Food For Thought

A Collection of Heretical Notions and Wretched Adages
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Waage, Peter (Norwegian chemist) 1833-1900
Waals, Johannes Diderik van der (Dutch physicist) 1837-1923
Waccho (Lombard king c.510-c.539) d.c.539
Wace (Anglo-Norman poet) c.1100-1174?
Wach, Joachim (German-born American theologian) 1898-1955
Wackenhut, George Russell (Am. FBI agent; fd. security firm) 1919-2004
Wackenroder, Wilhelm Heinrich (German writer, critic) 1773-1798
Wackernagel, Jacob (German linguist; son of Wilhelm) 1853-1938
Wackernagel, Wilhelm (German scholar) 1806-1869
Wacquant, Loic J.D. (French sociologist) b.1960
Wada, Yoshimasa "Yoshi" (Japanese sound artist, musician) b.1943
Waddel, Moses (American educator) 1770-1840
Waddell, Hugh (Irish-born American soldier) 1734?-1773
Waddell, James Iredell (American naval officer) 1824-1886
Wadding, Luke (Irish religious, historian) 1588-1657
Waddington, William Henry (French archaeologist, politician) 1826-1894
Wade, Benjamin Franklin (American politician) 1800-1878
Wade, George (Irish-born British soldier) 1673-1748
Wade, Sir Thomas Francis (English soldier, diplomat, scholar) 1818-1895
Wagenseil, Georg Christoph (Austrian composer) 1715-1777
Wagnalls, Adam Willis (Am. publisher; fnd. Funk & Wagnalls Co.) 1843-1924
Wagner, Cosima (German art director; wife of Richard) 1837-1930
Wagner, George Raymond "Gorgeous George" (American wrestler) 1915?-1963
Wagner, Jane (American writer, actor, film director, producer) b.1935
Wagner, Johannes Peter "Honus" (American baseball player) 1874-1955
Wagner, John Peter (aka Honus, Hans; American baseball player) 1874-1955
Wagner, Otto (Austrian architect; founder of modern movement) 1841-1918
Wagner, Robert Ferdinand (German-born American politician) 1877-1953
Wagner, Siegfried Helferich Richard (German composer, director) 1869-1930
Wagner, Wieland Adolf Gottfried (German festival director) 1917-1966
Wagner, Wilhelm Richard (German composer; father of Siegfried) 1813-1883
Wagner von Jauregg, Julius (Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist) 1857-1940
Wahl, Arthur (American chemist; co-discovered plutonium) 1917-2006
Wahloo, Per (Swedish journalist, writer with Maj Sjowall) 1926-1975
Wain, John Barrington (English writer, poet, critic) 1925-1994
Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew (American army officer) 1883-1953
Wainwright, Loudon Snowden III (Am. songwriter, singer, actor) b.1946
Wainwright, Richard (American naval officer; father of Richard) 1817-1862
Wainwright, Richard (American naval officer; son of Richard) 1849-1926
Wainwright, Rufus McGarrigle (Am.-born Am./Can. songwriter) b.1973
Waismann, Friedrich (Austrian math., physicist, philosopher) 1896-1959
Waite, Morrison Remick (Am. Supr. Court chief justice 1874-88) 1816-1888
Waits, Thomas Alan "Tom" (American composer, actor, singer) b.1949
Waitz, Georg (German historian) 1813-1886
Waitz, Theodor (German philosopher, anthropologist) 1821-1864
Wajda, Andrzej (Polish filmmaker) b.1926
Wake, William (Eng. prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1716-37) 1657-1737
Wakefield, Edward Gibbon (English colonialist) 1796-1862
Wakefield, Gilbert (English scholar) 1756-1801
Wakeman, Richard Christopher "Rick" (English musician) b.1949
Wakley, Thomas (English surgeon; founded The Lancet 1823) 1795-1862
Wakoski, Diane (American poet, essayist, teacher) b.1937
Waksman, Selman Abraham (Ukrainian-born American biochemist) 1888-1973
Wala (Frankish prelate) d.836
Walafrid Strabo (Swabian religious, poet) c.808-849
Walburga (or Walpurga, Walpurgis), Saint (English religious) c.710-779
Walcott, Charles Doolittle (American geologist, paleontologist) 1850-1927
Walcott, Derek Alton (West-Indian poet, playwright, artist) b.1930
Wald, George (American biochemist, anti-war activist) 1906-1997
Wald, Lillian D. (American nurse, social worker) 1867-1940
Waldeck-Rousseau, Pierre-Marie-Rene (French politician) 1846-1904
Walden, Paul (Latvian chemist) 1863-1957
Walden, Philip Michael (Am. businessman; fd. Capricorn Records) 1940-2006
Waldersee, Alfred von (German soldier) 1832-1904
Waldheim, Kurt (Austrian UN sec.-gen. 1972-82; pres. 1986-92) 1918-2007
Waldis, Burkard (German poet, fabulist, monk) 1495-1556
Waldman, Anne (American poet, educator) b.1945
Waldmann, Hans (Swiss soldier, political leader) c.1435-1489
Waldmuller, Ferdinand Georg (Austrian painter) 1793-1865
Waldo, Peter (aka Pierre Valdes; French religious leader) d.1218?
Waldseemuller, Martin (aka Hylacomylus; German cartographer) c.1470-c.1518/21
Waldteufel, Charles-Emile (orig. surname Levy; French composer) 1837-1915
Wales, Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" (Am. entrepreneur; fd. Wikipedia) b.1966
Walesa, Lech (Polish politician; president 1990-1995) b.1943
Walewski, Alexandre-Florian-Joseph Colonna (French diplomat) 1810-1868
Waley, Arthur David (orig. surname Schloss; English sinologist) 1889-1966
Walgreen, Charles Rudolph (American pharmacy businessman) 1873-1939
Wali Allah, Shah (Muslim theologian of India) 1702/03-1762
Walid, al- (Islamic caliph 705-715; son of 'Abd al-Malik) d.715
Walid ibn Yazid, al- (aka al-Walid II; Islamic caliph 743-744) c.707-744
Walker, Alan (English geologist, paleontologist) b.1938
Walker, A'Lelia (born Lelia McWilliams; American businesswoman) 1885-1931
Walker, Alice Malsenior (American writer, poet) b.1944
Walker, Amasa (American economist; father of Francis) 1799-1875
Walker, David (American abolitionist) 1785-1830
Walker, Edward Patrick "Mickey" (American boxer) 1901-1981
Walker, Sir Emery (English engraver, printer) 1851-1933
Walker, Francis Amasa (American economist, educator) 1840-1897
Walker, George (Irish clergyman) 1618-1690
Walker, James John (American politician) 1881-1946
Walker, John (English actor, elocutionist, lexicographer) 1732-1807
Walker, John (English druggist; invented friction match) 1781?-1859
Walker, John Brisben (American journalist, publisher) 1847-1931
Walker, John Ernest (English chemist) b.1941
Walker, Joseph Reddeford (American trapper, guide) 1798-1876
Walker, Kara (American artist) b.1969
Walker, Kath (Oodgeroo Noonuccal; Australian Aboriginal poet) 1920-1993
Walker, Margaret Abigail (married: Alexander; Am. poet, writer) 1915-1998
Walker, Mary Edwards (American physician, reformer) 1832-1919
Walker, Robert John (or James; American politician) 1801-1869
Walker, Sarah née Breedlove (American businesswoman) 1867-1919
Walker, Thomas (American land speculator, explorer) 1715-1794
Walker, William (American filibuster) 1824-1860
Wall, Monroe Eliot (Am. chemist; disc. Taxol, camptothecin) 1916-2002
Wallace, Alfred Russel (English naturalist) 1823-1913
Wallace, Bob (American engineer, bookseller, philanthropist) 1949-2002
Wallace, David Foster (American writer, journalist) 1962-2008
Wallace, George Corley Jr. (American politician) 1919-1998
Wallace, Henry (American editor, writer) 1836-1916
Wallace, Henry Agard (American editor; vice-pres. 1941-1945) 1888-1965
Wallace, Lewis "Lew" (American soldier, lawyer, writer) 1827-1905
Wallace, Naomi (American playwright, poet) b.1960
Wallace, Richard (English art connoisseur) 1818-1890
Wallace, Richard Horatio Edgar (English writer, journalist) 1875-1932
Wallace, Sir William (Scottish patriot, revolutionary) c.1270-1305
Wallace, William Roy DeWitt (American editor, publisher) 1889-1981
Wallace, William Vincent (Irish composer) 1812-1865
Wallach, Otto (German chemist) 1847-1931
Wallack, Henry John (English-born American actor) 1790-1870
Wallack, James William (English-born Am. actor; bro. of Henry) 1795-1864
Wallack, James William (English-born Am. actor; son of Henry) 1818-1873
Wallack, Lester (American actor; son of elder James) 1820-1888
Wallas, Graham (English political scientist) 1858-1932
Wallenberg, Andre Oscar (Swedish financier) 1816-1886
Wallenberg, Jacob (Swedish financier; son of Marcus) 1892-1980
Wallenberg, Knut Agaton (Swedish financier; son of Andre) 1853-1938
Wallenberg, Marcus (Swedish financier; son of Marcus) 1899-1982
Wallenberg, Marcus Laurentius (Swedish financier; son of Andre) 1864-1943
Wallenberg, Raoul (Swedish diplomat, hero of the Holocaust) 1912-1947?
Wallenda, Karl (German-born American circus performer) 1905-1978
Wallenstein, Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von (Austrian general) 1583-1634
Waller, Augustus Volney (English physiologist) 1816-1870
Waller, Edmund (English poet; cousin of John Hampden) 1606-1687
Waller, Max (born Maurice Warlomont; Belgian poet) 1860-1889
Waller, Thomas Wright "Fats" (Am. composer, pianist, singer) 1904-1943
Waller, Willard Walter (American sociologist) 1899-1945
Waller, Sir William (English general) c.1597-1668
Wallin, Johan Olof (Swedish prelate, hymnist) 1779-1839
Wallis, John (English mathematician) 1616-1703
Wallis, Samuel (English naval officer) 1728-1795
Wallis, Wilson Dallam (American anthropologist) 1886-1970
Wallon, Henri-Alexandre (French historian, politician) 1812-1904
Walpole, Horace (born Horatio; English man of letters) 1717-1797
Walpole, Sir Hugh Seymour (New Zealand-born English writer) 1884-1941
Walpole, Sir Robert (1st Earl of Orford; English statesman) 1676-1745
Walpurgis, Maria Antonia, princess of Bavaria (German composer) 1724-1780
Walras, Marie-Esprit-Leon (French economist) 1834-1910
Walrond, Eric Derwent (Guyanan writer, editor, accountant) 1898-1966
Walser, Martin (German writer, playwright) b.1927
Walsh, Roger N. (Australia-born Am. psychologist, acrobat) b.1946
Walsh, Raoul (American cowboy, film director) 1887-1980
Walsh, Thomas James (American politician) 1859-1933
Walsingham, Sir Francis (English statesman, spymaster) c.1532-1590
Walsingham, Thomas (English monk, chronicler) d.1422?
Walston, Ray (American actor) 1914-2001
Waltari, Mika Toumi (Finnish writer) 1908-1979
Walter of Coventry (English monk) fl. 1290-1300
Walter, Arthur Fraser (English newspaperman; son of John) 1846-1910
Walter, Bruno née Schlesinger (German-born American conductor) 1876-1962
Walter, Hubert (English prelate, statesman) d.1205
Walter (or Walther), Johann (German composer, poet) 1496-1570
Walter, John (English newspaperman) 1739-1812
Walter, John (English newspaperman; son of John) 1776-1847
Walter, John (English newspaperman; son of John) 1818-1894
Walter, Thomas Ustick (American architect) 1804-1887
Walters, John Peter (American administrator, Drug Warrior) b.1951?
Walther, Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm (German-born Am. clergyman) 1811-1887
Walther, Johannes (German geologist) 1860-1937
Walther, Johann Gottfried (German organist, composer) 1684-1748
Walther von der Vogelweide (Middle High Ger. poet, Minnesinger) 1170?-1230?
Walton, Brian (or Bryan; English scholar) c.1600-1661
Walton, Ernest Thomas Sinton (Irish physicist) 1903-1995
Walton, George (American politician) 1741-1804
Walton, Izaak (English biographer, writer) 1593-1683
Walton, Sir William Turner (English composer, conductor) 1902-1983
Waltz, Jean-Jacques (pseud. Hansi; Fr. caricaturist, satirist) 1873-1951
Walworth, Sir William (English politician) d.1385
Wanamaker, John (American department store merchant) 1838-1922
Wan Chao-Chan (Chinese animator) 1906-1992
Wang An-shih (Chinese statesman, reformer, poet, writer) 1021-1086
Wang Chen (Chinese courtier) d.1449
Wang Ching-wei (born Wang Chao-ming; Chinese politician) 1883-1944
Wang Ch'ung (Chinese philosopher) 27-100?
Wang Fu-chih (Chinese historian) 1619-1692
Wang Hsi-chih (Chinese calligrapher) 321-379
Wang Hui (Chinese painter) 1632-1717
Wang Mang "the Usurper" (Chinese emperor 9-23) 45 BC-AD 23
Wang Meng (Chinese painter; grandson of Chao Meng-fu) 1308-1385
Wang Pi (Chinese philosopher) 226-249
Wang Shih-fu (born Wang Te-hsin; Chinese dramatist) c.1250-1337?
Wang T'ao (Chinese journalist) 1828-1897?
Wan Gu-Chan (Chinese animator) 1900-1995
Wang Wei (Chinese poet, painter) 699-759
Wang Yang-ming (born Wang Shou-jen; Chinese philosopher) 1472-1529
Wan Lai-Ming (Chinese animator, studio head) 1900-1997
Waqidi, Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn 'Umar al- (Arab historian) 747-823
Warbeck, Perkin (Flemish imposter, pretender to English throne) 1474?-1499
Warburg, Aby (German art historian) 1866-1929
Warburg, Felix Moritz (German-born Am. banker; brother of Max) 1871-1937
Warburg, James Paul (German-born American banker; son of Paul) 1896-1969
Warburg, Max (German banker; brother of Aby) 1867-1946
Warburg, Otto Heinrich (German biochemist, physiologist) 1883-1970
Warburg, Paul Moritz (German-born American banker; bro. of Max) 1868-1932
Warburton, William (Eng. prelate, theologian, controversialist) 1698-1779
Ward, Aaron Montgomery (American merchant) 1843-1913
Ward, Artemas (American Revolutionary commander) 1727-1800
Ward, Artemus (Charles Farrar Browne; American humorist) 1834-1867
Ward, Arthur Sarsfield (pseudonym Sax Rohmer; English writer) 1886-1959
Ward, Barbara Mary (English economist, writer) 1914-1981
Ward, Edward "Ned" (English tavern keeper, humorist) 1667-1731
Ward, Elizabeth Stuart née Mary Gray Phelps (American writer) 1844-1911
Ward, Frederick Townsend (American military adventurer) 1831-1862
Ward, James (English philosopher, psychologist) 1843-1925
Ward, John (English composer, chorister, musician) 1571?-1638?
Ward, John Quincy Adams (American sculptor) 1830-1910
Ward, Sir Joseph George (Australian-born New Zealand polit.) 1856-1930
Ward, Sir Leslie (pseud. Spy; English caricaturist, painter) 1851-1922
Ward, Lester Frank (American sociologist) 1841-1913
Ward, Mary Augusta née Arnold (Tasmanian-born English writer) 1851-1920
Ward, Nathaniel (English clergyman) 1578?-1652
Ward, Robert DeCourcy (American meteorologist) 1867-1931
Ward, Seth (English bishop, astronomer) 1617-1689
Ward, William George (English theologian, writer) 1812-1882
Wardlaw, Henry (Scottish prelate) d.1440
Ware, David Spencer (American saxophonist) 1949-2012
Ware, Henry (American clergyman) 1764-1845
Ware, Henry (American clergyman, writer; son of Henry) 1794-1843
Ware, William (American clergyman, writer; son of Henry) 1797-1852
Ware, William Robert (American architect) 1832-1915
Ware, Willis Howard (Am. electrical engineer, computer sci.) b.1920
Wareru (aka Mogado or Chao Fa Rua; Mon ruler) fl. 1300
Warf, James Curren Jr. (American chemist, writer, activist) 1917-2008
Warham, William (English prelate) c.1450-1532
Warhol, Andy (born Andrew Warhola; American artist, filmmaker) 1928-1987
Waring, Edward (English mathematician) 1734-1798
Warming, Johannes Eugenius Bulow (Danish botanist) 1841-1924
Warne, Frederick (Eng. publisher; partner w/ George Routledge) 1825-1901
Warner, Albert (Polish-born American motion-picture executive) 1884-1967
Warner, Charles Dudley (American man of letters) 1829-1900
Warner, Glenn Scobey "Pop Warner" (American football coach) 1871-1954
Warner, Harry Morris (Polish-born Am. motion-picture executive) 1881-1958
Warner, Jack Leonard (Polish-born Am. motion-picture executive) 1892-1978
Warner, Rex Ernest (British writer, Greek scholar, poet) 1905-1986
Warner, Samuel Louis (Polish-born Am. motion-picture executive) 1887-1927
Warner, Seth (American Revolutionary officer) 1743-1784
Warner, Susan Bogert (pseud. Elizabeth Wetherell; Am. writer) 1819-1885
Warner, Sylvia Townsend (English writer, poet) 1893-1978
Warner, Sir Thomas (Eng. colonizer; fd. St. Kitts, Nevis, etc.) d.1649
Warner, William (English poet) c.1558-1609
Warren, Sir Charles (Welsh-born British soldier, archaeologist) 1840-1927
Warren, Earl (American Supreme Court chief justice 1953-1969) 1891-1974
Warren, Gouverneur Kemble (American army officer) 1830-1882
Warren, Harry (born Salvatore Guaragna; American songwriter) 1893-1981
Warren, John (American physician; brother of Joseph) 1753-1815
Warren, John Byrne Leicester (English poet) 1835-1895
Warren, John Collins (American surgeon; son of John 1753-1815) 1778-1856
Warren, John Robin (Australian pathologist, researcher) b.1937
Warren, Joseph (American physician, Revolutionary officer) 1741-1775
Warren, Josiah (American reformer) 1798?-1874
Warren, Mercy née Otis (American woman of letters) 1728-1814
Warren, Sir Peter (British naval officer) 1703-1752
Warren, Robert Penn (American writer; poet laureate 1986-1987) 1905-1989
Warren, Samuel (English lawyer, writer) 1807-1877
Warton, Joseph (English literary critic; brother of Thomas) 1722-1800
Warton, Thomas (English literary hist.; poet laureate 1785-90) 1728-1790
Waser, Johann Heinrich (Swiss politician) 1600-1669
Washakie (American Shoshone Indian leader) 1804?-1900
Washburn, Cadwallader Colden (Am. politician; bro. of Israel) 1818-1882
Washburn, Israel (American politician) 1813-1883
Washburn, William Drew (American politician; brother of Israel) 1831-1912
Washburne, Elihu Benjamin (American politician; bro. of Israel) 1816-1887
Washington, Booker Taliaferro (American educator) 1856-1915
Washington, Bushrod (American jurist, Supreme Court justice) 1762-1829
Washington, George (Am. general; 1st U.S. president 1789-1797) 1732-1799
Washington, Martha née Dandridge Custis (First First lady) 1732-1802
Washington, Henry Stephens (American geologist) 1867-1934
Wasil ibn 'Ata al-Ghazzal (aka Abu Hudhayfah; Muslim theolog.) c.700-748
Wasserman, Dale (American screenwriter, playwright) 1917-2008
Wassermann, August von (German bacteriologist) 1866-1925
Wassermann, Jakob (German-born Austrian writer) 1873-1934
Wasserstein, Wendy (American dramatist) b.1950
Wasson, Robert Gordon (banker, mycologist) 1898-1986
Wasson, Valentina Pavlovna (Russian-born physician, mycophile) 1901-1958
Wat, Aleksander (Polish poet, writer, essayist) 1900-1967
Watanabe Kazan (born Watanabe Jozei; Japanese painter,scholar) 1793-1841
Watanabe, Shinichiro (Japanese anime director, writer) b.1965
Waterhouse, Alfred (English architect) 1830-1905
Waterhouse, Benjamin (American physician) 1754-1846
Waterhouse, Keith Spencer (English writer, playwright) b.1929
Waterman, Lewis Edson (American inventor, manufacturer) 1837-1901
Waters, Ethel (American singer, actor) 1896-1977
Waters, John Samuel Jr. (Am. filmmaker, actor, writer, artist) b.1946
Waters, McKinley Morganfield "Muddy" (American musician) 1915-1983
Watie, Stand (Degataga Oowatie; Am. Cherokee Indian leader) 1806-1871
Watkins, James David (American Secretary of Energy 1989-1993) b.1927
Watkins, Vernon Phillips (Welsh poet, bank clerk) 1906-1967
Watson, Elkanah (American businessman, agriculturist) 1758-1842
Watson, James Craig (Canadian-born Am.? astronomer; asteroid) 1838-1880
Watson, James Dewey (American biochemist) b.1928
Watson, John (pseud. Ian Maclaren; Scottish clergyman, writer) 1850-1907
Watson, John "Johnny Guitar" (American musician) 1935-1996
Watson, John Broadus (American behaviorist psychologist) 1878-1958
Watson, John Christian (Chile-born Australian politician) 1867-1941
Watson, Sir John William (English poet) 1858-1935
Watson, Leo (American singer, musician, bandleader) 1898-1950
Watson, Nicholas (American writer, filmmaker, poet) b.1977
Watson, Paul (Canadian activist) b.1950
Watson, Richard (English chemist, clergyman) 1737-1816
Watson, Sereno (American botanist) 1826-1892
Watson, Thomas (English poet) c.1557-1592
Watson, Thomas (English Puritan Divine) c.1620-1686
Watson, Thomas Augustus (Am. telephone tech.; assist. to Bell) 1854-1934
Watson, Thomas Edward (American politician) 1856-1922
Watson, Thomas John (American computer businessman: NCR, IBM) 1874-1956
Watson, William (English clergyman) 1559?-1603
Watson, Sir William (English physician) 1715-1787
Watson-Watt, Sir Robert Alexander (Scottish physicist) 1892-1973
Watson-Wentworth, Charles (English politician) 1730-1782
Watsuji Tetsuro (Japanese philosopher) 1889-1960
Watt, James (Scottish engineer, inventor, instrument maker) 1736-1819
Watt, James (Scottish marine engineer; son of James) 1769-1848
Watt, James Gaius (American administrator) b.1938
Watt, Joachim von (pseudonym Joachim Vadian; Swiss Humanist) 1484-1551
Watteau, Jean-Antoine (French painter) 1684-1721
Wattenbach, Wilhelm (German historian, paleographer) 1819-1897
Watterson, Bill (American cartoonist) b.1958
Watterson, Henry "Marse Henry" (Am. journalist, politician) 1840-1921
Watts, Alan Witson (English-born American philosopher) 1915-1973
Watts, George Frederic (English painter, sculptor) 1817-1904
Watts, Isaac (English theologian, hymn writer) 1674-1748
Watts, Sir Philip (British naval architect) 1846-1926
Watts-Dunton, Walter Theodore (English critic, poet) 1832-1914
Waugh, Alexander Raban "Alec" (English writer; bro. of Evelyn) 1898-1981
Waugh, Auberon Alexander (English writer, journalist) b.1939
Waugh, Edwin (English poet) 1817-1890
Waugh, Evelyn Arthur St. John (English writer) 1903-1966
Waugh, Hillary Baldwin (American writer) b.1920
Waugh, John S. (American chemist, educator) b.1929
Wavell, Archibald Percival (British army officer) 1883-1950
Wavy Gravy (Hugh Nanton Romney; American clown) b.1936
Waxman, Meyer (Belarussian-born Am. literary historian, rabbi) 1887-1969
Wayland, Francis (American clergyman, educator) 1796-1865
Wayland, Francis (American educator; son of Francis) 1826-1904
Wayne, Anthony "Mad Anthony" (American Revolutionary officer) 1745-1796
Wayne, James Moore (American jurist; Supreme Court justice) 1790-1867
Wayne, John (born Marion Michael Morrison; American actor) 1907-1979
Wazyk, Adam (Polish poet, writer, social activist) 1905-1982
Weare, Meshech (American jurist, politician) 1713-1786
Weatherly, Frederic Edward (English lawyer, songwriter) 1848-1929
Weaver, James Baird (American politician) 1833-1912
Weaver, John (English dancer, ballet master) 1673-1760
Webb, Sir Aston (English architect) 1849-1930
Webb, Beatrice née Potter (English Socialist; wife of Sidney) 1858-1943
Webb, Catherine Merrial "Kate" (NZ-born Australian journalist) 1943-2007
Webb, Clement Charles Julian (English philosopher) 1865-1954
Webb, Don (pseud. Donna Young; Am. writer, fireworks operator) b.1960
Webb (or Webbe), John (English architect) 1611-1672
Webb, Mary Gladys née Meredith (English writer) 1881-1927
Webb, Matthew (English swimmer; first to swim English Channel) 1848-1883
Webb, Philip Speakman (English architect, designer) 1831-1915
Webb, Sidney James (English economist, Socialist, statesman) 1859-1947
Webber, Andrew Lloyd (English composer, art collector) b.1948
Weber, Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von (German composer) 1786-1826
Weber, Ernst Heinrich (German anatomist, physiologist) 1795-1878
Weber, Friedrich Wilhelm (German poet) 1813-1894
Weber, Joseph Morris "Joe" (American comedian with Lew Fields) 1867-1942
Weber, Karl Julius (German writer) 1767-1832
Weber, Max (German sociologist, economist) 1864-1920
Weber, Max (Russian-born American painter) 1881-1961
Weber, Wilhelm Eduard (German physicist; brother of Ernst) 1804-1891
Webern, Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von (Austrian composer) 1883-1945
Webster, Benjamin Francis "Ben" (American musician) 1909-1973
Webster, Daniel (American lawyer, statesman, orator) 1782-1852
Webster, Jean (born Alice Jane Chandler; American writer) 1876-1916
Webster, John (English dramatist) c.1580-c.1625
Webster, Margaret (American-born British actor, director) 1905-1972
Webster, Noah (American lexicographer, writer) 1758-1843
Wechter, Julius (American musician, composer, psychologist) 1935-1999
Weckherlin, Georg Rudolph (German poet) 1584-1653
Weckmann, Matthias (German organist, composer) 1619?-1674
Wedde, Ian (New Zealand poet) b.1946
Weddell, James (Dutch-born British navigator) 1787-1834
Wedderburn, Alexander (Scottish-born British judge) 1733-1805
Weddigen, Otto (German naval officer) 1882-1915
Wedekind, Benjamin Franklin "Frank" (German poet, playwright) 1864-1918
Wedel-Jarlsberg, Johan Caspar Herman (Norwegian polit. leader) 1779-1840
Wedgwood, Josiah (English potter; partner of Thomas Whieldon) 1730-1795
Weed, Thurlow (American journalist, politician) 1797-1882
Weeks, Edward Augustus Jr. (American editor, writer) 1898-1989
Weeks, Jeffrey Renwick (American mathematician, writer) b.1956
Weelkes, Thomas (English organist, composer) c.1576-1623
Weems, Mason Locke "Parson Weems" (American clergyman, writer) 1759-1825
Weenix, Jan (Dutch painter; son of Jan Baptist) 1640?-1719
Weenix, Jan Baptist (Dutch painter) 1621-1660
Wegelius, Martin (Finnish educator, composer) 1846-1906
Wegener, Alfred Lothar (German geophysicist, meteorologist) 1880-1930
Wegman, Robert B. (American businessman) 1918-2006
Wei Chung-hsien (aka Li Chin-chung; Chinese courtier) 1568-1627
Weidenreich, Franz (German anatomist, anthropologist) 1873-1948
Weidman, Charles Edward Jr. (American dancer, choreographer) 1901-1975
Weidman, Jerome (American writer, playwright) 1913-1998
Weierstrass, Karl Theodor Wilhelm (German mathematician) 1815-1897
Weigl, Joseph (Austrian composer) 1766-1846
Weigle, Luther Allan (American scholar) 1880-1976
Weil, Andre (French-born Am. math.; co-fd. Bourbaki Group) 1906-1998
Weil, Andrew Thomas (American physician) b.1942
Weil, Simone (French philosopher, mystic, writer) 1909-1943
Weiland, Richard W. "Ric" (Am.? software eng., philanthropist) 1953-2006
Weill, Kurt Julian (German-born American composer) 1900-1950
Weimorts, Albert Lee (Am. engineer; des. Bunker Buster bomb) 1938-2005
Weinberg, Mieczyslaw "'Metek'" (Polish-born Soviet composer) 1919-1996
Weinberg, Steven (American physicist, academic, activist) b.1933
Weinberger, Caspar Willard (American Secy. of Defense 1981-87) 1917-2006
Weinberger, Jaromir (Czech-born American composer) 1896-1967
Weiner, Leo (Hungarian composer, teacher) 1885-1960
Weingartner, Paul Felix (Austrian composer, conductor) 1863-1942
Weinheber, Josef (Austrian poet) 1892-1945
Weinhold, Karl (German philologist) 1823-1901
Weininger, Otto (Austrian philosopher) 1880-1903
Weinrib, Leonard "Lennie" (American actor, voice actor, writer) 1935-2006
Weinstein, Nathan Wallenstein "Nathanael West" (Am. writer) 1903-1940
Weinstock, Robert S. (Am. businessman; fd. Prestige records) 1928-2006
Weir, Robert Stanley (Canadian lawyer) 1856-1926
Weir, Robert Walter (American painter) 1803-1889
Weiser, Conrad (German-born American Indian agent) 1696-1760
Weishaupt, Adam (German mystic, philosopher, religious leader) 1748-1830
Weismann, August Friedrich Leopold (German biologist) 1834-1914
Weiss, Bernhard (German theologian) 1827-1918
Weiss, Peter Ulrich (German-born Swedish playwright, writer) 1916-1982
Weiss, Pierre (French physicist) 1865-1940
Weiss, Sylvius Leopold (German composer, lutenist) 1686-1750
Weisse, Christian Felix (German poet, dramatist) 1726-1804
Weisse, Christian Hermann (Ger. philosopher; grandson of C.F.) 1801-1866
Weisskopf, Victor Frederick (Austrian/Am. physicist, pianist) 1908-2002
Weissmuller, Johnny (born Peter Johann; Am. swimmer, actor) 1903-1984
Weisweiler, Adam (German cabinetmaker) c.1750-1810
Wei Yuan (Chinese historian, geographer) 1794-1856
Weizenbaum, Joseph (German-born Am. computer scientist; ELIZA) 1923-2008
Weizmann, Chaim Azriel (Russian chemist, Zionist leader) 1874-1952
Weizsacker, Carl Friedrich von (German physicist, philosopher) 1912-2007
Wekerle, Sandor (Hungarian politician) 1848-1921
Welch, Adam Cleghorn (Jamaican-born Scot. clergyman, scholar) 1864-1943
Welch, Denton (Shanghai-born English painter, writer) 1915-1948
Welch, Joseph Nye (American lawyer) 1890-1960
Welch, Lewis Barrett Jr. "Lew" (American poet) 1926-1971?
Welch, William Henry (American pathologist) 1850-1934
Welcker, Friedrich Gottlieb (German philologist, archaeologist) 1784-1868
Weld, Sir Frederick Aloysius (English colonial administrator) 1823-1891
Weld, Theodore Dwight (American reformer) 1803-1895
Weldon, Fay (born Franklin Birkinshaw; Eng. writer, playwright) b.1931?
Welhaven, Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer (Norwegian poet, critic) 1807-1873
Weller, Thomas Huckle (American virologist) 1915-2008
Welles, George Orson (American actor, director, producer) 1915-1985
Welles, Gideon (American politician, writer) 1802-1878
Welles, Sumner (American diplomat) 1892-1961
Wellesley, Arthur (Irish-born British general, statesman) 1769-1852
Wellesley, Richard Colley (Irish-born British statesman) 1760-1842
Wellesz, Egon Joseph (Austrian composer, teacher, musicologist) 1885-1974
Wellhausen, Julius (German theologian, scholar) 1844-1918
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, first duke of (English statesman) 1769-1852
Wellman, Walter (American journalist, explorer) 1858-1934
Wellman, William Augustus (American film director, actor) 1896-1975
Wells, Carolyn (American writer) 1862-1942
Wells, Charles Jeremiah (pseudonym H.L. Howard; English poet) 1800?-1879
Wells, David Ames (American economist) 1828-1898
Wells, Henry (American express operator: Wells, Fargo & Co.) 1805-1878
Wells, Herbert George (English writer, sociologist, historian) 1866-1946
Wells, Horace (American dentist) 1815-1848
Wells, Ida Bell (aka Ida Wells-Barnett; American journalist) 1862-1931
Wells, Sir Thomas Spencer (English surgeon) 1818-1897
Wells, William Charles (American physician, scientist) 1757-1817
Welsh, Jane Baillie (Scottish-born wife of Thomas Carlyle) 1801-1866
Welti, Friedrich Emil (Swiss politician) 1825-1899
Welty, Eudora Alice (American writer, photographer) 1909-2001
Wences, Senor (born Wenceslao Moreno; Spanish ventriloquist) 1896-1999
Wenceslas (or Wenceslaus), Saint (Prince-duke of Bohemia) c.907-929
Wenceslas (King of Germany, Holy Roman emperor 1378-1400) 1361-1419
Wen Cheng-ming (born Wen Pi; Chinese printer, calligrapher) 1470-1559
Wendell, Barrett (American man of letters, educator) 1855-1921
Wenders, Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" (German film director, playwright) b.1945
Wendt, Albert (Samoan writer, poet, teacher) b.1939
Wen-hsiang (Chinese politician) 1818-1876
Wennerberg, Gunnar (Swedish poet, composer, politician) 1817-1901
Wenner-Gren, Axel Leonard (Swedish industrialist) 1881-1961
Went, Friedrich August Ferdinand Christian (Dutch botanist) 1863-1935
Wen T'ing-yun (aka Wen Ch'i or Wen Fei-ch'ing; Chinese poet) 812/18-870
Wentworth, Benning (American-born British colonial governor) 1696-1770
Wentworth, Cecile de née Smith (American painter) d.1933
Wentworth, Sir John (British col. governor; nephew of Benning) 1737-1820
Wentworth, Thomas (Earl of Strafford; English politician) 1593-1641
Wentworth, William Charles (Australian politician) 1793-1872
Wen Wang (Chinese ruler) 1231?-1135? BC
Weores, Sandor (Hungarian poet, writer, librarian) 1913-1989
Werboczi, Istvan (Hungarian statesman, jurist) c.1458-1542
Werenskiold, Erik (Norwegian illustrator, painter) 1855-1938
Werfel, Franz (Czech-born German poet, dramatist, writer) 1890-1945
Werff, Adriaen van der (Dutch painter) 1659-1722
Wergeland, Henrik Arnold (Norwegian poet, dramatist, patriot) 1808-1845
Werner (Guernieri; Duke of Urslingen; Ger. soldier of fortune) d.c.1354
Werner, Abraham Gottlob (German geologist, mineralogist) 1750-1817
Werner, Alfred (French-born Swiss chemist) 1866-1919
Werner, Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias (German poet, dramatist) 1768-1823
Werner, Wendelin (German-born French mathematician, actor) b.1968
Wernher, Bruder (Brother Wernher; Middle High German poet) 13th cent.
Wernicke, Carl (German neurologist) 1848-1905
Wernicke (or Wernigke), Christian (German poet, epigrammatist) 1661-1725
Wert, Giaches (or Jaches) de (Flemish composer) 1535-1596
Werth (or Werdt), Johann von (aka Jean de Weert; Ger. general) c.1600-1652
Wertheimer, Max (German psychologist, philosopher) 1880-1943
Wertmuller, Lina (Italian filmmaker, screenwriter) b.1929
Wescott, Roger Williams (American linguist, anthropologist) 1925-2000
Wesker, Arnold (English playwright) b.1932
Wesley, Charles (English Methodist preacher, hymn writer) 1707-1788
Wesley, John (English religious leader; founded Methodism) 1703-1791
Wesley, John (American painter) b.1928
Wesley, Samuel (English organist, composer; son of Charles) 1766-1837
Wesley, Samuel Sebastian (English organist; son of Samuel) 1810-1876
Wessel, Caspar (Norwegian mathematician, cartographer) 1745-1818
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Wesson, Daniel Baird (Am. gun manufacturer with Horace Smith) 1825-1906
West, Anthony Panther (English writer, critic) 1914-1987
West, Benjamin (American painter) 1738-1820
West, Joseph (English-born American colonial governor) fl. 1669-1685
West, Mae (born Mary Jane West; American actor, playwright) 1893-1980
West, Morris Langlo (Australian writer) 1916-1999
West, Nathanael (born Nathan Wallenstein Weinstein; Am. writer) 1903-1940
West, Rebecca (Cecily Isabel Andrews née Fairfield; Eng.critic) 1892-1983
West, Thomas (English soldier, colonialist) 1577-1618
Westcott, Brooke Foss (English prelate, scholar) 1825-1901
Westcott, Edward Noyes (American banker, writer) 1846-1898
Westermann, Diedrich (German scholar, missionary) 1875-1956
Westermarck, Edward Alexander (Finnish philosopher, anthropol.) 1862-1939
Westheimer, Irvin Ferdinand (American banker, philanthropist) 1879-1980
Westheimer, Karola Ruth née Siegel (German psychologist) b.1928
Westhoff, Johann Paul von (German composer, violinist) 1656-1705
Westin, Alan Furman (Am. lawyer, political scientist: privacy) 1929-2013
Westinghouse, George (American inventor, manufacturer) 1846-1914
Westlake, John (English lawyer, reformer) 1828-1913
Weston, Edward (English-born American electrical engineer) 1850-1936
Weston, Edward (American photographer) 1886-1958
Weston, Edward Paycon (American long-distance walker) 1839-1929
Weston, Paul née Wetstein (Am. pianist, arranger, composer) 1912-1996
Weston, Richard (1st Earl of Portland; English politician) 1577-1635
Westphal, James Adolph (American engineer, scientist) 1930-2004
Westphalen, Emilio Adolfo (Peruvian poet, journalist) 1911-2001
Wet, Christiaan Rudolf de (Boer soldier, politician) 1854-1922
Wettach, Charles Adrien "Grock" (Swiss circus clown) 1880-1959
Wetterbergh, Carl Anton (pseudonym Onkel Adam; Swedish writer) 1804-1889
Wettstein, Johann Rudolf (Swiss politician) 1594-1666
Wetzel, Lewis (American scout, Indian fighter) 1764-1808?
Wetzstein, Johann Gottfried (German Orientalist) 1815-1905
Wexler, Harry (American meteorologist) 1911-1962
Weyden, Rogier van der (Roger de La Pasture; Flemish painter) 1399?-1464
Weyerhaeuser, Frederick (German-born Am. lumber businessman) 1834-1914
Weygand, Maxime (Belgian-born French soldier) 1867-1965
Weyl, Hermann Klaus Hugo (German mathematician, physicist) 1885-1955
Weyler y Nicolau, Valeriano (Spanish soldier) 1838-1930
Weyman, Stanley John (English writer) 1855-1928
Weyprecht, Carl (German explorer) 1838-1881
Whalen, Philip Glenn (American poet, Zen Buddhist priest) 1923-2002
Whalley, Edward (English regicide) d.1674/75
Wharton, Edith Newbold née Jones (American writer) 1862-1937
Wharton, Joseph (American industrialist) 1826-1909
Wharton, Thomas (1st Marquis of Wharton; English politician) 1648-1715
Wharton, William (American pseudonymous writer, painter) fl. 20th cent.
Whately, Richard (English logician, theologian) 1787-1863
Wheatley, Phyllis (Senegalese-born? American poet) 1753?-1784
Wheaton, Henry (American jurist, diplomat) 1785-1848
Wheatstone, Sir Charles (English physicist, inventor) 1802-1875
Whedon, Daniel Denison (American clergyman) 1808-1885
Wheeler, Burton Kendall (American politician) 1882-1975
Wheeler, John Archibald "Johnny" (American physicist) 1911-2008
Wheeler, Joseph (American army officer, politician) 1836-1906
Wheeler, Kenneth Vincent John "Kenny" (Canadian musician) b.1930
Wheeler, Wayne Bidwell (American lawyer, reformer) 1869-1927
Wheeler, William Almon (American polit.; vice-pres. 1877-1881) 1819-1887
Wheelock, Eleazar (American clergyman, educator) 1711-1779
Wheelock, John (American educator; son of Eleazar) 1754-1817
Wheelwright III, George William (Am. inventor; co-fd. Polaroid) 1903-2001
Wheelwright, John (English-born American clergyman) 1592?-1679
Wheelwright, William (American businessman, promoter) 1798-1873
Whetstone, George (English playwright, writer) 1551?-1587
Whewell, William (English philosopher, mathematician) 1794-1866
Whichcote (or Whitchcote), Benjamin (English theologian) 1609-1683
Whipple, Abraham (American naval officer) 1733-1819
Whipple, Edwin Percy (American essayist) 1819-1886
Whipple, Fred Lawrence (American astronomer; asteroid) 1906-2004
Whipple, George Hoyt (American pathologist, educator) 1878-1976
Whipple, Henry Benjamin (American clergyman) 1822-1901
Whipple, Squire (American civil engineer) 1804-1888
Whipple, William (American Revolutionary leader) 1730-1785
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (American painter, etcher) 1834-1903
Whistler, Rex John (English painter, illustrator) 1905-1944
Whiston, William (English theologian, mathematician) 1667-1752
Whitaker, Joseph (English publisher; fd. Whitaker's Almanack) 1820-1895
Whitaker, Rodney William (pseudonym Trevanian; American writer) 1931-2005
White, Andrew Dickson (American educator, diplomat) 1832-1918
White, Antonia (English writer, translator, journalist) 1899-1980
White, Barry (born Barry Eugene Carter; American singer) 1944-2003
White, Byron Raymond (American Supreme Court justice 1962-1993) 1917-2002
White, Canvass (American engineer) 1790-1834
White, Charles David (American paleobotanist, geologist) 1862-1935
White, Edmund Valentine (American writer, teacher) b.1940
White, Edward Douglass (Am. Supr. Court chief justice 1910-21) 1845-1921
White, Edward Higgins II (American astronaut; died in Apollo 1) 1930-1967
White, Elijah (American physician, pioneer) 1806-1879
White, Ellen Gould née Harmon (American religious leader) 1827-1915
White, Elwyn Brooks (American writer, humorist) 1899-1985
White, Francis (English publican: White's Chocolate House) d.1711
White, George Leonard (American music teacher, choral director) 1838-1895
White, Sir George Stuart (British soldier) 1835-1912
White, Gilbert (English clergyman, naturalist) 1720-1793
White, Gilbert Fowler (American geographer) 1911-2006
White, Henry Kirke (English poet) 1785-1806
White, Hugh Lawson (American lawyer, politician) 1773-1840
White, Israel Charles (American geologist) 1848-1927
White, John (English painter, cartographer) d.1593?
White, John (English composer, musician, teacher) b.1936
White, Joseph Blanco (Spanish-born British writer) 1775-1841
White, Leslie Alvin (American anthropologist) 1900-1975
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White, Mollie Alma née Bridwell (American religious leader) 1862-1946
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White, Peregrine (Am. colonist; born on Mayflower in Cape Cod) 1620-1704
White, Richard (American historian) b.1947
White, Richard Grant (American essayist, critic) 1821-1885
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White, Stewart Edward (American writer) 1873-1946
White, Ted (???) b.1926
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White, Theodore Harold (American writer, journalist) 1915-1986
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White, Walter Francis (American writer, civil rights leader) 1893-1955
White, William (American clergyman) 1748-1836
White, William Alanson (American neurologist, psychiatrist) 1870-1937
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White, William Lindsay (Am. newspaperman; son of William Allen) 1900-1973
White, William Hale (pseudonym Mark Rutherford; English writer) 1831-1913
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Whitehead, Alfred North (English mathematician, philosopher) 1861-1947
Whitehead, Arch Colson Chipp (American writer, journalist) b.1969
Whitehead, Charles (English poet, writer) 1804-1862
Whitehead, John Henry Constantine (India-born British math.) 1904-1960
Whitehead, Robert (English inventor) 1823-1905
Whitehead, William (English poet; poet laureate 1757) 1715-1785
Whiteing, Richard (English journalist, writer) 1840-1928
Whiteley, William (English department store merchant) 1831-1907
Whitelocke, Bulstrode (English lawyer, politician) 1605-1675
Whiteman, Paul "Pops" (American orchestral conductor) 1890-1967
Whitgift, John (English archbishop of Canterbury 1583-1604) c.1530-1604
Whiting, John Robert (English playwright) 1917-1963
Whitley, John Henry (English politician) 1866-1935
Whitlock, Brand (American journalist, politician, diplomat) 1869-1934
Whitman, Charles Otis (American zoologist) 1842-1910
Whitman, Marcus (American missionary, pioneer; wife: Narcissa) 1802-1847
Whitman, Narcissa née Prentiss (American missionary, pioneer) 1808-1847
Whitman, Robert (American artist, sculptor) b.1935
Whitman, Sarah Helen née Power (Am. poet; fiancee of E.A. Poe) 1803-1878
Whitman, Walter "Walt" (American poet, journalist, essayist) 1819-1892
Whitmire, Steve (American puppeteer) b.1959
Whitney, Anne (American sculptor) 1821-1915
Whitney, Asa (American inventor) 1791-1874
Whitney, Eli (American inventor; invented cotton gin) 1765-1825
Whitney, Gertrude née Vanderbilt (Am. sculptor; wife of Harry) 1875-1942
Whitney, Harry Payne (Am. financier; son of William Collins) 1872-1930
Whitney, Hassler (American mathematician, educator) 1907-1989
Whitney, Josiah Dwight (Am. geologist; bro. of William Dwight) 1819-1896
Whitney, Mary Watson (American astronomer) 1847-1920
Whitney, William Collins (American financier, politician) 1841-1904
Whitney, William Dwight (Am. philologist; brother of Josiah) 1827-1894
Whittaker, Charles Evans (Am. Supreme Court justice 1957-1962) 1901-1973
Whittaker, Edmund Taylor (English mathematician) 1873-1956
Whittemore, Edward Reed II (American teacher, poet) b.1919
Whittier, John Greenleaf (American poet, Abolitionist) 1807-1892
Whittington, Richard (English mercer, philanthropist) c.1358-1423
Whittlesey (or Wittlesey), William (English prelate) d.1374
Whittredge, Thomas Worthington (American painter) 1820-1910
Whitworth, Sir Joseph (English mechanical engineer, inventor) 1803-1887
Whorf, Benjamin Lee (American linguist) 1897-1941
Whymper, Edward (English wood engraver, alpinist) 1840-1911
Whyte-Melville, George John (Scottish-born British writer) 1821-1878
Whythorne, Thomas (English composer, autobiographer) 1528-1595
Wickersham, George Woodward (American lawyer) 1858-1936
Wickert, Ulrich (Japan-born German journalist) b.1942
Wickham, Sir Henry (English explorer) 1846-1928
Wicksell, Johan Gustaf Knut (Swedish economist) 1851-1926
Widal, Georges-Ferdinand-Isidore (French physician) 1862-1929
Wideman, John Edgar (American writer, teacher) b.1941
Widener, Harry Elkins (American bibliophile; grandson of Peter) 1885-1912
Widener, Peter Arrell Brown (American businessman) 1834-1915
Widman (aka Weideman, Wideman), Johannes (German mathematician) c.1462-1498?
Widmann, Joseph Viktor (Moravian-born Swiss writer, editor) 1842-1911
Widmer, Arthur (American film special effects pioneer) 1914-2006
Widor, Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert (French organist, composer) 1844-1937
Wiebe, Rudy H. (Canadian writer, essayist) b.1934
Wiechert, Ernst Emil (Prussian teacher, writer) 1887-1950
Wied, Gustav Johannes (Danish writer, playwright, poet) 1858-1914
Wiedemann, Gustav Heinrich (German physicist, chemist) 1826-1899
Wieland, Christoph Martin (Ger. poet, prose writer, translator) 1733-1813
Wieland, Heinrich Otto (German chemist) 1877-1957
Wielopolski, Aleksander (Polish politician) 1803-1877
Wieman, Carl Edwin (American physicist) b.1951
Wien, Max (German physicist; cousin of Wilhelm) 1866-1938
Wien, Wilhelm Carl Werner Otto Fritz Franz (German physicist) 1864-1928
Wienbarg, Ludolf (German writer) 1802-1872
Wiener, Leo (Polish-born American scholar) 1862-1939
Wiener, Norbert (American mathematician; founded cybernetics) 1894-1964
Wieners, John (American poet, teacher, activist) 1934-2002
Wieniawski, Henryk (Polish violinist, composer) 1835-1880
Wierzynski, Kazimierz (Polish poet; leader of Skamander group) 1894-1969
Wieschaus, Eric Francis (American developmental biologist) b.1947
Wiesel, Elizer "Elie" (Romanian-born American writer, activist) b.1928
Wiesel, Torsten Nils (Swedish neurobiologist) b.1924
Wiesenthal, Szymon "Simon" (Polish-born Austrian "Nazi Hunter") 1908-2005
Wiggin, Kate Douglas née Smith (American writer, educator) 1856-1923
Wigginton, Eliot (American historian, folklorist, writer) b.1942
Wigglesworth, Michael (English-born American clergyman, poet) 1631-1705
Wightman, Hazel née Hotchkiss (American tennis player) 1886-1974
Wigmore, John Henry (American legal scholar) 1863-1943
Wigner, Eugene Paul "E.P." (Hungarian-born American physicist) 1902-1995
Wihtred (King of Kent 690-725) d.725
Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, Ulrich von (German scholar) 1848-1931
Wilberforce, Samuel "Soapy Sam" (Eng. prelate; son of William) 1805-1873
Wilberforce, William (English philanthropist, politician) 1759-1833
Wilbrandt, Adolf von (German writer) 1837-1911
Wilbur, Richard Purdy (American poet; poet laureate 1987-1988) b.1921
Wilbye, John (English composer) 1574?-1638
Wilchek, Meir (Polish-born Israeli biochemist, educator) b.1935
Wilcke, Johan (Swedish physicist) 1732-1796
Wilcox, Ella née Wheeler (American journalist, poet) 1850-1919
Wilcox, Stephen (American inventor) 1830-1893
Wilczek, Frank Anthony (American theoretical physicist) b.1951
Wilczynski, Ernest Julius (German-born American mathematician) 1876-1932
Wild, Jack (English actor) 1952-2006
Wild, Jonathan (English criminal) 1682?-1725
Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills (Irish poet, wit, dram.) 1854-1900
Wildenbruch, Ernst von (German writer) 1845-1909
Wildenvey, Herman (Herman Theodore Portaas; Norwegian poet) 1886-1959
Wilder, Alexander Lafayette Chew "Alec" (American composer) 1907-1980
Wilder, Burt Green (American zoologist) 1841-1925
Wilder, Gene (born Jerome Silberman; American actor) b.1935
Wilder, Laura née Ingalls (American writer) 1867-1957
Wilder, Samuel "Billy" (Polish-born Am. journ., film director) 1906-2002
Wilder, Thornton Niven (American writer, playwright) 1897-1975
Wildgans, Anton (Austrian poet, dramatist) 1881-1932
Wildmon, Donald Ellis (American clergyman, reformer) b.1938
Wiles, Sir Andrew John (English mathematician, educator) b.1953
Wiley, Carl Atwood (American physicist, engineer: invented SAR) 1918-1985
Wiley, Harvey Washington (American chemist, reformer) 1844-1930
Wilfrid (or Wilfrith), Saint (English prelate) 634-709
Wilgus, William John (American engineer) 1865-1949
Wilhelm, Carl (German conductor, composer) 1815-1873
Wilhelmina (Queen of Netherlands 1890-1948) 1880-1962
Wilhelmj, August (German violinist) 1845-1908
Wilhelm von Hirsau (Wilhelmus Hirsaugiensis; Bav. religious) d.1091
Wilkerson, Edward L. Jr. (Am. composer, arranger, musician) b.1953
Wilkes, Charles (American naval officer, explorer) 1798-1877
Wilkes, John (English politician) 1725-1797
Wilkes, Maurice Vincent (English physicist, computer scientist) 1913-2010
Wilkie, Sir David (Scottish painter) 1785-1841
Wilkins, Sir George Hubert (Australian explorer, aviator) 1888-1958
Wilkins, John (English prelate, scientist) 1614-1672
Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick (Kiwi-born British biologist) 1916-2004
Wilkins, Roy (American civil rights leader) 1901-1981
Wilkinson, Anne (Canadian poet, writer) 1910-1961
Wilkinson, Ellen Cicely (English feminist, politician) 1891-1947
Wilkinson, Geoffrey (English chemist; textbook writer) 1921-1996
Wilkinson, James (American army officer, adventurer) 1757-1825
Wilkinson, James Hardy (English numerical analyst, polynomial) 1919-1986
Wilkinson, Jemima "Publick Universal Friend" (Am. rel. leader) 1752-1819
Wilkinson, John (English ironmaster) 1728-1808
Wilkinson, John (American naval officer) 1821-1891
Wilkinson, Sir John Gardner (English traveler, Egyptologist) 1797-1875
Wilkinson, Richard James (British colonial administrator) 1867-1941
Will, George Frederick (American editor, columnist) b.1941
Willading, Johann Friedrich (Swiss politician) 1641-1718
Willaert, Adriaan (Flemish composer) c.1490-1562
Willard, Aaron (American clockmaker; brother of Simon) 1757-1844
Willard, Archibald MacNeal (American painter) 1836-1918
Willard, Benjamin (American clockmaker; brother of Simon) 1743-1803
Willard, Emma née Hart (American educator) 1787-1870
Willard, Frances Elizabeth Caroline (Am. educator, reformer) 1839-1898
Willard, Jess (American boxer) 1881-1968
Willard, Simon (American clockmaker) 1753-1848
Willcocks, Sir William (India-born British engineer) 1852-1932
Wille, Ulrich (Swiss military leader) 1848-1925
Willemer, Marianne von née Jung (German dancer, actor) 1784-1860
Willems, Jan Frans (Flemish scholar, poet, playwright) 1793-1846
Willem van Ruysbroeck (French Franciscan friar, traveler) c.1215-c.1295
William I (William the Conqueror; King of England 1066-1087) c.1028-1087
William II (William Rufus; King of England 1087-1100) c.1056-1100
William III (King of England, Scotland, Ireland 1689-1702) 1650-1702
William IV (Silly Billy; King of Great Britain 1830-1837) 1765-1837
William IX (French troubadour, soldier) 1071-1127
William of Auvergne (French philosopher, theologian) 1180?-1249
William of Auxerre (French philosopher, theologian) c.1150-1231
William of Conches (Guillaume de Conches; French philosopher) c.1100-1154
William of Corbeil (aka Corbail; French-born British prelate) d.1136
William of Malmesbury (English historian) c.1090-c.1143
William of Moerbeke (French prelate, scholar) c.1215-c.1286
William of Newburgh (English chronicler) 1136-c.1198
William of Norwich, Saint (English martyr) 1132?-1144?
William of Saint-Amour (French philosopher, theologian) c.1200-1272
William of Saint-Thierry (French theologian, mystic) c.1085-1148
William of Tyre (Syrian-born Latin prelate) c.1130-1185
William of Waynflete (born William Patyn; English prelate) 1395?-1486
William of Wykeham (or Wickham; English prelate, politician) 1324-1404
William Augustus (English military commander) 1721-1765
William de la Mare (English philosopher, theologian) d.c.1290
William Longespee (i.e., Longsword; English soldier) d.1226
Williams, Ben Ames (American writer) 1889-1953
Williams, Sir Bernard Arthur Owen (Brit. philosopher, academic) 1929-2003
Williams, Charles Kenneth "C.K." (American poet) b.1936
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Williams, Emmett (American poet, artist, essayist) 1925-2007
Williams, Ephraim (American army officer) 1714-1755
Williams, Sir Frederic Calland (English electrical engineer) 1911-1977
Williams, Sir George (English merchant, philanthropist) 1821-1905
Williams, George Emlyn (Welsh actor, playwright) 1905-1987
Williams, George Washington (American politician, historian) 1849-1891
Williams, Gluyas (American cartoonist) 1888-1982
Williams, Hiram Hank (American singer, songwriter) 1923-1953
Williams, Isaac (Welsh clergyman, writer) 1802-1865
Williams, James Robert (Canadian-born American cartoonist) 1888-1957
Williams, Jody (American teacher, aid worker) b.1950
Williams, John (English missionary) 1796-1839
Williams, John Alfred (American writer) b.1925
Williams, John Sharp (American politician) 1854-1932
Williams, John Towner (American composer, conductor, pianist) b.1932
Williams, Jonathan (Am poet, publisher, essayist, photographer) 1929-2008
Williams, Marion (American singer) 1927-1994
Williams, Mary Lou (born Mary Elfrieda Winn; American musician) 1910-1981
Williams, Paul Martin (Am. climber, adventurer, attorney) 1925-2005
Williams, Patricia Joyce (American lawyer, writer) b.1951
Williams, Raymond Henry (British writer, critic) 1921-1988
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Williams, Robin (American actor, comedian) 1952-2014
Williams, Robin Murphy (American sociologist) 1914-2006
Williams, Roger (English-born Am. clergyman; fd. Rhode Island) 1603?-1683
Williams, Stanley "Fess" (American musician, bandleader) 1894-1975
Williams, Tennessee (born Thomas Lanier Williams; Am. dram.) 1911-1983
Williams, Wendy Orlean (Am. musician, wildlife rehabilitator) 1949-1998
Williams, William (Welsh clergyman, hymn writer) 1717-1791
Williams, William (American merchant, politician) 1731-1811
Williams, William Carlos (American physician, writer) 1883-1963
Williams, Sir William Fenwick (British army officer) 1800-1883
Williamson, Alexander William (English organic chemist) 1824-1904
Williamson, David Keith (Australian dramatist, screenwriter) b.1942
Williamson, Edward Nagle "Ned" (American baseball player) 1857-1895
Williamson, Henry (English writer, nature writer) 1895-1977
Williamson, John Lee "Sonny Boy" (American musician) 1914-1948
Williamson, John Peter "Jack" (American writer) 1908-2006
Williamson, William Crawford (English naturalist) 1816-1895
Willibald, Saint (English missionary; nephew of Saint Boniface) 700-786
Willibrord (or Wilbrord, Wilbrod), Saint (English missionary) 658?-739
Willinghan, Calder Baynard Jr. (American writer, screenwriter) b.1922
Willis, Bailey (American geologist; son of Nathaniel) 1857-1949
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Willis, Henry (English organ builder) 1821-1901
Willis, Nathaniel Parker (American editor, writer) 1806-1867
Willis, Thomas (English anatomist, physician) 1621-1675
Willis, Wesley (American musician, songwriter, artist) 1963-2003
Williston, Samuel Wendell (American paleontologist) 1852-1918
Willkie, Wendell Lewis (American politician, lawyer) 1892-1944
Willmott, Robert Eldridge Aris (English writer, poet) 1809-1883
Willoch, Kare Isaachsen (Norwegian prime minister 1981-1986) b.1928
Willoughby, Francis William (English colonialist) c.1613-1666
Willoughby, Sir Hugh (English navigator) d.1554
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Willughby, Francis (English naturalist) 1635-1672
Willumsen, Jens Ferdinand (Danish painter, sculptor) 1863-1958
Willys, John North (American automobile industrialist) 1873-1935
Wilmot, David (American politician) 1814-1868
Wilmot, Frank Leslie Thomson (Furnley Maurice; Australian poet) 1881-1942
Wilmot, John (2nd Earl of Rochester; English poet) 1647-1680
Wilner, Eleanor née Rand (American poet) b.1937
Wilson, Alexander (Scottish-born American ornithologist) 1766-1813
Wilson, Andrew Norman (English writer, journalist, biographer) b.1950
Wilson, Sir Angus Frank Johnstone (English writer, educator) 1913-1991
Wilson, Sir Arthur Knyvet (British naval officer) 1842-1921
Wilson, August (American playwright, poet) 1945-2005
Wilson, Brian Douglas (American musician: Beach Boys) b.1942
Wilson, Carl Dean (American singer: Beach Boys) 1946-1998
Wilson, Charles Edward (Am. industrialist: General Electric) 1886-1972
Wilson, Charles Erwin (American engineer, industrialist: GMC) 1890-1961
Wilson, Charles Kemmons (American businessman; fd. Holiday Inn) 1913-2003
Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees (Scot. physicist, meteorologist) 1869-1959
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Wilson, Donald Roller (American artist) b.1938
Wilson, Edmund (American literary and social critic, writer) 1895-1972
Wilson, Edmund Beecher (American biologist) 1856-1939
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Wilson, Henry Braid (American naval officer) 1861-1954
Wilson, Sir Henry Hughes (Irish-born British army officer) 1864-1922
Wilson, Henry Maitland (British army officer) 1881-1964
Wilson, Horace Hayman (English Orientalist) 1786-1860
Wilson, James (Scottish-born American lawyer, politician) 1742-1798
Wilson, James (British economist; founded The Economist 1843) 1805-1860
Wilson, James Harrison (American army officer) 1837-1925
Wilson, Sir James Harold (British prime min. 1964-70,1974-76) 1916-1995
Wilson, John (English composer, lute virtuoso) 1595-1674
Wilson, John (pseud. Christopher North; Scot. poet, essayist) 1785-1854
Wilson, John Dover (British Shakespearean scholar, educator) 1881-1969
Wilson, John Mackay (English writer) 1804-1835
Wilson, Kenneth Geddes (American physicist, educator) b.1936
Wilson, Lanford Eugene (American playwright) b.1937
Wilson, Peter Lamborn (American writer, poet) b.1945
Wilson, Richard (Welsh painter) 1714-1782
Wilson, Robert (English actor, playwright) d.1600
Wilson, Robert Anton (American writer) 1932-2007
Wilson, Robert Rathbun (American physicist, sculptor) 1914-2000
Wilson, Sir Robert Thomas (English army officer) 1777-1849
Wilson, Robert Wesley "Wes" (American artist, poster maker) b.1937
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Wilson, Samuel (American meat packer; source of "Uncle Sam") 1766-1854
Wilson, Thomas (English scholar, politician) 1525?-1581
Wilson, Thomas Woodrow (28th U.S. president 1913-1921) 1856-1924
Wilson, William Bauchop (Scottish-born American labor leader) 1862-1934
Wilson, William Julius (American sociologist) b.1935
Wilson, William Lyne (American politician) 1843-1900
Wiman (aka Wei Man; Chinese general) fl. c.190 BC
Wimpheling (or Wimpfeling, Wympfeling), Jacob (German Humanist) 1450-1528
Winans, Allan Davis "A.D." (American poet, writer) b.1936
Winchell, Alexander (American geologist; brother of Newton) 1824-1891
Winchell, Alexander Newton (American geologist; son of Newton) 1874-1958
Winchell, Horace Vaughn (American geologist; son of Newton) 1865-1923
Winchell, Newton Horace (American geologist, archaeologist) 1839-1914
Winchell, Paul née Wilchin (Am. ventriloquist, actor: Tigger) 1922-2005
Winchell, Verne H. (Am. businessman; fd.Winchell's Donut House) 1915-2002
Winchell, Walter (American journalist) 1897-1972
Winchelsea (or Winchelsey), Robert de (English prelate) d.1313
Winchester, Oliver Fisher (American clothing, gun manufacturer) 1810-1880
Winchilsea, Anne Finch née Kingsmill (English poet) 1661-1720
Winckelmann, Johann Joachim (German archaeologist, art critic) 1717-1768
Winckler, Hugo (German archaeologist) 1863-1913
Windaus, Adolf Otto Reinhold (German chemist) 1876-1959
Windelband, Wilhelm (German philosopher) 1848-1915
Windham, William (English politician) 1750-1810
Windischgratz, Alfred Candidus Ferdinand (Austrian fld marshal) 1787-1862
Windthorst, Ludwig (German politician) 1812-1891
Winfree, Arthur Taylor (American physiologist, mathematician) 1942-2002
Winfree, Erik (Am. computer scientist, materials scientist) b.1969
Wingate, Sir Francis Reginald (British army officer, admin.) 1861-1953
Wingate, Orde Charles (Indian-born British soldier) 1903-1944
Wingfield, Edward Maria (English colonist in Virginia) 1560?-1613?
Wingfield, Walter Clopton (English soldier, sportsman) 1833-1912
Winkel, Dietrich Nikolaus (German inventor; inv. metronome) c.1780-1826
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Winkelman, Henri Gerard (Dutch general) 1876-1952
Winkler, Clemens Alexander (German chemist) 1838-1904
Winner, Septimus (American songwriter) 1827-1902
Winogradsky, Sergei Nikolaevitch (Russian microbiologist) 1856-1953
Winroth, Anders (Swedish historian) b.1965
Winslow, Edward (English-born American colonist at Plymouth) 1595-1655
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Winstanley, Gerrard (English reformer) 1609?-1660?
Winstedt, Sir Richard Olof (English educator, scholar) 1878-1966
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Winter, Peter von (German composer) 1754-1825
Winterhalter, Franz Xaver (German painter) 1805-1873
Winters, Arthur Yvor (American poet, critic, teacher) 1900-1968
Winters, Jonathan Harshman III (Am. comedian, actor, writer) 1925-2013
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Winther, Rasmus Villads Christian Ferdinand (Danish poet) 1796-1876
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Winthrop, John (English-born Am. col. governor; son of John) 1606-1676
Winthrop, John (Am. gov. of Connecticut colony; son of John) 1638-1707
Winthrop, John (American astronomer, physicist) 1714-1779
Winthrop, Robert Charles (American politician) 1809-1894
Winthrop, Theodore (American writer) 1828-1861
Winton, Alexander (Scottish-born Am. automobile manufacturer) 1860-1932
Winwood, Sir Ralph (English diplomat) 1563?-1617
Wirnt von Grafenberg (Middle High German poet) 13th cent.
Wirt, William (American lawyer) 1772-1834
Wirth, Karl Joseph (German politician) 1879-1956
Wirth, Louis (German-born American sociologist) 1897-1952
Wirth, Niklaus Emil (Swiss computer scientist; des. Pascal) b.1934
Wise, Isaac Mayer née Weis (Bohemian-born American clergyman) 1819-1900
Wise, John (American clergyman) 1652-1725
Wise, John (Am. balloonist; made first balloon ascent 1835) 1808-1879
Wise, Stephen Samuel (Hungarian-born American clergyman) 1874-1949
Wise, Thomas James (English bibliophile, forger) 1859-1937
Wiseman, Adele (Canadian writer, essayist) 1928-1992
Wiseman, Frederick (American documentary filmmaker) b.1935
Wiseman, Nicholas Patrick Stephen (English prelate, writer) 1802-1865
Wishart, George (Scottish reformer, martyr) c.1513-1546
Wishman, Doris (American film director, screenwriter, producer) 1912-2002
Wislicenus, Johannes Adolph (German chemist) 1835-1902
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Wissler, Clark (American anthropologist) 1870-1947
Wissmann, Hermann von (German army officer, explorer) 1853-1905
Wissowa, Georg (German philologist) 1859-1931
Wistar, Caspar (German-born American glass manufacturer) 1696-1752
Wister, Owen (American writer) 1860-1938
Witelo (or Vitellio; Polish scientist) c.1230/35-1275?
Wither (or Withers), George (English poet, pamphleteer) 1588-1667
Witherspoon, John (Scottish-born American clergyman) 1723-1794
Witigis (Ostrogoth King of Italy 536-540) fl. 536-540
Witkiewicz, Stanislaw Ignacy "Witkacy" (Polish dramatist) 1885-1939
Witos, Wincenty (Polish politician) 1874-1945
Witt, Christian Friedrich (German composer, music editor) c.1660-1717
Witt, Friedrich (German cellist, composer) 1770-1836
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Witte, Emanuel de (Dutch painter) 1617-1692
Witte, Karl (German jurist, scholar) 1800-1883
Witte, Sergey Yulyevich (Russian politician) 1849-1915
Wittekind (or Widukind; Westphalian chieftain) d.c.807
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Wittgenstein, Ludwig Josef Johan (Austrian-born Brit. philos.) 1889-1951
Wittig, Georg Friedrich Karl (German chemist) 1897-1987
Wittig, Monique (French-born American writer, radical feminist) b.1935
Wittlin, Jozef (Polish writer, essayist, poet) 1896-1976
Witz, Konrad (German painter) c.1400-c.1445
Wivallius, Lars (Swedish poet, adventurer) 1605-1669
Wladyslaw I "Lokielek" (Polish king 1320-1333) 1260/61-1333
Wladyslaw II Jagiello (born Jogaila; Polish king 1386-1434) 1351-1434
Wladyslaw III (Polish king 1434-1444; son of Wladyslaw II) 1424-1444
Wladyslaw IV Vasa (Polish king 1632-1648) 1595-1648
Wobble, Jah (born John Wardle; English musician, singer, poet) b.1958
Wodehouse, Sir Pelham Grenville (English-born American writer) 1881-1975
Woese, Carl Richard (Am. molecular biologist, evolutionist) b.1928
Woestijne, Karel van de (Belgian poet, government official) 1878-1929
Woffington, Margaret "Peg" (Irish actor) c.1714-1760
Wohler, Friedrich (German chemist) 1800-1882
Wohlgemuth (or Wohlgemut), Michel (or Michael; German painter) 1434-1519
Woiwode, Larry Alfred (American writer) b.1941
Wojciechowski, Stanislaw (Polish economist, politician) 1869-1953
Wojnarowicz, David (American painter, photographer, writer) 1954-1992
Wolcot, John (pseudonym Peter Pindar; English satirist, poet) 1738-1819
Wolcott, Oliver (American politician; son of Roger) 1726-1797
Wolcott, Oliver (American lawyer, politician; son of Oliver) 1760-1833
Wolcott, Roger (American colonial administrator) 1679-1767
Wolf, Charles-Joseph-Etienne (French astronomer) 1827-1918
Wolf, Christa née Ihlenfeld (German writer, essayist) b.1929
Wolf, Eric R. (Austrian-born American? anthropologist) 1923-1999
Wolf, Friedrich August (German philologist) 1759-1824
Wolf, Hugo Philipp Jakob (Austrian composer) 1860-1903
Wolf, Markus Johannes "Mischa" (German spymaster) 1923-2006
Wolf, Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius (German astronomer) 1863-1932
Wolf, Naomi (American writer) b.1962
Wolf, Rudolf (Swiss astronomer) 1816-1893
Wolfe, Charles (Irish clergyman, poet) 1791-1823
Wolfe, Humbert (Italian-born British poet, satirist) 1886-1940
Wolfe, James (British army officer) 1727-1759
Wolfe, Thomas Clayton (American writer) 1900-1938
Wolfe, Thomas Kennerly Jr. (American journalist, writer) b.1930
Wolff, Caspar Friedrich (German anatomist) 1734-1794
Wolff (or Wolf), Christian von (German philosopher, math.) 1679-1754
Wolff, Egon (Chilean playwright, writer) b.1926
Wolff, Pierre (French playwright) 1865-1944
Wolff, Thomas H. "Tom" (American mathematician, educator) 1954-2000
Wolff, Tobias Jonathan Ansell (American writer) b.1945
Wolff, William Irwin (American physician; co-dev. colonoscopy) 1916-2011
Wolff-Bekker, Elisabeth née Bekker "Betje" (Dutch writer) 1738-1804
Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno (orig. surname Wolf; Italian composer) 1876-1948
Wolfflin, Eduard (Swiss scholar) 1831-1908
Wolfflin, Heinrich (Swiss art historian) 1864-1945
Wolfowitz, Paul Dundes (American ambassador, bureaucrat) b.1943
Wolfram von Eschenbach (Middle High German poet, Minnesinger) c.1170-c.1220
Wolfram, Stephen (English-born American physicist) b.1959
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Wollach, Yona (Israeli poet) 1945-1986
Wollaston, William (English philosopher) 1659-1724
Wollaston, William Hyde (English chemist, physicist) 1766-1828
Wollheim, Donald Allen (American editor, anthologist, writer) 1914-1990
Wollstonecraft, Mary (English writer; wife of William Godwin) 1759-1797
Wolpe, Stefan (German-born American composer, teacher) 1902-1972
Wolseley, Garnet Joseph (1st Viscount; British army officer) 1833-1913
Wolsey, Thomas (English prelate, statesman) c.1475-1530
Wolzogen, Ernst Ludwig von (German writer) 1855-1934
Wolzogen, Karoline von née von Lengefeld (German writer) 1763-1847
Wonder, Stevie (Steveland Judkins Morris; American musician) b.1950
Wong, Esther (Chinese-born American music promoter) 1917-2005
Wonhyo (aka Wonhyo Daisa; Korean religious leader) 617-686
Wood, Aaron (English modeler; cousin of elder Ralph Wood) 1717-1785
Wood, Anthony (or Anthony a'; English antiquary, historian) 1632-1695
Wood, Beatrice (American artist, potter, "Mama of Dada") 1893-1998
Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley (English politician) 1881-1959
Wood, Enoch (English potter, modeler; son of Aaron) 1759-1840
Wood, Fernando (American politician) 1812-1881
Wood, Garfield Arthur (American boat builder, racer) 1880-1971
Wood, George Bacon (American physician) 1797-1879
Wood, Grant De Volsen (American painter) 1892-1942
Wood, Mrs. Henry née Ellen Price (English writer) 1814-1887
Wood, Sir Henry Joseph (English conductor, composer) 1869-1944
Wood, Sir Howard Kingsley (English politician) 1881-1943
Wood, James Rushmore (American surgeon) 1813-1882
Wood, John (John the Elder; Wood of Bath; English architect) c.1704-1754
Wood, John (English potter; son of Ralph) 1746-1797
Wood, John Ellis (American army officer) 1784-1869
Wood, John George (English clergyman, writer) 1827-1889
Wood, Leonard (American physician, army officer) 1860-1927
Wood, Ralph (English potter) 1715-1772
Wood, Ralph (English potter; son of Ralph) 1748-1795
Wood, Robert Elkington (American army officer, businessman) 1879-1969
Wood, Robert Williams (American physicist) 1868-1955
Wood, William (English ironmaster) 1671-1730
Woodard, Nathaniel (English clergyman, educator) 1811-1891
Woodberry, George Edward (American man of letters) 1855-1930
Woodbridge, Frederick James Eugene (Canadian-born Am. educator) 1867-1940
Woodbury, Levi (Am. jurist; Supreme Court Justice 1845-1851) 1789-1851
Woodcock, George (Canadian poet, critic, historian, playwright) 1912-1995
Woode II, James Bryant "Jimmy" (American musician) 1927-2005
Woodfall, Henry Sampson (English printer, journalist) 1739-1805
Woodham-Smith, Cecil (English biographer, historian) 1896-1977
Woodhull, Victoria née Claflin (American reformer, lecturer) 1838-1927
Woodring, Jim (Am. cartoonist, writer, artist, toy designer) b.1952
Woodruff, Hale Aspacio (American muralist, painter, printmaker) 1900-1980
Woodruff, Wilford (American religious leader) 1807-1898
Woods, Leona (later Leona Woods Marshall Libby; Am. physician) 1919-1986
Woods, Margaret Louisa née Bradley (English writer) 1856-1945
Woods, William Burnham (American jurist, Supreme Court justice) 1824-1887
Woodson, Carter Godwin (American historian) 1875-1950
Woodville (or Wydeville), Richard (English soldier) d.1469
Woodward, Sir Arthur Smith (English paleontologist) 1864-1944
Woodward, Robert Burns (American organic chemist) 1917-1979
Wooldridge, Harry Ellis (English painter, writer) 1845-1917
Woolf, Adeline Virginia née Stephen (English writer, critic) 1882-1941
Woolf, Douglas (American writer) 1922-1992
Woolf, Leonard Sidney (English writer, civil servant) 1880-1969
Woollcott, Alexander Humphreys (American writer; Algonquin Wit) 1887-1943
Woollett, William (English draftsman, line engraver) 1735-1785
Woolley, Catherine (pseudonym Jane Thayer; American writer) 1904-2005
Woolley, Sir Charles Leonard (English archaeologist) 1880-1960
Woolley, Mary Emma (American educator) 1863-1947
Woolman, John (American clergyman, reformer) 1720-1772
Woolner, Thomas (English sculptor, poet) 1825-1892
Woolnough, Walter George (Australian geologist) 1876-1958
Woolrich, Cornell (American writer) 1903-1968
Woolridge, Dean Everett (Am. physicist; co-founded TRW Inc.) 1913-2006
Woolsey, Theodore Dwight (American educator) 1801-1889
Woolsey, Sarah Chauncey (pseudonym Susan Coolidge; Am. writer) 1835-1905
Woolson, Constance Fenimore (American writer) 1840-1894
Woolston, Thomas (English deist) 1670-1733
Woolworth, Frank Winfield (American merchant) 1852-1919
Wooster, Charles Whiting (Am. naval officer; grandson of David) 1780-1848
Wooster, David (American Revolutionary officer) 1711-1777
Worcester, Joseph Emerson (American lexicographer) 1784-1865
Worcester, William (English topographer, antiquary) 1415-c.1482
Worde, Wynkyn de (Alsatian-born British printer, stationer) d.1534?
Worden, John Lorimer (American naval officer) 1818-1897
Wordsworth, Charles (English scholar; son of Christopher) 1806-1892
Wordsworth, Christopher (English clergyman, biographer) 1774-1846
Wordsworth, Christopher (English educator; son of Christopher) 1807-1885
Wordsworth, Dorothy (English writer; sister of William) 1771-1855
Wordsworth, William (English poet; poet laureate 1843) 1770-1850
Work, Henry Clay (American songwriter) 1832-1884
Workman, Fanny née Bullock (American explorer; wife of William) 1859-1925
Workman, William Hunter (American physician, explorer) 1847-1937
Worm, Ole (Olaus Wormius; Danish physician) 1588-1654
Worell, Sir Frank Mortimer Maglinne (West Indian cricketer) 1924-1967
Worrell, George Bernard Jr. "Bernie" (Am. musician, composer) b.1944
Worsaae, Jens Jacob Asmussen (Danish historian, archaeologist) 1821-1885
Worsley, Arthur (English ventriloquist) 1920-2001
Worth, Charles Frederick (English dressmaker) 1825-1895
Worth, William Jenkins (American army officer) 1794-1849
Wotton, Sir Henry (English diplomat, poet, art connoisseur) 1568-1639
Wouk, Herman (American writer) b.1915
Wouwerman, Philips (Dutch painter) 1619-1668
Wovoka (aka Jack Wilson; American Paiute Indian mystic) 1858?-1932
Wowk, Brian (Canadian-born American biophysicist) b.1963?
Wozniak, Stephen Gary (Am. computer scientist, businessman) b.1950
Wrangel, Ferdinand Petrovich von (Russian explorer) 1796-1870
Wrangel, Friedrich Heinrich Ernst von (Prussian field marshal) 1784-1877
Wrangel, Karl Gustav (Swedish admiral, marshal) 1613-1676
Wrangel, Pyotr Nikolayevich (Russian general) 1878-1928
Wrangham, Richard Walter (English primate ethologist) b.1948
Wranitzky, Paul (born Pavel Vranicky; Bohemian composer) 1756-1808
Wrede, Karl Philipp (Bavarian field marshal) 1767-1838
Wren, Sir Christopher (English architect) 1632-1723
Wright, Sir Almroth Edward (British physician, pathologist) 1861-1947
Wright, Benjamin (American engineer) 1770-1842
Wright, Carolyn D. (American poet) b.1949
Wright, Carroll Davidson (American statistician) 1840-1909
Wright, Chauncey (American philosopher, mathematician) 1830-1875
Wright, Elizur (American reformer, actuary) 1804-1885
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Wright, Frank Lloyd (American architect) 1867-1959
Wright, Harold Bell (American writer) 1872-1944
Wright, Henry (English-born American baseball manager) 1835-1895
Wright, Henry (American architect, town planner) 1878-1936
Wright, Henry Tutwiler III (Am. anthropologist, archaeologist) b.1943
Wright, Horatio Gouverneur (American army officer) 1820-1899
Wright, James Arlington (American poet, teacher) 1927-1980
Wright, Jay (American poet, playwright, essayist) b.1934
Wright, John (English bookseller) 1770?-1844
Wright, John Joseph (American prelate) 1909-1979
Wright, Joseph (Wright of Derby; English painter) 1734-1797
Wright, Joseph (American painter, wax modeler; son of Patience) 1756-1793
Wright, Judith Arundell (Australian poet, critic) 1915-2000
Wright, Louis Booker (American educator, librarian) 1899-1984
Wright, Orville (American airplane designer) 1871-1948
Wright, Patience née Lovell (American sculptor) 1725-1786
Wright, Philip Quincy (American political scientist) 1890-1970
Wright, Richard Nathaniel (American writer) 1908-1960
Wright, Steven (American comedian, actor) b.1955
Wright, Thomas (English astronomer) 1711-1786
Wright, Thomas (English antiquary, historian) 1810-1877
Wright, Wilbur (American airplane designer) 1867-1912
Wright, Willard Huntington (pseud. S.S. Van Dine; Am. writer) 1888-1939
Wright, William Aldis (English scholar) 1836?-1914
Wrighton, Mark Stephen (American academic, chemist) b.1949
Wrigley, Philip Knight (American chewing gum businessman) 1894-1977
Wrigley, William Jr. (American chewing gum businessman) 1861-1932
Wrinch, Dorothy (British mathematician, biologist, chemist) 1894-1976
Wriothesley, Henry (English soldier; grandson of Thomas) 1573-1624
Wriothesley, Thomas (English politician) 1505-1550
Wroblewski, Zygmunt Florenty von (Polish physicist) 1845-1888
Wu Chao (aka Wu Hou; Wu Tse-t'ien; Empress of China) 625-705
Wu Chen (Chinese painter) 1280-1354
Wu Ch'eng-en (Chinese writer; author of Monkey) c.1500-c.1582
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Wu Ching-tzu (or Wu Jingzi; Chinese writer) 1701-1754
Wu, Ray Jui (Chines-born Am. biologist, genetic engineer) 1928-2008
Wulfhere (King of the Mercians 657-674) d.674
Wulfstan (English prelate) d.1023
Wulfstan (or Wulstan), Saint (English prelate) c.1008-1095
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Wuorinen, Charles (American composer, musician, speaker) b.1938
Wu P'ei-fu (Chinese general) 1874-1939
Wurmser, Dagobert Siegmund von (Austrian field marshal) 1724-1797
Wurtz, Charles-Adolphe (French chemist) 1817-1884
Wu San-kuei (Chinese general) 1612-1678
Wu Tao-tzu (or Wu Tau-hsuan; Chinese painter) c.700-c.760
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Wu Wang (Chinese ruler c.1122-1115 BC; founded Chou dynasty) d.1115 BC
Wyant, Alexander Helwig (American painter; Hudson River school) 1836-1892
Wyatt, Benjamin Dean (English architect; son of James) 1775-1850?
Wyatt, Sir Francis (English colonial administrator) 1575?-1644
Wyatt, James (English architect) 1746-1813
Wyatt (Wyatville), Sir Jeffry (Eng. architect; nephew of James) 1766-1840
Wyatt, Sir Matthew Digby (English architect) 1820-1877
Wyatt, Robert (born Robert Ellidge; English musician) b.1945
Wyatt (or Wyat), Sir Thomas (English poet, diplomat) 1503-1542
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Wycliffe, John (English religious reformer, theologian) c.1330-1384
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Wyeth, Newell Convers (American illustrator, painter) 1882-1945
Wyld, Henry Cecil Kennedy (English lexicographer) 1870-1945
Wyler, William (German-born American motion-picture director) 1902-1981
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Wyman, Jane (born Sarah Jane Mayfield; American actor) 1917-2007
Wyndham, George (English politician, man of letters) 1863-1913
Wyndham, Sir William (3rd Baronet Wyndham; English politician) 1687-1740
Wyndham-Quin, Windham Thomas (Irish politician) 1841-1926
Wynn, Ed (born Isiah Edwin Leopold; American comedian) 1886-1966
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Wyntoun, Andrew of (Scottish chronicler) c.1350-c.1423
Wyspianski, Stanislaw Mateusz Ignacy (Polish painter, poet) 1869-1907
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Wythe, George (American jurist, statesman) 1726-1806

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