Biography

Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.

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Jeannette Walls

Journalist and author Born c. 1960, in Phoenix, AZ; daughter of Rex (an electrician) and Rose Mary (an artist) Walls; married Eric Goldberg, 1988 (divorced, 1996); married J...

Barbara Walters

Born: September 25, 1931 Boston, Massachusetts American newscaster and reporter Drawing the highest pay in the history of television broadcasting at th...

An Wang

Born: February 7, 1920 Shanghai, China Died: March 24, 1990 Boston, Massachusetts Chinese-born American inventor, engineer, and busi...

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Jack Warden

Born John Lebzelter, September 18, 1920, in Newark, NJ; died July 19, 2006, in New York, NY. Actor. For more than 50 years, Jack Warden was a staple in the cinema world. A well-known chara...

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Jeremy Wariner

Track athlete and coach Born January 31, 1984, in Irving, TX. Education: Attended Baylor University. Addresses: Contact ...

George Washington

Born: February 22, 1732 Bridges Creek, Virginia Died: December 14, 1799 Mount Vernon, Virginia American president, politician, and m...

Booker T. Washington

Born: April 5, 1856 Franklin County, Virginia Died: November 14, 1915 Tuskegee, Alabama African American educator, author, and leade...

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Alice Waters

Chef, restaurant owner, and author Born April 28, 1944, in Chatham, NJ; daughter of Charles (a business psychologist and management consultant) and Margaret (a homemaker) Waters; ...

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Sam Waterston

Actor Born November 15, 1940, in Cambridge, MA; son of George Chychele (a teacher) and Alice Tucker (a painter) Waterston; married Barbara Rutledge Johns (a photographer and...

James Watt

Born: January 19, 1736 Greenock, Scotland Died: August 25, 1819 Heathfield, England Scottish engineer, instrument maker, and invento...

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Naomi Watts

Actress Born September 28, 1968, in Shoreham, Sussex, England; daughter of Peter (a sound engineer) and Myffanwy (a store owner) Watts. Addresses: H...

John Wayne

Born: May 26, 1907 Winterset, Iowa Died: June 11, 1979 Los Angeles, California American actor American actor John Way...

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Born: March 22, 1948 London, England English composer and musician The English musician Andrew Lloyd Webber is the composer of such musical theat...

Noah Webster

Born: October 16, 1758 West Hartford, Connecticut Died: May 23, 1843 New Haven, Connecticut American lexicographer No...

Daniel Webster

Born: January 18, 1782 Salisbury, New Hampshire Died: October 24, 1852 Marshfield, Massachusetts American orator and lawyer ...

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Caspar Weinberger

Born Caspar Willard Weinberger, August 18, 1917, in San Francisco, CA; died of pneumonia, March 28, 2006, in Bangor, ME. U.S. Secretary of Defense. Caspar Weinberger was one of the major f...

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Jennifer Weiner

Author and journalist Born Jennifer Agnes Weiner, March 28, 1970, in De Ridder, LA; daughter of Lawrence (a psychiatrist) and Fran (a teacher) Weiner; married Adam Bonin (an...

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Mike Weir

Professional golfer Born Michael Richard Weir, May 12, 1970, in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; son of Richard and Rowie Weir; married Bricia; children: Elle Marisa, Lily. ...

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Rachel Weisz

Actress Born March 7, 1971, in London, England; daughter of Georg (an inventor) and Edith (a psychoanalyst) Weisz; children: a son (with Darren Aronofsky, a director). ...

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Ezer Weizman

Born Ezer Weizmann, June 15, 1924, in Tel Aviv, Israel; died of respiratory infections, April 24, 2005, in Caesarea, Israel. Politician. For 50 years, as Israel's air force chief, defense ...