#1
Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting
British Labour politician (born 1983)
Top 500 #18
#2
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
Top 500 #299 William #1 Hamlet
#3
Will Smith
Will Smith
American actor | film producer and rapper (born 1968)
I | Robot
#4
William Shatner
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
William #2
#5
Wanda Sykes
Wanda Sykes
American comedian | writer | actress and voice artist
#6
William Saliba
William Saliba
French footballer (born 2001)
William #5
#7
Will Sharpe
Will Sharpe
British actor | writer | and director
#8
Wallis Simpson
Wallis Simpson
American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor (1896-1986)
#9
Wallace Shawn
Wallace Shawn
American actor
The Princess Bride
#10
Wojciech Szczęsny
Wojciech Szczęsny
Polish association football player
#11
Willow Smith
Willow Smith
American singer and actress (born 2000)
I Am Legend
#12
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes
American actor (born 1962)
#13
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
United States Army general (1820–1891)
William #15
#14
Will Sasso
Will Sasso
Canadian actor and comedian
#15
Will Self
Will Self
English writer and journalist (born 1961)
#16
Wrenn Schmidt
Wrenn Schmidt
American actress
Nope
#17
Wesley Sneijder
Wesley Sneijder
Dutch association football player (born 1984)
#18
Wayne Static
Wayne Static
American musician (1965–2014)
#19
William Sadler
William Sadler
American actor (born 1950)
William #36 The Shawshank Redemption
#20
William James Sidis
William James Sidis
American child prodigy (1898-1944)
William #38
#21
Wes Studi
Wes Studi
American actor
Avatar
#22
Walter Scott
Walter Scott
Scottish novelist | poet and playwright (1771–1832)
Walter #8 Ivanhoe
#23
William Stirling
William Stirling
British Army officer of the Special Air Service
William #54
#24
Washington Sundar
Washington Sundar
Indian cricketer
#25
Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott
Union United States Army general (1786-1866)
#26
William H. Seward
William H. Seward
American lawyer and politician (1801-1872)
William #60
#27
Will Sampson
Will Sampson
Muscogee Creek actor from Oklahoma (1933–1987)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
#28
William Smith
William Smith
American actor (1933-2021)
William #69 The Outsiders
#29
Walker Scobell
Walker Scobell
American actor
#30
Wilbur Soot
Wilbur Soot
British Twitch streamer | YouTuber | and musician
#31
Woody Strode
Woody Strode
American athlete and actor (1914–1994)
Spartacus
#32
William D. Swenson
William D. Swenson
medal of Honor recipient and former U.S. Army captain
William #77
#33
William Patrick Stuart-Houston
William Patrick Stuart-Houston
Half-nephew of Adolf Hitler
William #80
#34
Władysław Szpilman
Władysław Szpilman
(1911-2000) Polish pianist | composer | Holocaust survivor
#35
Warren Sapp
Warren Sapp
American football player (born 1972)
#36
Wendy Schaal
Wendy Schaal
American actress
#37
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
#38
Will Smith
Will Smith
British comedian | actor | author and screenwriter
#39
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023)
#40
Wendie Jo Sperber
Wendie Jo Sperber
American actress (1958–2005)
Back to the Future
#41
Winston Spencer-Churchill
Winston Spencer-Churchill
British politician (1940–2010)
Top 500 #251
#42
William Sanderson
William Sanderson
American actor
William #102 Blade Runner
#43
Wren Sinclair
Wren Sinclair
American professional wrestler
#44
Wu Sangui
Wu Sangui
Chinese general and rebel
#45
William Schallert
William Schallert
actor from the United States
William #110
#46
William Shockley
William Shockley
American physicist and inventor
William #116
#47
W. G. Sebald
W. G. Sebald
German writer and academic (1944-2001)
#48
William H. Gates, Sr.
William H. Gates, Sr.
American attorney and philanthropist (1925–2020)
William #122
#49
Will Smith
Will Smith
American baseball catcher
#50
Wendy Schmidt
Wendy Schmidt
philanthropist
#51
Willow Shields
Willow Shields
American actress
The Hunger Games
#52
Warren Spector
Warren Spector
American game designer
#53
Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka
Nigerian writer (born 1934)
#54
William Steig
William Steig
American cartoonist | children's illustrator and writer
William #136 Shrek!
#55
Wes Scantlin
Wes Scantlin
American musician
#56
William Kennedy Smith
William Kennedy Smith
American physician; younger son of Jean Kennedy Smith and Stephen Edward Smith
William #151
#57
Whitley Strieber
Whitley Strieber
American writer
#58
William Salyers
William Salyers
American actor
William #152
#59
William Rockefeller, Sr.
William Rockefeller, Sr.
American con artist
William #154
#60
Walter Stennes
Walter Stennes
German politician
Walter #26
#61
Wendy Shon
Wendy Shon
South Korean singer
#62
W. Morgan Sheppard
W. Morgan Sheppard
British actor
The Prestige
#63
Walter Smith
Walter Smith
Scottish association football player and manager (born 1948-2021)
Walter #27
#64
William Saroyan
William Saroyan
Armenian-American novelist | playwright | and short story writer (1908-1981)
William #167
#65
Wilbur Smith
Wilbur Smith
South African novelist
#66
Wally Schirra
Wally Schirra
American astronaut (1923–2007)
#67
William Lee Scott
William Lee Scott
American actor
William #176 The Butterfly Effect
#68
Walter Samuel
Walter Samuel
Argentine association football player
Walter #31
#69
Walter Bedell Smith
Walter Bedell Smith
United States general
Walter #32
#70
Warren Spahn
Warren Spahn
American baseball player
#71
Wally Szczerbiak
Wally Szczerbiak
American former basketball player
#72
William Clay Ford, Sr.
William Clay Ford, Sr.
American football executive
William #182
#73
William L. Shirer
William L. Shirer
American journalist (1904–1993)
William #183
#74
Walter Sickert
Walter Sickert
British artist
Walter #34
#75
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Former Governor-General of Australia
William #185
#76
Will Swan
American musician (born 1985)
#77
Walter Schellenberg
German police and SS general | head of the military secret services and convicted war criminal (1910-1952)
Walter #36
#78
Willard Scott
American retired weather presenter and actor
#79
Willie Stargell
American professional baseball player and coach
#80
Will Swenson
American actor and singer
The Greatest Showman
#81
Wilhelm Stuckart
German judge and politician
#82
Warren Stephens
American chief executive
#83
Wendy Sherman
American diplomat
#84
Wesley So
Filipino-American chess player
#85
Wallace Stevens
American poet
#86
William Shawn
American magazine editor
#87
Wriddhiman Saha
Indian cricket player
#88
Way-Ar Sangngern
Thai model and actor
#89
William Joseph Simmons
Ku Klux Klan founder
#90
Will Smallbone
Irish association football player
#91
William Suff
American serial killer
#92
Whitney Sudler-Smith
American film director
#93
Warren Schaeffer
baseball player
#94
William J. Seymour
American minister
#95
Władysław Sikorski
Polish military and political leader
#96
Willy Sagnol
French association football player and manager
#97
Willie Sutton
American bank robber
#98
William Styron
American novelist and essayist
Sophie's Choice
#99
Wesley Saïd
French footballer
#100
Wilfried Singo
Ivorian football player
#101
Wendell Scott
American racing driver
#102
Will Shortz
American puzzle creator and editor
#103
Williot Swedberg
Swedish footballer
#104
Wajid Ali Shah
Nawab of Awadh
#105
Wallace Stegner
American historian | writer | and environmentalist
#106
Walter Salles
Brazilian film director | screenwriter and film producer
Walter #53
#107
Wayne Sleep
British ballet dancer
#108
Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach
German general (1888-1976)
#109
William Simons
British actor
#110
Waluscha de Sousa
Indian actress
#111
Wilhelm Steinitz
Austrian chess player
#112
Walter Slezak
actor
Walter #54
#113
William Sylvester
American film actor
2001: A Space Odyssey
#114
Whit Stillman
Screenwriter/director
#115
Wesley Schultz
American guitarist and singer
#116
Wisława Szymborska
Polish poet | Nobel Prize winner
#117
Walter Schreifels
rock musician and producer from New York City
Walter #58
#118
William Sutcliffe
British novelist
#119
Webb Simpson
professional golfer
#120
Willy Semedo
French and Cape Verdean association football player
#121
Walter Short
United States general
Walter #60
#122
Will Stanhope
Canadian rock climber and guide (1986–2026)
#123
William Dorsey Swann
drag queen
#124
Will Sergeant
guitarist
#125
Wang Sicong
Chinese businessman
Wang #15
#126
William Backhouse Astor, Sr.
American businessman (1792-1875)
#127
Wael Sawan
Lebanese Canadian businessman
#128
Warren Stevens
American actor
#129
William Seabrook
American journalist
#130
William Ronald Sacheverell Sitwell
British editor | writer and broadcaster
#131
William Grant Still
American composer
#132
Walther Schwieger
German World War I U-boat commander
#133
Walter Sisulu
South African anti-apartheid activist and member of the African National Congress
Walter #64
#134
Will Sawin
mathematician
#135
William S. Sessions
American judge
#136
Will Stancil
American lawyer
#137
Wayne Swan
Australian politician | 14th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
#138
William Stephenson
Canadian spymaster
#139
William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset
Duke of Somerset
#140
Wendell Sailor
Australian dual code rugby player
#141
William Thornton Kemper, Sr.
American banker and politician
#142
William Smithers
American actor
#143
Willie Spence
American singer (1999-2022)
#144
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
English Duke
#145
Wolfgang Schäuble
German politician and statesman (1942–2023)
#146
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
British Prime Minister
#147
William Stephens Smith
American politician
#148
Wafic Saïd
Syrian businessman
#149
W. Eugene Smith
American photojournalist (1918-1978)
#150
Wayne Simmonds
Canadian ice hockey player
#151
Willi Smith
American fashion designer
#152
Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland
Scottish soldier
Walter #88
#153
William II of Sicily
King of Sicily
#154
Wendy Smith
English musician
#155
William Shockley
American actor
William #116
#156
Walter Sparrow
English actor
Walter #93
#157
Werner Sombart
German economist | sociologist | historian
#158
William Thomas Stead
British journalist
#159
William Shawcross
British journalist
#160
Walter Scheel
President of Germany (1974-1979)
Walter #97
#161
Wilbur Shaw
American racecar driver
#162
William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate
British politician
#163
William I of Sicily
King of Sicily
#164
Willie Stokes
American mobster
#165
William Knox Schroeder
American shooting victim
#166
Walter Scott
singer
Walter #8
#167
William Still
American activist
#168
Wilf Scolding
British actor
#169
William G. Stewart
English television producer and director of comedy and game shows
#170
Willi Stoph
East German politician
#171
Wolfgang Steinmayr
cyclist
#172
William E. Simon
Secretary of the Treasury | businessman
#173
Will Stevens
British racingcar driver
#174
Wilfrid Sellars
American philosopher
#175
William Stobart
British businessman
#176
William Safire
American journalist
#177
Winnaretta Singer
American socialite
#178
William Alexander, Lord Stirling
Continental Army general
#179
Wolodumir “Walter” Stadnick
Canadian organized crime figure and Hells Angels member
#180
Walter de Silva
Automobile designer
Walter #118
#181
Werner Stengel
German roller coaster designer
#182
William F. Sharpe
American economist
#183
W. Cleon Skousen
ex FBI agent | conservative United States author and faith-based political theorist
#184
William Scranton
Governor of Pennsylvania
#185
Wendy Saddington
Australian singer | journalist
#186
William Archibald Spooner
British priest
#187
Wolfgang Schmidt
German serial killer
#188
Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland
3rd hereditary High Steward of Scotland and Justiciar of Scotia
Walter #129
#189
William Squire
Welsh actor
#190
Wesley Simina
Federated States of Micronesia politician
#191
Wallace Souza
Brazilian politician
#192
Woody Shaw
American musician
#193
Wasim Sajjad
President of Pakistan
#194
William Henry Sleeman
British colonial administrator
#195
Wacław Sierpiński
mathematician
#196
William Clement Stone
American New Thought author
#197
William Hood Simpson
United States general
#198
William Pettus Hobby, Sr.
American politician; Governor of Texas | 1917-1921
#199
Will Shu
American businessman | the co-founder and CEO of Deliveroo
#200
William Shea
American lawyer; founder of Continental League (1907-1991)