American Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is an American "Old School/Mid School" former professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime

Is an American "Old School/Mid School" former professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1985 to 1996.

Is a US Senator from Florida, serving as a Democrat in 1936.

Is a US Senator from Florida, serving as a Democrat in 1936.

Was a Bourbon Democrat politician and lawyer from West Virginia.Wilson was a delegate to the Democra

Was a Bourbon Democrat politician and lawyer from West Virginia.Wilson was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1880 and was chosen as president of West Virginia University, taking office on September 4, 1882. He was elected a Democrat to t

Was a Scottish born American and Canadian journalist, politician, and rebellion leader. He served as

Was a Scottish born American and Canadian journalist, politician, and rebellion leader. He served as the first mayor of Toronto, Upper Canada and was an important leader during the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion.

Was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth

Was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948. A Liberal with 22 years in office, he was longest-serving Prime Minister in Canadian history. He is commonly known either by "William Lyon Mackenzie King" or as Mackenzie King. Trained in law and social work, he was keenly interested in the human condition (as a boy, his motto was "Help those that cannot help themselves"), and played a major role in laying the foundations of the Canadian welfare state.

Was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Was an American Republican Party politician, who served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeh

Was an American Republican Party politician, who served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders.A lifelong resident of Monmouth County, William M. Bergen worked as a liveryman prior to the automobile era. He was elected to the Board of Freehold

Was a former professional wrestler. He is a one time American Wrestling Association World champion a

Was a former professional wrestler. He is a one time American Wrestling Association World champion and also wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance, the World Wrestling Association in Indianapolis and the World Wide Wrestling Federation. He was a Nine

Was an American geologist, the unpaid maker of the rather accurate first geological map of the Unite

Was an American geologist, the unpaid maker of the rather accurate first geological map of the United States in 1809, six years before the Geological Map of England by William Smith.In 1826 he was the President of the Academy of Sciences of Philadelphia. Many of the failed experience of "New Harmony" in Indiana State would be communistic children, known as "Owen", a midname today in England from sometimes "progressive" parents, were much influenced by Maclure and managed to be notorious geologists , naturalists or botanists such as:

Is an American comedian, actor, writer and producer. He hosted the late-night television talk show P

Is an American comedian, actor, writer and producer. He hosted the late-night television talk show Politically Incorrect on Comedy Central and ABC, and is currently the host of Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO. On June 1, 2006, he also began hosting an In

Maher is known for his political satire and sociopolitical commentary. His commentaries target a wid

Maher is known for his political satire and sociopolitical commentary. His commentaries target a wide swath of topics, from the right-wing to the left-wing, bureaucracies of many kinds, political correctness, Hollywood, the mass media, and persons in positions of high political and social power, among many others

(June 5, 1907 – November 12, 1993) was a professional baseball player and manager.

(June 5, 1907 – November 12, 1993) was a professional baseball player and manager.

Is a former agent of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, who retired in 1973 as the B

Is a former agent of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, who retired in 1973 as the Bureau's Associate Director. After thirty years of denying his involvement with reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, Felt revealed himself on May 31, 2005 to be the Watergate scandal whistleblower called "Deep Throat".

Is a retired American basketball player who played for 12 seasons in the NBA, from 1986 to 1998. Spe

Is a retired American basketball player who played for 12 seasons in the NBA, from 1986 to 1998. Spending the majority of his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, his last three years were consisted of one season each with the Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, and Orlando Magic.

Was an American astronomer, principally known for his work on the standardization of time.His mother

Was an American astronomer, principally known for his work on the standardization of time.His mother was visiting Meltsch über Troppau in Austrian Silesia (now cs:Melc, Czech Republic) when William was born. The Polish family emigrated to the U.S. in 1910 and settled in Chicago.William earned his doctorate from the university in 1931, under W.D. MacMillan. He taught at Pennsylvania State College before joining the United States Naval Observatory in 1936, working under Paul Sollenberger and Gerald Clemence in the time service department.After having merried Rosalyn Shulemson in 1943, Markowitz eventually became director of the department. He developed the ephemeris time, which had been proposed by Simon Newcomb in the 19th century, as an international time standard. He subsequently worked with Louis Essen in England to calibrate the newly developed atomic clocks in terms of the ephemeris second.

Was an American lawyer and politician from Beaver, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses in the sta

Was an American lawyer and politician from Beaver, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses in the state legislature and was the Speaker for the House from 1813 to 1819. He later represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate.

Was a Democratic United States Senator from the State of Arkansas.Kavanaugh was elected to the Unite

Was a Democratic United States Senator from the State of Arkansas.Kavanaugh was elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Jeff Davis. He served in the Senate from January 29 until March 3, 1913. He later served as dire

Was a Christian minister, usually credited with founding the post World War II faith healing movemen

Was a Christian minister, usually credited with founding the post World War II faith healing movement . Today, he is considered a Scriptural prophet by those Christians around the world who believe that his ministry and teachings were vindicated by God.

Was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1

Was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1985, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.He won election to the King Township school board in 1946, and later served as councillor, deputy reeve and reeve of the community from 1949 to 1962. He also served as warden of York County in 1959, and was chair of the King Township planning board from 1963 to 1967.

Was an air force officer, credit union manager and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He repr

Was an air force officer, credit union manager and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 3rd Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1970 to 1975 as a Liberal. Gallant served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of Community Services and Minister of the Environment and Tourism from 1973 to 1974. After he retired from politics in 1975, he moved to Woodstock, New Brunswick. Gallant died at the Victoria Health Centre in Fredericton at the age of 73.

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the ABA and the NBA.He played for the Memphi

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the ABA and the NBA.He played for the Memphis Tams and Kentucky Colonels (1972-73) of the ABA and the Phoenix Suns (1973-74) of the NBA.

Is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. He released his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973.

Is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. He released his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973. According to the RIAA, he is the fifth best-selling recording artist in the United States.

Was an American composer and pianist and a member of a musical family.Mason's father was composer Lo

Was an American composer and pianist and a member of a musical family.Mason's father was composer Lowell Mason, a leading figure in American church music. His younger brother, Henry Mason, was a co-founder of the piano manufacturers Mason and Hamlin.After a successful debut at the Boston Academy of Music, William went to Europe in 1849; there he was the first American piano student of Franz Liszt and Ignaz Moscheles. Mason was the leader of a chamber ensemble based in New York that introduced many works of Robert Schumann and other famous Europeans to Americans during the Civil War era and beyond, at a time when classical music still had little specifically American identity. He published numerous pedagogical works for the piano student but is remembered above all for his Chopinesque compositions for piano.

Was a famous American pianist who studied with Carl Friedberg, a disciple of Brahms and Clara Schuma

Was a famous American pianist who studied with Carl Friedberg, a disciple of Brahms and Clara Schumann, and also with Nelly Reuschel (another Clara Schumann disciple) at New York's Institute of Musical Art (later called Juilliard School).William Masselos was born on August 11, 1920 in Niagara Falls to a Dutch mother and a Greek father. He made his New York The Town Hall debut at the age of 18, in 1938. In 1952, at the age of 32, Masselos played the Brahms Piano Concerto in D minor in his first appearance with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Dimitri Mitropoulos. This impressive debut was the first in a long line of appearances with major orchestras which also included the New York Philharmonic under Monteux and Bernstein, the Montreal Symphony under Klemperer, the London Philharmonic under Bernard Haitink, the American Symphony Orchestra under Stokowski, the Philadelphia Orchestra under Ormandy, and numerous others.

Was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.Fenton was elected to the Michigan Senate from the

Was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.Fenton was elected to the Michigan Senate from the 6th District, representing Genesee, Oakland, Macomb and Livingston counties, 1846-47. He moved to Flint in 1847. In 1947, he was elected Flint Township Su