American Famous Boy Names with Letter W

Was an American ornithologist.Brewster was the curator of birds at the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Was an American ornithologist.Brewster was the curator of birds at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University from 1886 to 1900. He was the co-founder, with Elliott Coues and Joel Asaph Allen, of the American Ornithologists' Union in 1883. He wrote Birds of the Cape Regions of Lower California (1902) and Birds of the Cambridge Region of Massachusetts (1906).

Is one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composit

Is one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites.Binnie was born in West Lafayette, Indiana, where his Scottish father was a professor of physics at Purdue University. The family returned to Scotland w

Was an artist known for his large-scale abstract paintings.he spent his early years living with his

Was an artist known for his large-scale abstract paintings.he spent his early years living with his mother and his sister Frances (later the wife of producer Ray Stark), while their father was in prison on a variety of charges stemming from a history of thefts, swindles and confidence schemes. Artists such as Clifford Odets and the Gershwin brothers were frequent visitors. His talent was recognized early, and even in childhood, he had the services of a private art tutor. Important influences included then-active artists Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, (one of whose works Brice acquired at the age of fourteen).

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 11th in the K-2 10000 m eve

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 11th in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Was an American linguist who specialized in Native American and South Asian languages and descriptiv

Was an American linguist who specialized in Native American and South Asian languages and descriptive linguistics.Bright earned a bachelor's degree in linguistics in 1949 and a doctorate in the same field in 1955, both from the University of California, Berkeley. He was a professor of linguistics and anthropology at UCLA from 1959 to 1988. He then moved to the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he remained on the faculty until his death.Bright was an authority on the native languages and cultures of California, and was especially known for his work on Karuk, a Native American language from northwestern California. He was made an honorary member of the Karuk tribe -- the first outsider to be so honored -- in recognition of his efforts to document and preserve their language which led to its revival. Bright was also known for his research on the native American languages Nahuatl, Kaqchikel, Luiseño, Ute, Wishram, and Yurok, and the South Asian languages Lushai, Kannada, Tamil, and Tulu.

Was an American poet and the author of more than 15 books of poems and essays and a winner of the Am

Was an American poet and the author of more than 15 books of poems and essays and a winner of the American Book Award in 1982.William M Bronk was a graduate of Dartmouth College and spent most of his life in his home in Hudson Falls, Washington County, New York. In 1981, when the University of New Hampshire began collecting Bronk, he had had ten books of poetry and three books of essays published by small presses, but he was still relatively unknown outside of the small world of the intelligentsia. Hugh Miller, a book seller in New Haven, Connecticut made the following statement about Bronk's literary reputation: "Bronk's first two books, Light and Dark(1956), published by Cid Corman's Origin Press and The World, the Worldess (1964), published by New Directions, did not bring him a wide reputation. He mentions in one letter that he received only one warm response to Light and Dark, though that was from Charles Olson. Otherwise, the response was a disappointment to him.

Was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in one game with the Boston Bees in 1936. His major

Was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in one game with the Boston Bees in 1936. His major league career, however, was not listed in the official baseball records until 2003,

Was a Bermudian sailor. He competed for Bermuda at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was a Bermudian sailor. He competed for Bermuda at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

A Canadian actor, known for his role as the Cigarette Smoking Man on The X-Files. He has also appear

A Canadian actor, known for his role as the Cigarette Smoking Man on The X-Files. He has also appeared in Stargate SG-1 as Damaris, a Prior of the Ori and as Mayor Tate on Smallville. Most recently he has appeared in ABC's Masters of Science Fiction as the President of the United States.

Is a U.S. track athlete, known principally for winning the decathlon in the 1976 Summer Olympics. Br

Is a U.S. track athlete, known principally for winning the decathlon in the 1976 Summer Olympics. Bruce Jenner attended Newtown High School in Newtown, Connecticut, transferring from Sleepy Hollow High School in Sleepy Hollow, New York

Was a member of the Council of Fifty as well as the Idaho Legislature and was a Mormon mission presi

Was a member of the Council of Fifty as well as the Idaho Legislature and was a Mormon mission president and stake president. Budge also served as a member of the Idaho Legislature.

Was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Athol, Ontario and becam

Was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Athol, Ontario and became a physician by career. He was first elected to Parliament at the Glengarry riding in the 1940 general election and re-elected in 1945. MacDiarmid resigned on 22 June 1945 to allow William Lyon Mackenzie King to campaign for and hold the riding in a by-election after King had suffered personal defeat in the general election in his riding of Prince Albert. MacDiarmid died unexpectedly on 13 May 1947 at his residence in Maxville due to heart failure.

(July 5, 1907 - January 4, 1991) was an American professional baseball player

(July 5, 1907 - January 4, 1991) was an American professional baseball player

Was an American pharmacist and politician. He was the first African American elected to any public o

Was an American pharmacist and politician. He was the first African American elected to any public office in Northern California.In his first year in the state assembly, Rumford succeeded in passing a barring discrimination in the state National Guard. Wh

Is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate, representing the 46th district since 2011. The distri

Is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate, representing the 46th district since 2011. The district is composed of parts of Baltimore City.Ferguson served as a community liaison on educational issues for the president of the Baltimore City Council from

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'6" power forward from the University of Kansas, he spent

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'6" power forward from the University of Kansas, he spent 13 seasons (1962–1975) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Golden State Warriors. He won an NBA Championship with the Warriors in 1975 and appeared in three All-Star Games during the course of his career. Though somewhat undersized for his position, Bridges was a strong rebounder and averaged a double-double (11.9 points, 11.9 rebounds) over the course of his career.

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

A.k.a. W.C. Gilbreath, was a North Dakota politician who served as the North Dakota Commissioner of

A.k.a. W.C. Gilbreath, was a North Dakota politician who served as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1905 to 1914. He was born in McMinn County, Tennessee, but his family relocated to Illinois, where he was educated in the public

An American economist, is the K.T. Li Professor of Economics[1] at the Harvard School of Public Heal

An American economist, is the K.T. Li Professor of Economics[1] at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts. He is internationally recognized for his work on health care financing and social insurance.Professor Hsiao is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and received his Ph.D from Harvard University in Economics. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, the Society of Actuaries, the National Academy of Social Insurance, and holds several honorary degrees.

Is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 75th House di

Is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 75th House district, including constituents in Forsyth county.[1] McGee is a retired stockbroker from Clemmons, North Carolina.

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name The Messiah. Welch eventually jo

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name The Messiah. Welch eventually joined Xtreme Pro Wrestling, and debuted for the promotion as The Messiah, with his character being that of a holy man. The Messiah soon rose up the card and

Is a businessman and former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner. He is the only driver in NAS

Is a businessman and former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner. He is the only driver in NASCAR history to win three consecutive championships. In the past, he has appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

Is an American former professional basketball player.He played with the Rochester Royals (1948-51),

Is an American former professional basketball player.He played with the Rochester Royals (1948-51), Baltimore Bullets (1951-52), and Milwaukee Hawks (1952-55) in the BAA and NBA for 442 games.

Is a former American football player at defensive back, holder, returner, and punter in the National

Is a former American football player at defensive back, holder, returner, and punter in the National Football League. He played with the Philadelphia Eagles for most of his career.

Was a Canadian businessman and parliamentarian. A Liberal, he was five times elected as a Member of

Was a Canadian businessman and parliamentarian. A Liberal, he was five times elected as a Member of Parliament representing the Ontario electoral district of Russell. He was first elected in the Canadian federal election of 1887, and was re-elected in 1888, 1891, 1896 and 1900. On 17 March 1903 he was appointed to the Canadian Senate upon the recommendation of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. He represented the senatorial division of Russell County, Ontario until his death in Ottawa.