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WE W. Earl Brown 1963– American actor WE W. Edwards Deming 1900–1993 American statistician, author, and academic (born 1900) WH W. H. Auden 1907–1973 English-American poet, playwright, and composer (died 1973) WR W. R. Mitchell 1928– English journalist and author (died 2015) WS W. S. Gilbert 1836–1911 English playwright and poet (born 1836) WA Waheed Alli 1964– Baron Alli, English businessman and politician WM Wakanohana Masaru 1971– Japanese sumo wrestler, the 66th Yokozuna WJ Walid Jumblatt 1949– Lebanese journalist and politician WB Wallace Beery 1885–1949 American actor (died 1949) WL Wallace Langham 1965– American actor WD Walt Disney 1901–1966 American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (born 1901) WM Walt McPherson 1916– American basketball player and coach (died 2013) WS Walt Simonson 1946– American author and illustrator WA Walter A. Brown 1905–1964 American businessman, founded the Boston Celtics (died 1964) WB Walter Benjamin 1892–1940 German philosopher and critic (died 1940) WB Walter Bonatti 1930–2011 Italian journalist and mountaineer (died 2011) WD Walter Dandy 1886– American physician and neurosurgeon (died 1946) WF Walter Frederick Morrison 1920–2010 American businessman, invented the Frisbee (born 1920) WG Walter Gropius 1883–1969 German architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building and Werkbund Exhibition (born 1883) WJ Walter Jackson Freeman II 1895– American physician and psychiatrist (died 1972) WM Walter Munk 1917– Austrian-American oceanographer, author, and academic (died 2019) WN Walter Nowotny 1920–1944 Austrian-German soldier and pilot (died 1944) WO Walter O'Malley 1903–1979 American businessman, owner of baseball's Dodgers (born 1903) WR Walter Reuther 1907–1970 American union leader (born 1907) WS Walter Savage Landor 1775–1864 English poet and author (died 1864) WS Walter Sisulu 1912–2003 South African politician (died 2003) WT Walter Terence Stace 1886–1967 English-American epistemologist, philosopher, and academic (born 1886) WV Walter Van Tilburg Clark 1909–1971 American author and educator (died 1971) WC Wang Chongyang 1113–1170 Chinese religious leader and poet (died 1170) WX Wang Xiaobo contemporary Chinese novelist and essayist (born 1952) WC Ward Connerly 1939– American activist and businessman, founded the American Civil Rights Institute WF Warner Fusselle 1944–2012 American sportscaster (died 2012) WF Warren Farrell 1943– American author and educator WR Warren Rodwell 1958– Australian soldier, educator and musician WE Warwick Estevam Kerr 1922– Brazilian geneticist, entomologist, and engineer (died 2018) WI Washington Irving 1783–1859 American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian (died 1859) WB Wayne Bennett 1950– Australian rugby league player and coach WE Wayne Embry 1937– American basketball player and manager WS Wayne Static 1965–2014 American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1965) WT Wayne Thiebaud American artist (born 1920) W Wei empress of the Tang dynasty WK Weldon Kees 1914– American author, poet, painter, and pianist (died 1955) WH Wendell H. Ford 1924–2015 American lieutenant and politician, 53rd Governor of Kentucky (born 1924) WF Wendy Freedman 1957– Canadian-American cosmologist and astronomer WH Wendy Houvenaghel 1974– Northern Irish racing cyclist WS Wendy Saddington 1949– Australian singer and journalist (died 2013) WB Wes Bentley 1978– American actor and producer WD Whitfield Diffie 1944– American cryptographer and academic WL Wifredo Lam 1902– Cuban-French painter (died 1982) WW Wilbur Wright 1867–1912 American inventor (died 1912) WP Wilder Penfield 1891–1976 American-Canadian surgeon and academic (born 1891) WO Wilfred Owen 1893–1918 English soldier and poet (died 1918) WP Wilfrid Pelletier 1896–1982 Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1896) WB Wilhelm Bleek 1827–1875 German linguist and anthropologist (born 1827) WB Will Barton 1991– American basketball player WC Will Clarke 1970– American author WJ Will James 1892–1942 American author and illustrator (died 1942) WM Will Marion Cook 1869– American violinist and composer (died 1944) WO Will Ospreay 1993– English wrestler WP Will Patton 1954– American actor