American Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.He served as member of the Indiana House of Representatives i

Was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.He served as member of the Indiana House of Representatives in 1871.Calkins was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1877, to October 20, 1884, wh

Was an American philologist.He was educated at Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Leipzig, and Freiburg univers

Was an American philologist.He was educated at Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Leipzig, and Freiburg universities. He became the provost of Columbia University and was chosen vice-president of the Germanistic Society of America. His publications include:

Was an American philologist.He was educated at Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Leipzig, and Freiburg univers

Was an American philologist.He was educated at Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Leipzig, and Freiburg universities. He became the provost of Columbia University and was chosen vice-president of the Germanistic Society of America. His publications include:

Was a prolific American pastel artist. His works include landscapes, winter landscapes, marine and s

Was a prolific American pastel artist. His works include landscapes, winter landscapes, marine and seascapes, still life fruit and fowl.Chandler was a popular artist in his own time. His style was frequently copied by other artists of the era. His origina

Is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer and activist. A veteran stand-up perform

Is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a vanguard role in the 1960s action show I Spy. He later starred in his own series, The Bill Cosby Show,

Was a Canadian politician. Born in Ontario, he migrated west as a young adult where he started a suc

Was a Canadian politician. Born in Ontario, he migrated west as a young adult where he started a successful lumber company and later became Alberta's first Minister of Public Works and the 11th mayor of Calgary. As Minister of Public Works in the government of Alexander Cameron Rutherford, he oversaw the creation of Alberta Government Telephones. Cushing was elected Calgary town councillor for a term beginning on January 20, 1890. He remained in that capacity until January 16, 1893. Two years later he became an alderman on the council of Calgary, which was now a city. He served as alderman from January 7, 1895 until January 4, 1897, and again from May 1899 until January 2, 1900. During his last term he was elected the thirteenth mayor of Calgary, a position he held from January 2, 1900 until January 7, 1901. He subsequently served another term as alderman from January 6, 1902 until January 2, 1905. In keeping with custom for cabinet ministers in Westminster parliamentary systems, Cushing ran for the first Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the district of Calgary in the 1905 election. Cushing, a Liberal, was opposed by Conservative leader R. B. Bennett. The campaign was acrimonious; at one meeting, Bennett accused Cushing of giving his fellow Liberal candidates road-building money with which they could bribe their districts. On election day, Cushing defeated Bennett, who attributed his defeat to "Roman Catholic influence".

Born April 15, 1940 in Mineral Springs, Arkansas, United States) is a former center fielder in Major

Born April 15, 1940 in Mineral Springs, Arkansas, United States) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Is a former professional baseball outfielder and American football running back star, especially at

Is a former professional baseball outfielder and American football running back star, especially at Penn State.

Was a lawyer, judge, and politician in Upper Canada later Canada West.He was elected to the 13th Par

Was a lawyer, judge, and politician in Upper Canada later Canada West.He was elected to the 13th Parliament of Upper Canada representing Toronto in 1836. Later that year, he was appointed to the Executive Council and became solicitor general the following year. Draper handled many of the prosecutions following the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837. By 1839 he had broken with his Family Compact friends and set his political goal: "To found a party on a larger basis than ever had been formed before." In 1840, he became attorney general for Upper Canada. Draper supported the union of Upper and Lower Canada on economic grounds and also believed that, because the British government favoured the union, that it would be better to participate in the process than to criticize from the sidelines.

Was an important entomologist in the United States.Edwards was born in Hunter, Greene County, New Yo

Was an important entomologist in the United States.Edwards was born in Hunter, Greene County, New York. He is remembered for his trip to the Amazon in 1846, that he recorded in his book "A Voyage Up the River Amazon, with a residency at Pará" (1847), that inspired Wallace and Bates to make their famous trip to the region.

Was a prominent member of the Virginia constitutional convention of 1829–1830 and an officer of th

Was a prominent member of the Virginia constitutional convention of 1829–1830 and an officer of the American Colonization Society.At the Virginia constitutional convention of 1829–1830, Fitzhugh joined Richard R. Henderson, Charles Fenton Mercer, and Jame

Gates was born in Seattle, Washington, to William H. Gates, Sr. and Mary Maxwell Gates. His family w

Gates was born in Seattle, Washington, to William H. Gates, Sr. and Mary Maxwell Gates. His family was wealthy; his father was a prominent lawyer, his mother served on the board of directors for First Interstate BancSystem and the United Way, and her father, J. W. Maxwell, was a national bank president. Gates has one older sister, Kristi (Kristianne), and one younger sister, Libby. He was the fourth of his name in his family, but was known as William Gates III or "Trey" because his father had dropped his own "III" suffix. Early on in his life, Gates's parents had a law career in mind for him.

Is a retired American attorney and philanthropist. He is the father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

Is a retired American attorney and philanthropist. He is the father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.Gates was born in Atlanta, Georgia to William Henry Gates II or Jr., later Sr. (Bremerton, Washington, March 14, 1891 – Bremerton, Washington, August 17, 1969), and wife (married c. 1913) Lillian Elizabeth Rice (Bremerton, Washington, 1891 – Bremerton, Washington, November 27, 1966). He was the third in his family to have the same name, his grandfather being the first William Henry Gates. After high school he enlisted in the United States Army, changing his name to William Gates, Jr. to avoid the appearance of elitism. He fought in World War II and was honorably discharged in November 1946. He attended the University of Washington (UW) under the G.I. Bill, where he earned a B.A. in 1949 and a law degree in 1950. He practiced law until 1998, primarily with the law firm which he co-founded as Shidler & King in 1964, later known as Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, today known as K&L Gates. Gates also served on the board of Planned Parenthood.

Is an American professional boxer. Grigsby turned pro in 1988 and lost his second professional fight

Is an American professional boxer. Grigsby turned pro in 1988 and lost his second professional fight, to flyweight legend Michael Carbajal who was making his professional debut. In 1998 he captured the vacant IBF light flyweight title by decisioning Ratan

Is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'7" guard, Hanzlik played college

Is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'7" guard, Hanzlik played college basketball at the University of Notre Dame. He was selected with the 20th pick of the 1980 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Hanzlik played in the NBA for ten years - two with the Sonics and eight with the Denver Nuggets. He was a 1986 All-Defense second team selection. He worked as an assistant with several NBA clubs in the late 1980s and 1990s.

Was a Congressional representative from North Carolina; born in Brunswick, North Carolina; attended

Was a Congressional representative from North Carolina; born in Brunswick, North Carolina; attended the public schools in Boston, Massachusetts; engaged in agricultural pursuits; studied law in Boston; was admitted to the bar and practiced; appointed Unit

Was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. He engaged in newspaper work. Hinrichsen was elected Justic

Was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. He engaged in newspaper work. Hinrichsen was elected Justice of the Peace in 1871 and reelected in 1873. He was appointed deputy sheriff of Morgan County in 1874 and served three terms in that position, residing at

Was an American painter, photographer and explorer famous for his images of the American West. He wa

Was an American painter, photographer and explorer famous for his images of the American West. He was a great-great nephew of Samuel Wilson, the progenitor of America's national symbol Uncle Sam.

Was a Wisconsin legislator and banker.Jacobs was a colonel in the 26th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

Was a Wisconsin legislator and banker.Jacobs was a colonel in the 26th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. In 1876-1878, he served in the Wisconsin State Senate.

(March 3, 1872 - January 1, 1923) in Brooklyn, New York, nicknamed "Wee Willie", was a right fielder

(March 3, 1872 - January 1, 1923) in Brooklyn, New York, nicknamed "Wee Willie", was a right fielder in professional baseball who played from 1892 to 1910,

Was an American mathematician and statistician. He is best known for having formulated the Kruskal-W

Was an American mathematician and statistician. He is best known for having formulated the Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance (together with W. Allen Wallis), a widely-used nonparametric statistical method. hibob Kruskal was born in New York City

Is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1963 through 1969 for the Kansas City A

Is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1963 through 1969 for the Kansas City Athletics (1963) and Boston Red Sox (1967-1969). Listed at 6'2", 178 lb., he batted and threw left-handed.

(January 1, 1855, Boston, Massachusetts - March 9, 1899, Brockton, Massachusetts) was an American ba

(January 1, 1855, Boston, Massachusetts - March 9, 1899, Brockton, Massachusetts) was an American baseball manager for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Pittsburg Pirates and Louisville Colonels. He was nicknamed "Gunner" or "Mac" during his playing days.

Was an American astronomer, brother of Edward Charles Pickering.He discovered Saturn's ninth moon Ph

Was an American astronomer, brother of Edward Charles Pickering.He discovered Saturn's ninth moon Phoebe in 1899 from plates taken in 1898. He also believed he had discovered a tenth moon in 1905 from plates taken in 1904, which he called "Themis". Unfortunately "Themis" does not exist.Following George Darwin, he speculated in 1907 that the moon was once a part of the earth and that it broke away where now the Pacific Ocean lies. He also proposed some sort of continental drift (even before Alfred Wegener) and speculated that America, Asia, Africa, and Europe once formed a single continent, which broke up because of the separation of the moon. [1]

Was an American soldier, lawyer, and State Senator from Texas. Pope was influential in writing and p

Was an American soldier, lawyer, and State Senator from Texas. Pope was influential in writing and passing Texas Jim Crow laws and described himself as the “Jim Crow Senator”.