Waage, Peter Norw. chem.; with Cato Guldberg, co-discovered law of mass action 1864-1879 _1833-1900
Waals, Johannes Diderik van der Dutch phys.; NP Phys. 1910 _1837-1923
Wachsmuth, Charles US (Ger.-born) paleontologist _1829-1896
Wacker, Alexander von Ger. industrialist _1846-1922
Waddington, William Henry Fr. archaeologist & polit.; prime min. of France 1879 _1826-1894
Wade, Benjamin Franklin US abolitionist & polit.; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1867 _1800-1878
Wade, George Brit. marshal _1673-1748
Wade, John Francis Eng. hymnist; wrote & composed song "Adeste Fideles" (also "O Come All Ye Faithful") _1710?-1786
Wade, Thomas Francis, Sir Eng. diplomat, soldier, & Chinese scholar; deviser & eponym of Wade transliteration system for Chinese _1818-1895
Wadsworth, Benjamin American educator; pres. of Harvard Univ. 1725-1737 _1669-1737
Wadsworth, James Jeremiah (Jerry) US diplomat; US ambassador to UN 1960-1961 _1905--
Wadsworth, James Wolcott Jr. US polit.; Senate minority whip 1915 _1877-1952
Wadsworth, Jeremiah US polit. & leader in American Revolution _1743-1804
Wadsworth, Peleg US army officer in American Revolution _1748-1829
Wagenaar, Johan Dutch composer & organist _1862-1941
Wagnalls, Adam Willis US publisher; co-founder & co-eponym of Funk & Wagnalls Co. 1877 _1843-1924
Wagner, Cosima (nee Liszt) Ger. (Swi.-born) daughter of Franz Liszt; wife of Hans von Bulow 1857; divorced 1869; wife of Richard Wagner 1870 _1837-1930
Wagner, James Elvin US clergyman; 1st co-pres. of United Church of Christ 1957-1969 _1873-1969?
Wagner, John Peter (Honus; the Flying Dutchman) US baseball player _1874-1955
Wagner, Johann Peter Alexander Ger. rococo sculptor _1730-1809
Wagner, [Wilhelm] Richard Ger. operatic composer & music critic; son-in-law of Franz Liszt _1813-1883
Wagner, Robert US actor; starred in series "Hart to Hart" 1979-1984; husband of Natalie Wood 1957; divorced 1962; husband of Natalie Wood 1972 _1930--
Wagner, Robert Ferdinand US (Ger.-born) polit.; sponsor & eponym of National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) 1935 _1877-1953
Wagner, Robert Ferdinand Jr. US polit.; mayor of New York City 1954-1966; son of Robert Ferdinand Wagner _1910-1991
Wagner von Jauregg, Julius (also Julius Wagner-Jauregg) Aus. neurologist & psychiatrist; NP Med. 1927 _1857-1940
Wahba, Yusuf, Pasha Egyptian polit.; prime min. of Egypt 1919-1920; grandson of Muhammad Ali Pasha _1865-1933
Wahlen, Friedrich Traugott Swi. polit. & agricultural admin.; pres. of Switzerland 1961 _1899-1985
Wahrmund, Adolf Ger. orientalist _1827-1913
Waihee, John David III US polit.; gov. of Hawaii 1986-- _1946--
Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew US gen. in World War II; surrendered on Corregidor 1942 _1883-1953
Wainwright, Richard US naval officer; father of Richard Wainwright _1817-1862
Wainwright, Richard US adm.; son of Richard Wainwright _1849-1926
Waite, Morrison Remick US jurist; Supr. Ct. chief justice 1874-1888 _1816-1888
Wakatsuki, Reijiro Japanese polit.; prime min. of Japan 1926-1927, 1931 _1866-1949
Wake, William Eng. prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1716-1737 _1657-1737
Wakefield, Edward Gibbon Eng. colonial admin. in Australia & New Zealand _1796-1862
Waksman, Selman Abraham US (Ukrainian-born) microbiologist; coined word "antibiotic"; discovered Streptomycin 1943; NP Med. 1952 _1888-1973
Walcott, Charles Doolittle US geologist & paleontologist; secy. of Smithsonian Institution 1907-1927 _1850-1927
Walcott, Derek Alton US (St. Lucian-born) dram. & poet; wrote plays "Ione" 1957, "The Joker of Seville" 1978, "O Babylon!" 1978, "The Odyssey" 1992, epic poem "Omeros" 1990; NP Lit. 1992 _1930--
Walcott, Joe (Jersey Joe Walcott; orig. Arnold Raymond Cream) US boxer; heavyweight boxing champion 1951-1952 _1914?-1994
Wald, George US biologist; NP Med. 1967 _1906--
Wald, Lillian US social worker _1867-1940
Walden, Paul Rus. chem. _1863-1957
Waldersee, Alfred von Ger. soldier _1832-1904
Waldheim, Kurt Aus. diplomat & polit.; Aus. foreign minister 1968-1970; secy-gen. of UN 1972-1982; pres. of Austria 1986-1992 _1918--
Waldo, Peter (also Peter Valdes) Fr. preacher; leader & eponym of the Waldenses _11XX
Waldo, Samuel Lovett US painter _1783-1861
Waldock, [Claud] Humphrey [Meredith], Sir Brit. jurist; Brit. judge on World Court 1973-1981; pres. of World Court 1979-1981 _1904-1981
Walesa, Lech Pol. labor leader, polit., & reformer; leader of Solidarity labor movement; pres. of Poland 1990--; NP Peace 1983 _1943--
Walgreen, Charles Rudolph US drugstore businessman; founder & eponym of Walgreens drugstores 1916 _1873-1939
Walker, Adam Eng. astronomer _1766-1821
Walker, Alice Malsenior US nov.; wrote novels "The Color Purple" 1982, "Possessing the Secret of Joy" 1992 _1944--
Walker, Daniel US polit.; gov. of Illinois 1973-1977 _1922--
Walker, Danton MacIntyre US journalist _1899-1960
Walker, David Shelby US polit.; gov. of Florida 1865-1868 _1815-1891
Walker, Francis Amasa US economist & educator; pres. of MIT 1881-1897 _1840-1897
Walker, Frank Comerford US polit.; Postmaster Gen. 1940-1945; chairman of Dem. National Committee 1943-1944 _1886-1959
Walker, Frederick (Dixie) US baseball player _1910-1982
Walker, Gilbert Carlton US polit.; provisional gov. of Virginia 1869-1870; 1870-1874 _1833-1885
Walker, James US Congregational clergyman & educator; pres. of Harvard Univ. 1853-1860 _1794-1874
Walker, James John US polit.; mayor of New York City 1926-1932 _1881-1946
Walker, John Eng. inventor; invented friction matches 1827 _1781?-1859
Walker, Leroy Pope US-Confederate admin. & lawyer; 1st Confederate secy. of war 1861 _1817-1884
Walker, Mort (pseud. of Mortimer Walker Addison) US cartoonist; created Beetle Bailey _1923--
Walker, Ralph Thomas US architect _1889-1973
Walker, Robert John US polit.; Secy. of Treasury 1845-1849; gov. of Kansas territory 1857 _1801-1869
Walker, Wyatt Tee US black civil rights leader; helped found Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) 1957; 1st executive director of Southern Christian Leadership Conference 1960-1964 _1929--
Wallace, Alfred Russell Eng. naturalist; discovered evolution independently of Charles Darwin _1823-1913
Wallace, [William Roy] DeWitt US magazine publisher; co-founded Reader's Digest with wife Lila Wallace; published 1st issue 1922 _1890-1981
Wallace, George Corley Jr. US polit.; gov. of Alabama 1963-1967, 1971-1979, 1983-1987; American Independent pres. cand. 1968 _1919--
Wallace, Henry Agard US editor & Dem. polit.; Secy. of Agriculture 1933-1940; vice-pres. of US 1941-1945; Secy. of Commerce 1945-1946; Progressive pres. cand. 1948 _1888-1965
Wallace, Henry Cantwell US admin.; Secy. of Agriculture 1921-1924; father of Henry Agard Wallace _1866-1924
Wallace, Lewis (Lew) US laywer, gen., & nov. _1827-1905
Wallace, Lila Bell (nee Acheson) US magazine publisher; co-founded Reader's Digest with husband DeWitt Wallace; published 1st issue 1922 _1890-1984
Wallace, Lurleen (nee Burns) US polit.; gov. of Alabama 1967-1968; wife of George Wallace _1926-1968
Wallace, Mike (orig. Myron Wallace) US television game show host & interviewer; appeared in show "60 Minutes" 1968-- _1918--
Wallace, William, Sir Scot. patriot & revolutionary; liberated Scotland from English _1272?-1305
Wallace-Johnson, Isaac Sierra Leone agitator & journalist _1895-1965
Wallach, Otto Ger. chem.; NP Chem. 1910 _1847-1931
Wallenberg, Raoul Swed. diplomat & humanitarian in World War II; helped Hung. Jews escape by supplying them Swed. passports; disappeared & possibly murdered by Soviets; made honorary US citizen 1981 _1912-1947?
Wallenstein, Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von (Duke of Friedland and Mecklenburg; Prince of Sagan) Aus. (Bohemian-born) gen.; suppressed Bohemian revolt 1618-1620; assassinated _1583-1634
Waller, Edmund Eng. poet _1606-1687
Waller, Robert James US nov.; wrote novels "The Bridges of Madison County" 1992, "Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend" 1993 _1939--
Waller, Thomas Wright (Fats) US jazz composer, pianist, & singer _1904-1943
Wallis, John Eng. math.; developed series representation for pi; introduced infinity symbol _1616-1703
Wallop, Malcolm US Rep. polit.; Senator from Wyoming 1977-- _1933--
Walpole, Horace (orig. Horatio Walpole) Eng. aut.; son of Robert Walpole _1717-1797
Walpole, Hugh Seymour, Sir Eng. nov. _1884-1941
Walpole, Robert, Sir (Earl of Orford) Eng. polit.; 1st Brit. prime min. 1720-1742 _1676-1745
Walpurgis (also Walpurga, Walburga) Eng. saint _710?-777
Walsh, David Ignatius US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1914-1916 _1872-1947
Walsh, Thomas Joseph US archbishop; 1st archbishop of Newark 1937-1952 _1873-1952
Walsingham, Francis, Sir Eng. diplomat & polit.; advisor to Elizabeth I _1530?-1590
Walter, Bruno (orig. Bruno Walter Schlesinger) US (Ger.-born) conductor; conducted New York Philharmonic Orchestra 1947-1949 _1876-1962
Walter, Francis Eugene US polit.; chairman of House Un-American Activities Committee 1955-1963 _1894-1963
Walter, Hubert Eng. polit. & prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1193-1205 _11XX-1205
Walters, Barbara US television broadcaster & interviewer; appeared in shows "ABC Evening News" 1976-1978, "20/20" 1981-- _1931--
Walters, David US polit.; gov. of Oklahoma 1991-- _1951--
Walters, Vernon Anthony US diplomat & gen.; US ambassador to UN 1985-1989 _1917--
Walther von der Vogelweide Ger. minstrel _11XX-12XX
Walther, Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm US (Ger.-born) Lutheran clergyman; 1st pres. of Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod 1847-1850, 1864-1878 _1811-1887
Walton, Ernest Thomas Sinton Irish phys.; NP Phys. 1951 _1903--
Walton, Izaak (the Father of Angling) Eng. biographer & fishing aut. _1593-1683
Walton, Samuel Moore (Sam) US businessman; founded Wal-Mart chain of stores; founded 1st store 1962 _1918-1992
Walton, William Turner, Sir Eng. composer _1902-1983
Walworth, William, Sir Eng. polit.; lord mayor of London 1374-1385; killed Wat Tyler _13XX-1385
Wambaugh, Joseph Aloysius US nov. & policeman; wrote novels "The Blue Knight" 1972, "The Onion Field" 1973, "The Secrets of Harry Bright" 1985, "Fugitive Nights" 1992, "Finnegan's Week" 1993 _1937--
Wanamaker, John US department store merchant; Postmaster Gen. 1889-1893 _1838-1922
Wanderone, Rudolf (Minnesota Fats) US billiards player _1913--
Wang, An US (Chinese-born) computer inventor & industrialist; founder & eponym of Wang Laboratories 1951 _1920-1990
Wangchuk, Jigme king of Bhutan 1926-1952; son of Ugyen Wangchuk _1906-1952
Wangchuk, Jigme Dorji king of Bhutan 1952-1972; son of Jigme Wangchuk _1929-1972
Wangchuk, Jigme Singye king of Bhutan 1972--; son of Jigme Dorji Wangchuk _1955--
Wangchuk, Ugyen king of Bhutan 1907-1926 _1861-1926
Wang Jingwei (also Wang Ching-wei) Chinese polit.; head of Nationalist Chinese government 1940-1944 as puppet of Japan _1883-1944
Wank, Roland US (Hung.-born) architect _1898-1970
Wantzel, Pierre Fr. math.; proved impossibility of trisecting angle using only compass & straightedge 1837 _1814-1848
Wapner, Joseph Albert US judge & television personality; appeared on show "The People's Court" 1981-- _1919--
Warburg, Otto Heinrich Ger. chem. & physiologist; NP Med. 1931 _1883-1970
Ward, Aaron Montgomery US businessman; established 1st mail-order company _1843-1913
Ward, Artemas US gen. in American Revolution _1727-1800
Ward, Barbara Eng. economist _1914-1981
Ward, Joseph George, Sir New Zealand (Austr.-born) polit.; prime min. of New Zealand 1906-1912, 1928-1930 _1856-1930
Ward, Marcus Lawrence US polit.; chairman of Rep. National Committee 1866-1868; gov. of New Jersey 1866-1869 _1812-1884
Ward, Mary Augusta (Mrs. Humphry Ward; nee Arnold) Eng. (Austr.-Tasmanian-born) nov.; opposed female suffrage; niece of Matthew Arnold _1851-1920
Ward, Samuel US songwriter; composed song "America the Beautiful" _1847-1903
Ward, William Humble (Earl of Dudley) Brit. admin.; gov-gen. of Australia 1908-1911 _1867-1932
Warham, William Eng. prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1504-1532 _1450?-1532
Warhol, Andy (orig. Andrew Warhola) US artist; leader of Pop Art movement _1928-1987
Waring, Edward Eng. math.; poser & eponym of Waring's problem _1734-1798
Warlock, Peter (pseud. of Philip Heseltine) Eng. composer; composed suite "Capriol", song cycle "The Curlew"; suicide _1894-1930
Warner, Charles Dudley US editor & essayist _1829-1900
Warner, Daniel Bashiel Liberian (US-born) polit.; pres. of Liberia 1864-1868; wrote Liberian national anthem _1815-18XX
Warner, John William US Rep. polit.; secy. of navy 1972-1974; Senator from Virginia 1979--; 7th husband of Elizabeth Taylor 1976; divorced 1982 _1927--
Warner, Pelham Francis, Sir Brit.-Trinidadian cricket player & sportswriter _1873-1963
Warren, Earl US jurist & polit.; gov. of California 1943-1953; Rep. vice-pres. cand. 1948; Supr. Ct. chief justice 1954-1969; wrote decision for Brown v. Board of Education 1954; chairman & eponym of Warren Commission _1891-1974
Warren, Francis Emroy (Father of Reclamation) US polit.; last gov. of Wyoming territory 1885-1886, 1889-1890; 1st US gov. of Wyoming 1890; father-in-law of John Pershing _1844-1929
Warren, Fuller US polit.; gov. of Florida 1949-1953 _1905-1973
Warren, Gerald Lee US journalist & newspaper editor; White House press secretary 1974; last press secretary for Richard Nixon _1930--
Warren, Gouverneur Kemble US gen. in Civil War _1830-1882
Warren, Harry (orig. Salvatore Guaragna) US songwriter _1893-1981
Warren, Joseph American gen. & physician _1741-1775
Warren, Robert Penn US nov. & poet; leader of New Criticism school; 1st US poet laureate 1986-1987 _1905-1989
Warton, Thomas Eng. critic, literary historian, & poet; Brit. poet laureate 1785-1790 _1728-1790
Warwick, Dionne (orig. Marie Dionne Warrick) US singer _1941--
Warwick, Richard Neville, Earl of (the Kingmaker) Eng. polit. & soldier _1428-1471
Washburn, Emory US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1854-1855 _1800-1877
Washburn, Israel Jr. US polit.; organized Rep. Party 1854; gov. of Maine 1861-1863; brother of Elihu Washburne _1813-1883
Washburn, William Barrett US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1872-1874 _1820-1887
Washburne, Elihu Benjamin US polit.; Secy. of State 1869; brother of Israel Washburn _1816-1887
Washington, Booker Taliaferro US educator; founder & 1st pres. of Tuskegee Institute 1881-1915 _1856-1915
Washington, Bushrod US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1798-1829; nephew of George Washington _1762-1829
Washington, Denzel US movie actor; starred in movies "Cry Freedom" 1987, "Glory" 1989, "Mississippi Masala" 1991, "Malcolm X" 1992, "Philadelphia" 1993, "The Pelican Brief" 1993, "Much Ado About Nothing" 1993 _1954--
Washington, Dinah (orig. Ruth Jones; Queen of the Blues) US blues singer _1924-1963
Washington, George US gen. & polit.; led Continental army in American Revolution 1775-1783; 1st pres. of US 1789-1797 _1732-1799
Washington, Harold US polit.; mayor of Chicago 1983-1987 _1922-1987
Washington, Lucy (nee Payne) US wife of Thomas Todd 1812; 1st woman married in White House 1812; sister of Dolley Madison; sister-in-law of James Madison _1772?-1846
Washington, Martha Dandridge (nee Custis) US wife of George Washington 1759 _1732-1802
Washington, Walter US polit.; last presidentially-appointed commissioner of Washington DC 1967-1975; mayor of Washington DC 1975-1979 _1915--
Wasmosy, Juan Carlos Paraguayan polit.; 1st elected civilian pres. of Paraguay 1993-- _1939?--
Wassermann, August von Ger. bacteriologist; discoverer & eponym of Wassermann test for diagnosis of syphilis 1906 _1866-1925
Wassermann, Jakob Ger. nov. _1873-1934
Wasserstein, Wendy US dram.; wrote plays "Uncommon Women and Others" 1977, "Isn't It Romantic" 1981, "The Heidi Chronicles" 1987 _1950--
Watanabe, Michio Japanese polit.; Japanese finance minister 1980-1982; Japanese foreign minister 1991-1993 _1923--
Waterman, Alan Tower US admin. & phys.; 1st director of National Science Foundation 1951-1963 (NSF) _1892-1967
Waterman, Robert Whitney US polit.; gov. of California 1887-1891 _1826-1891
Waters, Ethel US actress & singer _1896-1977
Waters, John US admin.; chairman of Tennessee Valley Authority 1992-- (TVA) _1929--
Watkins, James David US adm.; chief of naval operations 1982-1986; Secy. of Energy 1989-1993 _1927--
Watson, Jack Jr. US lawyer; White House chief of staff 1980-1981 _1938--
Watson, James Dewey US biochem.; co-discovered structure of DNA with Francis Crick; NP Med. 1962 _1928--
Watson, James Eli US polit.; House majority whip 1905-1909; Senate majority leader 1929-1933 _1864-1948
Watson, John Broadus US behaviorist psychologist _1878-1958
Watson, John Christian Austr. (Chilean-born) polit.; prime min. of Australia 1904 _1867-1941
Watson, Thomas Augustus US telephone technician; assistant to Alexander Graham Bell 1874-1877 _1854-1934
Watson, Thomas John US computer industrialist; pres. of IBM 1914-1949 (orig. Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. before 1924); chairman of IBM 1949-1956; CEO of IBM 1949-1956 _1874-1956
Watson, Thomas John Jr. US computer industrialist; pres. of IBM 1952-1961; CEO of IBM 1961-1971, 1971-1979; chairman of IBM 1961-1971; US ambassador to Soviet Union 1979-1980; son of Thomas John Watson _1914-1993
Watson, Thomas Sturges (Tom) US golfer _1949--
Watson, William Marvin US admin.; Postmaster Gen. 1968-1969 _1924--
Watson, [John] William, Sir Eng. poet _1858-1935
Watson-Watt, Robert Alexander, Sir Scot. phys. _1892-1973
Watt, Hugh New Zealand (Austr.-born) polit.; acting prime min. of New Zealand 1974 _1912-1980
Watt, James Scot. inventor; improved steam engine _1736-1819
Watt, James Gaius US admin.; Secy. of Interior 1981-1983 _1938--
Watt, William Alexander Austr. polit.; acting prime min. of Australia 1918-1919 _1871-1946
Watteau, [Jean] Antoine Fr. Rococo idyllic painter _1684-1721
Watterson, Bill US cartoonist; created Calvin & Hobbes _1958--
Watterson, Henry US journalist & polit. _1840-1921
Watterston, George US admin.; 1st librarian of Congress 1815-1829 as distinct post _1783-1854
Watts, Claudius Elmer III US air force gen.; pres. of The Citadel 1989-- _1936--
Watts, George Frederic Eng. allegorical painter & sculptor _1817-1904
Watts, Isaac Eng. aut., hymnist, & theol.; wrote song "Joy to the World" _1674-1748
Watts, Thomas Hill US-Confederate polit.; Confederate atty. gen. 1862-1863; gov. of Alabama 1863-1865 _1819-1892
Watts-Dunton, [Walter] Theodore Eng. critic & poet _1832-1914
Waugh, Arthur Eng. critic & publisher; father of Evelyn Waugh _1866-1943
Waugh, Evelyn Arthur St. John Eng. nov. & satirist _1903-1966
Waugh, Frederick Judd US artist _1861-1940
Wavell, Archibald Percival, Viscount Brit. gen.; viceroy of India 1943-1947 _1883-1950
Wayland, Francis US Baptist clergyman & educator; pres. of Brown Univ. 1827-1855 _1796-1865
Wayne, Anthony (Mad Anthony) US gen. in American Revolution; captured Stony Point 1779; won battle of Fallen Timbers 1794 _1745-1796
Wayne, James Moore US jurist & polit.; Supr. Ct. justice 1835-1867 _1790-1867
Wayne, John (orig. Marion Michael Morrison) US movie actor & director; starred in movies "Sands of Iwo Jima" 1949, "The Quiet Man" 1952, "True Grit" 1969, directed & starred in "The Alamo" 1960, "The Green Berets" 1968 _1907-1979
Weaver, James Baird US polit.; Populist pres. cand. 1892 _1833-1912
Weaver, Robert Clifton US admin.; 1st Secy. of HUD 1966-1969; 1st black Cabinet member _1907--
Weaver, Sigourney (orig. Susan Alexandra Weaver) US movie actress; starred in movies "Alien" 1979, "Ghostbusters" 1984, "Aliens" 1986, "Gorillas in the Mist" 1988, "Ghostbusters II" 1989, "Alien 3" 1992, "Dave" 1993 _1949--
Webb, Aston, Sir Eng. architect; designed Victoria & Albert Museum 1891; 1st recipient of American Institute of Architects gold medal 1907 _1849-1930
Webb, Beatrice (nee Potter) Eng. socialist; wife of Sidney Webb _1858-1943
Webb, James Edwin US admin.; admin. of NASA 1961-1968 _1906-1992
Webb, Sidney James Eng. socialist polit. _1859-1947
Webb, Walter Prescott US historian _1888-1963
Webb, Wellington US polit.; mayor of Denver 1991-- _19XX--
Webber, Samuel US Congregational clergyman & educator; pres. of Harvard Univ. 1806-1810 _1759-1810
Weber, Constanze Aus. soprano; wife of Wolfgang Mozart 1782 _1763-1842
Weber, Ernst Heinrich Ger. anatomist & physiologist; discovered Weber's Law of sensation; brother of Wilhelm Weber _1795-1878
Weber, Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst, Baron von Ger. composer; founder of Ger. Romantic opera _1786-1826
Weber, Max Ger. sociologist _1864-1920
Weber, Max US (Rus.-born) painter _1881-1961
Weber, Wilhelm Eduard Ger. electrical phys.; inventor of electrodynamometer; source of word "weber"; brother of Ernst Weber _1804-1891
Webern, Anton von Aus. composer; follower of Arnold Schonberg _1883-1945
Webster, Daniel US diplomat, lawyer, orator, & polit.; Whig pres. cand. 1836; Secy. of State 1841-1843; Secy. of State 1850-1852 _1782-1852
Webster, John Eng. dram. _1580?-1625?
Webster, Noah (Father of American Copyright) US lexicographer & copyright advocate _1758-1843
Webster, William Hedgcock US admin.; director of FBI 1978-1987; director of CIA 1987-1991 _1924--
Wechsler, David US (Romanian-born) psychologist & psychometrician _1896-1981
Wedgwood, Josiah Eng. potter _1730-1795
Wee Kim Wee Singapore diplomat & polit.; pres. of Singapore 1985-1993 _1915--
Weeks, John Wingate US businessman & polit.; Secy. of War 1921-1925 _1860-1926
Weeks, [Charles] Sinclair US admin.; Secy. of Commerce 1953-1958 _1893-1972
Weems, Mason Locke US clergyman & biographer of George Washington _1759-1825
Wegener, Alfred Lothar Ger. geologist & phys.; formulated theory of continental drift 1912 _1880-1930
Wei Jingsheng Chinese dissident; imprisoned 1979-1994, 1994--; father of Chinese democracy movement _1950?--
Weicker, Lowell Palmer Jr. US polit.; gov. of Connecticut 1991-- _1931--
Weidenbaum, Murray Lew US economist; chairman of Council of Economic Advisors 1981-1982 _1927--
Weierstrass, Karl Theodor Wilhelm Ger. math.; studied analysis _1815-1897
Weil, Simone Fr. social philos. _1909-1943
Weill, Kurt Ger.-US composer; collaborator with Bertolt Brecht _1900-1950
Weinberg, Steven US phys.; NP Phys. 1979 _1933--
Weinberger, Caspar Willard (Cap the Knife) US admin.; chairman of Federal Trade Commission 1970; director of Office of Management & Budget 1972-1973 (OMB); Secy. of HEW 1973-1975; Secy. of Defense 1981-1987 _1917--
Weir, Robert Walter US painter _1803-1889
Weir, [Robert] Stanley Can. aut. & lawyer; wrote Eng. version of Can. national anthem "O Canada" _1856-1926
Weishaupt, Adam (Spartacus) Ger. philos. & revolutionary; founder of the Illuminati 1776 _1748-1811
Weismann, August Friedrich Leopold Ger. biologist _1834-1914
Weiss, Carl Austin US physician; assassin of Huey Long _1905-1935
Weiss, Peter Ger.-Swed. dram. _1916-1982
Weissmuller, John (Johnny) US actor & swimmer; starred in movies " _1903-1984
Weizenbaum, Joseph US (Ger.-born) computer sci.; pioneer & critic of artificial intelligence; created program ELIZA _1923--
Weizmann, Chaim Azriel Brit.-Israeli (Rus.-born) chem. & Zionist leader; 1st pres. of Israel 1948-1952 _1874-1952
Weizman, Ezer Israeli air force gen. & polit.; pres. of Israel 1993--; nephew of Chaim Weizmann _1924--
Weizsacker, Richard von (also Richard von Weizsaecker) Ger. polit.; mayor of W. Berlin 1981-1984; pres. of W. Germany 1984-1990; pres. of Germany 1990-1994 _1920--
Welch, John Francis Jr. US electrical businessman; CEO & chairman of General Electric Co. 1981-- _1935--
Welch, Joseph Nye US lawyer; counsel for Army in Army-McCarthy hearings 1954 _1890-1960
Welch, Raquel (orig. Raquel Tejada) US actress & model _1942--
Welch, Robert Henry Winborne Jr. US anti-Communist activist & candy manufacturer; founded John Birch Society 1958 _1899-1985
Welch, William Henry US bacteriologist & pathologist _1850-1934
Weld, Theodore Dwight US abolitionist; husband of Angelina Grimke _1803-1895
Weld, William Floyd (Bill) US Rep. polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1991-- _1945--
Welensky, Roy, Sir Rhodesian polit.; last prime min. of Central African Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1956-1963 _1907-1991
Welk, Lawrence US bandleader _1903-1992
Weller, John US polit.; gov. of California 1858-1860 _1812-1875
Weller, Thomas Huckle US biologist; NP Med. 1954 _1915--
Welles, Gideon US polit.; Secy. of Navy 1861-1869 _1802-1878
Welles, [George] Orson US actor & director; founded Mercury Theatre 1937; led "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast 1938; wrote, directed, & starred in movie "Citizen Kane" 1941, directed "Macbeth" 1948 _1915-1985
Welles, Sumner US diplomat _1892-1961
Wellesley, Richard Colley Wesley, Marquis (Earl of Mornington) Brit. diplomat & polit.; gov-gen. of Brit. E. India Co. 1798-1805 _1760-1842
Wellington, Duke of (Arthur Wellesley) Brit. gen. & polit.; represented Britain at Congress of Vienna 1814; defeated Napoleon at battle of Waterloo 1815; Brit. prime min. 1828-1830 _1769-1852
Wellman, William Augustus US movie director; directed movies "Wings" 1927, "A Star Is Born" 1937, "Beau Geste" 1939, "The Ox-Bow Incident" 1943, "Battleground" 1949, "The High and the Mighty" 1954 _1896-1975
Wells, Frank US entertainment businessman; pres. of Warner Brothers Inc. 1969-1982; pres. of Walt Disney Co. 1984-1994; died in helicopter crash _1932-1994
Wells, Heber Manning US polit.; 1st US gov. of Utah 1896-1905 _1859-1938
Wells, Henry US banking & transport industrialist; co-founder & co-eponym of Wells, Fargo & Co. 1852 _1805-1878
Wells, Henry Horatio US polit.; provisional gov. of Virginia 1868-1869 _1823-1890
Wells, Herbert George (H. G. Wells) Eng. aut., historian, & utopian; pioneer of science fiction; wrote "The Outline of History" 1920, novels "The Time Machine" 1895, "The Invisible Man" 1897, "The War of the Worlds" 1898 _1866-1946
Wellstone, Paul David US Dem. polit.; Senator from Minnesota 1991-- _1944--
Welty, Eudora US nov. & short story aut.; wrote novels "The Robber Bridegroom" 1942, "The Optimist's Daughter" 1972 _1909--
Wenceslas (also Wenzel) Ger. king 1378-1400; Holy Rom. emperor 1378-1400; king of Bohemia 1378-1419 as Wenceslas IV _1361-1419
Wenceslaus (Good King Wenceslaus) Bohemian duke & saint; assassinated _8XX-929
Wenceslaus II of Bohemia Pol. king 1300-1305 _1271-1305
Wendell, Barrett US scholar _1855-1921
Wendt, George Robert US actor; starred in series "Cheers" 1982-1993, movies "The Ratings Game" 1984, "House" 1986 _1948--
Weng, Will US crossword puzzle constructor & editor; crossword puzzle editor for New York Times 1969-1977 _1907?-1993
Wenner, Jann Simon US magazine editor & publisher; founder, 1st editor, & 1st publisher of "Rolling Stone" 1967-- _1946--
Wentworth, William Charles Austr. polit.; founded Sydney Univ. 1852 _1793-1872
Weores, Sandor Hung. lyric poet _1913-1989
Werfel, Franz Aus. (Czechoslovakian-born) dram. & nov. _1890-1945
Wergeland, Henrik Norw. patriot & poet _1808-1845
Werner, Alfred Swi. (Fr.-born) chem.; NP Chem. 1913 _1866-1919
Wertheimer, Fredric Michael (Fred) US activist; pres. of Common Cause 1981-- _1939--
Wesley, Charles Eng. Methodist hymnist & preacher; brother of John Wesley _1707-1788
Wesley, John Eng. religious leader; founder of Methodism _1703-1791
Wessel, Caspar Danish-Norw. math.; discovered coordinate representation of complex numbers independently of Jean Argand 1797 _1745-1818
Wessel, Horst Ger. Nazi leader & songwriter; wrote & composed & eponym of "The Horst Wessel Song" (Nazi Party anthem); killed in street brawl _1907-1930
Wesson, Daniel Baird US inventor & manufacturer of revolvers; collaborator with Horace Smith _1825-1906
West, Benjamin US almanac compiler _1730-1813
West, Benjamin Eng. (US-born) historical painter _1738-1820
West, Jerry Alan US basketball player & coach; guard for Los Angeles Lakers 1960-1974; coach of Los Angeles Lakers 1976-1979; depicted on NBA logo _1938--
West, Mae US movie actress _1892-1980
West, Nathanael (orig. Nathan Wallenstein Weinstein) US nov. & satirist; died in automobile accident while driving to F. Scott Fitzgerald's funeral _1903-1940
West, Rebecca, Dame (pseud. of Cicily Isabel Andrews; nee Fairfield) Irish critic, journalist, & nov. _1892-1983
West, Roy Owen US admin.; Secy. of Interior 1929 _1868-1958
West, Togo Dennis Jr. US admin. & lawyer; secy. of army 1993-- _1942--
Westermarck, Edward Alexander Finnish cultural anthropologist; teacher of Bronislaw Malinowski _1862-1939
Westheimer, Irvin Ferdinand US founder of Big Brothers 1902 _1879-1980
Westheimer, [Karola] Ruth (nee Siegel; Dr. Ruth) US (Ger.-born) sexual therapist _1928--
Westinghouse, George Jr. US electrical industrialist & inventor; invented air brake & automatic railroad signals; founder, eponym, & 1st pres. of Westinghouse Electric Corp. 1886-1910 _1846-1914
Westmoreland, William Childs US gen.; superintendent of US Military Academy 1960-1963; commanded US forces in Vietnam War 1964-1968; army chief of staff 1968-1972 _1914--
Westwood, Jean Miles US polit.; chairman of Dem. National Committee 1972 _1923--
Wetmore, Alexander US ornithologist; secy. of Smithsonian Institution 1945-1952 _1886-1978
Wetmore, Andrew Rainsford Can. polit.; 1st premier of New Brunswick 1867-1870 _1820-1892
Weyand, Frederick Carlton US gen.; army chief of staff 1974-1976 _1916--
Weyden, Rogier van der Flemish painter _1399?-1464
Weygand, Maxime Fr. gen. _1867-1965
Weyl, Hermann Ger. math. & mathematical phys. _1885-1955
Wharton, Clifton Reginald Jr. US admin.; chancellor of SUNY system 1978-1987; chairman of Rockefeller Foundation 1982-1987; deputy secy. of state 1993 _1926--
Wharton, Edith Newbold (nee Jones) US nov.; wrote novels "The Valley of Decision" 1902, "The House of Mirth" 1905, "Ethan Frome" 1911, "The Reef" 1912, "The Age of Innocence" 1920, autobiography "A Backward Glance" 1934 _1862-1937
Wharton, Franklin US Marine Corps officer; commandant of Marine Corps 1804-1818 _17XX-1818
Whatcoat, Richard US (Eng.-born) bishop; 1st US Methodist bishop 1800 _1736-1806
Whately, Richard Eng. logician & theol. _1787-1863
Wheatley, Phyllis US (Senegalese-born) poet _1753-1784
Wheatstone, Charles, Sir Eng. phys.; inventor of telegraph, stereoscope, & concertina; popularizer & eponym of Wheatstone bridge; uncle of Oliver Heaviside _1802-1875
Wheeler, Burton Kendall US polit.; Progressive vice-pres. cand. 1924 _1882-1975
Wheeler, Earle Gilmore US gen.; army chief of staff 1962-1964; chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1964-1970 _1908-1975
Wheeler, John Archibald US phys. _1911--
Wheeler, Joseph US gen. _1836-1906
Wheeler, Schuyler Skaats US inventor; invented electric fan _1860-1923
Wheeler, William Almon US polit.; vice-pres. of US 1877-1881 _1819-1887
Wheelock, Eleazar US clergyman & educator; founded Dartmouth College 1769; 1st pres. of Dartmouth College 1770-1779 _1711-1779
Wheelock, John US educator; pres. of Dartmouth College 1779-1815; son of Eleazar Wheelock _1754-1817
Whelan, Patrick James Can. (Irish-born) tailor; probable assassin of Thomas D'Arcy McGee; executed _1840?-1869
Wherry, Kenneth Spicer US polit.; Senate minority whip 1943-1947; Senate majority whip 1947-1949; Senate minority leader 1949-1951 _1892-1951
Whipple, George Hoyt US pathologist; NP Med. 1934 _1878-1976
Whistler, Anna Matilda (nee McNeill) US mother of James Whistler; subject of painting "Study in Gray and Black: The Artist's Mother" 1872 (also "Whistler's Mother") _18XX-1881
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill US etcher & painter _1834-1903
Whitaker, Joseph Eng. publisher; founder & eponym of Whitaker's Almanack 1868 _1820-1895
White, Andrew Dickson (A. D. White) US diplomat & educator; co-founded Cornell Univ. 1865; 1st pres. of Cornell Univ. 1868-1885; US ambassador to Germany 1879-1881; US ambassador to Russia 1892-1894 _1832-1918
White, Byron Raymond US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1962-1993 _1917--
White, Carrie (nee Joyner) US longevite; lived to oldest authenticated age of any American (116 years, 88 days) _1874-1991
White, Daniel James (Dan) US policeman; assassin of George Moscone & Harvey Milk; acquitted on temporary insanity attributed to Twinkie overconsumption; suicide _1946?-1985
White, Edward Douglass US jurist & polit.; Supr. Ct. justice 1894-1910; Supr. Ct. chief justice 1910-1921 _1845-1921
White, Edward Higgins Jr. (Ed) US astronaut; 1st American to walk in space 1965; died in Apollo 1 fire _1930-1967
White, Elizabeth (Betty) US television actress _1922--
White, Ellen Gould Harmon US religious leader; founded Seventh-Day Adventists _1827-1915
White, Elwyn Brooks (E. B. White) US aut. & humorist _1899-1985
White, Frank US polit.; gov. of Arkansas 1981-1983 _1933--
White, George US polit.; chairman of Dem. National Committee 1920-1921; gov. of Ohio 1931-1935 _1872-1953
White, Gilbert Eng. clergyman & naturalist _1720-1793
White, Harry Dexter US economist; led US delegation at Bretton Woods conference 1944 _1892-1948
White, Horace US polit.; gov. of New York 1910-1911 _1865-1943
White, Hugh Lawson US polit.; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1832; Whig pres. cand. 1836 _1773-1840
White, James (James Jershom Jezreel) Brit. religious leader; founded Jezreelite sect 1875 _1849-1885
White, John US polit.; Speaker of the House 1841-1843 _1802-1845
White, Kevin Hagan US polit.; mayor of Boston 1968-1984 _1929--
White, Mark US polit.; gov. of Texas 1983-1987 _1940--
White, Patrick Victor Martindale Austr. (Eng.-born) aut.; NP Lit. 1973 _1912-1990
White, Randy Lee US football player; Super Bowl MVP 1978 jointly with Harvey Martin _1953--
White, Richard Goldsmith, Sir (Dick) Brit. espionage admin.; director-general of MI5 1953-1956; 1st civilian director-general of MI6 1956-1968 _1906-1993
White, Stanford US architect; murdered _1853-1906
White, Stewart Edward US aut. _1873-1946
White, Terence Hanbury (T. H. White) Brit. (Indian-born) aut. & Arthurian scholar; wrote novels "The Sword in the Stone" 1938, "The Once and Future King" 1958 _1906-1964
White, Theodore Harold US journalist; 1st recipient of Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction 1962 _1915-1986
White, Thomas Dresser US air force gen.; air force chief of staff 1957-1961 _1901-1965
White, Vanna Marie US television game show hostess; hosted show "Wheel of Fortune" 1981-- _1957--
White, Wallace Humphrey Jr. US polit.; Senate minority leader 1945-1947; Senate majority leader 1947-1949 _1877-1952
White, Walter Francis US civil rights leader; secy. of NAACP 1931-1955 _1893-1955
White, William Allen US journalist _1868-1944
White, William Fairfield US clergyman & educator; 1st pres. of Boston Univ. 1873-1903 _1833-1929
Whiteaker, John US polit.; 1st US gov. of Oregon 1859-1862 _1820-1902
Whitefield, George Eng. evangelist & religious leader; founded Calvinist Methodism 1741 _1714-1770
Whitehead, Alfred North Eng. logician, math., & philos.; tried to reduce mathematics to axioms; collaborator with Bertrand Russell _1861-1947
Whitehead, Edgar Cuthbert Fremantle S. Rhodesian (Ger.-born) polit.; prime min. of S. Rhodesia 1958-1962 _1905-1971
Whitehead, William Eng. dram. & poet; Brit. poet laureate 1757-1785 _1715-1785
Whiteley, William Eng. merchant; founded 1st department store in London 1866; murdered _1831-1907
Whiteman, Paul (Pops) US conductor & jazz orchestra leader _1890-1967
Whitgift, John Eng. prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1583-1604 _1530?-1604
Whiting, William Fairfield US paper manufacturer; Secy. of Commerce 1928-1929 _1864-1936
Whitlam, [Edward] Gough Austr. polit.; prime min. of Australia 1972-1975 _1916--
Whitman, Charles Seymour US polit.; gov. of New York 1915-1919 _1868-1947
Whitman, Christine Todd US Rep. polit.; gov. of New Jersey 1994-- _1946?--
Whitman, Walter (Walt) US poet _1819-1892
Whitmire, Kathryn Jean US polit.; mayor of Houston 1981-1991 _1946--
Whitney, Eli US industrialist & inventor; invented cotton gin 1793; manufactured firearms with standardized parts _1765-1825
Whitney, John Hay US philanthropist, publisher, & sportsman _1905-1982
Whitney, Josiah Dwight US geologist _1819-1896
Whitney, William Collins US admin. & sportsman; Secy. of Navy 1885-1889 _1841-1904
Whittaker, Charles Evans US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1957-1962 _1901-1973
Whittaker, Edmund Taylor, Sir Eng. math. & mathematical phys. _1873-1956
Whitten, Jamie Lloyd US polit.; chairman of House Appropriations Committee 1978-1992; held longest House service in Congressional history 1941-- _1910--
Whittier, John Greenleaf (Poet Laureate of Abolitionism) US abolitionist & poet _1807-1892
Whittington, Richard (Dick) Eng. merchant; lord mayor of London 1397-1398, 1406-1407, 1419-1420 _1358-1423
Whittlesey, William (also William Wittlesey) Eng. prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1368-1374; nephew of Simon Islip _13XX-1374
Whitworth, Kathrynne Anne (Kathy) US golfer _1939--
Whorf, Benjamin Lee US linguist; student of Edward Sapir; co-developer & co-eponym of Whorf-Sapir hypothesis _1897-1941
Wickard, Claude Raymond US admin.; Secy. of Agriculture 1940-1945 _1893-1967
Wickersham, George Woodward US lawyer; Atty. Gen. 1909-1913; pres. of Council on Foreign Relations 1933-1936 _1858-1936
Wickham, John Adams Jr. US gen.; army chief of staff 1983-1987 _1928--
Wickliffe, Charles Anderson US polit.; gov. of Kentucky 1839-1840; Postmaster Gen. 1841-1845 _1788-1869
Wickremesinghe, Ranil Sri Lankan polit.; prime min. of Sri Lanka 1993-1994 _1949--
Widnall, Sheila (nee Evans) US admin. & aeronautical engineer; secy. of air force 1993-- _1938--
Widor, Charles Marie Fr. composer & organist _1844-1937
Wieland, Christoph Martin (the German Voltaire) Ger. aut. & translator _1733-1813
Wieland, Heinrich Otto Ger. chem.; NP Chem. 1927 _1877-1957
Wien, Wilhelm Carl Werner Otto Fritz Franz Ger. phys.; discovered Wien's Law of blackbodies; NP Phys. 1911 _1864-1928
Wiener, Norbert US math., prodigy, & pioneer computer sci.; founder of cybernetics _1894-1964
Wieniawski, Henryk (also Henri Wieniawski) Pol. composer & virtuoso violinist; composed "Second Concerto", "Legende" _1835-1880
Wiesel, Elie US (Romanian-born) activist, nov., & Holocaust survivor; wrote novels "Night" 1960, "Dawn" 1961, "The Jews of Silence" 1966, "One Generation After" 1971, "Twilight" 1988; NP Peace 1986 _1928--
Wiesel, Torsten US (Swed.-born) neurobiologist; studied visual processing; NP Med. 1981 _1924--
Wieslander, [Karl] Hugo Swed. track athlete; won silver medal in Olympic decathlon 1912; received but refused gold medal when medal stripped from Jim Thorpe _1889--
Wiesner, Jerome Bert US educator; presidential science advisor 1961-1964; pres. of MIT 1971-1980 _1915-1994
Wiggin, Kate Douglas (nee Smith) US aut. & educator _1856-1923
Wiggins, James Russell (J. R. Wiggins) US diplomat & newspaper publisher; US ambassador to UN 1968-1969 _1903--
Wigner, Eugene Paul US (Hung.-born) phys.; introduced group theory into quantum mechanics; prover & eponym of Wigner's theorem 1932; NP Phys. 1963 _1902--
Wijetunga, Dinjiri Banda (also Dingiri Banda Wijetunge) Sri Lankan polit.; prime min. of Sri Lanka 1989-1993; pres. of Sri Lanka 1993-- _1922--
Wilberforce, William Eng. abolitionist _1759-1833
Wilbur, Curtis Dwight US jurist; Secy. of Navy 1924-1929; brother of Ray Wilbur _1867-1954
Wilbur, Ray Lyman US educator; pres. of Stanford Univ. 1916-1943; Secy. of Interior 1929-1933 _1875-1949
Wilbur, Richard Purdy US poet; wrote poetry collections "A Bestiary" 1955, "Things of This World" 1956, "Advice to a Prophet" 1961, "The Whale" 1982, "New and Collected Poems" 1988; US poet laureate 1987-1988 _1921--
Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Flaherty Wills Irish dram., nov., & poet _1854-1900
Wilder, Billy (orig. Samuel Wilder) US (Aus.-born) movie director _1906--
Wilder, [Lawrence] Douglas (L. Douglas Wilder) US Dem. polit.; gov. of Virginia 1990-1994; 1st elected black gov. in US _1931--
Wilder, Gene (orig. Jerome Silberman) US movie actor _1935--
Wilder, Laura (nee Ingalls) US aut. _1867-1957
Wilder, Thornton Niven US dram. & nov. _1897-1975
Wilding, Michael Eng. actor; 2nd husband of Elizabeth Taylor 1952; divorced 1957 _1912-1979
Wiles, Andrew John Eng. math. in US; possibly proved Fermat's Last Theorem 1993 _1953--
Wiley, Harvey Washington US chem. & reformer _1844-1930
Wilhelm I (also William I; Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig) king of Prussia 1861-1888; Ger. kaiser 1871-1888 _1797-1888
Wilhelm II (also William II; Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert) last Ger. kaiser 1888-1918; last king of Prussia 1888-1918; deposed _1859-1941
Wilhelm IV grand duke of Luxembourg 1905-1912; son of Adolf _1852-1912
Wilhelm I (also William I) king of Wurttemberg 1816-1864; son of Friedrich _1781-1864
Wilhelm II (also William II) last king of Wurttemberg 1891-1918; overthrown; great-grandson of Friedrich _1848-1921
Wilhelm, David US Dem. polit.; chairman of Dem. National Committee 1993-- _1957?--
Wilhelmina queen of Netherlands 1890-1948; abdicated; daughter of William III _1880-1962
Wilkes, Charles US Antarctic explorer & naval officer; explorer & eponym of Wilkes Land; as captain of ship San Jacinto, seized James Mason & John Slidell, starting Trent Affair 1861 _1798-1877
Wilkes, John Eng. polit. _1727-1797
Wilkie, John Elbert US admin.; director of US Secret Service 1898-1912 _1860-1934
Wilkins, George Hubert, Sir Austr. explorer _1888-1958
Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick Brit. (New Zealand-born) biochem.; collaborator with Francis Crick & James Watson in study of DNA; NP Med. 1962 _1916--
Wilkins, Roy US civil rights leader; executive director of NAACP 1955-1977 _1901-1981
Wilkins, William US polit.; Secy. of War 1844-1845 _1779-1865
Wilkinson, Ellen Cicely Eng. feminist _1891-1947
Wilkinson, Geoffrey Brit. chem.; NP Chem. 1973 _1921--
Wilkinson, James US adventurer & gen. _1757-1825
Wilkinson, Wallace US polit.; gov. of Kentucky 1987-1991 _1941--
Will, George Frederick US editor, news commentator, & political columnist _1941--
Willard, Archibald MacNeal US painter _1836-1918
Willard, Emma (nee Hart) US educator; pioneer of higher education for women _1787-1870
Willard, Frances Elizabeth Caroline US educator & temperance activist; helped found Women's Christian Temperance Union 1879 (WCTU); pres. of Evanston College for Ladies 1871-1873; 1st female college pres. in US _1839-1898
Willard, Joseph US Congregational clergyman & educator; pres. of Harvard Univ. 1781-1804; founded Harvard Medical School; great-grandson of Samuel Willard _1738-1804
Willard, Samuel American clergyman & educator; acting pres. of Harvard Univ. 1701-1707; great-grandfather of Joseph Willard _1640-1707
Willcocks, William, Sir Brit. engineer _1852-1932
Willett, Joseph American (Eng.-born) colonial leader & soldier; 1st mayor of New York City 1665-1666, 1667-1668 _1611?-1674
William I (William the Conqueror, William the Bastard) Norman conqueror; duke of Normandy 1035-1087; invaded England; won battle of Hastings 1066; Eng. king 1066-1087; 1st Eng. ruler of House of Normandy; introduced jury system _1027-1087
William II (William Rufus) Eng. king 1087-1100; son of William II _1056?-1100
William III stadholder of Holland 1672-1702; Brit. king 1689-1702; co-regent with & husband of Mary II _1650-1702
William IV (the Sailor King; Silly Billy) Brit. king 1830-1837; son of George III _1765-1837
William I (also Willem I) 1st king of Netherlands 1813-1840; abdicated _1772-1843
William II (also Willem II) king of Netherlands 1840-1849; son of William I _1792-1849
William III (also Willem III) king of Netherlands 1849-1890; son of William II _1817-1890
William of Malmesbury Eng. historian _10XX-1143?
William the Lion Scot. king 1165-1214; brother of Malcolm IV _1143-1214
William the Silent (William I; William of Nassau; William of Orange; also Willem I) Dutch gen. & polit.; founder of Dutch Rep.; 1st Dutch stadholder 1579-1584; assassinated _1533-1584
Williams, Albert Lynn US computer businessman; pres. of IBM 1961-1966 _1911-1982
Williams, Daniel Hale US physician; founded Provident Hospital 1891 (1st interracial hospital in US); probably performed 1st successful heart surgery 1893; only black charter member of American College of Surgeons 1913 _1858-1931
Williams, Doug US football player; Super Bowl MVP 1988; 1st black starting quarterback in NFL _1955--
Williams, Elisha American Congregational clergyman & educator; rector of Yale Univ. 1726-1739; half-brother of Israel Williams _1694-1755
Williams, Elizabeth (Betty) Irish peace activist; NP Peace 1976 _1944--
Williams, Ephraim American army officer & philanthropist; endower, father, & eponym of Williams College; killed _1714-1755
Williams, Eric Eustace Trinidad & Tobago polit.; premier of Trinidad & Tobago 1961-1962; prime min. of Trinidad & Tobago 1962-1981 _1911-1981
Williams, George Henry US polit.; Atty. Gen. 1872-1875 _1820-1910
Williams, Hiram (Hank) US country singer & songwriter _1923-1953
Williams, Hiram Jr. (Hank) US country & rock singer; son of Hank Williams _1949--
Williams, Israel US educator & judge; founded Williams College 1793 by bequest of Ephraim Williams; half-brother of Elisha Williams _1709-1788
Williams, Jesse Lynch US aut. & dram.; 1st recipient of Pulitzer Prize for drama 1918 _1871-1929
Williams, John Joseph US archbishop; last bishop of Boston 1846-1875; 1st archbishop of Boston 1875-1907 _1822-1907
Williams, John Sharp US polit.; House majority leader 1903-1908 _1854-1932
Williams, John Towner US conductor & composer of movie music; composed music for movies "Jaws" 1975, "Star Wars" 1977, "Superman" 1978, "Raiders of the Lost Ark" 1981, "E.T." 1982; conducted Boston Pops 1980-1993 _1932--
Williams, Jonathan US army officer & educator; 1st superintendent of US Military Academy 1802, 1805-1812; grandnephew of Benjamin Franklin _1750-1815
Williams, Lynn Russell US (Can.-born) labor leader; pres. of United Steelworkers of America 1983-- _1924--
Williams, Robin US actor & comedian; starred in series "Mork and Mindy" 1978-1982, movies "The World According to Garp" 1982, "Good Morning, Vietnam" 1987, "Dead Poets Society" 1989, "Aladdin" 1992, "Mrs. Doubtfire" 1993 _1951--
Williams, Roger American (Eng.-born) colonial polit. & advocate of religious freedom; founder & 1st gov. of Rhode Island 1644-1647; pres. of Rhode Island 1654-1658 _1603?-1683
Williams, Roy Lee US labor leader; pres. of Teamsters 1981-1983 _1915-1989
Williams, Theodore Samuels (Ted; the Splendid Splinter) US baseball player & manager; outfielder for Boston Red Sox 1939-1960 _1918--
Williams, Tennessee (orig. Thomas Lanier Williams) US dram. _1911-1983
Williams, Vanessa US beauty pageant winner; 1st black Miss America 1984; on disclosure of having posed for nude photographs, 1st Miss America to abdicate 1984 _1963--
Williams, Walter US-Confederate soldier; last surviving veteran of Civil War _1842-1959
Williams, William Carlos US poet _1883-1963
Willis, Bruce Walter US (Ger.-born) actor; starred in series "Moonlighting" 1985-1989, movies "Die Hard" 1988, "Die Hard 2" 1990, "The Bonfire of the Vanities" 1990, "Death Becomes Her" 1992, "Pulp Fiction" 1994 _1955--
Willis, Edwin Edward US polit.; chairman of House Un-American Activities Committee 1963-1969 _1904-1972
Willis, Nathaniel Parker US editor _1806-1867
Willis, Richard Storrs US hymnist; composed song "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" _1819-1900
Willkie, Wendell Lewis (orig. Lewis Wendell Willkie) US businessman & polit.; Rep. pres. cand. 1940 _1892-1944
Willoch, Kare Isaachsen Norw. polit.; prime min. of Norway 1981-1986 _1928--
Willstatter, Richard (also Richard Willstaetter) Ger. chem.; invented paper chromatography independently of Mikhail Tsvett; NP Chem. 1915 _1872-1942
Wilmington, Earl of (Spencer Compton) Brit. polit.; Brit. prime min. 1742-1743 _1673-1743
Wilmot, David US abolitionist & polit.; sponsor & eponym of Wilmot Proviso to ban slavery in land gained from Mexico 1846 _1814-1868
Wilopo Indonesian polit.; prime min. of Indonesia 1952-1953 _1909-1981
Wilson, Angus Frank Johnstone, Sir Brit. aut. _1913-1991
Wilson, August US dram.; wrote plays "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" 1986, "Fences" 1986, "The Piano Lesson" 1987, "Two Trains Running" 1990 _1945--
Wilson, Brian Douglas US singer & songwriter; lead member of the Beach Boys _1942--
Wilson, Carl Dean US singer; member of the Beach Boys; brother of Brian Wilson & Dennis Wilson _1946--
Wilson, Charles Erwin US automobile businessman; pres. of General Motors Corp. 1941-1953; Secy. of Defense 1953-1957 _1890-1961
Wilson, Charles Thomas Rees Scot. phys.; inventor of cloud chamber; NP Phys. 1927 _1869-1959
Wilson, David Clive (Baron Wilson of Tillyorn) Brit. admin.; gov. of Hong Kong 1987-1992 _1935--
Wilson, Dennis US musician & singer; member of the Beach Boys; brother of Brian Wilson & Carl Wilson _1941--
Wilson, Edith Bolling (nee Galt) US 2nd wife of Woodrow Wilson 1915 _1872-1961
Wilson, Edmund US critic _1895-1972
Wilson, Edward Osborne (E. O. Wilson) US entomologist, sci., sociologist, & popularizer of science; helped found sociobiology; wrote autobiography "Naturalist" 1994 _1929--
Wilson, Ellen Louise (nee Axson) US 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson 1885 _1860-1914
Wilson, [James] Harold Brit. polit.; Brit. prime min. 1964-1970, 1974-1976 _1916--
Wilson, Henry (orig. Jeremiah Jones Colbath) US polit.; vice-pres. of US 1873-1875 _1812-1875
Wilson, James US (Scot.-born) jurist & polit. in American Revolution; Supr. Ct. justice 1789-1798; wrote decision for Chisholm v. Georgia 1793 _1742-1798
Wilson, James Brit. economist & editor; founded magazine The Economist 1843 _1805-1860
Wilson, James US (Scot.-born) admin.; Secy. of Agriculture 1897-1913 _1835-1920
Wilson, John (pseud. Christopher North) Scot. aut. _1785-1854
Wilson, Kenneth Geddes US phys.; studied phase transitions; invented renormalization group theory; NP Phys. 1982 _1936--
Wilson, Leroy August US telephone businessman; pres. of AT&T 1948-1951 _1901-1951
Wilson, Louis Hugh US Marine Corps gen.; commandant of Marine Corps 1975-1979 _1920--
Wilson, Malcolm US polit.; gov. of New York 1973-1975 _1914--
Wilson, Peter Barton (Pete) US Rep. polit.; mayor of San Diego 1971-1983; gov. of California 1991-- _1933--
Wilson, Robert Rathbun US phys.; designed Fermilab accelerator; 1st director of Fermilab 1967-1978 _1914--
Wilson, Robert Woodrow US phys.; co-discovered cosmic microwave background radiation from big bang 1964 with Arno Penzias; NP Phys. 1978 _1936--
Wilson, Samuel (Uncle Sam) US meat inspector; source of nickname "Uncle Sam" for US _1770?-1854
Wilson, Thomas (Tom) US cartoonist; created Ziggy _1931--
Wilson, William Bauchop US (Scot.-born) labor leader & polit.; 1st Secy. of Labor 1913-1921 _1862-1934
Wilson, William Griffith (Bill W.) US stockbroker; co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous 1935 with Robert Smith _1895-1971
Wilson, William Lyne US polit.; Postmaster Gen. 1895-1897 _1843-1900
Wilson, [Thomas] Woodrow US polit.; pres. of Princeton Univ. 1902-1910; gov. of New Jersey 1911-1913; 28th pres. of US 1913-1921; NP Peace 1919 _1856-1924
Winchell, Walter (orig. Walter Winchel) US gossip columnist & radio & Television broadcast journalist; father of modern gossip column _1897-1972
Winchelsea, Robert de Eng. prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1293-1313 _12XX-1313
Winchester, Oliver Fisher US clothing & gun manufacturer _1810-1880
Winckelmann, Johann Joachim Ger. archaeologist & art historian; wrote "Reflections on the Painting and Sculpture of the Greeks" 1755, "History of the Art of Antiquity" 1764; helped prompt Neoclassical movement; murdered _1717-1768
Windaus, Adolf Otto Reinhold Ger. chem.; NP Chem. 1928 _1876-1959
Windischgratz, Alfred Candidus Ferdinand Aus. marshal _1787-1862
Windom, William US polit.; Secy. of Treasury 1881; Secy. of Treasury 1889-1891 _1827-1891
Winfrey, Oprah Gail US actress & television talk show host; starred in movie "The Color Purple" 1985, hosted & eponym of show "The Oprah Winfrey Show" 1986-- _1954--
Wingate, Orde Charles Brit. (Indian-born) gen.; trained guerrillas in Palestine, Ethiopia, & Japan _1903-1944
Wingate, [Francis] Reginald, Sir Brit. gen.; Anglo-Egyptian gov-gen. of Sudan 1899-1916 _1861-1953
Wingti, Paias Papua New Guinea polit.; prime min. of Papua New Guinea 1985-1988, 1992-- _1951--
Winkler, Henry US television actor; starred in series "Happy Days" 1974-1984 _1945--
Winslow, Edward American Pilgrim leader on Mayflower; gov. of Plymouth colony 1633, 1636, 1644 _1596-1655
Winslow, Josiah American Pilgrim leader; gov. of Plymouth colony 1673-1680; son of Edward Winslow _1629?-1680
Winsor, Justin US historian & librarian _1831-1897
Winters, Shelley (orig. Shirley Schrift) US movie actress _1922--
Winthrop, John American colonial polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1630-1634, 1637-1640, 1642-1644, 1646-1649 _1588-1649
Winthrop, John American colonial polit.; gov. of Connecticut 1657, 1659-1676; son of John Winthrop _1606-1676
Winthrop, John (also Fitz-John Winthrop) American colonial polit.; gov. of Connecticut 1698-1707; grandson of John Winthrop _1638-1707
Winthrop, Robert Charles US polit.; Speaker of the House 1847-1849 _1809-1894
Winzer, Otto E. Ger. diplomat; E. Ger. foreign minister 1965-1975 _1902-1975
Winzor, Anton von, Freiherr Aus. admin.; Aus. gov. of Bosnia & Herzegovina 1907-1909; 1st gov. after Aus.-Hung. annexation 1908 _1844-1910
Wirt, William US polit.; Atty. Gen. 1817-1829; Anti-Masonic pres. cand. 1832; founder of Anti-Masonic Party _1772-1834
Wirth, Conrad US admin.; director of National Park Service 1951-1964 _1899-1993
Wirth, Joseph Ger. polit.; chancellor of Germany 1921-1922 _1879-1956
Wirth, Niklaus Swi. computer sci.; developed computer language Pascal 1970? _19XX--
Wirtz, William Willard (W. Willard Wirtz) US admin.; Secy. of Labor 1962-1969 _1912--
Wise, Henry Alexander US polit.; gov. of Virginia 1856-1859 _1806-1876
Wise, Stephen Samuel US rabbi & Zionist leader _1874-1949
Wiseman, Nicholas Patrick Stephen Eng. cardinal 1850; 1st Catholic archbishop of Westminster 1850-1860 _1802-1865
Wissler, Clark US anthropologist _1870-1947
Wister, Owen US nov.; wrote western "The Virginian" 1902 _1860-1938
Witherspoon, John US (Scot.-born) Presbyterian clergyman, educator, & polit. in American Revolution; pres. of Princeton Univ. 1768-1794 _1723-1794
Witt, Johan de Dutch polit. _1625-1672
Witte, Emaanuel de Dutch painter _1617-1692
Witte, Sergei Yulyevich Rus. polit.; prime min. of Russia 1903-1906 _1849-1915
Witten, Edward US math. & phys.; main developer of superstring theory; Fields Medal 1990 _1951--
Wittgenstein, Ludwig Josef Johann Aus. philos.; founder of logical positivism _1889-1951
Wittgenstein, Paul Aus. pianist in US; brother of Ludwig Wittgenstein _1887-1961
Wittig, Georg Friedrich Karl Ger. chem.; NP Chem. 1979 _1897-1987
Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville, Sir (P. G. Wodehouse) Brit. humorist & nov. in US; created characters Bertie Wooster & Jeeves _1881-1975
Woffington, Margaret (Peg) Eng. actress _1714?-1760
Wofford, Harris Llewellyn US Dem. polit.; Senator from Pennsylvania 1991-- _1926--
Wohler, Friedrich Ger. chem.; discovered elements aluminum & yttrium _1800-1882
Wojciechowski, Stanislaw Pol. polit.; pres. of Poland 1922-1926 _1869-1953
Wolcott, Oliver US polit.; gov. of Connecticut 1796-1797; father of Oliver Wolcott Jr.; son of Roger Wolcott _1726-1797
Wolcott, Oliver Jr. US polit.; Secy. of Treasury 1795-1800; gov. of Connecticut 1817-1827 _1760-1833
Wolcott, Roger American polit.; gov. of Connecticut 1751-1754 _1679-1767
Wolcott, Roger US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1896-1900 _1847-1900
Wolf, Friedrich August Ger. classical scholar & philologist _1759-1824
Wolf, George US polit.; gov. of Pennsylvania 1829-1835 _1777-1840
Wolf, Hugo Philipp Jakob Aus. composer _1860-1903
Wolfe, Charles Irish poet _1791-1823
Wolfe, James Brit. gen. in Americas in French & Indian War; victorious but killed at battle of Quebec _1727-1759
Wolfe, Thomas Clayton US nov. _1900-1938
Wolfe, Thomas Kennerly Jr. (Tom) US aut. & journalist; wrote "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" 1968, "The Pump House Gang" 1968, "The Right Stuff" 1979, "The Bonfire of the Vanities" 1987 _1931--
Wolff, Caspar Friedrich Ger. anatomist _1734-1794
Wolff, Christian (also Christian Wolf) Ger. math. & philos. _1679-1754
Wolff, Nelson US polit.; mayor of San Antonio 1991-- _1940--
Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno It. comic operatic composer; composed operas "Le Donne Curiose", "I Quattro Rusteghi", "Susanna's Secret" _1876-1948
Wolfram, Stephen (Steve) US (Eng.-born) computer businessman & phys.; created Mathematica _1959--
Wolfram von Eschenbach Ger. poet _11XX-12XX
Wollaston, William Hyde Eng. chem., inventor, & phys.; discovered elements palladium & rhodium; pres. of Royal Society 1820 _1766-1828
Wollstonecraft, Mary Brit. feminist; wife of William Godwin; mother of Mary Shelley _1759-1797
Wolseley, Garnet Joseph (Viscount Wolseley) Brit. admin. & marshal in S. Africa; Brit. admin.of Transvaal 1879-1880 _1833-1913
Wolsey, Thomas Eng. courtier, polit., & prelate; advisor to Henry VII & Henry VIII _1475?-1530
Wonder, Stevie (orig. Stevland Judkins Morris) US musician, singer, & songwriter _1950--
Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley (Baron Irwin, Earl of Halifax) Eng. diplomat & polit.; gov-gen. of India 1926-1929; Brit. foreign secy. 1938-1940; refused office of prime min. 1940 _1881-1959
Wood, George Thomas US polit.; gov. of Texas 1847-1849 _1795-1858
Wood, Grant (the Painter of the Soil) US lithographer & painter _1892-1942
Wood, James US polit.; gov. of Virginia 1796-1799 _1747-1813
Wood, James Frederick US archbishop; 1st archbishop of Philadelphia 1875-1883 _1813-1883
Wood, John US polit.; gov. of Illinois 1860-1861 _1798-1880
Wood, John Stephens US polit.; chairman of House Un-American Activities Committee 1949-1953 _1885-1968
Wood, Kimba US judge; Bill Clinton's 2nd unsuccessful nominee for atty. gen. 1993 _1944--
Wood, Leonard US admin., gen., & physician; led Rough Riders in Sp.-American War; army chief of staff 1910-1914; US gov. of Philippines 1921-1927 _1860-1927
Wood, Natalie (orig. Natasha Gurdin) US movie actress; wife of Robert Wagner 1957; divorced 1962; wife of Robert Wagner 1972 _1939-1981
Wood, Robert US admin.; Secy. of HUD 1969 _1923--
Wood, Samuel Grosvenor US actor & movie director _1884-1949
Woodbury, Levi US polit.; gov. of New Hampshire 1823-1824; Secy. of Navy 1831-1834; Secy. of Treasury 1834-1841; Supr. Ct. justice 1846-1851 _1789-1851
Wooden, John Robert US basketball coach; coach for UCLA 1948-1975 _1910--
Woodhull, Victoria Claflin US editor & polit.; 1st major woman pres. cand. 1872 with Equal Rights Party _1838-1927
Woodin, William Hartman US industrialist; Secy. of Treasury 1933 _1868-1934
Woodman, Frederic Thomas US polit.; mayor of Los Angeles 1916-1919 _1872-1949
Woodring, Harry Hines US polit.; gov. of Kansas 1931-1933; Secy. of War 1937-1940 _1890-1967
Woodruff, Wilford US Mormon clergyman; 4th pres. of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1889-1898; abolished Mormon polygamy 1890 _1807-1890
Woods, George David US banker; pres. of World Bank 1963-1968 _1901-1982
Woods, John New Zealand songwriter; composed New Zealand national anthem "God Defend New Zealand" _1849-1934
Woods, William Burnham US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1880-1887 _1824-1887
Woodsworth, James Shaver Can. pacifist & polit. _1874-1942
Woodward, Joanne Gignilliat US movie actress; wife of Paul Newman _1930--
Woodward, Robert Burns US chem.; NP Chem. 1965 _1917--
Woodward, Robert Upshur (Bob) US journalist; uncovered Watergate scandal with Carl Bernstein; wrote "The Agenda" 1994 _1943--
Woodworth, John Maynard US physician; 1st Surgeon General 1871-1879 _1837-1879
Woolf, [Adelaide] Virginia (nee Stephen) Eng. nov.; pioneer of stream-of-consciousness; wrote novels "Jacob's Room" 1922, "Mrs. Dalloway" 1925, "To the Lighthouse" 1927, feminist essay "A Room of One's Own" 1929; suicide _1882-1941
Woollcott, Alexander US aut.; member of the Algonquin Wits _1887-1943
Woolley, Charles Leonard, Sir Eng. archaeologist _1880-1960
Woolsey, [Robert] James Jr. (R. James Woolsey) US admin.; director of CIA 1993-- _1941--
Woolsey, Theodore Dwight US educator; pres. of Yale Univ. 1846-1871 _1801-1889
Woolson, Albert US soldier; last surviving Union veteran of Civil War _1847-1956
Woolworth, Frank US discount store industrialist; founder & eponym of F. W. Woolworth & Co.; founded 1st store 1879 _1852-1919
Worcester, Joseph Emerson US lexicographer _1784-1865
Worde, Wynkyn de (orig. Jan van Wynkyn) Eng. (Alsatian-born) printer; 1st Eng. printer to use italic type 1524; student & successor of William Caxton _14XX-1535?
Worden, John Lorimer US adm. in Civil War; commanded ship Monitor against ship Virginia (orig. Merrimack) in 1st battle of ironclad ships 1862 _1818-1897
Wordsworth, William Eng. poet; Brit. poet laureate 1843-1850 _1770-1850
Work, Hubert US admin.; Postmaster Gen. 1922-1923; Secy. of Interior 1923-1928 _1860-1942
Worner, Manfred (also Manfred Woerner) Ger. admin. & diplomat; W. Ger. defense minister 1982-1988; secy-gen. of NATO 1988-1994 _1934-1994
Worth, Charles Frederick Eng. fashion designer _1825-1895
Wotherspoon, William Wallace US gen.; pres. of Army War College 1907-1909, 1909-1912; army chief of staff 1914 _1850-1921
Wotton, Henry, Sir Eng. diplomat & poet _1568-1639
Wouk, Herman US dram. & historical nov.; wrote novels "The Caine Mutiny" 1951, "Youngblood Hawke" 1962, "The Winds of War" 1971, "War and Remembrance" 1978, "Inside, Outside" 1985, play "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" 1953 _1915--
Wovoka (Jack Wilson) Paiute mystic; founded Ghost Dance movement 1889 _1856?-1932
Wozniak, Stephen Gary US computer sci. & industrialist; co-founded Apple Computer Co. 1975 _1950--
Wrangel, Pyotr Nikolaevich Rus. gen. & counterrevolutionary _1878-1928
Wrangell, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von Rus. explorer _1794-1870
Wrathall, John James Brit.-Rhodesian polit.; pres. of Rhodesia 1976-1978 _1913-1978
Wren, Christopher, Sir Eng. architect & astronomer _1632-1723
Wright, Ernest Vincent US lipogram nov.; wrote lipogrammatic novel "Gadsby" _1872-1939
Wright, Frank Lloyd US architect; designed Guggenheim Museum _1869-1959
Wright, James Claude Jr. (Jim) US polit.; House majority leader 1977-1987; Speaker of the House 1987-1989 _1922--
Wright, John US cardinal 1969 _1909-1979
Wright, John Lloyd US architect & toy inventor; invented Lincoln Logs 1918; son of Frank Lloyd Wright _1892-1972
Wright, Joseph (Wright of Derby) Eng. painter _1734-1797
Wright, Joseph Robert Jr. US businessman; director of Office of Management & Budget 1988-1989 _1938--
Wright, Louis Booker US educator & librarian _1899-1984
Wright, Luke Edward US polit.; US gov. of Philippines 1904-1906; Secy. of War 1908-1909 _1846-1922
Wright, Orville US airplane designer & aviation pioneer with brother Wilbur Wright; invented 1st heavier than air flying machine 1903 _1871-1948
Wright, Quincy US international jurist & political sci. _1890-1970
Wright, Richard US nov. _1908-1960
Wright, Robert US television businessman; pres., CEO, & chairman of NBC 1986-- _1943--
Wright, Sewall US biologist & evolutionist _1889-1988
Wright, Silas Jr. US polit.; gov. of New York 1845-1847 _1795-1847
Wright, Theodore Paul US aeronautical engineer & educator; acting pres. of Cornell Univ. 1951 _1895-1970
Wright, Wilbur US airplane designer & aviation pioneer with brother Orville Wright; invented 1st heavier than air flying machine 1903 _1867-1912
Wright, Willard Huntington (pseud. S. S. Van Dine) US aut. _1888-1939
Wrigley, William Jr. US chewing gum industrialist; founder & eponym of William Wrigley Jr. Co. 1891 _1861-1932
Wriston, Henry Merritt US educator; pres. of Brown Univ. 1937-1955; pres. of Council on Foreign Relations 1951-1964 _1889-1978
Wronski, Josef Maria (also Josef Maria Hoene-Wronski) Pol. math. in France; eponym of Wronskian _1778-1853
Wundt, Wilhelm Max Ger. physiologist & experimental psychologist; founder of experimental psychology _1832-1920
Wurf, Jerome (Jerry) US labor leader; pres. of American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees 1964-1981 _1919-1981
Wyatt, Thomas, Sir (also Sir Thomas Wyat) Eng. diplomat & poet _1503-1543
Wybicki, Jozef Pol. gen., poet, & polit.; wrote Pol. national anthem (adopted 1927) _1747-1822
Wycherley, William Eng. dram. _1640-1716
Wycliffe, John (also John Wyclif, John Wickliffe; Morning Star of the Reformation) Eng. religious reformer; leader of Lollards _1320?-1384
Wyeth, Andrew Newell US painter; created paintings "Christina's World" 1948, "Distant Thunder" 1961, Helga pictures 1971-1985 _1917--
Wyeth, Newell Convers (N. C. Wyeth) US painter; father of Andrew Wyeth _1882-1945
Wyld, Henry Cecil Kennedy Eng. lexicographer _1870-1945
Wyler, William US (Ger.-born) movie director & producer _1902-1981
Wylie, Philip Gordon US aut. _1902-1971
Wyman, Jane (orig. Sarah Jane Fulks) US actress; starred in movies "The Yearling" 1946, "Johnny Belinda" 1948, "Magnificent Obsession" 1954; 1st wife of Ronald Reagan 1940; divorced 1948 _1914--
Wyndham, George Eng. polit. _1863-1913
Wyndham White, Eric, Sir Brit. admin. & economist; founder & 1st executive secy. of General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade 1948-1965 (GATT); 1st director-general of General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade 1965-1968 (GATT) _1913-1980
Wyngaarden, James Barnes US physician; director of National Institutes of Health 1982-1989 (NIH) _1924--
Wynn, Ed (orig. Isiah Edwin Leopold) US comedian _1886-1966
Wynne, Arthur US (Brit.-born) editor & puzzle constructor; inventor of crossword puzzle 1913 _18XX-1945
Wynne, Robert US admin.; Postmaster Gen. 1904-1905 _1851-1922
Wyspianiski, Stanislaw Pol. dram. & painter; wrote play "The Wedding" 1901 (also "Wesele"); father of modern Pol. drama _1869-1907
Wyss, Johann Rudolf Swi. aut. & folklorist; wrote words to Swi. national anthem "Rufst du, mein Vaterland" 1811; completed novel "The Swiss Family Robinson" 1814 _1782-1830
Wyszynski, Stefan Pol. cardinal & dissident; primate of Poland 1949-1981; opposed Communist government _1901-1981
