List of people by name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
Wa - Wb-Wc - Wd - We-Wg - Wh - Wi - Wj-Wn - Wo-Wq - Wr-Wt - Wu - Wv-Wz
Waa-Wae - Wag-Wah - Wai-Waj - Wak - Wal - Wam-Wan - War - Was - Wat - Wau-Way - Waz
Waa
- Waalkes, Otto, (born 1948), comedian
- Waals, Johannes Diderik van der, (1837-1923), chemist
Wac
- Wace, Robert, (c. 1115-c. 1183), poet
- Wachtmeister, Axel, Swedish soldier
- Wachs, Caitlin (born 1989), actress
Wad
- Waddell, Rube, (1876-1914), Baseball Hall of Famer
- Waddey, Raymond, painter
- Waddle, Chris, (born 1960), athlete
- Wade, George, (1673-1748), British soldier
- Wade, Virginia, (born 1945), English tennis player
- Wadlow, Robert Pershing, (1918-1940), US tallest man in the world
- Wadsworth, Edward, (1889-1949), painter
Wae
- Waechter, Friedrich K, dramatist, author
- Waerden, Bartel Leendert van der, (1903-1996), mathematician
Wag
- Wagner, Barbara, & Bob Paul - (pairs)
- Wagner, Heinrich Leopold, dramatist, author
- Wagner-Jauregg, Theodor, (born 1903)
- Wagner, Lindsay, US actress
- Wagner, Otto, (1841-1918), architect
- Wagner, Richard, (1813-1883), German composer
- Wagner, Robert, (born 1930), US television personality
- Wagoner, David, poet
- Wagoner, Porter, (born 1927), musician
Wah
- Wah, Fred, Canadian writer
- Wahlberg, Donnie, (born 1969), actor, singer
- Wahlberg, Mark, (born 1971), ("Marky Mark"), US singer, actor
- Wahlen, Friedrich Traugott, (1899-1985), Swiss Federal Councilor
Wai
- Waigel, Theodor, CSU (Finance)
- Waihee, John, US Governor of Hawaii
- Wailer, Bunny, of Bob Marley & the Wailers and a solo career
- Wailling, Donald Percy, (1934-1946)
- Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, IV, (1883-1953), major general in the defense of Bataan and Corregidor
- Wainwright, Loudon, III, (born 1946), singer, composer
- Wainwright, Rufus, songwriter
- Waite, Arthur Edward, (1857-1942), British occultist
- Waite, Terry, (born 1939), British hostage turned negotiator
- Wai, Tony Leung Chiu, (born 1962), English actor
- Waits, Tom, (born 1949), US singer, songwriter and pianist
- Waitz, Grete, long distance runner
Waj
- Wajda, Andrzej, (born 1926), Pole
Wak
- Wakata, Koichi, astronaut
- Wakeman, Rick, (born 1949), musician
- Wake, Nancy, (born 1912), French Resistance fighter and SOE agent
- Wakenius, Ulf, musician
- Wake, William, (1657-1737), Archbishop of Canterbury
- Wakoski, Diane, (born 1937), (The Motorcycle Betrayal Poems)
Wal
- Walcott, Derek, (born 1930), poet, Nobel Prize for Literature, 1992
- Walcott, Jersey Joe, (1914-1994), world boxing champion
- Waldeck, Jean Frederic, (1766-1875), French antiquarian, artist, explorer
- Waldegrave, James, (1715-1763), First Lord of the Treasury
- Waldegrave, William, (born 1946), UK politician
- Walden, Roger, (died 1406), Archbishop of Canterbury
- Waldheim, Kurt, (born 1918), Austrian politician, UN secretary general
- Waldner, Jan-Ove, table tennis player
- Waldo, Caroline, synchronized swimmer
- Waldorff, Jerzy, (died 1999), Polish film and music critic
- Waldrop, Howard, (born 1946), US author
- Waldrop, Rosmarie, poet
- Waldseemüller, Martin, (circa 1470-circa 1521/1522), cartographer
- Walen, Philip, poet
- Walesa, Lech, (born 1943), Polish leader of Solidarity movement and later president
- Waley, Arthur, (Translations from the Chinese)
- Walgreen, Charles, (1873-1939), entrepreneur
- Walheim, Rex, astronaut
- Waliszewski, Zygmunt, Polish painter
- Walkem, George Anthony, (1st time) 1874-February 11 to 1876-February 1
- Walken, Christopher, (born 1943), US actor
- Walker, Alice, (born 1944), poet, author
- Walker, Charles, astronaut
- Walker, C. J, she was the first African-American millionaire
- Walker, Clint, (born 1927), actor
- Walker, Daniel, US politician
- Walker, David, astronaut
- Walker, David S, US Governor of Florida
- Walker, Doak, (born 1927), American football star
- Walker, Fred
- Walker, Jimmy (commedian), stand-up comedian
- Walker, John Ernest, chemist
- Walker, John (runner), (born 1952), athlete
- Walker, Joseph, (born 1798), explorer
- Walker, Junior, (died 1995), musician
- Walker, Margaret, poet
- Walker, M C, (born 1946), CEO of Iceland Frozen Foods.
- Walker, Mickey (1903-1981), world boxing champion
- Walker, Mort, (born 1923), US cartoonist
- Walker, Paul, (born 1973), actor
- Wallace, Alfred Russel, (1823-1913), UK natural selection co-discoverer
- Wallace, Barnes (1887-1979), Wellington bomber, skipping antidam bomb
- Wallace, Bronwen, Canadian writer
- Wallace, Danny, (born 1976) British author and Leader of 'Join Me' cult
- Wallace, David, US politician
- Wallace, David Foster, (born 1962), USA novelist
- Wallace, DeWitt, (1889-1981), publisher of"Reader's Digest"
- Wallace, Edgar, (1875-1932), author
- Wallace, George, (1919-1998), American politician
- Wallace, Henry A, (1888-1965), Vice President of the United States
- Wallace, Irving, (1916-1990), novelist
- Wallace, Lew, (1827-1905), USA novelist
- Wallace, Mike, (born 1918), television personality
- Wallace, Walter Wilkinson, Governor of the British Virgin Islands
- Wallace, William, (c. 1270-1305), Scottish patriot
- Wallach, Eli, (born 1915), US actor
- Wallenberg, Raoul, (born 1912), Swedish vanished diplomat
- Waller, Edmund, (1606-1687), poet
- Waller, Gordon, (born 1945), musician ("Peter and Gordon")
- Waller, Thomas "Fats, (1904-1943), US jazz pianist & composer
- Wallgren, Monrad C, US Governor of Washington
- Wallia, (died 419), king of the Visigoths
- Wallin, Homer N, (1893-1984), US
- Wallis, Alfred, (1855-1942), painter
- Wallis, Barnes, (1887-1979)
- Walliser, Maria, (born 1963), Alpine skiing champion
- Wallis, Hal, (1899-1986), film producer
- Wall, Jeff, photographer
- Wall, Larry, warp, rn, patch, Perl
- Wallraff, Günther, (born 1942), German journalist
- Walpole, Horace, (born 1717), British novelist and politician
- Walpole, Robert, (born 1676), British prime minister
- Walpole, Spencer, (1830-1907), British politician
- Walras, Leon, (1834-1910), economist
- Walschaerts, Egide, engineer / inventor
- Walser, Martin, (born 1927), poet
- Walser, Robert, (1878-1956), dramatist, author
- Walser, Theresia, dramatist, author
- Walsh, Adam, murdered son of John Walsh
- Walsh, Bill, (1913-1975), American movie producer and writer.
- Walsh, David I, US Governor of Massachusetts
- Walsh, Gertrude Maude, (1886-1954)
- Walsh, Jill Paton, (born 1937), author
- Walsh, Joe, (born 1947), musician
- Walsh, John, (born 1945), talk show host, television presenter
- Walsh, Raoul, (1892-1980), film director
- Walsh, Ruby, jockey
- Walsinghame, poet
- Walsingham, Francis, (c.1532-1590), Elizabethan spymaster
- Walston, Ray, (1914-2001), 2001), US actor
- Waltari, Mika, (1908-1979), Finnish author
- Walter, Bruno, (1876-1962), conductor
- Walter, Fritz, (1920-2002), footballer
- Walter, Hellmuth, (1900-1980), German engineer and inventor
- Walter, Hubert, (died 1205), Archbishop of Canterbury
- Walter, Little, musician
- Walter of Château-Thierry, scholastic philosopher
- Walters, Angus, (1882-1968), schooner captain
- Walters, Barbara, (born 1931), US television presenter
- Walters, Julie, (born 1950), actor
- Walter, Thomas Ustik, architect
- Walter, Ulrich, (born 1954), German astronaut
- Walther, Erhard, (born 1939), artist
- Walton, Bill, (born 1952), basketball star, commentator
- Walton, Izaak, (1593-1683), English writer.
- Walton, William, (1902-1983), composer
- Waltos, Jacek, Polish painter
- Waltrip, Darrell, (born 1947), automobile racer
- Walz, Carl, astronaut
Wam
- Wambaugh, Joseph, (born 1936), author
Wan
- Wanamaker, John, (1838-1922), USA father of the department store
- Wanamaker, Sam, (1919-1993), actor
- Wanamaker, Zoe, (born 1949), British actor
- Wan, Boon, industrial and systems engineer
- Wan Hu, Ming dynasty astronaut
- Wang, An, (1920-1990), Chinese-born US computer pioneer
- Wang An-shih, (1021-1086)
- Wang Go, (Öljeitü), King of Shen
- Wang Hongwen, (1933/1935-1992)
- Wang Jingwei, (died 1944)
- Wang, Taylor, astronaut
- Wang, Vera, (born 1949), fashion designer
- Wang, Wayne, (born 1949), director
- Wankel, Felix (1902-1988)
- Wankie, Wladyslaw, Polish painter
- Wankowicz, Walenty, Polish painter
War
- Warbeck, Perkin, (died 1499), pretender to the throne of England
- Warburg, Max, (1867-1946), German banker
- Warburg, Paul, (1868-1932), American banker, Federal Reserve board member
- Ward, Artemas, (1727-1800), American General in the Revolutionary War
- Ward, Artemus, (1834-1867), US humorist, a.k.a. Charles Farrar Browne
- Bernie Ward, U.S talk radio host
- Ward, Billy, musician
- Ward, Candice, poet
- Ward, Clara, (1924-1973), musician
- Ward, Clifford T, singer-songwriter
- Warden, Jack, (born 1920), actor
- Ward, Fred, (born 1942), actor
- Ward, Jay, (1920-1989), tv cartoon creator & producer
- Ward, Lyman, actor
- Ward, Mary Augusta, (1851-1920), English novelist
- Ward, Micky, (born 1965), boxer
- Ward, Montgomery, (born 1844), department store founder
- Ward, Rachel, (born 1957), actress
- Ward-Steinman, David, (born 1936), composer
- Ward, Tom, actor
- Ward, Vincent, (born 1956), film director
- Wardrop, John Glen, transport economist
- Ware, Chris, comic creator
- Ware, William, American novelist
- Warfield, Edwin, US governor
- Warfield, Paul, (born 1942), American football player
- Warfield, Wallis, (1896-1986), Duchess of Windsor
- Warham, William, (c. 1450-1532), Archbishop of Canterbury
- Warhol, Andy, (1928-1987), US pop art painter
- Waring, Edward, (1736-1798), mathematician
- Waring, Fred, (1900-1984), band leader, inventor
- Waring, Laura Wheeler, (1887-1948), painter
- Wark, David, (1804-1905), Canadian politician and Senator
- Warlow, Anthony (born 1961), Australian singer
- Warnell, Ted, Canadian writer
- Warner, David, (born 1941), actor
- Warner, Glenn 'Pop', (died 1954), American football coach
- Warner, Jack, (1892-1978), founder: Warner Bros Studios
- Warner, John, US politician
- Warner, Malcolm-Jamal, (born 1970), actor
- Warner, Mark R, US politician
- Warner, Susan, American novelist
- Warne, Shane, (born 1969), Australian cricket player
- Warnes, Jennifer, musician
- Warnicke, Retha M, (born 1939), Tudor history & gender issues
- Warniek Marilyn Nelson, poet
- Warnke, Mike, televangelist
- Warnke, Paul, (1920-2001), diplomat
- Warren, Earl, (1891-1974), governor of California, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- Warren, Francis E, US politician
- Warren, Fuller, US Governor of Florida
- Warren, Lesley Ann, (born 1946), actress
- Warren, Marc, actor
- Warren, Patrick, musician
- Warren, Peter, (1703-1752), British Admiral
- Warren, Robert Penn, (1905-1989), poet
- Warrick, Ruth, (born 1915), actress
- Wartenburg, Ludwig Yorck von, German soldier
- Warton, Joseph, (1722-1800), English academic
- Warton, Thomas, (1728-1790), English academic, poet laureate
- Warwick, Dionne, (born 1940), musician
Was
- Was, Don, (born 1952), singer, composer
- Washbourne, Mona, (1903-1988), actress
- Washburn, Cephas, (1793-1860), missionary
- Washburn, Edward, (1831-1860), artist
- Washburn, Emory, US Governor of Massachusetts
- Washburn, William B, US Governor of Massachusetts
- Washington, Baby, musician
- Washington, Booker T, (1856-1915), African-American educator
- Washington, Denzel, (born 1954), US actor
- Washington, Desiree, (born 1972), beauty queen
- Washington, Dinah, (1924-1963), musician
- Washington, George, (1732-1799), USA "Father of his country"
- Washington, Grover, (died 1999), saxophone player, aged 56
- Washington, Grover, Jr, (1943-1999), musician
- Washington, Kenny, musician
- Washington, Martha, (1731-1802), US First Lady
- Washington, Walter, US politician
- Washington, William, (1752-1810), American revolutionary soldier
- Wasowicz, Waclaw, Polish painter
- Wassberg, Thomas, Swedish athlete
- Wassberg, Tomas, cross country skier
- Wassenaer, Unico Wilhelm, composer
- Wasserstein, Wendy, (born 1950), dramatist
- Wasyluk, Harry, co-inventor of green plastic garbage bag
Wat
- Watanabe, Chuck, (born 1975), kayaker
- Watanabe, Jiro, (born 1955), Japanese world champion boxer
- Watanabe, Kazumi, Japanese musician
- Waterfield, Bob, (1920-1983), National Football League player
- Waterhouse, John William, (1849-1917), painter
- Waterman, Pete, songwriter
- Waters, Ethel, (1896-1977), US singer
- Waters, J. Angus, Bluenose
- Waters, John, (born 1946), director, writer
- Waters, Muddy, (1915-1983), musician
- Waterson, Norma, musician
- Waters, Roger, (born 1943), of Pink Floyd
- Waterston, Sam, (born 1940), actor
- Wathelet, Melchior, Minister-President of Wallonia
- Watie, Stand, (1806-1871), Confederate general, Cherokee leader
- Watkins, Alfred, ley hunter
- Watmough, David, Canadian writer
- Watson, Barry, star of 7th Heaven
- Watson, Emily, (born 1967), actress
- Watson, Emma, (born 1990), British actress
- Watson, Guitar, musician
- Watson, Ian, (born 1943), British science fiction writer
- Watson, James Dewey, (born 1928), Nobel Prize-winning biologist
- Watson, John B, (1878-1958), psychologist
- Watson, Leo, musician
- Watson, Thomas, (born 1854), telephone pioneer
- Watson, Thomas J, (born 1874), computer pioneer, first president of IBM
- Watson-Watt, Robert, (1892-1973), invented radar
- Watson-Wentworth, Charles, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, (1730-1782), Prime Minister
- Watt, Charlie, Canadian senator
- Watteau, Antoine, (1684-1721), painter
- Wattenwyl, Niklaus Rudolf von, Swiss president
- Watterson, Bill, (born 1958), US cartoonist, creator of Calvin and Hobbes
- Watt, James, (1736-1819), Scottish mathematician & engineer
- Watt, Jim, (born 1948), Scottish world champion boxer
- Watt, Mike, (born 1957), bassist
- Watts, Alan, (1915-1973, Mt.)
- Watts, Charlie, (born 1941), British rock musican ("The Rolling Stones")
- Watts, Isaac, (1674-1748), poet
- Watts, Jeff 'Tain', musician
- Watts, Naomi, (born 1968), actress
Wau
- Waugh, Alec, (1898-1981), British writer
- Waugh, Evelyn, (1903-1966), British writer
- Waugh, Hillary, (born 1920) British writer
- Waugh, Steve, Australian cricketer
Wav
- Wavell, Archibald, (born 1883), field marshal
Wax
- Wax, Ruby, (born 1953), television personality
Way
- Wayans, Damon, (born 1960), comedian
- Wayans, Keenan Ivory, (born 1958), US comedian
- Wayans, Shawn, (born 1971), actor, writer, producer
- Wayne, Anthony, (1745-1796)
- Wayne, Chuck, musician
- Wayne, David, (1914-1995), poet
- Wayne, John, (1907-1979), US actor
- Wayne, Johnny (1918-1990), comedian
- Wayne, Naunton, (1901-1970), actor
Waz
- Wazir, Khalil, military leader of the PLO