Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Dwyane Wade
Professional basketball player Born Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Jr., January 17, 1982, in Chicago, IL; son of Dwyane Sr. and Jolinda Wade; married Siohvaugn Fuches, 2002; children: ...
Richard Wagner
Born: May 22, 1813 Liepzig, Germany Died: February 13, 1883 Venice, Italy German composer The German operatic compose...
Jay Walker
Chairman of Walker Digital Corporation Born Jay S. Walker, November 5, 1955, in Yonkers, NY; married Eileen; children: two. Education: Cornell Univer...
Madame C. J. Walker
Born: December 23, 1867 Delta, Louisiana Died: May 25, 1919 New York, New York African American businesswoman As a ma...
Alice Walker
Born: February 9, 1944 Eatonton, Georgia African American novelist Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Alice Walker is best known for her stories abo...
Ben Wallace
Professional basketball player Born September 10, 1974, in White Hall, AL; son of Sadie Wallace; married Chanda, 2001. Education: Attended Cuyahoga C...
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...
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...
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...
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; ...
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...
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...