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T. Walsh, actor M. Emmet Walsh, actor Kate Walsh, actor Stella Walsh, runner Ray Walston, actor Barbara Walters, television reporter and anchor Julie Walters, actor Sam Walton, business personality Christoph Waltz, actor Abby Wambach, soccer player James Wan, filmmaker John Wanamaker, merchant Sam Wanamaker, actor, director An Wang, computer entrepreneur Charles B. Wang, computer software entrepreneur Vera Wang, fashion designer Wayne Wang, film director Perkin Warbeck, fraud Fred Ward, actor Nancy Ward , Cherokee leader and Beloved Woman Rachel Ward, actor Andy Warhol, artist, filmmaker Margaret Warner, TV news reporter Ty Warner, toy industry executive Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator, Professor Estella Warren, model, actor Rick Warren, clergyman, evangelist Dionne Warwick, singer Denzel Washington, actor Dinah Washington, singer Isaiah Washington, actor Kerry Washington, actor Washoe, sign-Language chimp Mia Wasikowska, actor Wendy Wasserstein, playwright John Waters, filmmaker Maxine Waters, U.S. congresswoman Muddy Waters, blues singer Roger Waters, rock musician Sam Waterston, actor Doc Watson, guitarist, country musician Emily Watson, actor Emma Watson, actor James Watson, genetic scientist John H. Watson, M.D., fictional sidekick Thomas John Watson, Jr., computer industry executive Thomas John Watson, Sr., business executive Tom Watson, golfer James Watt, inventor Bill Watterson, cartoonist (Alyce) Faye Wattleton, activist Charlie Watts, musician J. C. Watts, politician Naomi Watts, actor Reggie Watts, comedian, rapper Damon Wayans, actor, comedian, writer, producer Keenan Ivory Wayans, actor, comedian, writer, director John Wayne, actor Lil Wayne, rapper Carl Weathers, actor, former professional football player Jacki Weaver, actor Sigourney Weaver, actor Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer John and Eliza Webb, Florida homesteaders Dick Weber, bowler Edwin S. Webster, electrical engineer Noah Webster, lexographer, writer Josiah Wedgwood, potter Anthony Weiner, politician, U.S. Representative Bob Weinstein , producer Harvey Weinstein, producer Bob Weir, singer, guitarist Frederick R. Weisman, businessman, art collector, philanthropist Rachel Weisz, actor Raquel Welch, actor Orson Welles, actor, filmmaker Emmeline Blanche Woodward Wells , Mormon community leader and suffragist H.G. Wells, writer Junior Wells , musician Kitty Wells, country singer Ida B. Wells-Barnett, journalist, activist Eudora Welty, writer Jann Wenner, publisher Bernard Werber, writer Devon Werkheiser, actor Cornel West, scholar Kanye West, music producer, rapper Mae West, actor, writer Shane West, actor Dr. Ruth Westheimer, sex advisor George Westinghouse, inventor, entrepreneur George Hunt Weyerhaeuser, lumber executive Wil Wheaton, actor, writer, internet celebrity Joss Whedon, filmmaker Forest Whitaker, actor, director Barry White, singer Betty White, actor Ellen G. 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Meg, Whitman, business executive Eli Whitney, inventor Ludwig Whittgenstein, philosopher Dr. Who, fictional TV character The Who, rock band Otto Wichterle, inventor John Edgar Wideman, writer Michelle Wie, golfer Elie Wiesel, writer Simon Wiesenthal, writer, activist Dianne Wiest, actor Albert Henry Wiggin, banker Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman , athlete Kristen Wiig, comedian, actor Wilco, rock group Jack Wild, actor Olivia Wilde, actor Billy Wilder, director, writer, producer Gene Wilder, actor, filmmaker Charles Wiley, publisher Wilhelm II, political leader, emperor, King of Prussia Willem-Alexander, royalty Jonny Wilkinson, rugby player Tom Wilkinson, actor King William IV, royalty Prince William, royalty Andy Williams, singer, TV personality Barry Williams, actor Dar Williams, singer, songwriter Esther Williams, swimmer, actor George Washington Williams, religious leader, historian Gluyas Williams, cartoonist Hank Williams, country singer, songwriter Jayson Williams, basketball player Jody Williams, activist John Williams, composer Michelle Williams, actor O. 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Ozzie Williams, aeronautical engineer Robin Williams, actor, comedian Serena Williams, tennis player Stanley Tookie Williams, gangster, writer Ted Williams, baseball player Vanessa Williams, singer, actor Venus Williams, tennis player Fred Williamson, football player, actor Sonny Boy Williamson, blues singer, harmonica player Maisie Williams, actor Peter Williams, Jr., religious leader Peter Williams, Sr., religious leader Tennessee Williams, playwright, author Tony Williams, musician Treat Williams, actor Wendy Williams, TV and radio personality George Willig, daredevil, climber Bruce Willis, actor Gordon Willis, cinematographer Bob Wills, country musician August Wilson, playwright, poet, writer Brian Wilson, songwriter, vocalist Carl Wilson, guitarist, vocalist Cassandra Wilson, singer Charlie Wilson, U.S. Representative Dennis Wilson, pop musician Dooley Wilson, actor, musician Ellen Axson Wilson, U.S. first lady Jackie Wilson, singer, songwriter Kemmons Wilson, hotelier Lanford Wilson, playwright Luke Wilson, actor Owen Wilson, actor, screenwriter Rebel Wilson, actor, comedian Robert Anton Wilson, writer Russell Wilson, football player Valerie Plame Wilson, political figure, spy Ross Winans, inventor, manufacturer Oliver Fisher Winchester, arms manufacturer Amy Winehouse, singer, songwriter Oprah Winfrey, media personality Paul Winfield, actor Debra Winger, actor Sarah Winnemucca, Northern Paiute lecturer, educator, and writer Mare Winningham, actor, singer Kate Winslet, actor Mary Elizabeth Winstead, actor Jonathan Winters, comedian, actor Shelley Winters, actor Anna Wintour, magazine editor Tom Wiseau, filmmaker, actor Reese Witherspoon, actor Alicia Witt, actor Katarina Witt, figure skater Charlene Wittstock, royal consort Scott Wolf, actor Thomas Wolfe, writer Nat Wolff, pop musician Tobias Wolff, writer Arlington Springs Woman, ancient human Stevie Wonder, singer, songwriter Wonder Woman, cartoon character Faye Wong, musician, actor Tim Wong, high technology executive Willy Wonka, fictional character John Woo, filmmaker Elijah Wood, actor Natalie Wood, actor Ron Wood, guitarist Alfre Woodard, actor Shailene Woodley, actor Elin Nordegren Woods, celebrity relative Granville T. 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  • Linda Wachner, apparel industry executive Henry Wade, district attorney Robert Wadlow, tall man Robert Wagner, actor Donnie Wahlberg, singer, actor Mark Wahlberg, singer, actor Tom Waits, songwriter, actor, singer Frederique Van der Wal, model Jimmy Wales, inventor, entrepreneur Lech Walesa, politician, electrician, activist Christopher Walken, actor Alice Walker, writer Brian Walker, inventor, adventurer John Walker, terrorist Maggie Lena (Mitchell) Walker, businesswoman Paul Walker, actor Sarah Breedlove Walker, businesswoman, philanthropist Scott Walker, governor of Wisconsin William Walker, adventurer David Foster Wallace, writer William Wallace, outlaw, ruler Eli Wallach, actor The Flying Wallendas, circus performers Fats Waller, pianist, bandleader, jazz musician The Wallflowers, rock band Quvenzhané Wallis, actor J. T. Walsh, actor M. Emmet Walsh, actor Kate Walsh, actor Stella Walsh, runner Ray Walston, actor Barbara Walters, television reporter and anchor Julie Walters, actor Sam Walton, business personality Christoph Waltz, actor Abby Wambach, soccer player James Wan, filmmaker John Wanamaker, merchant Sam Wanamaker, actor, director An Wang, computer entrepreneur Charles B. Wang, computer software entrepreneur Vera Wang, fashion designer Wayne Wang, film director Perkin Warbeck, fraud Fred Ward, actor Nancy Ward , Cherokee leader and Beloved Woman Rachel Ward, actor Andy Warhol, artist, filmmaker Margaret Warner, TV news reporter Ty Warner, toy industry executive Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator, Professor Estella Warren, model, actor Rick Warren, clergyman, evangelist Dionne Warwick, singer Denzel Washington, actor Dinah Washington, singer Isaiah Washington, actor Kerry Washington, actor Washoe, sign-Language chimp Mia Wasikowska, actor Wendy Wasserstein, playwright John Waters, filmmaker Maxine Waters, U.S. congresswoman Muddy Waters, blues singer Roger Waters, rock musician Sam Waterston, actor Doc Watson, guitarist, country musician Emily Watson, actor Emma Watson, actor James Watson, genetic scientist John H. Watson, M.D., fictional sidekick Thomas John Watson, Jr., computer industry executive Thomas John Watson, Sr., business executive Tom Watson, golfer James Watt, inventor Bill Watterson, cartoonist (Alyce) Faye Wattleton, activist Charlie Watts, musician J. C. Watts, politician Naomi Watts, actor Reggie Watts, comedian, rapper Damon Wayans, actor, comedian, writer, producer Keenan Ivory Wayans, actor, comedian, writer, director John Wayne, actor Lil Wayne, rapper Carl Weathers, actor, former professional football player Jacki Weaver, actor Sigourney Weaver, actor Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer John and Eliza Webb, Florida homesteaders Dick Weber, bowler Edwin S. Webster, electrical engineer Noah Webster, lexographer, writer Josiah Wedgwood, potter Anthony Weiner, politician, U.S. Representative Bob Weinstein , producer Harvey Weinstein, producer Bob Weir, singer, guitarist Frederick R. Weisman, businessman, art collector, philanthropist Rachel Weisz, actor Raquel Welch, actor Orson Welles, actor, filmmaker Emmeline Blanche Woodward Wells , Mormon community leader and suffragist H.G. Wells, writer Junior Wells , musician Kitty Wells, country singer Ida B. Wells-Barnett, journalist, activist Eudora Welty, writer Jann Wenner, publisher Bernard Werber, writer Devon Werkheiser, actor Cornel West, scholar Kanye West, music producer, rapper Mae West, actor, writer Shane West, actor Dr. Ruth Westheimer, sex advisor George Westinghouse, inventor, entrepreneur George Hunt Weyerhaeuser, lumber executive Wil Wheaton, actor, writer, internet celebrity Joss Whedon, filmmaker Forest Whitaker, actor, director Barry White, singer Betty White, actor Ellen G. White, religious figure Shaun White, skateboarder, snowboarder Snow White, fictional character Vanna White, game show host Colson Whitehead, author The White Stripes, rock band Brad Whitford, guitarist Christine Todd Whitman, U.S. politician, public official Margaret C. Meg, Whitman, business executive Eli Whitney, inventor Ludwig Whittgenstein, philosopher Dr. Who, fictional TV character The Who, rock band Otto Wichterle, inventor John Edgar Wideman, writer Michelle Wie, golfer Elie Wiesel, writer Simon Wiesenthal, writer, activist Dianne Wiest, actor Albert Henry Wiggin, banker Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman , athlete Kristen Wiig, comedian, actor Wilco, rock group Jack Wild, actor Olivia Wilde, actor Billy Wilder, director, writer, producer Gene Wilder, actor, filmmaker Charles Wiley, publisher Wilhelm II, political leader, emperor, King of Prussia Willem-Alexander, royalty Jonny Wilkinson, rugby player Tom Wilkinson, actor King William IV, royalty Prince William, royalty Andy Williams, singer, TV personality Barry Williams, actor Dar Williams, singer, songwriter Esther Williams, swimmer, actor George Washington Williams, religious leader, historian Gluyas Williams, cartoonist Hank Williams, country singer, songwriter Jayson Williams, basketball player Jody Williams, activist John Williams, composer Michelle Williams, actor O. S. Ozzie Williams, aeronautical engineer Robin Williams, actor, comedian Serena Williams, tennis player Stanley Tookie Williams, gangster, writer Ted Williams, baseball player Vanessa Williams, singer, actor Venus Williams, tennis player Fred Williamson, football player, actor Sonny Boy Williamson, blues singer, harmonica player Maisie Williams, actor Peter Williams, Jr., religious leader Peter Williams, Sr., religious leader Tennessee Williams, playwright, author Tony Williams, musician Treat Williams, actor Wendy Williams, TV and radio personality George Willig, daredevil, climber Bruce Willis, actor Gordon Willis, cinematographer Bob Wills, country musician August Wilson, playwright, poet, writer Brian Wilson, songwriter, vocalist Carl Wilson, guitarist, vocalist Cassandra Wilson, singer Charlie Wilson, U.S. Representative Dennis Wilson, pop musician Dooley Wilson, actor, musician Ellen Axson Wilson, U.S. first lady Jackie Wilson, singer, songwriter Kemmons Wilson, hotelier Lanford Wilson, playwright Luke Wilson, actor Owen Wilson, actor, screenwriter Rebel Wilson, actor, comedian Robert Anton Wilson, writer Russell Wilson, football player Valerie Plame Wilson, political figure, spy Ross Winans, inventor, manufacturer Oliver Fisher Winchester, arms manufacturer Amy Winehouse, singer, songwriter Oprah Winfrey, media personality Paul Winfield, actor Debra Winger, actor Sarah Winnemucca, Northern Paiute lecturer, educator, and writer Mare Winningham, actor, singer Kate Winslet, actor Mary Elizabeth Winstead, actor Jonathan Winters, comedian, actor Shelley Winters, actor Anna Wintour, magazine editor Tom Wiseau, filmmaker, actor Reese Witherspoon, actor Alicia Witt, actor Katarina Witt, figure skater Charlene Wittstock, royal consort Scott Wolf, actor Thomas Wolfe, writer Nat Wolff, pop musician Tobias Wolff, writer Arlington Springs Woman, ancient human Stevie Wonder, singer, songwriter Wonder Woman, cartoon character Faye Wong, musician, actor Tim Wong, high technology executive Willy Wonka, fictional character John Woo, filmmaker Elijah Wood, actor Natalie Wood, actor Ron Wood, guitarist Alfre Woodard, actor Shailene Woodley, actor Elin Nordegren Woods, celebrity relative Granville T. Woods, inventor James Woods, actor Carter G. Woodson, historian, educator Jacqueline Woodson, author C. Vann Woodward,, historian Joanne Woodward, actor Sam Worthington, actor Lil’ Bow Wow, rapper Steve Wozniak, computer industry pioneer D’Arcy Wretzky, bassist Charles Wright, poet Jeremiah Wright, clergyman Robin Wright, actor Magdalena Wrobel, model Chien-Shiung Wu, experimental physicist David Wu, U.S. Congressman Aileen Wuornos, murderer Wu-Tang Clan, hip-hop band John Wycliffe, theologian, translator Andrew Wyeth, artist Noah Wyle, actor William Wyler, filmmaker Bill Wyman, rock musician Jane Wyman, actor, producer Tammy Wynette, country singer Keenan Wynn, actor

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  • Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
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