#1
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
Top 500 #57 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 #2
#4
Wallace Shawn
Wallace Shawn
American actor
The Princess Bride
#5
Wallis Simpson
Wallis Simpson
American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor (1896-1986)
#6
Wally Szczerbiak
Wally Szczerbiak
American former basketball player
#7
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes
American actor (born 1962)
#8
Willow Smith
Willow Smith
American singer and actress (born 2000)
I Am Legend
#9
Wanda Sykes
Wanda Sykes
American comedian | writer | actress and voice artist
#10
Washington Sundar
Washington Sundar
Indian cricketer
#11
Wojciech Szczęsny
Wojciech Szczęsny
Polish association football player
#12
William Saliba
William Saliba
French footballer (born 2001)
William #20
#13
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
United States Army general (1820–1891)
William #22
#14
Will Sharpe
Will Sharpe
British actor | writer | and director
A Real Pain
#15
Wrenn Schmidt
Wrenn Schmidt
American actress
Nope
#16
Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting
British Labour politician (born 1983)
#17
Will Sasso
Will Sasso
Canadian actor and comedian
#18
Wes Studi
Wes Studi
American actor
Avatar
#19
Will Sampson
Will Sampson
Muscogee Creek actor from Oklahoma (1933-1987)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
#20
Whitney Sudler-Smith
Whitney Sudler-Smith
American film director
#21
William Patrick Stuart-Houston
William Patrick Stuart-Houston
Half-nephew of Adolf Hitler
William #35
#22
William Kennedy Smith
William Kennedy Smith
American physician; younger son of Jean Kennedy Smith and Stephen Edward Smith
William #39
#23
Wendy Schaal
Wendy Schaal
American actress
The 'Burbs
#24
William Sadler
William Sadler
American actor
William #47 The Shawshank Redemption
#25
Wren Sinclair
Wren Sinclair
American professional wrestler
#26
Wesley Sneijder
Wesley Sneijder
Dutch association football player (born 1984)
#27
Will Smith
Will Smith
American baseball catcher
#28
Walker Scobell
Walker Scobell
American actor
#29
William Smith
William Smith
American actor (1933-2021)
William #55 The Outsiders
#30
Władysław Szpilman
Władysław Szpilman
(1911-2000) Polish pianist | composer | Holocaust survivor
#31
Walter Scott
Walter Scott
Scottish novelist | poet and playwright (1771–1832)
Walter #9 Ivanhoe
#32
William James Sidis
William James Sidis
American child prodigy (1898-1944)
William #65
#33
Will Smith
Will Smith
British comedian | actor | author and screenwriter
#34
Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott
Union United States Army general (1786-1866)
#35
Wendie Jo Sperber
Wendie Jo Sperber
American actress (1958–2005)
Back to the Future
#36
Wendy Sherman
Wendy Sherman
American diplomat
#37
William H. Seward
William H. Seward
American lawyer and politician (1801-1872)
William #90
#38
Will Self
Will Self
English writer and journalist
#39
Wilbur Soot
Wilbur Soot
British Twitch streamer | YouTuber | and musician
#40
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
#41
William Sanderson
William Sanderson
American actor
William #97 Blade Runner
#42
Winston Spencer-Churchill
Winston Spencer-Churchill
British politician (1940–2010)
Top 500 #240
#43
Walter Sickert
Walter Sickert
British artist
Walter #15
#44
Woody Strode
Woody Strode
American athlete and actor (1914–1994)
#45
William Shockley
William Shockley
American physicist and inventor
William #109
#46
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023)
#47
Warren Sapp
Warren Sapp
American football player (born 1972)
#48
William Rockefeller, Sr.
William Rockefeller, Sr.
American con artist
William #121
#49
Wendy Shon
Wendy Shon
South Korean singer
#50
William Schallert
William Schallert
actor from the United States
William #133 Twilight Zone: The Movie
#51
Wilfried Singo
Wilfried Singo
Ivorian football player
#52
William L. Shirer
William L. Shirer
American journalist (1904–1993)
William #138
#53
Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka
Nigerian writer (born 1934)
#54
William H. Gates, Sr.
William H. Gates, Sr.
American attorney and philanthropist (1925–2020)
William #141
#55
Willow Shields
Willow Shields
American actress
The Hunger Games
#56
Walter Salles
Walter Salles
Brazilian film director | screenwriter and film producer
Walter #19
#57
William S. Sessions
William S. Sessions
American judge
William #151
#58
Wes Scantlin
Wes Scantlin
American musician
#59
William Stirling
William Stirling
British Army officer of the Special Air Service
William #163
#60
William Lee Scott
William Lee Scott
American actor
William #167 Gattaca
#61
William Steig
William Steig
American cartoonist | children's illustrator and writer
William #169 Shrek!
#62
William Clay Ford, Sr.
William Clay Ford, Sr.
American football executive
William #173
#63
Wilbur Smith
Wilbur Smith
South African novelist
#64
Warren Spector
Warren Spector
American game designer
#65
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Former Governor-General of Australia
William #178
#66
William Shawn
William Shawn
American magazine editor
William #179
#67
Willard Scott
Willard Scott
American retired weather presenter and actor
#68
Walter Bedell Smith
Walter Bedell Smith
United States general
Walter #25
#69
Whitley Strieber
Whitley Strieber
American writer
#70
W. Morgan Sheppard
W. Morgan Sheppard
British actor
The Prestige
#71
Wriddhiman Saha
Wriddhiman Saha
Indian cricket player
#72
Willie Stargell
Willie Stargell
American professional baseball player and coach
#73
Wally Schirra
Wally Schirra
American astronaut (1923-2007)
#74
Walter Schellenberg
Walter Schellenberg
German police and SS general | head of the military secret services and convicted war criminal (1910-1952)
Walter #30
#75
W. G. Sebald
W. G. Sebald
German writer and academic (1944-2001)
#76
Willi Smith
American fashion designer
#77
William Ronald Sacheverell Sitwell
British editor | writer and broadcaster
William #190
#78
William Joseph Simmons
Ku Klux Klan founder
William #193
#79
William Simons
British actor
William #198
#80
Way-Ar Sangngern
Thai model and actor
#81
Wesley So
Filipino-American chess player
#82
Wilhelm Stuckart
German judge and politician
#83
Will Swenson
American actor and singer
The Greatest Showman
#84
Willie Spence
American singer (1999-2022)
#85
Wallace Stevens
American poet
#86
Walter Samuel
Argentine association football player
Walter #38
#87
Wallace Stegner
American historian | writer | and environmentalist
#88
Willie Sutton
American bank robber
#89
William Suff
American serial killer
#90
Wendell Scott
American racing driver
#91
Walter Smith
Scottish association football player and manager (born 1948-2021)
Walter #42
#92
Warren Stevens
American actor
#93
Walter Slezak
actor
Walter #43
#94
Wael Sawan
Lebanese Canadian businessman
#95
Warren Stephens
American chief executive
#96
William Sylvester
American film actor
2001: A Space Odyssey
#97
Wajid Ali Shah
Nawab of Awadh
#98
Wendell Sailor
Australian dual code rugby player
#99
Will Stancil
American lawyer
#100
Will Shortz
American puzzle creator and editor
#101
Will Sergeant
guitarist
#102
Warren Spahn
American baseball player
#103
William J. Seymour
American minister
#104
Warwick Saupold
baseball player
#105
Władysław Sikorski
Polish military and political leader
#106
William Salyers
American actor
#107
Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach
German general (1888-1976)
#108
William D. Swenson
medal of Honor recipient and former U.S. Army captain
#109
Wilhelm Steinitz
Austrian chess player
#110
William Styron
American novelist and essayist
#111
Webb Simpson
professional golfer
#112
William Dorsey Swann
drag queen
#113
William Thornton Kemper, Sr.
American banker and politician
#114
Wisława Szymborska
Polish poet | Nobel Prize winner
#115
Wendy Schmidt
philanthropist
#116
Will Swan
American musician (born 1985)
#117
Whit Stillman
Screenwriter/director
#118
Walter Short
United States general
Walter #57
#119
William Still
American activist
#120
Willy Sagnol
French association football player and manager
#121
Will Smallbone
Irish association football player
#122
Wesley Schultz
American guitarist and singer
#123
William Backhouse Astor, Sr.
American businessman (1792-1875)
#124
Wilf Scolding
British actor
#125
Walter Steding
American artist | musician and actor (1950–2025)
Walter #62
#126
Wolfgang Schmidt
German serial killer
#127
Wendy Smith
English musician
#128
Winfrey Sanderson
American college basketball coach
#129
Williot Swedberg
Swedish footballer
#130
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
English Duke
#131
W. Eugene Smith
American photojournalist (1918-1978)
#132
William Stephenson
Canadian spymaster
#133
William H. Sullivan
American diplomat
#134
William Grant Still
American composer
#135
Will Steger
American environmentalist
#136
Werner Sombart
German economist | sociologist | historian
#137
Walter Schreifels
rock musician and producer from New York City
Walter #74
#138
Walter Sisulu
South African anti-apartheid activist and member of the African National Congress
Walter #75
#139
Wayne Sleep
British ballet dancer
#140
William Shawcross
British journalist
#141
Wang Shuang
Chinese soccer player
Wang #18
#142
William G. Stewart
English television producer and director of comedy and game shows
#143
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
British Prime Minister
#144
Wu Sangui
Chinese general and rebel
#145
Will Stevens
British racingcar driver
#146
William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset
Duke of Somerset
#147
Wafic Saïd
Syrian businessman
#148
William Safire
American journalist
#149
Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland
Scottish soldier
Walter #88
#150
William Thomas Stead
British journalist
#151
Walter Scheel
President of Germany (1974-1979)
Walter #90
#152
Will Sutherland
cricketer
#153
Wesley Saïd
French footballer
#154
Willie Stokes
American mobster
#155
Wei Shujun
director-screenwriter
#156
Will Scharf
American attorney | political advisor
#157
Waluscha de Sousa
Indian actress
#158
Wang Sicong
Chinese businessman
Wang #24
#159
Wasim Sajjad
President of Pakistan
#160
William II of Sicily
King of Sicily
#161
William Donald Schaefer
American politician
#162
William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate
British politician
#163
William Stephens Smith
American politician
#164
Wolfgang Schäuble
German politician and statesman (1942–2023)
#165
Wayne Simmonds
Canadian ice hockey player
#166
Willie Smits
Dutch environmentalist
#167
William Seabrook
American journalist
#168
William I of Sicily
King of Sicily
#169
Waldo Salt
screenwriter
#170
William Stobart
British businessman
#171
William Pettus Hobby, Sr.
American politician; Governor of Texas | 1917-1921
#172
Walter de Silva
Automobile designer
Walter #108
#173
William E. Simon
Secretary of the Treasury | businessman
#174
William C. Sullivan
FBI official
#175
Winnaretta Singer
American socialite
#176
William Scranton
Governor of Pennsylvania
#177
W. K. Stratton
American actor
#178
Walter Sparrow
English actor
Walter #112
#179
Wilfrid Sellars
American philosopher
#180
Wacław Sierpiński
mathematician
#181
Woody Shaw
American musician
#182
Willi Stoph
East German politician
#183
Will Skelton
Australian rugby union player
#184
William F. Sharpe
American economist
#185
Wesley Simina
Federated States of Micronesia politician
#186
William Smithers
American actor
#187
William Knox Schroeder
American shooting victim
#188
Willa Shalit
American artist
#189
Wafa Sultan
American psychistrist
#190
Will Smith
American football player (1981-2016)
#191
Wolodumir “Walter” Stadnick
Canadian organized crime figure and Hells Angels member
#192
Wolfram Sievers
German Nazi physician
#193
Walther Schwieger
German World War I U-boat commander
#194
William Archibald Spooner
British priest
#195
Władysław Strzemiński
Polish painter
#196
William Clement Stone
American New Thought author
#197
Walter Scott
singer
Walter #9
#198
Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland
3rd hereditary High Steward of Scotland and Justiciar of Scotia
Walter #127
#199
W. Cleon Skousen
ex FBI agent | conservative United States author and faith-based political theorist
#200
Willie Mae Ford Smith
American singer