American Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is a former professional basketball player and coach. Sharman was raised in the rural city of Porter

Is a former professional basketball player and coach. Sharman was raised in the rural city of Porterville, California and is mostly known for his time with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s, partnering with Bob Cousy in what some consider the greatest backcourt duo of all time. While Cousy was primarily the playmaker, Sharman was the shooter.

Is a former professional basketball player and coach. Sharman was raised in the rural city of Porter

Is a former professional basketball player and coach. Sharman was raised in the rural city of Porterville, California and is mostly known for his time with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s, partnering with Bob Cousy in what some consider the greatest backcourt duo of all time. While Cousy was primarily the playmaker, Sharman was the shooter.

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. A younger brother to U.S. Racing Hall of Fame tra

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. A younger brother to U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer, Woody Stephens, he was often referred to as "Bill" by the media. Stephens began his career in racing as his brother's assistant at Royce Martin's Woo

Is an American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former U.S. Senator from New Jers

Is an American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former U.S. Senator from New Jersey and presidential candidate, who opposed Vice President Al Gore for the Democratic Party's nomination for President in the 2000 election.

Was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge in the province of Quebec.In 1871, he was acclaimed to

Was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge in the province of Quebec.In 1871, he was acclaimed to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Brome and moved to Knowlton. A Conservative, he was acclaimed in 1875 and re-elected in 1881 and 1886. He was Solicitor-General in the cabinet of Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau and later was appointed commissioner of railways and commissioner of crown lands. In 1889, he was appointed a Judge of the Superior Court for the District of Bedford. He resigned in 1915 and died in 1916.

Is a former U.S. Republican Party politician. Scranton served as Governor of Pennsylvania from 1963

Is a former U.S. Republican Party politician. Scranton served as Governor of Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1967. From 1976 to 1977, he served as United States Ambassador to the United Nations.

Was a Representative from Maryland.Prominent for many years in Republican politics, McIntire was ele

Was a Representative from Maryland.Prominent for many years in Republican politics, McIntire was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth Congress, serving from March 4, 1897 to March 3, 1899. He was part of an all-Republican Congressional delegation el

Was a U.S. physicist who was one of the founders of the technology of microwave electronics.He went

Was a U.S. physicist who was one of the founders of the technology of microwave electronics.He went on to become interested in the problem of accelerating electrons for X-ray experiments, using oscillating fields, rather than large static voltages. At the University of California, Berkeley, Ernest Lawrence and David H. Sloan had worked on an accelerator driven by a resonant coil. Hansen proposed replacing the coil with a cavity resonator. However, in 1937, the brothers Russel and Sigurd F. Varian came to Stanford to work on the foundations of what was to become radar. Hansen exploited some of the Varians' work to develop the klystron and during the years 1937 to 1940, along with collaborators such as John R. Woodyard, founded the field of microwave electronics.[1]

Is an artist best known for creating series of compositions involving dogs, primarily his own Weimar

Is an artist best known for creating series of compositions involving dogs, primarily his own Weimaraners in various costumes and poses.

Was a Californian rancher and Entrepreneur.In 1852, Hollister sold his farm and stock of goods and p

Was a Californian rancher and Entrepreneur.In 1852, Hollister sold his farm and stock of goods and purchased two or three hundred head of cattle and started across the plains for California, where he sold his cattle and returned immediately to Ohio.In 1854 he, along with his brother Joseph Hubbard Hollister, his sister, L. A. Brown, as well as an additional fifty men, and four women with Mrs. Brown, led the first large trans-continental sheep drive, bringing 10,000 merino sheep from Hanover, Licking County, Ohio. The plan was to supply miners during the California Gold Rush with meat. The party took a southern route from Salt Lake City in order to avoid the winter snows of the Sierra Nevada. Traveling through New Mexico and Arizona, they pastured their flocks for a year near what is now Santa Barbara. Although only about a thousand sheep survived, Hollister was able to make a considerable fortune when wool prices spiked during the Civil War, as well as catering to those who searched for gold.

Was a prominent abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian

Was a prominent abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian

An American geographer active mainly as a quantitative geographer and spatial theorist.He served in

An American geographer active mainly as a quantitative geographer and spatial theorist.He served in the American Fifth Army during the height of the Korean War, November 1950 to November 1952. Taught atomic war at the Chemical, Biological and Radiological Warfare School at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.He studied under Richard Hartshorne, the first professional geographer he had ever met.

Is a former American football safety who played eleven seasons in the National Football League from

Is a former American football safety who played eleven seasons in the National Football League from 1988-1998. He started in Super Bowl XXXIII for the Atlanta Falcons.

Was a prominent Confederate politician. He was born in Richmond County, Georgia and served in the Ge

Was a prominent Confederate politician. He was born in Richmond County, Georgia and served in the Georgia state legislature in 1841. He represented the state in the First Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1864.

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

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

Was a politician and United States Representative from Connecticut.He was a Connecticut state senato

Was a politician and United States Representative from Connecticut.He was a Connecticut state senator in the fourth district, 1830–32, a member of the Connecticut state house of representatives, 1836–39, 1845, and 1849–51, Speaker of the Connecticut State

(May 20, 1897 - March 29, 1963) is a former professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over part

(May 20, 1897 - March 29, 1963) is a former professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of 6 seasons (1927-1933) with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.

Is an American professional basketball player who plays for Fenerbahçe in the Turkish Basketball Le

Is an American professional basketball player who plays for Fenerbahçe in the Turkish Basketball League.Solomon was first noticed at East Hartford High School in East Hartford, Connecticut. He held several records and is in several clubs in their schools basketball program such as "1000 Career Points", "All State", "All Conference", and the only member of the "NBA Draft" club. He went to Clemson where he continued his basketball career.

Is a former U.S. administrator, cabinet officer, attorney, and law professor. He served as the Secre

Is a former U.S. administrator, cabinet officer, attorney, and law professor. He served as the Secretary of Labor between 1962 and 1969 under the administrations of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.

Was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Williams was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth and to t

Was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Williams was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1875). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War (Fortieth t

Is a Canadian canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished 14th in the K-1 1

Is a Canadian canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished 14th in the K-1 10000 m event.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'2" (188 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) guard an

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'2" (188 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) guard and played collegiately at Seminole Junior College and the University of Missouri. He played in the NBA from 1976 to 1980.

(March 31, 1867 - September 11, 1920) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was an American Majo

(March 31, 1867 - September 11, 1920) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was an American Major League player, w

Was an American astronomer.The principal theme in Morgan's work was the study of stellar and galaxy

Was an American astronomer.The principal theme in Morgan's work was the study of stellar and galaxy classification. Along with Philip Keenan he developed the MK system for the classification of stars through their spectra. He also developed several galaxy morphological classification systems, including the first systems to use the physical properties of galaxies, as opposed to simple eye-ball estimates favoured by Edwin Hubble. He invented the now widely used classification cD for massive galaxies in the centres of clusters.He worked at Yerkes Observatory. Along with Donald Osterbrock and Stewart Sharpless, he used distance measurements of O and B type stars to show the existence of spiral arms in the Milky Way Galaxy.

Is a former alpine ski racer, a member of the U.S. Ski Team from 1962-70 and a pro racer from 1970-7

Is a former alpine ski racer, a member of the U.S. Ski Team from 1962-70 and a pro racer from 1970-72. Due to injuries, Kidd retired from pro racing in 1972. He relocated to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, in 1970 and has since been identified with the Steam