#1
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
Top 500 #99 William #1 Hamlet
#2
William Shatner
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
William #2 Osmosis Jones
#3
Will Smith
Will Smith
American actor | film producer and rapper (born 1968)
I | Robot
#4
Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting
British Labour politician (born 1983)
#5
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes
American actor (born 1962)
#6
Wallis Simpson
Wallis Simpson
American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor (1896-1986)
#7
Wallace Shawn
Wallace Shawn
American actor
The Princess Bride
#8
Walker Scobell
Walker Scobell
American actor
#9
Will Sharpe
Will Sharpe
British actor | writer | and director
#10
Will Stancil
Will Stancil
American lawyer
#11
Willow Smith
Willow Smith
American singer and actress (born 2000)
I Am Legend
#12
Wanda Sykes
Wanda Sykes
American comedian | writer | actress and voice artist
#13
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
United States Army general (1820–1891)
William #19
#14
William Saliba
William Saliba
French footballer (born 2001)
William #20
#15
Will Sasso
Will Sasso
Canadian actor and comedian
Best in Show
#16
Wes Studi
Wes Studi
American actor
Avatar
#17
Wendie Jo Sperber
Wendie Jo Sperber
American actress (1958–2005)
Back to the Future
#18
William H. Gates, Sr.
William H. Gates, Sr.
American attorney and philanthropist (1925–2020)
Top 500 #86 William #37
#19
Wendy Schaal
Wendy Schaal
American actress
The 'Burbs
#20
Władysław Szpilman
Władysław Szpilman
(1911-2000) Polish pianist | composer | Holocaust survivor
#21
William Sadler
William Sadler
American actor
William #43 The Shawshank Redemption
#22
William Patrick Stuart-Houston
William Patrick Stuart-Houston
Half-nephew of Adolf Hitler
William #45
#23
Will Smith
Will Smith
British comedian | actor | author and screenwriter
#24
Wojciech Szczęsny
Wojciech Szczęsny
Polish association football player
#25
Walter Scott
Walter Scott
Scottish novelist | poet and playwright (1771–1832)
Walter #11 Ivanhoe
#26
Will Sampson
Will Sampson
Muscogee Creek actor from Oklahoma (1933-1987)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
#27
Wrenn Schmidt
Wrenn Schmidt
American actress
Nope
#28
Wayne Static
Wayne Static
American musician (1965–2014)
#29
Warren Sapp
Warren Sapp
American football player (born 1972)
#30
Walter Steding
Walter Steding
American artist | musician and actor (1950–2025)
Walter #14
#31
William James Sidis
William James Sidis
American child prodigy (1898-1944)
William #49
#32
Wesley Sneijder
Wesley Sneijder
Dutch association football player (born 1984)
#33
Willow Shields
Willow Shields
American actress
The Hunger Games
#34
Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott
Union United States Army general (1786-1866)
#35
William H. Seward
William H. Seward
American lawyer and politician (1801-1872)
William #72
#36
William Smith
William Smith
American actor (1933-2021)
William #78 The Outsiders
#37
Willard Scott
Willard Scott
American retired weather presenter and actor
#38
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
#39
Woody Strode
Woody Strode
American athlete and actor (1914–1994)
The Quick and the Dead
#40
Whitney Sudler-Smith
Whitney Sudler-Smith
American film director
#41
William Kennedy Smith
William Kennedy Smith
American physician
William #84
#42
Wally Szczerbiak
Wally Szczerbiak
American former basketball player
#43
Wendy Schmidt
Wendy Schmidt
philanthropist
#44
Wilhelm Stuckart
Wilhelm Stuckart
German judge and politician
#45
William L. Shirer
William L. Shirer
American journalist (1904–1993)
William #107 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
#46
William Schallert
William Schallert
actor from the United States
William #110
#47
William Sanderson
William Sanderson
American actor
William #111 Blade Runner
#48
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023)
#49
William Rockefeller, Sr.
William Rockefeller, Sr.
American con artist
William #118
#50
Wendy Shon
Wendy Shon
South Korean singer
#51
Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka
Nigerian writer (born 1934)
#52
William Shockley
William Shockley
American physicist and inventor
William #121
#53
Winston Spencer-Churchill
Winston Spencer-Churchill
British politician (1940–2010)
Top 500 #426
#54
Wendell Scott
Wendell Scott
American racing driver
#55
Wes Scantlin
Wes Scantlin
American musician
#56
Wally Schirra
Wally Schirra
American astronaut (1923-2007)
#57
William Stirling
William Stirling
British Army officer of the Special Air Service
William #144
#58
William Clay Ford, Sr.
William Clay Ford, Sr.
American football executive
William #147
#59
Walter Schellenberg
Walter Schellenberg
German police and SS general | head of the military secret services and convicted war criminal (1910-1952)
Walter #25
#60
William Saroyan
William Saroyan
American writer
William #156
#61
Wilbur Soot
Wilbur Soot
British Twitch streamer | YouTuber | and musician
#62
Wren Sinclair
Wren Sinclair
American professional wrestler
#63
Wilf Scolding
Wilf Scolding
British actor
#64
Will Swenson
Will Swenson
American actor and singer
The Greatest Showman
#65
Wilbur Smith
Wilbur Smith
South African novelist
#66
Washington Sundar
Washington Sundar
Indian cricketer
#67
W. G. Sebald
W. G. Sebald
German writer and academic (1944-2001)
#68
W. Morgan Sheppard
W. Morgan Sheppard
British actor
The Prestige
#69
Walter Salles
Walter Salles
Brazilian film director | screenwriter and film producer
Walter #29
#70
William Knox Schroeder
William Knox Schroeder
American shooting victim
William #171
#71
William Steig
William Steig
American cartoonist | children's illustrator and writer
William #174 Shrek!
#72
William Lee Scott
William Lee Scott
American actor
William #176 Gattaca
#73
Whitley Strieber
Whitley Strieber
American writer
#74
Wang Shiyue
Wang Shiyue
Chinese ice dancer
Wang #11
#75
Will Self
Will Self
English writer and journalist
#76
William Gayley Simpson
American white nationalist writer
William #187
#77
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Former Governor-General of Australia
William #190
#78
Walter Bedell Smith
United States general
Walter #34
#79
Walter Schreifels
rock musician and producer from New York City
Walter #35
#80
Warren Stephens
American chief executive
#81
William Joseph Simmons
Ku Klux Klan founder
William #197
#82
Walter Sickert
British artist
Walter #39
#83
Wallace Stevens
American poet
#84
William Sutcliffe
British novelist
#85
Wesley Schultz
American guitarist and singer
#86
Will Smith
American baseball catcher
#87
William Salyers
American actor
#88
Walter Samuel
Argentine association football player
Walter #42
#89
Wesley So
Filipino-American chess player
#90
Wajid Ali Shah
Nawab of Awadh
#91
Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach
German general (1888-1976)
#92
William J. Seymour
American minister
#93
Warren Spector
American game designer
#94
William Shawn
American magazine editor
#95
Wael Sawan
Lebanese Canadian businessman
#96
William H. Sullivan
American diplomat
#97
William Styron
American novelist and essayist
#98
Willie Sutton
American bank robber
#99
Walter Slezak
actor
Walter #54
#100
Wallace Stegner
American historian | writer | and environmentalist
#101
Wilhelm Steinitz
Austrian chess player
#102
William Dorsey Swann
drag queen
#103
William S. Sessions
American judge
#104
Warren Stevens
American actor
#105
William Stephenson
Canadian spymaster
#106
William Suff
American serial killer
#107
Władysław Sikorski
Polish military and political leader
#108
William D. Swenson
medal of Honor recipient and former U.S. Army captain
#109
William Sylvester
American film actor
2001: A Space Odyssey
#110
Willie Stargell
American professional baseball player and coach
#111
Walter Smith
Scottish association football player and manager (born 1948-2021)
Walter #59
#112
Will Shortz
American puzzle creator and editor
#113
Warren Spahn
American baseball player
#114
Will Skelton
Australian rugby union player
#115
Whit Stillman
Screenwriter/director
#116
Wendy Sherman
American diplomat
#117
Wafic Saïd
Syrian businessman
#118
William Simons
British actor
#119
Wilfried Singo
Ivorian football player
#120
William Grant Still
American composer
#121
William Still
American activist
#122
William Backhouse Astor, Sr.
American businessman (1792-1875)
#123
Wisława Szymborska
Polish poet | Nobel Prize winner
#124
Will Swan
American musician (born 1985)
#125
William Shockley
American actor
William #121
#126
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
English Duke
#127
Waluscha de Sousa
Indian actress
#128
W. Eugene Smith
American photojournalist (1918-1978)
#129
Wu Sangui
Chinese general and rebel
#130
Wriddhiman Saha
Indian cricket player
#131
Willy Sagnol
French association football player and manager
#132
Walter Sisulu
South African anti-apartheid activist and member of the African National Congress
Walter #79
#133
Wayne Sleep
British ballet dancer
#134
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
British Prime Minister
#135
William Thornton Kemper, Sr.
American banker and politician
#136
Wesley Saïd
French footballer
#137
Wayne Simien
American basketball player
#138
Way-Ar Sangngern
Thai model and actor
#139
Walter Short
United States general
Walter #87
#140
William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset
Duke of Somerset
#141
Will Smallbone
Irish association football player
#142
Wang Sicong
Chinese businessman
Wang #19
#143
William Thomas Stead
British journalist
#144
Willem Sassen
Dutch Nazi collaborator | Waffen-SS officer and journalist
#145
William Stephens Smith
American politician
#146
Wakana Sonobe
Japanese tennis player
#147
Wendy Smith
English musician
#148
Willie Spence
American singer (1999-2022)
#149
Werner Sombart
German economist | sociologist | historian
#150
Willi Smith
American fashion designer
#151
Walter Scheel
President of Germany (1974-1979)
Walter #97
#152
Will Smith
American football player (1981-2016)
#153
Waldo Salt
screenwriter
#154
Wayne Simmonds
Canadian ice hockey player
#155
Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland
Scottish soldier
Walter #102
#156
Wolodumir “Walter” Stadnick
Canadian organized crime figure and Hells Angels member
#157
Will Shields
American football player | offensive lineman | guard
#158
Walther Sommerlath
German businessman
#159
William Safire
American journalist
#160
William G. Stewart
English television producer and director of comedy and game shows
#161
Wolfgang Schäuble
German politician and statesman (1942–2023)
#162
William C. Sullivan
FBI official
#163
Woody Shaw
American musician
#164
Walter de Silva
Automobile designer
Walter #112
#165
William Scranton
Governor of Pennsylvania
#166
W. Cleon Skousen
ex FBI agent | conservative United States author and faith-based political theorist
#167
Wasim Sajjad
President of Pakistan
#168
William II of Sicily
King of Sicily
#169
Wolfgang Schmidt
German serial killer
#170
Webb Simpson
professional golfer
#171
William Hood Simpson
United States general
#172
Wesley Singerman
American actor
#173
Will Sergeant
guitarist
#174
Walter Sparrow
English actor
Walter #119
#175
William Alexander, Lord Stirling
Continental Army general
#176
Willie Soon
American astronomer
#177
William Seabrook
American journalist
#178
Will Scharf
American attorney | political advisor
#179
Will Steger
American environmentalist
#180
Willi Stoph
East German politician
#181
William Squire
Welsh actor
#182
Walter Scott
singer
Walter #11
#183
Wilfrid Sellars
American philosopher
#184
William I of Sicily
King of Sicily
#185
Winston E. Scott
American navy officer and astronaut
#186
Will Shu
American businessman | the co-founder and CEO of Deliveroo
#187
William F. Sharpe
American economist
#188
Winnaretta Singer
American socialite
#189
William Archibald Spooner
British priest
#190
William E. Simon
Secretary of the Treasury | businessman
#191
Warsan Shire
Somali-British poet
#192
William Clement Stone
American New Thought author
#193
Walther Schwieger
German World War I U-boat commander
#194
Will Stevens
British racingcar driver
#195
William Shawcross
British journalist
#196
William Graham Sumner
American academic
#197
Williot Swedberg
Swedish footballer
#198
William Ronald Sacheverell Sitwell
British editor | writer and broadcaster
#199
Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland
3rd hereditary High Steward of Scotland and Justiciar of Scotia
Walter #139
#200
William Strauss
American historian