#1
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
Top 500 #153 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 #6
#4
Wallis Simpson
Wallis Simpson
American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor (1896-1986)
#5
Walker Scobell
Walker Scobell
American actor
#6
Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting
British Labour politician (born 1983)
#7
Will Sharpe
Will Sharpe
British actor | writer | and director
#8
Wallace Shawn
Wallace Shawn
American actor
The Princess Bride
#9
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes
American actor (born 1962)
#10
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
United States Army general (1820–1891)
William #14
#11
Willow Smith
Willow Smith
American singer and actress (born 2000)
I Am Legend
#12
William Saliba
William Saliba
French footballer (born 2001)
William #25
#13
Will Sasso
Will Sasso
Canadian actor and comedian
#14
Wesley Sneijder
Wesley Sneijder
Dutch association football player (born 1984)
#15
Will Smith
Will Smith
British comedian | actor | author and screenwriter
#16
Wes Studi
Wes Studi
American actor
Avatar
#17
William Clay Ford, Sr.
William Clay Ford, Sr.
American football executive
William #29
#18
Wayne Static
Wayne Static
American musician (1965–2014)
#19
William Patrick Stuart-Houston
William Patrick Stuart-Houston
Half-nephew of Adolf Hitler
William #31
#20
William Sadler
William Sadler
American actor
William #33 The Shawshank Redemption
#21
Wojciech Szczęsny
Wojciech Szczęsny
Polish association football player
#22
Washington Sundar
Washington Sundar
Indian cricketer
#23
Williot Swedberg
Williot Swedberg
Swedish footballer
#24
Wendie Jo Sperber
Wendie Jo Sperber
American actress (1958–2005)
Back to the Future
#25
Walter Scott
Walter Scott
Scottish novelist | poet and playwright (1771–1832)
Walter #9 Ivanhoe
#26
William James Sidis
William James Sidis
American child prodigy (1898-1944)
William #52
#27
Wanda Sykes
Wanda Sykes
American comedian | writer | actress and a voice artist.
#28
Will Sampson
Will Sampson
Muscogee Creek actor from Oklahoma (1933-1987)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
#29
Warren Sapp
Warren Sapp
American football player (born 1972)
#30
Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott
Union United States Army general (1786-1866)
#31
Władysław Szpilman
Władysław Szpilman
(1911-2000) Polish pianist | composer | Holocaust survivor
#32
William Smith
William Smith
American actor (1933-2021)
William #69 The Outsiders
#33
Wrenn Schmidt
Wrenn Schmidt
American actress
Nope
#34
William H. Seward
William H. Seward
American lawyer and politician (1801-1872)
William #76
#35
Wren Sinclair
Wren Sinclair
American professional wrestler
#36
Willow Shields
Willow Shields
American actress
The Hunger Games
#37
Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka
Nigerian writer (born 1934)
#38
William Stirling
William Stirling
British Army officer of the Special Air Service
William #98
#39
Whitney Sudler-Smith
Whitney Sudler-Smith
American film director
#40
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
#41
William H. Gates, Sr.
William H. Gates, Sr.
American attorney and philanthropist (1925–2020)
William #104
#42
William Kennedy Smith
William Kennedy Smith
American physician
William #108
#43
Woody Strode
Woody Strode
American athlete and actor (1914–1994)
#44
William Sanderson
William Sanderson
American actor
William #112 Blade Runner
#45
W. Morgan Sheppard
W. Morgan Sheppard
British actor
The Prestige
#46
Winston Spencer-Churchill
Winston Spencer-Churchill
British politician (1940–2010)
Top 500 #344
#47
Willard Scott
Willard Scott
American retired weather presenter and actor
#48
William Shockley
William Shockley
American physicist and inventor
William #118
#49
William L. Shirer
William L. Shirer
American journalist (1904–1993)
William #119 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
#50
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023)
#51
William Lee Scott
William Lee Scott
American actor
William #124 Gattaca
#52
William Sylvester
William Sylvester
American film actor
William #125 2001: A Space Odyssey
#53
Wendy Schaal
Wendy Schaal
American actress
#54
Wilbur Soot
Wilbur Soot
British Twitch streamer | YouTuber | and musician
#55
William Rockefeller, Sr.
William Rockefeller, Sr.
American con artist
William #133
#56
Wally Szczerbiak
Wally Szczerbiak
American former basketball player
#57
Wendy Shon
Wendy Shon
South Korean singer
#58
William Schallert
William Schallert
actor from the United States
William #144 Gremlins
#59
Walter Samuel
Walter Samuel
Argentine association football player
Walter #27
#60
Will Smith
Will Smith
American baseball catcher
#61
Walter Schellenberg
Walter Schellenberg
German police and SS general | head of the military secret services and convicted war criminal (1910-1952)
Walter #28
#62
Will Swenson
Will Swenson
American actor and singer
The Greatest Showman
#63
Wally Schirra
Wally Schirra
American astronaut (1923-2007)
#64
Whitley Strieber
Whitley Strieber
American writer
#65
Whit Stillman
Whit Stillman
Screenwriter/director
#66
Wilbur Smith
Wilbur Smith
South African novelist
#67
William Saroyan
William Saroyan
American writer
William #173
#68
William Steig
William Steig
American cartoonist | children's illustrator and writer
William #174 Shrek!
#69
Will Self
Will Self
English writer and journalist
#70
Walter Sickert
Walter Sickert
British artist
Walter #33
#71
Walter Salles
Walter Salles
Brazilian film director | screenwriter and film producer
Walter #34
#72
Warren Stephens
Warren Stephens
American chief executive
#73
Wendell Sailor
Wendell Sailor
Australian dual code rugby player
#74
Wes Scantlin
Wes Scantlin
American musician
#75
W. G. Sebald
W. G. Sebald
German writer and academic (1944-2001)
#76
Wilfried Singo
Ivorian football player
#77
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Former Governor-General of Australia
William #181
#78
William Thornton Kemper, Sr.
American banker and politician
William #189
#79
William S. Sessions
American judge
William #192
#80
Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach
German general (1888-1976)
#81
William J. Seymour
American minister
William #200
#82
Walter Bedell Smith
United States general
Walter #37
#83
William Sprague
American senator for Rhode Island
#84
Wilhelm Stuckart
German judge and politician
#85
Wallace Stevens
American poet
#86
Will Shortz
American puzzle creator and editor
#87
Walter Slezak
actor
Walter #43
#88
Wilbur Snyder
Player of American and Canadian football
#89
Władysław Siemaszko
Polish lawyer
#90
Wilhelm Steinitz
Austrian chess player
#91
Will Stevens
British racingcar driver
#92
Willie Stokes
American mobster
#93
Willie Stargell
American professional baseball player and coach
#94
William Simons
British actor
#95
Willie Sutton
American bank robber
#96
William Joseph Simmons
Ku Klux Klan founder
#97
Wendy Schmidt
philanthropist
#98
Wriddhiman Saha
Indian cricket player
#99
Wesley So
Filipino-American chess player
#100
Wayne Sleep
British ballet dancer
#101
Władysław Sikorski
Polish military and political leader
#102
Wajid Ali Shah
Nawab of Awadh
#103
Walter Short
United States general
Walter #51
#104
Webb Simpson
professional golfer
#105
Wendell Scott
American racing driver
#106
William Shawn
American magazine editor
#107
William D. Swenson
medal of Honor recipient and former U.S. Army captain
#108
Warren Spector
American game designer
#109
William Styron
American novelist and essayist
#110
Walter Schreifels
rock musician and producer from New York City
Walter #56
#111
Warren Spahn
American baseball player
#112
William Suff
American serial killer
#113
William Backhouse Astor, Sr.
American businessman (1792-1875)
#114
Wallace Stegner
American historian | writer | and environmentalist
#115
Walter Smith
Scottish association football player and manager (born 1948-2021)
Walter #61
#116
Wu Sangui
Chinese general and rebel
#117
Wisława Szymborska
Polish poet | Nobel Prize winner
#118
Will Stancil
American lawyer
#119
Willy Sagnol
French association football player and manager
#120
W. Eugene Smith
American photojournalist (1918-1978)
#121
William Clement Stone
American New Thought author
#122
Włodzimierz Smolarek
Polish footballer
#123
Will Swan
American musician (born 1985)
#124
Wesley Schultz
American guitarist and singer
#125
William Shockley
American actor
William #118
#126
William Scranton
Governor of Pennsylvania
#127
William Sutcliffe
British novelist
#128
Werner Sombart
German economist | sociologist | historian
#129
William Salyers
American actor
#130
William Ronald Sacheverell Sitwell
British editor | writer and broadcaster
#131
William Thomas Stead
British journalist
#132
Way-Ar Sangngern
Thai model and actor
#133
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
British Prime Minister
#134
William Dorsey Swann
drag queen
#135
Wang Sicong
Chinese businessman
Wang #18
#136
William Still
American activist
#137
Will Smallbone
Irish association football player
#138
William Stephens Smith
American politician
#139
William Stephenson
Canadian spymaster
#140
Warren Stevens
American actor
#141
William Grant Still
American composer
#142
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
English Duke
#143
Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland
Scottish soldier
Walter #81
#144
Willi Smith
American fashion designer
#145
Walter Sisulu
South African anti-apartheid activist and member of the African National Congress
Walter #82
#146
Waluscha de Sousa
Indian actress
#147
Wessel Speel
Dutch footballer
#148
Wendy Smith
English musician
#149
Will Scharf
American attorney | political advisor
#150
William Schlumberger
French chess player
#151
Wafic Saïd
Syrian businessman
#152
William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset
Duke of Somerset
#153
Wolfgang Schäuble
German politician and statesman (1942–2023)
#154
Will Smith
American football player (1981-2016)
#155
Wesley Saïd
French footballer
#156
Wael Sawan
Lebanese Canadian businessman
#157
Walter Scheel
President of Germany (1974-1979)
Walter #89
#158
Walter de Silva
Automobile designer
Walter #91
#159
William Alexander, Lord Stirling
Continental Army general
#160
Wayne Swan
Australian politician | 14th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
#161
Wasim Sajjad
President of Pakistan
#162
Will Shields
American football player | offensive lineman | guard
#163
William Safire
American journalist
#164
Willi Stoph
East German politician
#165
William Knox Schroeder
American shooting victim
#166
Willie Spence
American singer (1999-2022)
#167
Will Stuart
English rugby union footballer (b. 1996)
#168
William II of Sicily
King of Sicily
#169
Wee Ka Siong
A Malaysian engineer and politician
#170
Wendy Sherman
American diplomat
#171
Wolodumir “Walter” Stadnick
Canadian organized crime figure and Hells Angels member
#172
Will Sergeant
guitarist
#173
Willy Semedo
French association football player
#174
Winnaretta Singer
American socialite
#175
Wilfrid Sellars
American philosopher
#176
William F. Sharpe
American economist
#177
Wolfram Sievers
German Nazi physician
#178
William G. Stewart
English television producer and director of comedy and game shows
#179
Walther Sommerlath
German businessman
#180
William Gayley Simpson
American neo-Nazi writer
#181
Walter Scott
singer
Walter #9
#182
Walter Sparrow
English actor
Walter #121
#183
William Archibald Spooner
British priest
#184
Woody Shaw
American musician
#185
William Seabrook
American journalist
#186
Wayne Simmonds
Canadian ice hockey player
#187
Walther Schwieger
German World War I U-boat commander
#188
Wilton Simpson
American politician
#189
William I of Sicily
King of Sicily
#190
Władysław Skłodowski
Polish scientist and educator
#191
Wilf Scolding
British actor
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
#192
William Shawcross
British journalist
#193
Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland
3rd hereditary High Steward of Scotland and Justiciar of Scotia
Walter #129
#194
William E. Simon
Secretary of the Treasury | businessman
#195
Walter Briggs, Sr.
American entrepreneur and professional sports owner
Walter #131
#196
Wesley Simina
Federated States of Micronesia politician
#197
W. Cleon Skousen
ex FBI agent | conservative United States author and faith-based political theorist
#198
Wacław Sierpiński
mathematician
#199
Walid Shoebat
American writer
#200
Will Storr
British journalist | writer and photographer