American Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was an American physician and politician from Orange County, North Carolina. He represented North Ca

Was an American physician and politician from Orange County, North Carolina. He represented North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives from 1835 until 1841.

Was a lawyer and legislator for the State of Massachusetts, and a United States Senator.Butler moved

Was a lawyer and legislator for the State of Massachusetts, and a United States Senator.Butler moved to Boston in 1895, and continued the practice of law until 1912, when he engaged in the manufacture of cotton goods. He was a member of the commission to

Was an American geographer, geologist, and meteorologist, often called the "father of American geogr

Was an American geographer, geologist, and meteorologist, often called the "father of American geography".He then worked in Córdoba, Argentina for three years, then after working as an assistant to Nathaniel Shaler, he became an instructor in geology at Harvard, in 1879. (Davis never completed his PhD.) He married Ellen B. Warner of Springfield, Massachusetts in the same year.His most influential scientific contribution was the cycle of erosion, first defined around 1884, which was a model of how rivers create landforms. Though the cycle is considered overly simplistic today, it was a crucial early contribution to geomorphology.

Is a jazz pianist.He comes from a musical background. His mother, Sandy Stewart, is a singer who had

Is a jazz pianist.He comes from a musical background. His mother, Sandy Stewart, is a singer who had a hit in 1962 with My Coloring Book, while his father was Broadway composer Mark Charlap. Charlap and his mother recorded a duet album: "Love Is Here To S

Is a mathematician and computer scientist whose main area of contribution has been numerical analysi

Is a mathematician and computer scientist whose main area of contribution has been numerical analysis. Among his colleagues he is known as Velvel Kahan.

Was an American entomologist, myrmecologist and Harvard professor.They had a small museum which Whee

Was an American entomologist, myrmecologist and Harvard professor.They had a small museum which Wheeler had studied since he was a child, and when Ward's Natural Science Establishment in early 1884 brought a collection of stuffed and skeletonized animals to the academy, to persuade the city fathers to purchase them, Wheeler volunteered to spend the nights in helping Ward to unpack and install the specimens. The latter was so impressed that he offered Wheeler a job in his Rochester, New York establishment. Here he identified birds and mammals, and later collections of shells, echinoderms and sponges. His shell catalogue was still in use by collectors in the late 1920s.

Was a Democratic attorney from Montebello, California who served several terms in the California Sta

Was a Democratic attorney from Montebello, California who served several terms in the California State Assembly, including one term as Speaker. William Moseley Jones was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. He attended Occidental College and received a law degree

Was a general from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War.In 1776 his defense of a small f

Was a general from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War.In 1776 his defense of a small fort on Sullivan's Island (later named Fort Moultrie in his honor) prevented Sir Henry Clinton and Sir Peter Parker from taking Charleston, South Carolina.

Was a merchant, shipbuilder and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He served in the Legislat

Was a merchant, shipbuilder and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He served in the Legislative Council of New Brunswick from 1867 to 1873. In 1873, Muirhead was named to the Senate of Canada for Chatham division as a Liberal and served until his death in 1884. He was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the son of John Muirhead, a Scottish immigrant, and was educated at Miramichi, New Brunswick. He settled in Chatham and married Annie Gray. Muirhead was involved in shipping goods, owning his own ships and mills. He was president of the Miramichi Shipbuilding Company and of the Miramichi Warehousing and Dock Company. He was also a director of the Maritime Bank of the Dominion and of the Northern Western Railway.

Was the Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion, physical culturist and the first chairman of the New York St

Was the Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion, physical culturist and the first chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission. He once wrestled a match that lasted over seven hours. Nicknamed "The Solid Man," Muldoon established himself as champion in Greco

Is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1930, 1933),

Is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1930, 1933), Boston Red Sox (1933-1936), Philadelphia Athletics (1937-1938), Cincinnati Reds (1939-1941) and New York Giants (1942). He led American League third basemen in putouts and assists once each, and also led National League third basemen in assists, double plays and fielding percentage once each. A strong baserunner, he led the AL in stolen bases three times and led the NL in runs in 1939 as the Reds won the pennant. He was born in Berwyn Heights, Maryland and batted and threw right-handed.

Was an American politician who founded the village of Carey, Ohio and served as a member of the Cali

Was an American politician who founded the village of Carey, Ohio and served as a member of the California State Assembly for the 12th District, 1861–62, from Klamath County. He was a Douglas Democrat.

Is a retired American Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Boland began his riding care

Is a retired American Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Boland began his riding career in 1949 at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. While still a sixteen-year-old apprentice in 1950, he won the Kentucky Oaks then the following day rode Mid

Was an American politician who served from 1981 to 1985 as a Democratic member of the United States

Was an American politician who served from 1981 to 1985 as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas. He was the son of John William Wright Patman, the long-time U.S. Representative who chaired the House Banking Committe

Is an American computer scientist. Joy co-founded Sun Microsystems in 1982 along with Vinod Khosla,

Is an American computer scientist. Joy co-founded Sun Microsystems in 1982 along with Vinod Khosla, Scott McNealy, Andy Bechtolsheim and Vaughan Pratt, and served as chief scientist at the company until 2003. He now has two children, Haden and Maddie.

(November 22, 1933 in Montgomery, Alabama), is a former professional baseball player who played seco

(November 22, 1933 in Montgomery, Alabama), is a former professional baseball player who played second base in the Major Leagues from 1958-1965. He would play for the Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels.

Was a Canadian photographer and businessman.Notman was born in Paisley, Scotland in 1826, the same y

Was a Canadian photographer and businessman.Notman was born in Paisley, Scotland in 1826, the same year in which photography was born in France. William Notman moved to Montreal in 1856. An amateur photographer, he quickly established a flourishing professional photography studio on Bleury Street.

Was an American labor leader who served as United States Secretary of Labor from December 9, 1930, t

Was an American labor leader who served as United States Secretary of Labor from December 9, 1930, to March 4, 1933, under Herbert Hoover.

Is an American inorganic chemist, working in experimental and theoretical chemistry and biochemistry

Is an American inorganic chemist, working in experimental and theoretical chemistry and biochemistry.He deduced the molecular structure of boranes using X-ray crystallography in the 1950s and developed theories to explain their bonds. Later he applied the same methods to related problems, including the structure of carboranes on which he directed the research of future Nobel Prize winner Roald Hoffmann. His later research focuses on the atomic structure of proteins, particularly how enzymes work.

(born March 13, 1964 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball

(born March 13, 1964 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball

After winning a Steve Martin look-alike contest, Nye began a dual career as an engineer by day and s

After winning a Steve Martin look-alike contest, Nye began a dual career as an engineer by day and stand-up comic by night. This eventually transitioned into an exclusive entertainment career. Nye got his television start performing on a Seattle-area sketch comedy show called Almost Live!, and appeared regularly on the show for many seasons. It was on this show that "Bill Nye the Science Guy" was born. He left the show to start producing Bill Nye the Science Guy in 1993. Once famous, Bill returned as a guest-star for an episode that opened with a skit of Nye not being recognized and having trouble entering the KING-TV building.

Is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Worked in construction in Lethbridge and served as the seventh mayor of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

Worked in construction in Lethbridge and served as the seventh mayor of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Born in 1850 in Oxford County, Ontario, Oliver moved to Lethbridge in 1886. Two years later, he married Amelia, with whom he had three sons. After she died in 1912, Oliver married Margaret C. Cossaboom, and had a son with her.

(born February 10, 1932 in Whitmire, South Carolina), is a former professional baseball player who p

(born February 10, 1932 in Whitmire, South Carolina), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1954 and 1956-1967

He threw and batted right-handed. Ripken played alongside his brother, Cal Ripken, Jr.[1], and was m

He threw and batted right-handed. Ripken played alongside his brother, Cal Ripken, Jr.[1], and was managed by his father, Cal Ripken, Sr. as a member of the Baltimore Orioles from 1987–1988. This marked the first time a father has managed two sons on the