Biography
1803 peopleBiographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
William Weldon
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Johnson & Johnson Born November 26, 1948, in New York, New York; son of a union stagehand and a costumer; married Barbara Dearborn; chi...
Orson Welles
Born: May 16, 1915 Kenosha, Wisconsin Died: October 10, 1985 Los Angeles, California American actor, writer, and director ...
Paul Wellstone
Born Paul David Wellstone, July 21, 1944, in Washington, DC; died in a plane crash, October 25, 2002, in Eveleth, MN. United States Senator. Paul Wellstone, a Democratic senator from Minne...
Seth Wescott
Snowboard cross athlete Born June 28, 1976, in Durham, NC; son of Jim Wescott (a college professor and coach) and Margaret Gould-Wescott (a college professor). Edu...
Kanye West
Rap musician and record producer Born Kayne Omari West, June 8, 1977; son of Ray (a marriage counselor) and Donda (a professor) West. Education: Atte...
Kanye West
June 8, 1977 • Atlanta, Georgia Hip-hop artist, music producer Kanye West is a quadruple threat: producer, rapper, songwriter, and record executive. His albums have sol...
Dorothy West
During a long writing career that began when she was a teenager, Dorothy West (1907–1998) wrote two novels and numerous short stories, and worked as a magazine editor and newspaper...
Edith Wharton
Born: January 24, c. 1861 New York, New York Died: August 11, 1937 Paris, France American author Edith Wharton, Ameri...
Joss Whedon
Scriptwriter, television producer, and feature film director Born Joseph Hill Whedon, June 23, 1964, in New York, NY; son of Tom Whedon (a television scriptwriter) and Lee Stearns...
Christopher Wheeldon
Yeovil, Somerset, England Ballet choreographer, dancer Called ballet's hottest choreographer in 2004, Christopher Wheeldon has choreographed more than thirty ballets in...
Tensie Whelan
Executive director of the Rainforest Alliance Born May 20, 1960, in New York, NY; daughter of Sidney S. (an attorney) and Carol (a systems consultant; maiden name, Storke) Whelan;...
Fred L. Whipple
Born November 5, 1906, in Red Oak, IA; died August 30, 2004, in Cambridge, MA. Astrophysicist. Fred L. Whipple "was one of those rare individuals who affected our lives in many ways," Char...
James Whistler
Born: July 10, 1834 Lowell, Massachusetts Died: July 17, 1903 London, England American painter and etcher The America...
Barry White
Born Barry Eugene Carter, September 12, 1944, in Galveston, TX; died of kidney failure, July 4, 2003, in Los Angeles, CA. Singer. Soul seducer Barry White put out a string of hits during t...
E. B. White
Born: July 11, 1899 Mount Vernon, New York Died: October 1, 1985 North Brooklin, Maine American essayist and author E...
Opal Whiteley
The life of American author Opal Whiteley (1897–1992) was a tragic one, shrouded in mystery. About the reputation of her best-known work, however, there is no mystery at all: her n...
Susan Whiting
Chief Executive Officer of Nielsen Media Research Born August 1, 1956, in Chicago, IL; daughter of Lawrence H. Whiting Jr. (an aviation entrepreneur); married Stephen J. Brogan (a...
Meg Whitman
1957 • Cold Spring Harbor, New York Chief executive officer Meg Whitman is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of eBay, Inc., the online auction site th...
Narcissa Whitman
In 1836, American missionary Narcissa Whitman (1808–1847) became the first woman of European heritage to cross the Rocky Mountains into the western United States. She and her husba...
Walt Whitman
Born: May 31, 1819 West Hills, New York Died: March 26, 1892 Camden, New Jersey American poet Walt Whitman is general...