American Famous Boy Names with Letter W

Was an American jazz pianist and bandleader.He recorded with Ernie Andrews in Los Angeles in 1945, a

Was an American jazz pianist and bandleader.He recorded with Ernie Andrews in Los Angeles in 1945, and led a trio which included Charles Mingus around that time as well. He served as the accompanist for Dinah Washington when she sang with the Lucky Thomps

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'8" forward from Albany State University, Jo

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'8" forward from Albany State University, Jones played seven seasons (1969–1976) in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Miami Floridians, Memphis Pros, Memphis Tams and Kentucky Colonels and two seasons (1976–1978) in the National Basketball Association for the Indiana Pacers and Buffalo Braves. He won the 1975 ABA championship with the Colonels and was named to the 1975 ABA All-Defense Team. In his ABA/NBA career, he tallied 8,482 total points, 5,560 total rebounds, and 1,446 total assists.

Was a conservative Democratic Party politician from Texas, who came to prominence by hosting a popul

Was a conservative Democratic Party politician from Texas, who came to prominence by hosting a popular radio program. Known for his populist appeal, Pappy O'Daniel was the governor of Texas and later its junior U.S. Senator. He is also the only person eve

Was an American boxer. McClure earned degrees in literature and philosophy in 1961 from the Universi

Was an American boxer. McClure earned degrees in literature and philosophy in 1961 from the University of Toledo and a doctorate in psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1973. He later became a Massachusetts State Boxing Commissioner.

Was a politician and medical doctor from Alberta, Canada.Wilbert was elected to the Canadian House o

Was a politician and medical doctor from Alberta, Canada.Wilbert was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in a 1906 by-election in the Strathcona electoral district by-election on April 5, 1906. He became the first member of the House of Commons elected directly to Alberta.

Is a former American football player in the National Football League. He currently is the running ba

Is a former American football player in the National Football League. He currently is the running backs coach for the Baltimore Ravens.Wilbert Montomery is in his sixth season coaching running backs, and his third straight in the position, after coaching tight ends from 2000-02. Montgomery joined the St. Louis Rams’ coaching staff as running backs coach in 1997

September 25, 1977 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Washingto

September 25, 1977 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Washington Nationals organization. His elder brother is Melvin Nieves.

Was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1919-1925. He attended college at the Univer

Was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1919-1925. He attended college at the University of Idaho.

Is a former Canadian competitive skier who competed in six events across four disciplines at the 194

Is a former Canadian competitive skier who competed in six events across four disciplines at the 1948 Winter Olympics. In St. Moritz he competed in the downhill, slalom, combined, 18 km, Nordic combined, and ski jumping events, placing 60th (tied with Don

Was an American tennis player. In 1928, at age &000000000000001600000016 years, &0000000000000156000

Was an American tennis player. In 1928, at age &000000000000001600000016 years, &0000000000000156000000156 days, he became the youngest tennis player to ever represent the United States in the Davis Cup, and the youngest player to ever compete in a Davis

(born November 17, 1936 in San Antonio, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball relief and starting

(born November 17, 1936 in San Antonio, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball relief and starting pitcher with four teams in his career, but most notably, the Cleveland Indians from 1958-1967. Bell also played for the Boston Red Sox (1967-1968), the expansion Seattle Pilots (later the Brewers) (1969), and the Chicago White Sox (1969). He threw and batted right-handed.

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'0" guard, Holland played college basketball at the Unive

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'0" guard, Holland played college basketball at the University of New Orleans, where he led his team in scoring for two seasons (1973-75). During his senior year, he earned Second Team All-America honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches.[1]

Was an American chemist and is best known for his creation of "The Scoville Organoleptic Test", now

Was an American chemist and is best known for his creation of "The Scoville Organoleptic Test", now standardized as the Scoville scale. He devised the test and scale in 1912 while working at the Parke-Davis pharmaceutical company to measure piquancy, or "hotness", of various chile peppers.In 1922, Scoville won the Ebert prize from the American Pharmaceutical Association and in 1929 he received the Remington Honor Medal. Scoville also received an honorary Doctor of Science from Columbia University.Scoville wrote The Art of Compounding, which was first published in 1895 and has gone through at least 8 editions. The book was used as a pharmacological reference up until the 1960s. Scoville also wrote Extract and Perfumes, which contained hundreds of formulations.

Nicknamed Mo Bettah, is the United States Boxing Association heavyweight champion. Harris turned pro

Nicknamed Mo Bettah, is the United States Boxing Association heavyweight champion. Harris turned pro at 16 as a light heavyweight in 1992, and faced many up-and-coming prospects and comebacking champions. In his early professional years, he lost to future

Was an American football player and professional wrestler. Snyder's wrestling debut occurred during

Was an American football player and professional wrestler. Snyder's wrestling debut occurred during the 1953 offseason. He was trained by Sandor Szabo and Warren Bockwinkel in Southern California. The defeat of Mitsu Arakawa in September 1967 added the WW

Is recognized as one of America's most prominent cultural geographers.Zelinsky has made numerous imp

Is recognized as one of America's most prominent cultural geographers.Zelinsky has made numerous important geographical studies of American popular culture, ranging from the diffusion of classical place-names to spatial patterns of personal given names an

Was the stage name of American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger William Strethen Davis.In additi

Was the stage name of American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger William Strethen Davis.In addition to working with his own groups in the 1960s, Davis made several albums with his friend Johnny Hodges, leading to tours during 1969–1971 with Duke Elling

Was an American born Canadian neurosurgeon.He was born in Spokane, Washington, and studied at Prince

Was an American born Canadian neurosurgeon.He was born in Spokane, Washington, and studied at Princeton University before winning a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, where he studied neuropathology under Sir Charles Scott Sherrington. He obtained h

Was a local politician from rural Red River Parish in north Louisiana, a loyal supporter of Governor

Was a local politician from rural Red River Parish in north Louisiana, a loyal supporter of Governor Earl Kemp Long, and his state's chief elections officer from 1959, until declining health forced his retirement, effective December 31, 1979. Fowler laid

Was the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high altitude flying, P

Was the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high altitude flying, Post helped develop one of the first pressure suits. His Lockheed Vega aircraft, the Winnie Mae is on display at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'7" 220 lb power forward and played

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'7" 220 lb power forward and played college basketball at Mississippi State University. He had a brief career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1979-80.Peck was selected 19th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1979 NBA Draft. After one season with the Spurs, he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1980 expansion draft.[1]

Was a Canadian country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and yodeller. Widely acknowledged as the

Was a Canadian country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and yodeller. Widely acknowledged as the father of Canadian country music, Carter was Canada's first country music star, inspiring a generation of young Canadian performers.Carter performed his f

Is an American football coach in the Arena Football League and also occasionally appears as an analy

Is an American football coach in the Arena Football League and also occasionally appears as an analyst on broadcasts of college football games. He was named the head coach of the Arena Football League expansion Utah Blaze, which began play in 2006

Was a professional boxer. He now lives in Port Arthur, Texas with his father and sister. Wilford is

Was a professional boxer. He now lives in Port Arthur, Texas with his father and sister. Wilford is well known around town. Even though Wilford is disabled, due to his boxing experiences, he manages to live a relatively normal life and attends church wit

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1904 Summer Olympics.