Famous People with Name Wilbur

Wilbur Maurice Harris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wilbur Maurice Harris: nicknamed Mo Bettah, is the United States Boxing Association heavyweight champion. Harris turned pro at 16 as a light heavyweight in 1992, and faced many up-and-coming prospects and comebacking champions. In his early professional years, he lost to future

Wilbur Slabber            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Wilbur Slabber: was a Namibian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. He represented the Namibian Under-19s cricket team in two consecutive Under-19 Cricket World Cups in 1998 and 2000. Slabber made his first appearance for Namibia for

Wilbur F. Coen, Jr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wilbur F. Coen, Jr: was an American tennis player. In 1928, at age &000000000000001600000016 years, &0000000000000156000000156 days, he became the youngest tennis player to ever represent the United States in the Davis Cup, and the youngest player to ever compete in a Davis

Wilbur Snyder            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wilbur Snyder: was an American football player and professional wrestler. Snyder's wrestling debut occurred during the 1953 offseason. He was trained by Sandor Szabo and Warren Bockwinkel in Southern California. The defeat of Mitsu Arakawa in September 1967 added the WW

Wilbur "Bill" Irwin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wilbur "Bill" Irwin: is a former Canadian competitive skier who competed in six events across four disciplines at the 1948 Winter Olympics. In St. Moritz he competed in the downhill, slalom, combined, 18 km, Nordic combined, and ski jumping events, placing 60th (tied with Don

Richard Purdy Wilbur            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Purdy Wilbur: is an American poet. He is a former United States Poet Laureate and two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize.When only 8 years old, Wilbur published his first poem in John Martin's Magazine. His first book, The Beautiful Changes and Other Poems appeared in 1947. Since then he has published several volumes of poetry, including New and Collected Poems (Faber, 1989). Wilbur is also a translator, specializing in the 17th century French comedies of Molière and the dramas of Jean Racine. His translation of Tartuffe has become the standard English version of the play, and has been presented on television twice. (A 1978 production is available on DVD.)