People
97 peopleBiographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.

WHSmith
Consumer goods
WH Smith (also known as WHS or colloquially as Smith's, and formerly W. H. Smith & Son) is a British retailer, headquartered in Swindon, England, which operates a cha

WRAP
Consumer goods
WRAP is a charitable organization working with governments, businesses and citizens around the world to create a world in which resources are used sustainably. The company develops science-based solut
Dwyane Wade
Professional basketball player Born Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Jr., January 17, 1982, in Chicago, IL; son of Dwyane Sr. and Jolinda Wade; married Siohvaugn Fuches, 2002; children: ...

Wagamama
Leisure
Wagamama (stylized as wagamama) is a British restaurant chain, serving Asian food based on Japanese cuisine.

Richard Wagner
Born: May 22, 1813 Liepzig, Germany Died: February 13, 1883 Venice, Italy German composer The German operatic compose...

Media Wales
Advertising and media
Media Wales Ltd. is a publishing company based in Cardiff, Wales. As of 2009 it was owned by Reach plc (formerly known as the Trinity Mirror Group). It was previously kno

The Green Party of England and Wales
Politics and Administration
The Green Party of England and Wales is a green, left-wing political party in England and Wales. Since October 2021, Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay have se

WalesOnline
Advertising and media
WalesOnline has been around since 2008, but its journalistic pedigree dates back more than a century on the pages of its affiliated print publications, Western Mail and South Wales Echo. WalesOnline c

Madame C. J. Walker
Born: December 23, 1867 Delta, Louisiana Died: May 25, 1919 New York, New York African American businesswoman As a ma...
Jay Walker
Chairman of Walker Digital Corporation Born Jay S. Walker, November 5, 1955, in Yonkers, NY; married Eileen; children: two. Education: Cornell Univer...

Alice Walker
Born: February 9, 1944 Eatonton, Georgia African American novelist Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Alice Walker is best known for her stories abo...
Ben Wallace
Professional basketball player Born September 10, 1974, in White Hall, AL; son of Sadie Wallace; married Chanda, 2001. Education: Attended Cuyahoga C...
Jeannette Walls
Journalist and author Born c. 1960, in Phoenix, AZ; daughter of Rex (an electrician) and Rose Mary (an artist) Walls; married Eric Goldberg, 1988 (divorced, 1996); married J...

Barbara Walters
Born: September 25, 1931 Boston, Massachusetts American newscaster and reporter Drawing the highest pay in the history of television broadcasting at th...

An Wang
Born: February 7, 1920 Shanghai, China Died: March 24, 1990 Boston, Massachusetts Chinese-born American inventor, engineer, and busi...
Jack Warden
Born John Lebzelter, September 18, 1920, in Newark, NJ; died July 19, 2006, in New York, NY. Actor. For more than 50 years, Jack Warden was a staple in the cinema world. A well-known chara...
Jeremy Wariner
Track athlete and coach Born January 31, 1984, in Irving, TX. Education: Attended Baylor University. Addresses: Contact ...

The University of Warwick
Science and education
The University of Warwick is a public research university on the outskirts of Coventry between the West Midlands and Warwickshire, England. The university was founded in 1965 as part of a government i

George Washington
Born: February 22, 1732 Bridges Creek, Virginia Died: December 14, 1799 Mount Vernon, Virginia American president, politician, and m...

Booker T. Washington
Born: April 5, 1856 Franklin County, Virginia Died: November 14, 1915 Tuskegee, Alabama African American educator, author, and leade...