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

Stephen Samuel Wise	American rabbi (1874-1949)	1874–1949
Howard M. Wiseman	Australian physicist	1968
Richard Wiseman	British psychologist	1966
Dieter Wisliceny	SS-Hauptsturmführer	1911–1948
Owen Wister	American writer	1860–1938
Robert S. Wistrich	historian	1945–2015
George Wither	English poet	1588–1667
Bill Withers	American singer-songwriter an…	1938–2020
John Witherspoon	Scottish-American Presbyteria…	1723–1794
Reese Witherspoon	American film actress and pro…	1976
Alicia Witt	American actress	1975
Edward Witten	American theoretical physicist	1951
Ludwig Wittgenstein	Austrian-British philosopher	1889–1951
Monique Wittig	French writer	1935–2003
Michael Witzel	German-American philologist	1943
Morgen Witzel	Canadian historian, business …	1960
Michael Wiwchar	Ukrainian Catholic bishop in …	1932
P.G. Wodehouse	English author	1881–1975
Peter Woit	American physicist	1957
Kuba Wojewódzki	Polish journalist	1963
David Wojnarowicz	American painter, photographe…	1954–1992
John Wolcot	English satirist	1738–1819
Christa Wolf	German literary critic, novel…	1929–2011
Emil Wolf
Eric Wolf	American anthropologist	1923–1999
Naomi Wolf	American writer	1962
Richard Wolf	American music producer
Alan Wolfe	American political scientist	1942
Charles Wolfe	Irish poet	1791–1823
Elsie De Wolfe	American interior decorationi…	1865–1950
Frederick Wolfe	researcher ORCID ID = 0000-00…	1936
Gene Wolfe	American science fiction and …	1931–2019
George C. Wolfe	American playwright	1954
Humbert Wolfe	English poet	1885–1940
James Wolfe	British Army officer	1727–1759
Thomas Wolfe	American writer	1900–1938
Tom Wolfe	American author and journalist	1930–2018
Christian Wolff	American composer	1934
Geoffrey Wolff	American writer	1937
Isabel Wolff
Karl Wolff	SS general	1900–1984
Richard D. Wolff	American economist	1942
Virginia Euwer Wolff	American children's writer	1937
Richard Wolffe	American journalist	1968
Paul Wolfowitz	American politician, diplomat…	1943
Stephen Wolfram	British-American computer sci…	1959
Sheldon S. Wolin	American political philosopher	1922–2015
Magdalena Wolińska-Riedi	Polish-Vatican journalist and…	1979
Meg Wolitzer	American writer	1959
Sarah Wollaston	British politician	1962
Philip Wollen	Australian philanthropist	1950
Mary Wollstonecraft	British writer and philosopher	1759–1797
Stanley Wolpert	American indologist	1927–2019
Thomas Wolsey	English political figure and …	1473–1530
Eagle Woman	American peace activist (born…	1820–1888
Stevie Wonder	American musician	1950
Ali Wong	American actress, comedian, a…	1982
Charlene Wong	Canadian figure skater	1966
Joshua Wong	Hong Kong activist, Secretary…	1996
Wonhyo	Korean buddhist philosopher	617–686
Allen W. Wood	academic	1942
Anthony Wood
David Wood	British philosopher, born 1946	1946
Elijah Wood	American actor	1981
Fiona Wood	British–Australian physician …	1958
James Wood	literary critic	1965
Leanne Wood	Welsh Plaid Cymru politician	1971
L. Lin Wood	American lawyer	1952
Michael Wood	English historian and broadca…	1948
Natalie Wood	American actress	1938–1981
Victoria Wood	British comedian	1953–2016
Trinny Woodall	English fashion advisor and d…	1964
Alfre Woodard	American film, stage, and tel…	1952
David Woodard	American writer, conductor an…	1964
George E. Woodberry	American poet and literary cr…	1855–1930
George Woodcock	Canadian writer of political …	1912–1995
John Wooden	American basketball coach	1910–2010
Jack Woodford	American writer	1894–1971
Robert Woodhouse	English mathematician	1773–1827
Victoria Woodhull	American suffragist	1838–1927
Chris Wooding	British children's writer	1977
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss	American writer	1939–2007
Francesca Woodman	American photographer	1958–1981
Marion Woodman	Canadian writer	1928–2018
Daniel Woodrell	Novelist	1953
John Woodroffe	English orientalist	1865–1936
Wilford Woodruff	President of The Church of Je…	1807–1898
Clinton Edgar Woods	American engineer	1863
DeWayne Woods	American gospel musician	1975
George Lemuel Woods	American politician	1832–1890
Harriett Woods	American politician	1927–2007
James Woods	American film, stage and tele…	1947
John Woods	Irish long-distance runner	1955
Katharine Pearson Woods	1853-1923 , author	1853–1923
Sherryl Woods	American writer	1944
Stuart Woods	American novelist	1938
Tiger Woods	American professional golfer	1975
Carter G. Woodson	African-American historian an…	1875–1950
Jacqueline Woodson	American writer	1963
Bob Woodward	American journalist	1943