People

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...

Thames Water

Other

Thames Water Utilities Ltd, known as Thames Water, is a large private utility company responsible for the public water supply and waste water treatment in most of&nb

South West Water

Industry and Production

South West Water provides drinking water and waste water services throughout Devon and Cornwall and in small areas of Dorset and Somerset. South West

Alice Waters

Chef, restaurant owner, and author Born April 28, 1944, in Chatham, NJ; daughter of Charles (a business psychologist and management consultant) and Margaret (a homemaker) Waters; ...

Sam Waterston

Actor Born November 15, 1940, in Cambridge, MA; son of George Chychele (a teacher) and Alice Tucker (a painter) Waterston; married Barbara Rutledge Johns (a photographer and...

James Watt

Born: January 19, 1736 Greenock, Scotland Died: August 25, 1819 Heathfield, England Scottish engineer, instrument maker, and invento...

Naomi Watts

Actress Born September 28, 1968, in Shoreham, Sussex, England; daughter of Peter (a sound engineer) and Myffanwy (a store owner) Watts. Addresses: H...

John Wayne

Born: May 26, 1907 Winterset, Iowa Died: June 11, 1979 Los Angeles, California American actor American actor John Way...

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Born: March 22, 1948 London, England English composer and musician The English musician Andrew Lloyd Webber is the composer of such musical theat...

Noah Webster

Born: October 16, 1758 West Hartford, Connecticut Died: May 23, 1843 New Haven, Connecticut American lexicographer No...

Daniel Webster

Born: January 18, 1782 Salisbury, New Hampshire Died: October 24, 1852 Marshfield, Massachusetts American orator and lawyer ...

USA Today Sports Weekly

Advertising and media

USA Today Sports Weekly is an American sports newsmagazine owned by the Gannett Company. A spin-off publication to Gannett's flagship newspaper USA Today, it focuses on c