Leading Figures in History

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

21506 persons found

Wilhelm Camphausen

German painter (1818–1885)

Wilhelm Cauer

German mathematician and scientist (1900–1945)

Wilhelm Eduard Weber

German physicist (1804–1891)

Wilhelm Fabry

b. 1560

German surgeon (1560–1634)

Wilhelm Gliese

b. 1915

German astronomer

Wilhelm Hofmeister

b. 1824

German biologist and botanist (1824–1877)

Wilhelm II

German Emperor from 1888 to 1918

Wilhelm Kempff

German pianist (1895–1991)

Wilhelm Killing

b. 1847

German mathematician (1847–1923)

Wilhelm Küchelbecker

b. 1797

Russian poet (1797–1846)

Wilhelm List

b. 1880

German field marshal (1880–1971)

Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette

German theologian and biblical scholar

Wilhelm Rediess

German Waffen-SS general and police leader (1900–1945)

Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb

German field marshal (1876–1956)

Wilhelm Schickard

b. 1592

German astronomer and computing pioneer

Wilhelm Steinkopf

b. 1879

German chemist (1879–1949)

Wilhelm von Grumbach

German adventurer (1503–1567)

Wilhelm von Humboldt

b. 1767

Prussian philosopher (1767–1835)

Wilhelm Weber (gymnast)

German gymnast

Wilhelm Zaisser

b. 1893

German politician

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham

b. 1912

British abstract artist (1912–2004)

Wilhelmina Hay Abbott

b. 1884

Scottish suffragist, editor and feminist lecturer

Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg

b. 1673

Holy Roman Empress from 1705 to 1711

Wilhelmus Beekman

b. 1623

Dutch politician (1623–1707)