Leading Figures in History

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

24411 persons found

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 Dobson

English magician (1957–2025)

Wayne Kramer

b. 1948

American musician (1948–2024)

Wayne McCullough

b. 1970

Northern Irish boxer

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 Townsend

American politician

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)

Wendell Mottley

b. 1941

Trinidad & Tobago economist, politician and athlete (born 1941)