Biography
1803 peopleBiographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Patrick Whitney
Director of the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology Born Patrick Foster Whitney, c. 1952; married Cheryl Kent (an author). Education: C...
Benjamin Lee Whorf
American linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897–1941) is remembered for a group of speculative ideas about thought and language that remain controversial but have exerted strong influen...
Michelle Wie
October 11, 1989 • Honolulu, Hawaii Golfer Michelle Wie is a phenomenal, powerful golfer who regularly hits the ball nearly three hundred yards off the tee, about f...
Elie Wiesel
Born: September 30, 1928 Sighet, Romania Romanian-born American writer and teacher Romanian-born American writer, speaker, and teacher Elie Wiesel is a...
Simon Wiesenthal
Born Szymon Wiesenthal, December 31, 1908, in Buczacz, Galicia (now part of Ukraine); died of kidney disease, September 20, 2005, in Vienna, Austria. Nazi war crimes investigator and human...
Oscar Wilde
Born: October 16, 1854 Dublin, Ireland Died: November 30, 1900 Paris, France Irish-born English author, dramatist, and poet ...
Thornton Wilder
Born: April 17, 1897 Madison, Wisconsin Died: December 7, 1975 Hamden, Connecticut American playwright and novelist N...
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Born: February 7, 1867 Pepin, Wisconsin Died: February 10, 1957 Mansfield, Missouri American writer American author L...
Pharrell Williams
Music producer, singer, and songwriter Born April 5, 1973, in Virginia Beach, VA; son of Pharoah (a handyman) and Carolyn (a teacher) Williams. Addresses: ...
Treat Williams
Actor and director Born Robert Treat Williams, December 1, 1951, in Rowayton, CT; married Pamela Van Sant; children: Gill, Eleanor Claire. Education: ...
Serena Williams
September 26, 1981 • Saginaw, Michigan Tennis player Beginning in the late 1990s, Serena Williams became one of the world's most talented and exciting tennis player...
Bert Williams
Bahamian-born African-American comedian and singer Bert Williams (1874–1922) was a phenomenally popular figure in the field of American theatrical entertainment during his heyday i...
Tennessee Williams
Born: March 26, 1914 Columbus, Mississippi Died: February 25, 1983 New York, New York American dramatist, playwright, and writer ...
Woodrow Wilson
Born: December 28, 1856 Staunton, Virginia Died: February 3, 1924 Washington, D.C. American president, governor, and educator ...
Gretchen Wilson
Singer and songwriter Born June 16, 1973; children: Grace. Addresses: Record company —Sony Nashville, 8 Music Square West, Nashville, TN 3721...
Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson
Ben Stiller November 30, 1965 • New York City, New York Actor, director, writer, producer Owen Wilson November ...
Paul Winfield
Born May 22, 1941, in Los Angeles, CA; died March 7, 2004 in Los Angeles, CA. Actor. Paul Winfield was a versatile actor, equally at home on the stage, in films, and on television. Winfiel...
Oprah Winfrey
Born: January 29, 1954 Kosciusko, Mississippi African American television host and actress America's first lady of talk shows, Oprah Winfrey is well kn...
Judd Winick
Cartoonist, illustrator, and author Born February 12, 1970, in Long Island, NY; married Pam Ling, August 26, 2001. Education: University of Michigan,...
Marissa Jaret Winokur
Actress Born February 2, 1973, in New York, NY; daughter of Michael (an architect) and Maxine (a teacher) Winokur. Education: Studied at the American...