People

Peter Vitousek

January 24, 1949 • Honolulu, Hawaii Ecologist When he began his studies as a young man, Peter Vitousek had no plans to become one of the world's leading ecologists....

Antonio Vivaldi

Born: March 4, 1678 Venice, Italy Died: July 26, 1741 Vienna, Austria Italian composer, violinist and priest Antonio ...

Grupo Vocento

Advertising and media

Vocento, S.A., also known as Grupo Vocento, is a Spanish mass media group. Its flagship daily newspaper is the conservative and monarchist ABC, also publishing El Correo. Vocento was cr

Vogue

Advertising and media

Vogue is an American monthly fashion and lifestyle magazine that covers various topics, including haute couture fashion, beauty, culture, living, and runway. Ba

British Vogue

Advertising and media

British Vogue is a British fashion magazine published based in London since autumn 1916. It is the British edition of the American magazine Vogue and is owned a

Volkswagen

Auto and Transport

Volkswagen is a German automaker founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front, known for the iconic Beetle and headquartered in Wolfsburg. It is the flagship bran

Voltaire

Born: November 21, 1694 Paris, France Died: May 30, 1778 Paris, France French poet and philosopher The French poet, d...

Kurt Vonnegut

Born: November 11, 1922 Indianapolis, Indiana American writer, essayist, and dramatist Kurt Vonnegut is acknowledged as a major voice in American liter...

Tabaré Vázquez

President of Uruguay Born Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas, January 17, 1940; married to Maria Auxiliadora Delgado; children: four. Education: Received med...

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...

Alice Walker

Born: February 9, 1944 Eatonton, Georgia African American novelist Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Alice Walker is best known for her stories abo...

Jay Walker

Chairman of Walker Digital Corporation Born Jay S. Walker, November 5, 1955, in Yonkers, NY; married Eileen; children: two. Education: Cornell Univer...