#1
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
Top 500 #149 William #1 Hamlet
#2
William Shatner
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
William #2
#3
Will Smith
Will Smith
American actor | film producer and rapper (born 1968)
I | Robot
#4
Wallis Simpson
Wallis Simpson
American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor (1896-1986)
#5
Wallace Shawn
Wallace Shawn
American actor
The Princess Bride
#6
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes
American actor (born 1962)
King of New York
#7
Willow Smith
Willow Smith
American singer and actress (born 2000)
I Am Legend
#8
Wendy Schaal
Wendy Schaal
American actress
The 'Burbs
#9
Washington Sundar
Washington Sundar
Indian cricketer
#10
Will Sharpe
Will Sharpe
British actor | writer | and director
#11
William Saliba
William Saliba
French footballer (born 2001)
William #20
#12
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
United States Army general (1820–1891)
William #24
#13
Wes Studi
Wes Studi
American actor
Heat
#14
Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting
British Labour politician (born 1983)
#15
Wanda Sykes
Wanda Sykes
American comedian | writer | actress and voice artist
#16
Walker Scobell
Walker Scobell
American actor
#17
Will Sasso
Will Sasso
Canadian actor and comedian
Best in Show
#18
William Kennedy Smith
William Kennedy Smith
American physician; younger son of Jean Kennedy Smith and Stephen Edward Smith
William #36
#19
William Sadler
William Sadler
American actor
William #41 The Shawshank Redemption
#20
William Patrick Stuart-Houston
William Patrick Stuart-Houston
Half-nephew of Adolf Hitler
William #44
#21
William James Sidis
William James Sidis
American child prodigy (1898-1944)
William #45
#22
William Smith
William Smith
American actor (1933-2021)
William #49 The Outsiders
#23
Wally Szczerbiak
Wally Szczerbiak
American former basketball player
#24
Walter Scott
Walter Scott
Scottish novelist | poet and playwright (1771–1832)
Walter #12 Ivanhoe
#25
Wojciech Szczęsny
Wojciech Szczęsny
Polish association football player
#26
Warren Sapp
Warren Sapp
American football player (born 1972)
#27
Wendie Jo Sperber
Wendie Jo Sperber
American actress (1958–2005)
Back to the Future
#28
Wesley Sneijder
Wesley Sneijder
Dutch association football player (born 1984)
#29
Wayne Static
Wayne Static
American musician (1965–2014)
#30
Wrenn Schmidt
Wrenn Schmidt
American actress
Nope
#31
Will Smith
Will Smith
British comedian | actor | author and screenwriter
#32
Will Sampson
Will Sampson
Muscogee Creek actor from Oklahoma (1933-1987)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
#33
Władysław Szpilman
Władysław Szpilman
(1911-2000) Polish pianist | composer | Holocaust survivor
#34
William H. Seward
William H. Seward
American lawyer and politician (1801-1872)
William #76
#35
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
#36
William H. Gates, Sr.
William H. Gates, Sr.
American attorney and philanthropist (1925–2020)
Top 500 #305 William #77
#37
Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott
Union United States Army general (1786-1866)
#38
William Sanderson
William Sanderson
American actor
William #90 Blade Runner
#39
Whitney Sudler-Smith
Whitney Sudler-Smith
American film director
#40
Woody Strode
Woody Strode
American athlete and actor (1914–1994)
#41
William Schallert
William Schallert
actor from the United States
William #109
#42
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023)
#43
William Rockefeller, Sr.
William Rockefeller, Sr.
American con artist
William #115
#44
William Shockley
William Shockley
American physicist and inventor
William #116
#45
Will Stancil
Will Stancil
American lawyer
#46
Wendy Shon
Wendy Shon
South Korean singer
#47
Winston Spencer-Churchill
Winston Spencer-Churchill
British politician (1940–2010)
Top 500 #390
#48
Willow Shields
Willow Shields
American actress
The Hunger Games
#49
Wendy Sherman
Wendy Sherman
American diplomat
#50
Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka
Nigerian writer (born 1934)
#51
Will Self
Will Self
English writer and journalist
#52
Walter Bedell Smith
Walter Bedell Smith
United States general
Walter #22
#53
William L. Shirer
William L. Shirer
American journalist (1904–1993)
William #142
#54
Wendell Scott
Wendell Scott
American racing driver
#55
Wilbur Soot
Wilbur Soot
British Twitch streamer | YouTuber | and musician
#56
Wilf Scolding
Wilf Scolding
British actor
#57
Wendy Schmidt
Wendy Schmidt
philanthropist
#58
Whitley Strieber
Whitley Strieber
American writer
#59
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Former Governor-General of Australia
William #161
#60
Wally Schirra
Wally Schirra
American astronaut (1923-2007)
#61
William Stirling
William Stirling
British Army officer of the Special Air Service
William #169
#62
William Lee Scott
William Lee Scott
American actor
William #170 Gattaca
#63
Wes Scantlin
Wes Scantlin
American musician
#64
William S. Sessions
William S. Sessions
American judge
William #172
#65
Wilhelm Stuckart
Wilhelm Stuckart
German judge and politician
#66
William Saroyan
William Saroyan
American writer
William #175
#67
William Clay Ford, Sr.
William Clay Ford, Sr.
American football executive
William #177
#68
Wilbur Smith
Wilbur Smith
South African novelist
#69
W. Morgan Sheppard
W. Morgan Sheppard
British actor
The Prestige
#70
Walter Schellenberg
Walter Schellenberg
German police and SS general | head of the military secret services and convicted war criminal (1910-1952)
Walter #27
#71
Willard Scott
Willard Scott
American retired weather presenter and actor
#72
Wilfried Singo
Wilfried Singo
Ivorian football player
#73
W. G. Sebald
W. G. Sebald
German writer and academic (1944-2001)
#74
William Steig
William Steig
American cartoonist | children's illustrator and writer
William #185 Shrek!
#75
Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach
Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach
German general (1888-1976)
#76
Walter Salles
Brazilian film director | screenwriter and film producer
Walter #31
#77
Wesley Saïd
French footballer
#78
Wren Sinclair
American professional wrestler
#79
Wallace Stevens
American poet
#80
Willie Stargell
American professional baseball player and coach
#81
Warren Stephens
American chief executive
#82
Will Swenson
American actor and singer
The Greatest Showman
#83
Wesley So
Filipino-American chess player
#84
Wayne Shaw
association football player
#85
Walter Sickert
British artist
Walter #36
#86
Will Smith
American baseball catcher
#87
Walter Smith
Scottish association football player and manager (born 1948-2021)
Walter #38
#88
William J. Seymour
American minister
#89
Walter Samuel
Argentine association football player
Walter #41
#90
Walter Slezak
actor
Walter #43
#91
William Sylvester
American film actor
2001: A Space Odyssey
#92
Willie Spence
American singer (1999-2022)
#93
William Joseph Simmons
Ku Klux Klan founder
#94
Wallace Stegner
American historian | writer | and environmentalist
#95
Wajid Ali Shah
Nawab of Awadh
#96
William Styron
American novelist and essayist
#97
William Ronald Sacheverell Sitwell
British editor | writer and broadcaster
#98
Wilhelm Steinitz
Austrian chess player
#99
William Dorsey Swann
drag queen
#100
Wriddhiman Saha
Indian cricket player
#101
William D. Swenson
medal of Honor recipient and former U.S. Army captain
#102
Walter Susskind
Czech conductor | composer and pianist
Walter #48
#103
Willie Sutton
American bank robber
#104
William Salyers
American actor
#105
Władysław Sikorski
Polish military and political leader
#106
Warren Spahn
American baseball player
#107
William Still
American activist
#108
Will Shortz
American puzzle creator and editor
#109
William Shawn
American magazine editor
#110
William Sutcliffe
British novelist
#111
William Grant Still
American composer
#112
Way-Ar Sangngern
Thai model and actor
#113
William Gayley Simpson
American white nationalist writer
#114
William Simons
British actor
#115
Warren Spector
American game designer
#116
Will Swan
American musician (born 1985)
#117
Walter Schreifels
rock musician and producer from New York City
Walter #57
#118
Whit Stillman
Screenwriter/director
#119
Willi Smith
American fashion designer
#120
W. Eugene Smith
American photojournalist (1918-1978)
#121
Warren Stevens
American actor
#122
William Backhouse Astor, Sr.
American businessman (1792-1875)
#123
William Suff
American serial killer
#124
Wisława Szymborska
Polish poet | Nobel Prize winner
#125
William Stephens Smith
American politician
#126
Wesley Schultz
American guitarist and singer
#127
William Stephenson
Canadian spymaster
#128
Willy Sagnol
French association football player and manager
#129
Wayne Simmonds
Canadian ice hockey player
#130
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
English Duke
#131
William Smithers
American actor
Papillon
#132
Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland
Scottish soldier
Walter #76
#133
Will Skelton
Australian rugby union player
#134
Wu Sangui
Chinese general and rebel
#135
Wang Shiyue
Chinese ice dancer
Wang #19
#136
William Shockley
American actor
William #116
#137
Will Sergeant
guitarist
#138
Williot Swedberg
Swedish footballer
#139
Will Smallbone
Irish association football player
#140
Walter Sisulu
South African anti-apartheid activist and member of the African National Congress
Walter #86
#141
William Thornton Kemper, Sr.
American banker and politician
#142
William G. Stewart
English television producer and director of comedy and game shows
#143
Wafic Saïd
Syrian businessman
#144
William Thomas Stead
British journalist
#145
Walter Scott
singer
Walter #12
#146
Walter Short
United States general
Walter #94
#147
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
British Prime Minister
#148
William H. Sullivan
American diplomat
#149
Wael Sawan
Lebanese Canadian businessman
#150
Walter de Silva
Automobile designer
Walter #95
#151
Wayne Sleep
British ballet dancer
#152
Wolodumir “Walter” Stadnick
Canadian organized crime figure and Hells Angels member
#153
Werner Sombart
German economist | sociologist | historian
#154
Wang Sicong
Chinese businessman
Wang #23
#155
Wu Shaotong
Chinese snowboarder
#156
Will Smith
American football player (1981-2016)
#157
Wendell Sailor
Australian dual code rugby player
#158
Wolfgang Schäuble
German politician and statesman (1942–2023)
#159
Wasim Sajjad
President of Pakistan
#160
Wendy Smith
English musician
#161
Walter Scheel
President of Germany (1974-1979)
Walter #104
#162
William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate
British politician
#163
Will Shu
American businessman | the co-founder and CEO of Deliveroo
#164
William Safire
American journalist
#165
Werner Scholl
German soldier
#166
Waluscha de Sousa
Indian actress
#167
Wayne Simien
American basketball player
#168
Wesley Singerman
American actor
#169
Wilfrid Sellars
American philosopher
#170
William Squire
Welsh actor
#171
William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset
Duke of Somerset
#172
Willie Soon
American astronomer
#173
William Knox Schroeder
American shooting victim
#174
William II of Sicily
King of Sicily
#175
Walter Sparrow
English actor
Walter #112
#176
Willi Stoph
East German politician
#177
Wesley Simina
Federated States of Micronesia politician
#178
Willie Stokes
American mobster
#179
William Stafford
American poet
#180
William Seabrook
American journalist
#181
William Hood Simpson
United States general
#182
Woody Shaw
American musician
#183
Wolfgang Schaeffer
American actor
#184
Webb Simpson
professional golfer
#185
Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland
3rd hereditary High Steward of Scotland and Justiciar of Scotia
Walter #127
#186
William I of Sicily
King of Sicily
#187
Waldo Salt
screenwriter
#188
William Scranton
Governor of Pennsylvania
#189
Winston Sterzel
South African YouTuber
#190
Will Stevens
British racingcar driver
#191
Wilbur Stark
American film producer
#192
William Shawcross
British journalist
#193
why the lucky stiff
American computer programmer
#194
Wallace Souza
Brazilian politician
#195
William Clement Stone
American New Thought author
#196
Winnaretta Singer
American socialite
#197
William F. Sharpe
American economist
#198
Will Scharf
American attorney | political advisor
#199
William Archibald Spooner
British priest
#200
William French Smith
Attorney General of the United States