#1
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
Top 500 #164 William #1 Hamlet
#2
Will Smith
Will Smith
American actor | film producer and rapper (born 1968)
I | Robot
#3
William Shatner
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
William #4
#4
Wallis Simpson
Wallis Simpson
American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor (1896-1986)
#5
Wallace Shawn
Wallace Shawn
American actor
The Princess Bride
#6
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes
American actor (born 1962)
#7
Will Sharpe
Will Sharpe
British actor | writer | and director
#8
Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting
British Labour politician (born 1983)
#9
Willow Smith
Willow Smith
American singer and actress (born 2000)
I Am Legend
#10
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
United States Army general (1820–1891)
William #16
#11
William Saliba
William Saliba
French footballer (born 2001)
William #18
#12
William James Sidis
William James Sidis
American child prodigy (1898-1944)
William #20
#13
Will Sasso
Will Sasso
Canadian actor and comedian
#14
Wilbur Soot
Wilbur Soot
British Twitch streamer | YouTuber | and musician
#15
Wrenn Schmidt
Wrenn Schmidt
American actress
Nope
#16
Wes Studi
Wes Studi
American actor
Avatar
#17
Wojciech Szczęsny
Wojciech Szczęsny
Polish association football player
#18
Wayne Static
Wayne Static
American musician (1965–2014)
#19
William Sadler
William Sadler
American actor (born 1950)
William #41 The Shawshank Redemption
#20
Wesley Sneijder
Wesley Sneijder
Dutch association football player (born 1984)
#21
Wanda Sykes
Wanda Sykes
American comedian | writer | actress and voice artist
#22
Walter Scott
Walter Scott
Scottish novelist | poet and playwright (1771–1832)
Walter #8 Ivanhoe
#23
Washington Sundar
Washington Sundar
Indian cricketer
#24
Willie Smits
Willie Smits
Dutch environmentalist
#25
Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott
Union United States Army general (1786-1866)
#26
William Smith
William Smith
American actor (1933-2021)
William #57 The Outsiders
#27
Walker Scobell
Walker Scobell
American actor
#28
Wendy Sherman
Wendy Sherman
American diplomat
#29
William Patrick Stuart-Houston
William Patrick Stuart-Houston
Half-nephew of Adolf Hitler
William #64
#30
William H. Seward
William H. Seward
American lawyer and politician (1801-1872)
William #65
#31
Wendy Schaal
Wendy Schaal
American actress
#32
Will Sampson
Will Sampson
Muscogee Creek actor from Oklahoma (1933–1987)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
#33
Woody Strode
Woody Strode
American athlete and actor (1914–1994)
Spartacus
#34
Władysław Szpilman
Władysław Szpilman
(1911-2000) Polish pianist | composer | Holocaust survivor
#35
William Stirling
William Stirling
British Army officer of the Special Air Service
William #83
#36
Warren Sapp
Warren Sapp
American football player (born 1972)
#37
Will Stancil
Will Stancil
American lawyer
#38
William Sanderson
William Sanderson
American actor
William #91 Blade Runner
#39
Walter Stennes
Walter Stennes
German politician
Walter #17
#40
Wren Sinclair
Wren Sinclair
American professional wrestler
#41
Willow Shields
Willow Shields
American actress
The Hunger Games
#42
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023)
#43
Will Smith
Will Smith
British comedian | actor | author and screenwriter
#44
Wally Schirra
Wally Schirra
American astronaut (1923–2007)
#45
Winston Spencer-Churchill
Winston Spencer-Churchill
British politician (1940–2010)
Top 500 #267
#46
Will Smith
Will Smith
American baseball catcher
#47
William Shockley
William Shockley
American physicist and inventor
William #110
#48
William Schallert
William Schallert
actor from the United States
William #117
#49
Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka
Nigerian writer (born 1934)
#50
William Kennedy Smith
William Kennedy Smith
American physician; younger son of Jean Kennedy Smith and Stephen Edward Smith
William #120
#51
Wendie Jo Sperber
Wendie Jo Sperber
American actress (1958–2005)
Back to the Future
#52
Walter Sickert
Walter Sickert
British artist
Walter #26
#53
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
#54
William Ronald Sacheverell Sitwell
William Ronald Sacheverell Sitwell
British editor | writer and broadcaster
William #135
#55
William H. Gates, Sr.
William H. Gates, Sr.
American attorney and philanthropist (1925–2020)
William #140
#56
Wendy Shon
Wendy Shon
South Korean singer
#57
William Lee Scott
William Lee Scott
American actor
William #154 The Butterfly Effect
#58
Will Self
Will Self
English writer and journalist
#59
William Rockefeller, Sr.
William Rockefeller, Sr.
American con artist
William #158
#60
Wael Sawan
Wael Sawan
Lebanese Canadian businessman
#61
William Steig
William Steig
American cartoonist | children's illustrator and writer
William #159 Shrek!
#62
Whitley Strieber
Whitley Strieber
American writer
#63
William Saroyan
William Saroyan
Armenian-American novelist | playwright | and short story writer (1908-1981)
William #163
#64
Wilbur Smith
Wilbur Smith
South African novelist
#65
Warren Spahn
Warren Spahn
American baseball player
#66
Walter Samuel
Walter Samuel
Argentine association football player
Walter #30
#67
Wes Scantlin
Wes Scantlin
American musician
#68
William L. Shirer
William L. Shirer
American journalist (1904–1993)
William #170
#69
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Former Governor-General of Australia
William #172
#70
W. Morgan Sheppard
W. Morgan Sheppard
British actor
The Prestige
#71
Wayne Simmonds
Wayne Simmonds
Canadian ice hockey player
#72
Waluscha de Sousa
Waluscha de Sousa
Indian actress
#73
William Knox Schroeder
William Knox Schroeder
American shooting victim
William #185
#74
Walter Bedell Smith
Walter Bedell Smith
United States general
Walter #33
#75
William Clay Ford, Sr.
William Clay Ford, Sr.
American football executive
William #187
#76
Will Swenson
American actor and singer
The Greatest Showman
#77
Willard Scott
American retired weather presenter and actor
#78
W. G. Sebald
German writer and academic (1944-2001)
#79
Wally Szczerbiak
American former basketball player
#80
Warren Stephens
American chief executive
#81
Walter Schellenberg
German police and SS general | head of the military secret services and convicted war criminal (1910-1952)
Walter #36
#82
Wallace Stevens
American poet
#83
William Joseph Simmons
Ku Klux Klan founder
William #196
#84
William Suff
American serial killer
William #197
#85
Willie Stargell
American professional baseball player and coach
#86
Wesley So
Filipino-American chess player
#87
Wilhelm Stuckart
German judge and politician
#88
Wriddhiman Saha
Indian cricket player
#89
William S. Sessions
American judge
#90
Walter Smith
Scottish association football player and manager (born 1948-2021)
Walter #40
#91
Warren Spector
American game designer
#92
Whitney Sudler-Smith
American film director
#93
William Styron
American novelist and essayist
Sophie's Choice
#94
Walter Slezak
actor
Walter #44
#95
Willy Sagnol
French association football player and manager
#96
Wajid Ali Shah
Nawab of Awadh
#97
William Simons
British actor
#98
Walter Schreifels
rock musician and producer from New York City
Walter #46
#99
Way-Ar Sangngern
Thai model and actor
#100
Wallace Stegner
American historian | writer | and environmentalist
#101
Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach
German general (1888-1976)
#102
Whit Stillman
Screenwriter/director
#103
Walter Sisulu
South African anti-apartheid activist and member of the African National Congress
Walter #49
#104
Willie Sutton
American bank robber
#105
William Sylvester
American film actor
2001: A Space Odyssey
#106
Will Smallbone
Irish association football player
#107
Will Swan
American musician (born 1985)
#108
Will Shortz
American puzzle creator and editor
#109
William Seabrook
American journalist
#110
Wilhelm Steinitz
Austrian chess player
#111
William J. Seymour
American minister
#112
Władysław Sikorski
Polish military and political leader
#113
Wisława Szymborska
Polish poet | Nobel Prize winner
#114
William Shawn
American magazine editor
#115
William Backhouse Astor, Sr.
American businessman (1792-1875)
#116
William Dorsey Swann
drag queen
#117
Wesley Schultz
American guitarist and singer
#118
Walter Salles
Brazilian film director | screenwriter and film producer
Walter #60
#119
William Salyers
American actor
#120
Warren Schaeffer
baseball player
#121
Warren Stevens
American actor
#122
Wendell Scott
American racing driver
#123
Willie Spence
American singer (1999-2022)
#124
Webb Simpson
professional golfer
#125
Wayne Sleep
British ballet dancer
#126
William Thornton Kemper, Sr.
American banker and politician
#127
William Grant Still
American composer
#128
William Stephenson
Canadian spymaster
#129
Wu Sangui
Chinese general and rebel
#130
Walther Sommerlath
German businessman
#131
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
English Duke
#132
William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate
British politician
#133
W. Eugene Smith
American photojournalist (1918-1978)
#134
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
British Prime Minister
#135
William D. Swenson
medal of Honor recipient and former U.S. Army captain
#136
Wendy Schmidt
philanthropist
#137
Wang Sicong
Chinese businessman
Wang #18
#138
Wallace Souza
Brazilian politician
#139
Willi Smith
American fashion designer
#140
William Thomas Stead
British journalist
#141
William Shockley
American actor
William #110
#142
Walther Schwieger
German World War I U-boat commander
#143
William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset
Duke of Somerset
#144
Walter Short
United States general
Walter #86
#145
William Cameron Sproul
American politician
#146
Werner Sombart
German economist | sociologist | historian
#147
Wafic Saïd
Syrian businessman
#148
Wolfgang Schäuble
German politician and statesman (1942–2023)
#149
William E. Simon
Secretary of the Treasury | businessman
#150
Wendell Sailor
Australian dual code rugby player
#151
William II of Sicily
King of Sicily
#152
Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland
Scottish soldier
Walter #96
#153
William Still
American activist
#154
Will Sergeant
guitarist
#155
Wilfried Singo
Ivorian football player
#156
Wolfgang Schmidt
German serial killer
#157
William G. Stewart
English television producer and director of comedy and game shows
#158
Walter Scheel
President of Germany (1974-1979)
Walter #101
#159
Wendy Smith
English musician
#160
William Safire
American journalist
#161
Walter de Silva
Automobile designer
Walter #102
#162
Willi Stoph
East German politician
#163
William Stephens Smith
American politician
#164
William I of Sicily
King of Sicily
#165
William Alden Smith
American politician
#166
Winnaretta Singer
American socialite
#167
Winston Sterzel
South African YouTuber
#168
Will Smith
American football player (1981-2016)
#169
Wilf Scolding
British actor
#170
Wesley Saïd
French footballer
#171
Williot Swedberg
Swedish footballer
#172
William Sutcliffe
British novelist
#173
William Shawcross
British journalist
#174
Walter Sparrow
English actor
Walter #118
#175
W. Cleon Skousen
ex FBI agent | conservative United States author and faith-based political theorist
#176
Wilfrid Sellars
American philosopher
#177
William F. Sharpe
American economist
#178
Willy Semedo
French and Cape Verdean association football player
#179
William Smithers
American actor
#180
Willie Stokes
American mobster
#181
William Clement Stone
American New Thought author
#182
Will Scharf
American attorney | political advisor
#183
Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland
3rd hereditary High Steward of Scotland and Justiciar of Scotia
Walter #127
#184
Warsan Shire
Somali-British poet
#185
Wasim Sajjad
President of Pakistan
#186
William Stobart
British businessman
#187
William Shepherd
American astronaut
#188
Wesley Simina
Federated States of Micronesia politician
#189
William Alexander, Lord Stirling
Continental Army general
#190
William Scranton
Governor of Pennsylvania
#191
William Archibald Spooner
British priest
#192
Wellington Silva
footballer
#193
Woody Shaw
American musician
#194
William C. Sullivan
FBI official
#195
Wolodumir “Walter” Stadnick
Canadian organized crime figure and Hells Angels member
#196
Werner Stengel
German roller coaster designer
#197
William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
#198
Wendy Saddington
Australian singer | journalist
#199
William Squire
Welsh actor
#200
Will Skelton
Australian rugby union player