Authors by W

Oscar Wilde 812

Irish writer and poet 1854–1900

Virginia Woolf 382

English writer 1882–1941

Ludwig Wittgenstein 228

Austrian-British philosopher 1889–1951

Tennessee Williams 139

American playwright 1911–1983

George Washington 186

first President of the United States 1732–1799

Neale Donald Walsch 69

American writer 1943

Steven Weinberg 46

American theoretical physicist 1933

Orson Welles 53

American actor, director, writer and producer 1915–1985

Jack Welch 27

American executive: General Electric CEO 1935

Richard Wagner 39

German composer, conductor 1813–1883

Alan Weisman	American writer	1947
Aaron Weiss
Brian L. Weiss
John Weiss	United States clergyman and a…	1818–1879
Peter Weiss	Swedish-German playwright and…	1916–1982
Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch	Dutch painter of the Hague Sc…	1824–1903
Victor Frederick Weisskopf	Austrian-born American theore…	1908–2002
Rachel Weisz	English actress	1970
Victor Weisz	German-British political cart…	1913–1966
Paul Weitz
Ai Weiwei	Chinese concept artist	1957
Joseph Weizenbaum	German-American computer scie…	1923–2008
Chaim Weizmann	Zionist leader, 1st president…	1874–1952
Justin Welby	British Anglican bishop; the …	1956
Jack Welch	American executive: General E…	1935
Joseph N. Welch	American lawyer	1890–1960
Raquel Welch	American actress	1940–2023
Fay Weldon	English author, essayist and …	1931
Frank Welker	American actor	1946
Gideon Welles	United States Secretary of th…	1802–1878
Orson Welles	American actor, director, wri…	1915–1985
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington	British soldier and statesman	1769–1852
Dorothy Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington	Duchess of Wellington	1889–1956
H. G. Wells	English writer	1866–1946
Jonathan Wells	American intelligent design a…	1942
Martha Wells	American writer	1964
Patricia Wells
Rebecca Wells	American writer	1952
Ida B. Wells-Barnett	African-American journalist, …	1862–1931
Paul Wellstone	American politician	1944–2002
Irvine Welsh	Scottish novelist	1958
Eudora Welty	American author	1909–2001
Ming-Na Wen	Macau-born American actress	1963
Wang Wenbin	Chinese diplomat	1971
Pan Wen-chung	Taiwanese educator and politi…	1962
Benny Wenda	West Papuan activist	1975
Chuck Wendig	American writer	1976
Arsène Wenger	French footballer and manager	1949
Ko Wen-je	Taiwanese politician and phys…	1959
Li Wenliang	Chinese physician known for w…	1986–2020
Godfrey Wenness		1967
Cheng Wen-tsan	Taiwan politician	1967
John Wentworth	American newspaper editor and…	1815–1888
Peter Wentz	American musician	1979
Du Wenxiu	Chinese rebel leader	1823–1872
Samael Aun Weor	Colombian writer	1917–1977
Marianne von Werefkin	expressionist painter	1860–1938
Franz Werfel	Austrian-Bohemian author	1890–1945
Hendrik Werkman	Dutch artist	1882–1945
Nancy Werlin	author	1961
Max Wertheimer	Co-founder of Gestalt psychol…	1880–1943
Franz Wertvollen
Arnold Wesker	British dramatist	1932–2016
Charles Wesley	English Methodist and hymn wr…	1707–1788
John Wesley	Christian theologian	1703–1791
Susanna Wesley	Mother of Methodism	1669–1742
Charlotte Wessels	Dutch singer	1987
Godwin, Earl of Wessex	Anglo-Saxon nobleman; son of …
Adam West	American actor	1928–2017
Cornel West	African-American philosopher …	1953
Dottie West	American country music singer	1932–1991
Geoffrey West	British physicist	1940
Jessamyn West	American author	1902–1984
Kanye West	American rapper, singer and s…	1977
Keith West	English singer	1944
Mae West	American actress and sex symb…	1893–1980
Morris West	Australian writer	1916–1999
Nathanael West	American writer	1903–1940
Rebecca West	British feminist and author	1892–1983
Thomas G. West	American academic	1945
Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury	British politician	1800–1873
Scott Westerfeld	American science fiction writ…	1963
Richard S. Westfall	American historian	1924–1996
Frank Westheimer	American chemist	1912–2007
Ruth Westheimer	American sex therapist	1928
Donald E. Westlake	American novelist	1933–2008
William Westmoreland	United States Army general	1914–2005
Edward Weston	American photographer	1886–1958
Tara Westover	American historian and author	1986
Merold Westphal		1940
Ed Westwick	English actor and musician	1987
Vivienne Westwood	English fashion designer and …	1941–2022
Janwillem van de Wetering	Dutch writer	1931–2008
Robert Wever	English poet	1500
Hermann Weyl	German mathematician	1885–1955
Suzanne Weyn	American writer	1955
Paul Weyrich	American political activist	1942–2008
Edmund Whalen	roman-catholic clergyman	1958
Griff Whalen	American Football player	1990
Dawud Wharnsby	Canadian musician	1972
Edith Wharton	American novelist, short stor…	1862–1937
William Wharton	American author	1925–2008
Richard Whately	English rhetorician, logician…	1787–1863
Margaret J. Wheatley	American writer	1941
Phillis Wheatley	American poet	1753–1784
Wil Wheaton	American actor and writer	1972
Joss Whedon	American director, writer, an…	1964
Charles Wheelan	American politician	1966
Andrew R. Wheeler	15th Administrator of the Env…	1964
Burton K. Wheeler	American politician and lawyer	1882–1975