architect

Waylon Jennings

b. 1937

American country musician (1937–2002)

Wayman Tisdale

American basketball player (1964–2009)

Wayne Allwine

American voice actor and sound effects editor (1947–2009)

Wayne Brady

b. 1972

American TV host and actor (born 1972)

Wayne Brown (American politician)

American politician (1936–2013)

Wayne Carey

b. 1971

Australian rules footballer

Wayne Cashman

b. 1945

Canadian ice hockey player, coach (born 1945)

Wayne Kramer

b. 1948

American musician (1948–2024)

Wayne Roycroft

b. 1946

Australian equestrian (born 1946)

Wayne Swan

b. 1954

Australian politician (born 1954)

Wayne Terwilliger

b. 1925

American baseball player (1925–2021)

Wayne Thomas (footballer, born 1979)

b. 1979

English footballer

Wayne Van Dorp

b. 1961

Canadian ice hockey player

Wee Chong Jin

Singaporean jurist (1917–2005)

Wee Kim Wee

President of Singapore from 1985 to 1993

Weeb Ewbank

b. 1907

American football coach (1907–1998)

Weegee

b. 1899

American photographer and photojournalist (1899–1968)

Wei Yuan

b. 1794

Chinese scholar (1794–1857)

Wenceslaus II of Bohemia

King of Bohemia from 1278 to 1305

Wendell Ladner

American basketball player (1948–1975)

Wendell Meredith Stanley

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

Wendy Alexander

b. 1963

Scottish politician (born 1963)