Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Wendy and Richard Pini

b. 1951

Creators of the Elfquest series

Wendy Craig

b. 1934

British actress (born 1934)

Wendy Crewson

b. 1956

Canadian actress (born 1956)

Wendy Hiller

English stage and film actress (1912–2003)

Wendy O. Williams

b. 1949

American singer (1949–1998)

Wentworth Miller

b. 1972

American actor (born 1972)

Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg

Austrian statesman (1711–1794)

Werner Arber

b. 1929

Swiss microbiologist and geneticist (born 1929)

Werner Best

German jurist and SS general (1903–1989)

Werner Egk

b. 1901

German composer

Werner Faymann

b. 1960

Chancellor of Austria from 2008 to 2016

Werner Forssmann

German physician, Nobel prize winner (1904–1979)

Werner Günthör

b. 1961

Swiss shot putter (born 1961)

Werner Heyde

b. 1902

SS officer and psychiatrist (1902–1964)

Werner Schildhauer

b. 1959

Werner Sombart

German economist, sociologist, and historian

Wernher von Braun

German American aerospace engineer (1912–1977)

Wes Anderson

b. 1969

American filmmaker (born 1969)

Wes Montgomery

American jazz guitarist (1923–1968)

Wes Welker

b. 1981

American football player and coach (born 1981)

Wesley A. Brown

American naval officer

Wesley Coe

b. 1879

American shot putter

Wesley Merritt

b. 1836

American politician and general (1836–1910)

Wesley Sneijder

b. 1984

Dutch footballer (born 1984)