American Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 199

Was a Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1994. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1953 from the 2nd District. He set a record of 18401 consecutive Congressi

Is an American horse trainer, most notable for his work with Cigar. Mott earned the Eclipse Award fo

Is an American horse trainer, most notable for his work with Cigar. Mott earned the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer in 1995 and 1996. He was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1998 at the age of 45, becoming the second-y

Was an American politician from New York.He was a Canal Commissioner from 1860 to 1865, elected in 1

Was an American politician from New York.He was a Canal Commissioner from 1860 to 1865, elected in 1859 on the Democratic and American tickets, and re-elected in 1862 on the Democratic ticket.

Was an American politician from New York.Sirovich was elected as a Democrat to the 70th, 71st, 72nd,

Was an American politician from New York.Sirovich was elected as a Democrat to the 70th, 71st, 72nd, 73rd, 74th, 75th and 76th United States Congresses, and served from March 4, 1927 until his death. During the 72nd through 76th Congresses he was Chairman

Is a retired boxer, who represented Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he

Is a retired boxer, who represented Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was stopped in the second round of the lightweight division (– 60 kg) by Ronald Chavez of the Philippines. A year earlier he won the bronze medal at the P

Was an American law enforcement official who served as sheriff of Los Angeles County from 1921 to 19

Was an American law enforcement official who served as sheriff of Los Angeles County from 1921 to 1932, and went on to serve one term as a United States Representative from California. In 1932 Traeger was elected as a Republican to the 73rd United States

Is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing Distri

Is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 8A, which includes portions of Carlton, Pine and St. Louis counties in the northeastern part of the state. A Democrat, he is also a business owner, part

Was a Minnesota Republican politician, who served as Minnesota State Auditor and a member of the Min

Was a Minnesota Republican politician, who served as Minnesota State Auditor and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. O'Brien also unsuccessfully sought the office of Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota.O'Brien was elected to the Minnesota Hou

Was an American jockey and racing steward, who rode thoroughbred horses for 38 years including at th

Was an American jockey and racing steward, who rode thoroughbred horses for 38 years including at the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes winning 3,531 races and $23 millions in his 38-year career before spending 20 years as a steward.

Was a political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Saint John East in the Legislative A

Was a political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Saint John East in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1967 to 1978 as a Progressive Conservative member.

Is a farmer and Democratic politician from Rienzi, Mississippi. He is the incumbent Speaker of the H

Is a farmer and Democratic politician from Rienzi, Mississippi. He is the incumbent Speaker of the House of Representatives of the State of Mississippi.McCoy became a member of the House in 1980, and was elected Speaker in 2004. In 2008, he faced (and bea

Was the 41st mayor of New Orleans

Was the 41st mayor of New Orleans

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the Baltimore Bullets (1953-54) in the NBA for

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the Baltimore Bullets (1953-54) in the NBA for 20 games.

Best known by his ring and screen names of Happy Humphrey and "Squasher" Humphrey, was one of the he

Best known by his ring and screen names of Happy Humphrey and "Squasher" Humphrey, was one of the heaviest professional wrestlers of all time. His most active period was in the 1950s and 1960s when he billed himself as "the world's largest wrestler". Hump

Was a Union colonel in the American Civil War who led the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry in the Ba

Was a Union colonel in the American Civil War who led the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry in the Battle of Gettysburg. He was Minnesota Attorney General from 1866 to 1868 and he also served in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Colvill Park in Red W

Is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, District 42.He served as a volunteer cook for the Ch

Is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, District 42.He served as a volunteer cook for the Christopher Place Employment Academy from 1988 until 1994. Additionally, he served on the Board of Directors for Action for the Homeless from 1992 until 199

Is an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served in both houses of the New Jer

Is an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature, where he represented the 17th Legislative District. He was Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 1977 session.Hamilton's term

Was a Scottish American Democratic politician.He was elected as a Democrat to the United States Hous

Was a Scottish American Democratic politician.He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from New York and served from March 4, 1919 to March 3, 1921.

October 24, 1858 - October 27, 1921) was an infielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1883

October 24, 1858 - October 27, 1921) was an infielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1883 through 1892 for the Columbus Buckeyes (1883-84), Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1885-89), Pittsburgh Burghers (1890),

Was born in 1864 in New Brunswick, Canada.

Was born in 1864 in New Brunswick, Canada.

Is an American attorney and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, repres

Is an American attorney and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing the 26th District since 1992. He served as the 221st Speaker of the House from January 7, 2003 to February 11, 2010, when he handed over the gavel t

Was an American labor leader who was secretary-treasurer of the Building Trades Department of the Am

Was an American labor leader who was secretary-treasurer of the Building Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor from its founding nearly continuously until his death in 1933. He became a plumber and emigrated to Buffalo, New York, in 1894,

Is a New York University economics professor (although he is also affiliated with Princeton Universi

Is a New York University economics professor (although he is also affiliated with Princeton University) who has written extensively about labor market and other economic factors that affect the economy. He also made valuable contributions to the history of economic thought. He is among the 500 best economists in the world according to IDEAS/RePEc.

Is a former U.S. Republican politician, who represented Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives

Is a former U.S. Republican politician, who represented Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965 until 1985.Edwards was first elected to Congress in 1964, one of five Republicans elected to the House from Alabama amid Barry Goldwater's sweep

Was a male tennis player from the United States.He reached the final of the United States Championsh

Was a male tennis player from the United States.He reached the final of the United States Championships thrice, winning once in 1906.