#1
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
Top 500 #360 William #2 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 #3
#4
Wallis Simpson
Wallis Simpson
American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor (1896-1986)
#5
Will Sharpe
Will Sharpe
British actor | writer | and director
#6
Wallace Shawn
Wallace Shawn
American actor
The Princess Bride
#7
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes
American actor (born 1962)
#8
Wes Studi
Wes Studi
American actor
Hostiles
#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 #17
#11
William Saliba
William Saliba
French footballer (born 2001)
William #23
#12
Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting
British Labour politician (born 1983)
#13
Wayne Static
Wayne Static
American musician (1965–2014)
#14
Warren Sapp
Warren Sapp
American football player (born 1972)
#15
Will Sasso
Will Sasso
Canadian actor and comedian
Happy Gilmore
#16
Wanda Sykes
Wanda Sykes
American comedian | writer | actress and a voice artist.
Breaking News in Yuba County
#17
Wojciech Szczęsny
Wojciech Szczęsny
Polish association football player
#18
Will Smith
Will Smith
British comedian | actor | author and screenwriter
#19
William Sadler
William Sadler
American actor
William #35 The Shawshank Redemption
#20
Walter Scott
Walter Scott
Scottish novelist | poet and playwright (1771–1832)
Walter #9 Ivanhoe
#21
Wesley Sneijder
Wesley Sneijder
Dutch association football player
#22
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
#23
Wilfried Singo
Wilfried Singo
Ivorian football player
#24
William Patrick Stuart-Houston
William Patrick Stuart-Houston
Half-nephew of Adolf Hitler
William #58
#25
William James Sidis
William James Sidis
American child prodigy (1898-1944)
William #36
#26
Walker Scobell
Walker Scobell
American actor
#27
Will Sampson
Will Sampson
Muscogee Creek actor from Oklahoma (1933-1987)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
#28
Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott
Union United States Army general (1786-1866)
#29
William H. Seward
William H. Seward
American lawyer and politician (1801-1872)
William #70
#30
William Smith
William Smith
American actor (1933-2021)
William #74 The Outsiders
#31
William H. Gates, Sr.
William H. Gates, Sr.
American attorney and philanthropist (1925–2020)
William #76
#32
Władysław Szpilman
Władysław Szpilman
(1911-2000) Polish pianist | composer | Holocaust survivor
#33
Woody Strode
Woody Strode
American athlete and actor (1914–1994)
#34
Waldemar Espinoza Soriano
Waldemar Espinoza Soriano
Peruvian historian (1936-2025)
#35
Wendy Shon
Wendy Shon
South Korean singer
#36
Wesley Schultz
Wesley Schultz
American guitarist and singer
#37
William D. Swenson
William D. Swenson
medal of Honor recipient and former U.S. Army captain
William #91
#38
Whitley Strieber
Whitley Strieber
American writer
#39
William Sanderson
William Sanderson
American actor
William #101 Blade Runner
#40
Will Smallbone
Will Smallbone
Irish association football player
#41
William Shockley
William Shockley
American physicist and inventor
William #108
#42
Winston Spencer-Churchill
Winston Spencer-Churchill
British politician (1940–2010)
Top 500 #288
#43
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023)
#44
Wendy Schaal
Wendy Schaal
American actress
#45
Wrenn Schmidt
Wrenn Schmidt
American actress
Nope
#46
William Lee Scott
William Lee Scott
American actor
William #115 The Butterfly Effect
#47
William Kennedy Smith
William Kennedy Smith
American physician
William #116
#48
Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka
Nigerian writer
#49
Willow Shields
Willow Shields
American actress
The Hunger Games
#50
Wendie Jo Sperber
Wendie Jo Sperber
American actress (1958–2005)
Back to the Future
#51
William Clay Ford, Sr.
William Clay Ford, Sr.
American football executive
William #133
#52
Wesley So
Wesley So
Filipino-American chess player
#53
William Stirling
William Stirling
British Army officer of the Special Air Service
William #136
#54
William Rockefeller, Sr.
William Rockefeller, Sr.
American con artist
William #141
#55
William Schallert
William Schallert
actor from the United States
William #146
#56
Wilbur Smith
Wilbur Smith
South African novelist
#57
Willard Scott
Willard Scott
American retired weather presenter and actor
#58
William Steig
William Steig
American cartoonist | children's illustrator and writer
William #166 Shrek!
#59
Willy Sagnol
Willy Sagnol
French association football player and manager
#60
William Saroyan
William Saroyan
American writer
William #173
#61
Warren Stephens
Warren Stephens
American chief executive
#62
William Suff
William Suff
American serial killer
William #177
#63
Walter Schellenberg
Walter Schellenberg
German police and SS general | head of the military secret services and convicted war criminal (1910-1952)
Walter #27
#64
William L. Shirer
William L. Shirer
American journalist (1904–1993)
William #181 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
#65
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Former Governor-General of Australia
William #183
#66
W. Morgan Sheppard
W. Morgan Sheppard
British actor
The Prestige
#67
Will Swenson
Will Swenson
American actor and singer
The Greatest Showman
#68
William Joseph Simmons
William Joseph Simmons
Ku Klux Klan founder
William #187
#69
Will Self
Will Self
English writer and journalist
#70
Will Smith
Will Smith
American baseball catcher
#71
Walter Salles
Walter Salles
Brazilian film director | screenwriter and film producer
Walter #28
#72
Walter Sisulu
Walter Sisulu
South African anti-apartheid activist and member of the African National Congress
Walter #29
#73
Willie Stargell
Willie Stargell
American professional baseball player and coach
#74
Warren Spahn
Warren Spahn
American baseball player
#75
Wes Scantlin
Wes Scantlin
American musician
#76
Wally Schirra
American astronaut (1923-2007)
#77
William I. Donnermeyer, Sr.
American politician
#78
Walter Samuel
Argentine association football player
Walter #34
#79
William S. Sessions
American judge
#80
William Backhouse Astor, Sr.
American businessman (1792-1875)
#81
Walter Bedell Smith
United States general
Walter #36
#82
Władysław Sikorski
Polish military and political leader
#83
Washington Sundar
Indian cricketer
#84
Wallace Stevens
American poet
#85
W. G. Sebald
German writer and academic (1944-2001)
#86
William Sylvester
American film actor
2001: A Space Odyssey
#87
Will Shortz
American puzzle creator and editor
#88
Wafic Saïd
Syrian businessman
#89
Walfredo Reyes, Sr.
musician
#90
Wajid Ali Shah
Nawab of Awadh
#91
Wallace Stegner
American historian | writer | and environmentalist
#92
Will Skelton
Australian rugby union player
#93
Wilhelm Stuckart
German judge and politician
#94
Willie Spence
American singer (1999-2022)
#95
Walter Smith
Scottish association football player and manager (born 1948-2021)
Walter #45
#96
Wren Sinclair
American professional wrestler
#97
Willie Sutton
American bank robber
#98
Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach
German general (1888-1976)
#99
William Simons
British actor
#100
Warren Stevens
American actor
#101
William Thornton Kemper, Sr.
American banker and politician
#102
William Gayley Simpson
American neo-Nazi writer
#103
Walter Sickert
British artist
Walter #56
#104
William Styron
American novelist and essayist
Sophie's Choice
#105
William J. Seymour
American minister
#106
Wilhelm Steinitz
Austrian chess player
#107
Will Scharf
American attorney | political advisor
#108
Warren Spector
American game designer
#109
W. Eugene Smith
American photojournalist (1918-1978)
#110
Whit Stillman
Screenwriter/director
#111
Wendell Scott
American racing driver
#112
William Shockley
American actor
William #108
#113
Wendy Schmidt
philanthropist
#114
Wayne Sleep
British ballet dancer
#115
Will Smith
American football player (1981-2016)
#116
William Ronald Sacheverell Sitwell
British editor | writer and broadcaster
#117
Wriddhiman Saha
Indian cricket player
#118
Walter Slezak
actor
Walter #64
#119
William Salyers
American actor
#120
Wally Szczerbiak
American former basketball player
#121
Will Shields
American football player | offensive lineman | guard
#122
William Stephens Smith
American politician
#123
Wang Sicong
Chinese businessman
Wang #20
#124
Walid Shoebat
American writer
#125
William Stephenson
Canadian spymaster
#126
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
British Prime Minister
#127
William Knox Schroeder
American shooting victim
#128
William Shawn
American magazine editor
#129
Wu Sangui
Chinese general and rebel
#130
Wachtang Salia
Georgian footballer
#131
Wolodumir “Walter” Stadnick
Canadian organized crime figure and Hells Angels member
#132
William Schabas
Canadian academic in the field of international criminal and human rights law
#133
Will Stevens
British racingcar driver
#134
Way-Ar Sangngern
Thai model and actor
#135
Walter Scheel
President of Germany (1974-1979)
Walter #72
#136
Wisława Szymborska
Polish poet | Nobel Prize winner
#137
Whitney Sudler-Smith
American film director
#138
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
English Duke
#139
Waluscha de Sousa
Indian actress
#140
William Grant Still
American composer
#141
Wee Ka Siong
A Malaysian engineer and politician
#142
Wael Sawan
Lebanese Canadian businessman
#143
William II of Sicily
King of Sicily
#144
Walter Short
United States general
Walter #76
#145
William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset
Duke of Somerset
#146
Willi Smith
American fashion designer
#147
Wolfgang Schäuble
German politician and statesman (1942–2023)
#148
Willie Soon
American astronomer
#149
Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland
Scottish soldier
Walter #85
#150
Wendell Sailor
Australian dual code rugby player
#151
Walter de Silva
Automobile designer
Walter #87
#152
Wang Shixian
Chinese badminton player
Wang #29
#153
Winsome Sears
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
#154
Walter Schreifels
rock musician and producer from New York City
Walter #92
#155
Werner Sombart
German economist | sociologist | historian
#156
William Sargant
British psychiatrist
#157
William Sutcliffe
British novelist
#158
William I of Sicily
King of Sicily
#159
Winnaretta Singer
American socialite
#160
William Shawcross
British journalist
#161
Webb Simpson
professional golfer
#162
William G. Stewart
English television producer and director of comedy and game shows
#163
William Archibald Spooner
British priest
#164
Will Straw
British journalist and politician
#165
William Thomas Stead
British journalist
#166
Wesley Simina
Federated States of Micronesia politician
#167
Willy Semedo
French association football player
#168
William Safire
American journalist
#169
Willi Stoph
East German politician
#170
Will Sergeant
guitarist
#171
Walter Scott
singer
Walter #9
#172
Wendy Smith
English musician
#173
Walter Sparrow
English actor
Walter #111
#174
Waisale Serevi
Fijian rugby sevens footballer and coach
#175
Wasim Sajjad
President of Pakistan
#176
Werner Stengel
German roller coaster designer
#177
Wendy Sherman
American diplomat
#178
William Clement Stone
American New Thought author
#179
Wilf Scolding
British actor
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
#180
William Graham Sumner
American academic
#181
William Shea
American lawyer; founder of Continental League
#182
William Scranton
Governor of Pennsylvania
#183
W. Cleon Skousen
ex FBI agent | conservative United States author and faith-based political theorist
#184
Wilfrid Sellars
American philosopher
#185
William F. Sharpe
American economist
#186
W. K. Stratton
American actor
#187
William Donald Schaefer
American politician
#188
William C. Sullivan
FBI official
#189
Wolfgang Staehle
German artist
#190
Wesley Singerman
American actor
#191
Walther Schwieger
German World War I U-boat commander
#192
William Hood Simpson
United States general
#193
William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey
Norman nobleman who was created Earl of Surrey under William II 'Rufus'
#194
Waldo Salt
screenwriter
#195
Wacław Sierpiński
mathematician
#196
Warwick Smith
Australian politician
#197
Woody Shaw
American musician
#198
William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate
British politician
#199
Wayne Swan
Australian politician | 14th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
#200
Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland
3rd hereditary High Steward of Scotland and Justiciar of Scotia
Walter #127