People

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...