American Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a Nebraska Republican politician.Sears was elected a member of the Nebraska house of representat

Was a Nebraska Republican politician.Sears was elected a member of the Nebraska house of representatives in 1901, serving as speaker for his first year and as a normal representative until 1904. He was elected as judge of the fourth judicial district of N

Was an entomologist specialising in arachnology. He classified a number of species, including the Br

Was an entomologist specialising in arachnology. He classified a number of species, including the Brown recluse spider and the Tooth cave spider.Willis John Gertsch (1906-1998) was the premier American arachnologist for half of the Twentieth Century. He was Curator of Arachnids at the American Museum of Natural History and later retired to Portal, Arizona in the Chiricahua Mountains. He was the author of hundreds of generic and specific names in a multitude of families and also the author of "American Spiders", as well as editor of a later revised printing of Comstock's "Spider Book."

(born April 19, 1973, in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico) was a Major League Baseball infielder.

(born April 19, 1973, in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico) was a Major League Baseball infielder.

Is a retired American basketball player. He spent his entire professional playing career with the Ne

Is a retired American basketball player. He spent his entire professional playing career with the New York Knicks, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.Reed was born in Hico, Louisiana. While Reed was growing up on a farm in nearby Bernice, the Knicks were floundering. New York managed only one winning season in the 12 campaigns between 1955-56 and 1966-67. From 1956 to 1966 the Knicks finished last nine times, and the club failed to make the playoffs in the seven seasons from 1959 to 1966. In 1963-64 the Knicks brought up the rear of the Eastern Division with a 22-58 record.

Was an American entomologist, malacologist and geologist. In his biological work, Willis Blatchley m

Was an American entomologist, malacologist and geologist. In his biological work, Willis Blatchley made contributions to the study of Coleoptera, Orthoptera, Hemiptera, and the freshwater molluscs of Indiana.

Was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Brant South in the Legislative Assembly o

Was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Brant South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1908 to 1914 as a Conservative member.In 1898, he married Belle Roberts after the death of his first wife. Brewster served on the town council and the public school board. He was also president of the Brantford Chamber of Commerce. Brewster ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1905. During his time in the assembly, he played an important role in the passing of the Ontario Workmen's Compensation Act.

Is a Costa Rican professional footballer who currently plays for Liberia Mia in the Primera Division

Is a Costa Rican professional footballer who currently plays for Liberia Mia in the Primera Division de Costa Rica.

Is an American martial artist of the jujutsu and judo styles of martial arts. He is the founder of t

Is an American martial artist of the jujutsu and judo styles of martial arts. He is the founder of the Gendai Budo martial art Small Circle JuJitsu.Jay is currently the head instructor of Jay's Jujitsu Studio, which is also known as Island Judo/Jujitsu Cl

Is a Filipino-American professional skateboarder born in Subic Bay, Philippines. He has been skating

Is a Filipino-American professional skateboarder born in Subic Bay, Philippines. He has been skating for 19 years. He currently resides in Poway, California but grew up in Mira Mesa. He attended Ericson Elementary School from kindergarten. He was one of t

Was an American Country Music singer. She charted six singles on the Billboard country charts in the

Was an American Country Music singer. She charted six singles on the Billboard country charts in the 1960s and 1970s.Wilma Burgess was born in Orlando, Florida in 1939. After graduating from high school, she attended Stetson University in Deland, Florida

Was an American athlete, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, she became the first Americ

Was an American athlete, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field during a single Olympic Games, despite running on a sprained ankle.[1] A track and field champion, she elevated women's track to a major presence in the United States.

Is an American actor, best known for the role of Fez in the sitcom That '70s Show.Valderrama got his

Is an American actor, best known for the role of Fez in the sitcom That '70s Show.Valderrama got his start performing in numerous plays, including A Midsummer Night's Dream and Rumors. He made his professional debut in a Spanish-language Pacific Bell commercial. At his drama teacher's suggestion, he got an agent and was immediately cast in the CBS miniseries Four Corners and in Omba Makamba on the Disney Channel. He made his big screen debut starring opposite Freddie Prinze Jr., Brittany Murphy, Matthew Lillard and Jessica Biel in the Warner Brothers film Summer Catch.

Is a Honduran football player, who plays for Victoria in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras. C

Is a Honduran football player, who plays for Victoria in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras. Crisanto stated in an interview with Diario Deportivo Diez that his idol is Eduardo Bennett because of the success he had while playing in Argentina from 1993-2002 with Argentinos Juniors, San Lorenzo (Champions in 1995) and Quilmes.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'8" forward/center, Hosket played basketball

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'8" forward/center, Hosket played basketball at Belmont High School (Dayton, Ohio), where he won an Ohio state championship in 1964, and then played college basketball at the Ohio State University from 1965 to 1968. He led his Ohio State team in scoring and rebounding during each of his three varsity seasons and was named to three All Big Ten Conference Academic First Teams. In fall 1968, he competed at the Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal with the United States national basketball team.[1]

Was an American amateur tennis champion of the 1930s. Allison's career was somewhat overshadowed by

Was an American amateur tennis champion of the 1930s. Allison's career was somewhat overshadowed by the arrival of Don Budge, but he was both a fine singles player and, along with his frequent partner, John Van Ryn, a great doubles player.

Is a Costa Rican ex-football player who retired with AD Carmelita. He made his debut in the Costa Ri

Is a Costa Rican ex-football player who retired with AD Carmelita. He made his debut in the Costa Rican Primera División on January 5, 1992 playing with AD Carmelita against ASODELI. In the next season he was bought by LD Alajuelense, becoming one of the most beloved players and a crowd favorite, playing 13 seasons and winning 7 Costa Rican Championships, 3 Copa Interclubes UNCAF championships and 1 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, being part of the team that won 4 national championships in a row (1999-2000 - 2002-2003).

(August 13, 1930 - February 21, 1999) was an American left-handed pitcher in major league baseball w

(August 13, 1930 - February 21, 1999) was an American left-handed pitcher in major league baseball who went on to serve three terms as a Republican U.S. congressman

Was an American economist and statistician.He attended the University of Minnesota, Class of 1932, w

Was an American economist and statistician.He attended the University of Minnesota, Class of 1932, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. After a year of graduate work at the University of Minnesota, he began studies at the University of Chicago

Was an American politician. He served as the State Treasurer of Missouri from 1941 to 1945.

Was an American politician. He served as the State Treasurer of Missouri from 1941 to 1945.

Was an American politician who served in the U.S. Senate from 1799 to 1804 and was the 19th Governor

Was an American politician who served in the U.S. Senate from 1799 to 1804 and was the 19th Governor of Virginia from 1814 to 1816.During the years 1794-1800, Nicholas served again in the State house of delegates. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican

Is an American basketball player currently with the New York Knicks. He played college basketball at

Is an American basketball player currently with the New York Knicks. He played college basketball at DePaul University for two years before declaring for the NBA Draft. Chandler is listed at 6 ft 8 in. and 230 lbs. He plays the forward position. Chandler has exceptional leaping ability, finishes well at the basket, and is improving his mid-range jumper.[1] His NBA comparison is Popeye Jones.[2] He played for the Knicks in the NBA Summer League.[3]

Cruz has in both his acting roles and community work served as a model and mentor to gay youth, espe

Cruz has in both his acting roles and community work served as a model and mentor to gay youth, especially gay youth of color. He is best known for playing a character in My So-Called Life and a recurring character in Noah's Arc.While playing numerous roles on television, film, and the stage, Cruz devotes more and more of his time to LGBT youth. He is especially concerned with LGBT youth of color. Most recently he has volunteered his time as host for the Youth Zone, an online community at Gay.com for LGBT youth.Cruz was the 2005 Grand Marshall of the Chicago Pride Parade and the 1998 West Hollywood Gay Pride parade.

Was an American R&B/Rock and Roll and soul singer and songwriter known for his raw, raspy, passionat

Was an American R&B/Rock and Roll and soul singer and songwriter known for his raw, raspy, passionate vocal delivery. A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the pop charts as well. Among his best known hits are "In The Midnight Hour" (which he co-wrote), "Land of 1,000 Dances", "Mustang Sally", and "Funky Broadway". The impact of Pickett's songwriting and recording led to his 1991 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[1]

Was an American writer best known for his books Where the Red Fern Grows and Summer of the Monkeys.H

Was an American writer best known for his books Where the Red Fern Grows and Summer of the Monkeys.He was born in Scraper, Oklahoma, in the Oklahoma Ozarks. There were no public schools in Scraper, so Rawls was home schooled on the family farm. He had little interest in reading until his mother bought him a copy of Call of the Wild by Jack London when he was ten. Rawls thus became a voracious reader and dreamed of writing a book.

Was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.He served as member of the State house of representatives

Was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1885. He served as district attorney for the fifth judicial district of Mississippi 1891-1903. He served as member of the city council of Winona 1892-1