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Progress
This list had 2585 entries before pruning.

Total: 299 of 2583 left (88.4% complete) as of 2013-12-26
 * Wa (99 of 749 left) (86.8% complete) as of 2012-06-11 (Separated)
 * We (42 of 367 left) (88.5% complete) as of 2013-12-26
 * Wh (35 of 313 left) (88.8% complete) as of 2013-12-26
 * Wi (76 of 736 left) (89.7% complete) as of 2013-12-26
 * Wo (47 of 418 left) (88.8% complete) as of 2013-12-26 (sublists for Wr, Wu, Wy merged here)


 * Note: 2 removed before split


 * September 22, 2018 after upmerging: 277 (+ 144 PNN)
 * October 19, 2019: 253 (+ 144 PNN)

Musician/Composer

 * 1) Carlos Waiss &mdash; (1909–1966) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Argentine Tango Lyricist
 * 2) Patrick Waite &mdash; (1968–1993) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Reggae Musician, member of Musical Youth
 * 3) Charles Ward (song writer) &mdash; (1838–1875) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; American song writer during the Civil War
 * 4) Harold Weakley &mdash; (1929–1990) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Country Musician at the Grand Ole Opry
 * 5) Willie Lee Webb &mdash; (1937–1996) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Country music artist, brother of Loretta Lynn
 * 6) Dick West (musician) &mdash; (1929–1997) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Country Musician
 * 7) Carl White (musician) &mdash; (1932–1980) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Musician
 * 8) James Phillip Widener &mdash; (1918–1973) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Musician who played rhythm guitar with Hank Snow
 * 9) Lonnie Wilfong &mdash; (1917–2002) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Jazz trumpet player
 * 10) Guy Willis &mdash; (1915–1981) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Country musician, member of the Willis Brothers
 * 11) Billy Jack Wills &mdash; (1926–1991) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Western Swing musician, member of The Texas Playboys
 * 12) Johnnie Wills &mdash; (1912–1984) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Western Swing musician and radio personality, member of The Texas Playboys, brother of Bob Wills
 * 13) Vic Wills &mdash; (????–????) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Country musician

Actor/Director/Producer

 * 1) Rob Wagner (director) &mdash; (1872–1942) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Artist, Writer, Motion Picture Director
 * 2) Werner Wagner &mdash; (1927–2002) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Composer and Producer
 * 3) Anders Wahl &mdash; (1869–1956) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Actor, sv:Anders de Wahl
 * 4) Louise Chapman Wallace &mdash; (1881–1962) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Film actress
 * 5) Ernest Wallengren &mdash; (1953–2003) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Screenwriter
 * 6) Alan Ward (actor) &mdash; (1907–1990) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Film actor, a.k.a. Edgar Ward
 * 7) Fred Warren (actor) &mdash; (1880–1940) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Film actor and Vaudeville performer
 * 8) Julie Warren &mdash; (1919–1994) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Actress, wife of John Forsythe
 * 9) Bryant Washburn, Jr. &mdash; (1915–1960) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; American film actor
 * 10) Toney Watkins &mdash; (1947–1986) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Film actress
 * 11) Duke Watson &mdash; (1904–1976) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Character Actor
 * 12) Gus Wayne &mdash; (1920–1998) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Film actor
 * 13) Toni Wayne &mdash; (1936–2000) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Actress, daughter of John Wayne
 * 14) Jane Weir (actress) &mdash; (1916–1937) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Film Actress
 * 15) Meri Welles &mdash; (1937–1973) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Film and television actress
 * 16) Pat Welsh (voice actress) &mdash; (1915–1995) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Voice actress
 * 17) Ronnie Welsh &mdash; (1940–1993) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Television and film actor
 * 18) Albert Whelan (Music Hall) &mdash; (1875–1961) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Singer, actor and comedian, credited as the inventor of the Signature Tune.
 * 19) Burritt Wheeler &mdash; (1883–1957) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Radio host on KNX (AM)
 * 20) Theresa Wheeler &mdash; (????–1975) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Silent film actress, a.k.a. Tess Wheeler
 * 21) Ben White (cinematographer) &mdash; (1903–1966) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; American motion picture cinematographer
 * 22) Charles White (actor) &mdash; (1920–2005) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Actor
 * 23) Lee Roy White &mdash; (1888–1949) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; American film actor, a.k.a. Lasses White
 * 24) Robert Whitehead (director) &mdash; (1916–2002) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Theater producer, director, performer
 * 25) Harlow Wilcox (actor) &mdash; (1900–1960) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; American live stage, motion picture, and television actor
 * 26) Oscar Williams (actor) &mdash; (1907–1976) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Stage and motion picture actor
 * 27) William J. Williams (actor) &mdash; (1921–1964) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; American motion picture actor
 * 28) Henry Wills (stuntman) &mdash; (1921–1994) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Motion Picture Stuntman
 * 29) Winnie Widerman &mdash; (????–1971) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Stage and motion picture actress
 * 30) Herbert Wiere &mdash; (1908–1999) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Stage, screen, and television comedy performer
 * 31) Mary Lois Wiggins &mdash; (1909–1945) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Hollywood film actress and stunt double
 * 32) Carlton Williams &mdash; (1979–2003) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Film actor
 * 33) Mack Williams &mdash; (1907–1965) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Screen and stage actor
 * 34) Mary Louise Winn &mdash; (1913–1991) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Silent screen actress and professional dancer, a.k.a. Sally Joy, Sally Jennings
 * 35) Helene Winston &mdash; (1922–2004) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Television and film actress
 * 36) Keith Winter &mdash; (1906–1983) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Playwright
 * 37) Brad Nelson Winters &mdash; (1965–2003) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Film actor
 * 38) Winona Winters &mdash; (1889–1940) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Stage actress in musical comedies
 * 39) Elaine Wood &mdash; (1911–2003) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Television and film actress
 * 40) Jimmie Wood &mdash; (1898–1972) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Stage and film actor, Vaudeville performer
 * 41) Eunice Woodruff &mdash; (1910–1921) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Film actress
 * 42) Georgia Woodthorpe &mdash; (1859–1927) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; American stage and silent screen actress
 * 43) Joyce Worsley &mdash; (????–2004) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Film actress
 * 44) Dean Worswick &mdash; (1988–2004) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Child television actor
 * 45) Harry Wright (actor) &mdash; (1894–1949) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Stage and silent-screen actor, possible IMDB entry
 * 46) Marbeth Wright &mdash; (1915–1939) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Film actress and dancer, IMDB
 * 47) Russell Clark (actor) &mdash; (1949–2002) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Film choreographer, dancer and actor, F-A-G gives his name as "Russell Wright", IMDB

Other Arts/Entertainment

 * 1) Shizuko Wakamatsu &mdash; (1872–1895) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Japanese Writer
 * 2) Robin Wallace (artist) &mdash; (1897–1952) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash;  British painter
 * 3) Thomas Francis Morgan Walsh &mdash; (1908–1984) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Journalist and mystery writer
 * 4) Malvina Waring &mdash; (1842–1930) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Author
 * 5) Earl Warren (radio announcer) &mdash; (1933–2002) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Canadian radio announcer
 * 6) Saou Watanabe &mdash; (1864–1916) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Calligrapher
 * 7) Steve Wasserman &mdash; (1952–1998) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Television producer, writer
 * 8) Bruno Wassertheil &mdash; (1935–2004) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Radio News Journalist
 * 9) Charles R. Webster &mdash; (1762–1834) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Printer and publisher
 * 10) Clara Webster &mdash; (1821–1844) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Ballet Dancer, fr:Clara Webster
 * 11) J. Eddie Weems &mdash; (1924–1999) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Non-fiction author
 * 12) Thomas Winchester Wells &mdash; (1916–2004) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Painter of ships and the sea
 * 13) Charles W. West &mdash; (1810–1887) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Founder of the Cincinnati Art Museum
 * 14) Harry Westerman (artist) &mdash; (1876–1945) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Cartoonist and painter
 * 15) Nelia White &mdash; (1894–1957) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Author
 * 16) Jessup Whitehead &mdash; (1833–1899) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Chef, author of cookbooks, food columnist
 * 17) Lizzie Whitlock &mdash; (1853–1899) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Circus Entertainer, "Fat Lady of the Circus"
 * 18) Stephen Williams (critic) &mdash; (1900–1957) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Music and drama critic
 * 19) Randy Wicks &mdash; (1954–1996) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Editorial Cartoonist
 * 20) Katharine Wilkie &mdash; (1904–1980) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Author
 * 21) Paul Winik &mdash; (1921–2003) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Dancer, Photographer
 * 22) Long Wolf &mdash; (1833–1892) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Lakota entertainer with Buffalo Bill's wild west show

Sports

 * 1) John Ed Washington &mdash; (1955–1977) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; College basketball player at the University of Evansville
 * 2) Jake Weber (trainer) &mdash; (????–1950) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Trainer for the American Olympic track and field team
 * 3) Billy Westmoreland &mdash; (1937–2002) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Champion bass fisherman, writer and television host
 * 4) Todd Whatley &mdash; (1920–1966) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Rodeo champion
 * 5) Donald Boone Whitmire &mdash; (1922–1991) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; College football player, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral
 * 6) Steven Williams (wrestler) &mdash; (1973–2002) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Junior College National wrestling champion PNN
 * 7) James Wolf (American football) &mdash; (1952–2003) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Football Player
 * 8) Marvin C. Wood &mdash; (1928–1999) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; High school and college basketball coach, inspiration for the film Hoosiers
 * 9) Jay Woodside &mdash; (1939–2004) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Race car driver
 * 10) Lyle Z. Wright &mdash; (1898–1963) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; U.S. Hockey Hall of Famer
 * 11) Walter C. Wright (baseball player) &mdash; (????–2002) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Negro League baseball player
 * 12) William S. Wright &mdash; (1880–1941) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Baseball pitcher, a.k.a. Red Wright
 * 13) Charles Wyatt (race promoter) &mdash; (1880–1960) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Promoter of early auto races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Politicians
For most mayors of American cities of reasonable size, sufficient biographical info is available. At the very least, should be redirected to relevant lists.
 * 1) Cyrus P. Walbridge &mdash; (1849–1921) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri
 * 2) Joseph R. Waldrop &mdash; (1825–1872) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Alabama State Representative
 * 3) William Walker, Jr. &mdash; (1800–1874) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Provisional Governor of Nebraska Territory
 * 4) Joseph Wallace (senator) &mdash; (1854–1933) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Iowa senator
 * 5) William Otis Walker &mdash; (1896–1981) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Editor/publisher of Call and Post, member of Ohio Governor's cabinet, civil rights leader
 * 6) Levi Ward &mdash; (1801–1881) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Mayor of Rochester, New York
 * 7) George E. Warner &mdash; (1855–1937) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Mayor of Rochester, New York
 * 8) George Way &mdash; (1811–1868) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Mayor of Toledo, Ohio
 * 9) Reuben H. Wilbur &mdash; (1825–1898) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska
 * 10) Joseph C. Wilson (mayor) &mdash; (1851–1930) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Mayor of Rochester, New York
 * 11) Edith Eunice Therrel Wilmans &mdash; (1882–1966) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; First female member of the Texas State House of Representatives
 * 12) Julius J. Wuerthner &mdash; (1890–1972) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Montana politician
 * 13) Fredrick Wurster &mdash; (1850–1917) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Mayor of Brooklyn, New York

Medal recipients
CMOH recipient are considered notable per WP:MILMOS.


 * 1) Allen Walker (Medal of Honor) &mdash; (1866–1953) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient
 * 2) William Wallace (Medal of Honor) &mdash; (1847–1928) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Indian Wars CMOH recipient
 * 3) James C. Watson (Medal of Honor) &mdash; (1842–1890) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient
 * 4) Charles H. Welch (Medal of Honor) &mdash; (1845–1915) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Indian Wars CMOH Recipient
 * 5) Jacob Widmer &mdash; (1845–1880) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Indian Wars CMOH Recipient
 * 6) William H. Williams &mdash; (1846–1916) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War CMOH recipient
 * 7) Charles Wilson (Medal of Honor) &mdash; (1852–1943) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Indian Campaigns CMOH recipient
 * 8) William Winterbottom &mdash; (1847–1932) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Indian Campaigns CMOH Recipient
 * 9) H. Clay Wood &mdash; (1832–1918) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War CMOH Recipient

Other military

 * 1) Fred Walker (General) &mdash; (1887–1969) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; United States Army General in World War II
 * 2) Leigh Wade &mdash; (1897–1991) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Pilot in one of the planes that made the first aerial circumnavigation, sv:Leigh Wade
 * 3) John Ashley Warden &mdash; (1886–1973) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; U.S. Army Brigadier General, WWI and WWII
 * 4) Martin Warren &mdash; (1763–1852) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; American Revolutionary War soldier and namesake of Warrensburg, Missouri
 * 5) Frédéric-Henri Walther &mdash; (1761–1813) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; French military leader, fr:Frédéric Henri Walther
 * 6) Charles Wheelock &mdash; (1812–1865) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
 * 7) Eliphalet Whittlesey &mdash; (1821–1909) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
 * 8) Charles Fountain Willis &mdash; (1918–1993) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Decorated World War II aviator, Eisenhower administration official
 * 9) Almon Wilson &mdash; (1924–2003) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, architect of the Navy's mobile hospital system
 * 10) Stanislaus Worcell &mdash; (1799–1857) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Polish aristocrat, revolutionary leader
 * 11) Ernest L. Wrentmore &mdash; (1904–1983) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Youngest U.S. soldier in World War I
 * 12) Walery Wroblewski &mdash; (1836–1908) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Polish revolutionary, military leader in the Paris Commune, pl:Walery Antoni Wróblewski, fr:Walery Wroblewski

Business

 * 1) Samuel Wainwright &mdash; (1822–1874) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Businessman in the beer industry
 * 2) Thomas William Warner &mdash; (1874–1947) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Automotive Pioneer
 * 3) Sylvester Watts &mdash; (1837–1912) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil engineer, Civil War Confederate soldier
 * 4) Alfred Wright (businessman) &mdash; (1830–1891) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Businessman in the perfume industry
 * 5) Thomas H. Wyman &mdash; (1929–2003) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; US businessman

Other notable

 * 1) William Wahl &mdash; (1923–1994) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Psychiatrist, Charles William Wahl or Charles W. Wahl - bio at
 * 2) Jesse Walker (preacher) &mdash; (1766–1835) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Pioneer Methodist preacher, first white settler in Will County, Illinois
 * 3) John Walker (Cherokee) &mdash; (1800–1834) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Settler of Calhoun, Tennessee, prominent in the affairs of the Cherokee nation
 * 4) William S. Wallace (doctor) &mdash; (1802–1867) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Abraham Lincoln's family doctor, Army paymaster
 * 5) Kido Washizu &mdash; (1825–1882) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Scholar of classical Chinese
 * 6) Omoshimaru Watanabe &mdash; (1837–1915) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Scholar, philosopher
 * 7) Mark Watkinson &mdash; (1824–1877) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Baptist minister, proposed putting a religious motto on U.S. currency (In God We Trust)
 * 8) Malcolm E. Wallace &mdash; (1921–1971) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Murderer of John Douglas Kinser, accused by Billie Sol Estes in another case. Details at
 * 9) Jacob Waltz &mdash; (1808–1891) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Discoverer of the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine, redirects there
 * 10) Albert Waterfield &mdash; (1881–1968) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Recipient of the George Cross (originally the Empire Gallantry Medal)
 * 11) Victor Albert Watson &mdash; (1897–1974) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Recipient of the George Cross
 * 12) Eckford Webb &mdash; (1825–1893) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Ship Builder, Desinged and built parts of Brooklyn Bridge
 * 13) Martin Luther Webb &mdash; (1916–1971) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Member of the Manhattan Project
 * 14) Albert Weinshenker &mdash; (1893–1929) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Organized Crime Figure, victim of the Saint Valentine's Day massacre, a.k.a. Al Weinshank
 * 15) Michael I. Welch &mdash; (1844–1908) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Inventor of an improved railroad car coupling, not on dab Michael Welch, patent at.
 * 16) Elisabeth Wells &mdash; (????–1851) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Co-founder of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
 * 17) Charles Wesley (chaplain) &mdash; (1795–1859) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Chaplain at St. James's Palace, chaplain to Queen Victoria
 * 18) Henry Westinghouse &mdash; (1855–1933) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Inventor of the single action steam engine. Brother of George Westinghouse.
 * 19) Joe Wheat &mdash; (1916–1997) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Scholar and Author, natural historian, anthropologist, archaeologist, etc.
 * 20) Chief White Pigeon &mdash; (????–1830) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Potawatomi Indian Chief, a.k.a. Wahbememe
 * 21) James Herbert Whiting &mdash; (1842–1919) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; President of Buick
 * 22) Raymond Usher Whitney &mdash; (1913–2003) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Aerospace researcher with Harry George Armstrong
 * 23) Stephen Whitney (businessman) &mdash; (1776–1880) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Cotton and real estate businessman, "second richest man in the world after John Jacob Astor at the time of his death"
 * 24) Frank Wiedemann &mdash; (1872–1961) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Developed the first X-ray machine in the United States
 * 25) Gustav Wiedke &mdash; (1849–1910) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Tool inventor
 * 26) Edwin Wiggin &mdash; (1921–2001) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Scientist, member of the Manhattan Project
 * 27) Robert William Bagnell &mdash; (1841–1897) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Businessman in the railroad industry
 * 28) William of Trumpington &mdash; (????–????) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Abbot of St Albans Cathedral
 * 29) Ezekiel Williams &mdash; (1775–1844) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; American pioneer, founder of Cole Camp, Missouri
 * 30) John Wilson-Claridge &mdash; (1905–1993) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Archaeologist, discoverer of the remains of Edward the Martyr
 * 31) Julius Winkelmeyer &mdash; (1816–1867) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Businessman in the brewery industry
 * 32) James Winn &mdash; (1905–1979) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Texas muralist, sculptor, architect, and inventor
 * 33) Willard Winner &mdash; (1849–1929) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Businessman in Missouri
 * 34) Ann Sosnovsky Winokur &mdash; (1900–1949) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Labor activist, member of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
 * 35) Grenville Winthrop &mdash; (1864–1943) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Art collector, historian, conservationist, philanthropist
 * 36) Loduska Wirick &mdash; (????–1914) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Christian missionary in Japan, "The Nightingale of the Orient"
 * 37) Tom Woolfolk &mdash; (1860–1890) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Convicted murderer
 * 38) Alonzo Wright (businessman) &mdash; (1898–1976) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; First African-American to have a gas station franchise
 * 39) Charleye Wright &mdash; (1937–1998) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Radio personality on KIIS-FM and other stations, a.k.a. "Charlie Wright"
 * 40) John Couchois Wright &mdash; (1874–1939) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Natvie American Author
 * 41) Phebe Wyckoff &mdash; (1775–1846) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; murder victim

Military Related

 * 1) Joseph G. Washington &mdash; (1808–1836) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Alamo defender
 * 2) Thomas Waters (Alamo defender) &mdash; (1812–1836) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Alamo defender
 * 3) Stephen Walcott &mdash; (1806–1887) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Chief Colonel land and emigration commissioner in Canada
 * 4) Herbert N. Wassom &mdash; (1938–1988) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; US Army Brigadier General
 * 5) Thomas Benton Weir &mdash; (1838–1876) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; U.S. Army officer, survivor of the Battle of the Little Big Horn
 * 6) Samuel Welchel &mdash; (1752–1833) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Revolutionary War soldier
 * 7) Robert Weliver &mdash; (1922–2001) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; U.S. Army Major General
 * 8) Edward Higgins White I &mdash; (1901–1978) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; U.S. general, father of astronaut Edward Higgins White
 * 9) Isaac White (Alamo defender) &mdash; (????–1836) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Alamo defender
 * 10) Robert White (Alamo defender) &mdash; (1806–1836) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Alamo defender
 * 11) William Danforth Whiting &mdash; (1823–1894) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; U.S. Navy commodore
 * 12) John Wilkes (general) &mdash; (1761–1816) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; General in the U.S. military, namesake of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
 * 13) William Wills (Alamo defender) &mdash; (????–1836) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Alamo defender
 * 14) David L. Wilson (Alamo defender) &mdash; (1807–1836) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Alamo defender
 * 15) John Wilson (Alamo defender) &mdash; (1804–1836) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Alamo defender
 * 16) John Williams (mutineer) &mdash; (1761–1793) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Mutineer on the HMS Bounty
 * 17) Robert Russell Williams &mdash; (1911–1993) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; U.S. Navy officer, rescued George H. W. Bush
 * 18) Susan M. Womacks &mdash; (1847–1934) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Girl imprisoned for aiding Confederates in the American Civil War
 * 19) Edward Allen Wood &mdash; (1865–1930) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; British Army Brigadier General
 * 20) Martin D. Wood &mdash; (1843–1904) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War jailer, survivor of the Lawrence Massacre
 * 21) Horace Woodring &mdash; (1926–2003) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; U.S. Army private, driver during the car crash in which George S. Patton was fatally injured, PNN

American Civil War people

 * 1) William Wade (colonel) &mdash; (1819–1862) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Confederate colonel in the American Civil War
 * 2) William B. Wade &mdash; (1823–1887) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Confederate Army officer
 * 3) John Augustine Washington (soldier) &mdash; (1821–1861) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Confederate Army officer
 * 4) Louis Wagner (general) &mdash; (1838–1915) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
 * 5) Elijah Walker &mdash; (1818–1905) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Army colonel
 * 6) H. N. Walworth &mdash; (????–1892) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Army colonel, a.k.a. Nathan H. Walworth, commander of the 42nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
 * 7) Edward Raynsford Warner &mdash; (1835–1905) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
 * 8) James Warner (naval engineer) &mdash; (????–????) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Confederate naval engineer
 * 9) Zenas Crane Warren &mdash; (????–1890) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Army captain
 * 10) George Abiel Washburn &mdash; (1827–1891) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Brevet Brigadier General
 * 11) Louis Watkins &mdash; (1833–1868) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Brigadier General
 * 12) W. W. Weatherspoon &mdash; (????–1864) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Confederate Army colonel
 * 13) George H. Weeks &mdash; (1834–1905) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; United States Army Quartermaster General
 * 14) Henry Astor Weeks &mdash; (1822–1891) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Army colonel
 * 15) Gulian Weir &mdash; (1837–1886) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Army captain
 * 16) David Addison Weisiger &mdash; (1818–1899) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Confederate Brigadier General
 * 17) George Duncan Wells &mdash; (1826–1864) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
 * 18) Francis Henry West &mdash; (1825–1896) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
 * 19) George Warren West &mdash; (1832–1899) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
 * 20) Herman Wetzell &mdash; (1833–1930) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; One of Quantrill's Raiders in the American Civil War, PNN
 * 21) William Wheeler (captain) &mdash; (1836–1864) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Army captain
 * 22) Joseph H. White &mdash; (1854–1907) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Army drummer boy
 * 23) Raleigh White &mdash; (1840–1919) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Confederate Army colonel
 * 24) Cornelius Widdis &mdash; (1840–1890) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Army officer
 * 25) Charles Wiebecke &mdash; (1827–1864) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Army Lieutenant Colonel
 * 26) George W. Wiggington &mdash; (1843–1918) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Confederate Army soldier
 * 27) Abram Wildrick &mdash; (1836–1894) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
 * 28) William M. Wiles &mdash; (1834–1880) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Army colonel
 * 29) Thomas Wilhelm &mdash; (1839–1922) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
 * 30) Bayard Wilkeson &mdash; (1844–1863) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Army lieutenant
 * 31) Adolphus Wesley Williams &mdash; (1830–1879) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
 * 32) George Williams (soldier) &mdash; (????–1929) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Confederate Army officer
 * 33) Jeremiah Williams (lieutenant colonel) &mdash; (1832–1915) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Army lieutenant colonel
 * 34) Lewis B. Williams &mdash; (1833–1863) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Confederate Army colonel
 * 35) Reuben Williams (general) &mdash; (1831–1905) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
 * 36) Samuel Williams (Civil War officer) &mdash; (????–1864) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Army colonel
 * 37) Thomas R. Williams (soldier) &mdash; (1815–1862) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Brigadier General
 * 38) George Davenport Wilson &mdash; (1830–1862) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; American Civil War soldier, one of the Andrews Raiders
 * 39) Milton Williamson &mdash; (1822–1902) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Army Officer
 * 40) Thomas H. Williamson &mdash; (1813–1888) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Confederate Army officer
 * 41) John Willian, Jr. &mdash; (1835–1869) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
 * 42) James Wilson (general) &mdash; (1820–1888) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union brevet brigadier general
 * 43) John Wilson (lieutenant colonel) &mdash; (1838–1864) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Army Lieutenant Colonel
 * 44) Samuel Wilson (lieutenant colonel) &mdash; (1831–1903) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Army Lieutenant Colonel
 * 45) Frederick Winkler &mdash; (1838–1921) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
 * 46) Robert Emmet Winslow &mdash; (1829–1893) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
 * 47) Isaac Wistar &mdash; (1827–1905) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
 * 48) Christian Woerner &mdash; (1825–1881) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Army brevet major
 * 49) James Wood (general) &mdash; (1820–1892) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
 * 50) George Woodbury &mdash; (1832–1897) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Army captain
 * 51) George Augustus Woodruff or George A. Woodruff &mdash; (1840–1863) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Army 1st Lieutenant
 * 52) James Wood Jr. &mdash; (1820–1892) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
 * 53) Israel Carle Woodruff &mdash; (1815–1878) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
 * 54) John Woodside &mdash; (1814–1887) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Missouri State Legislator, Circuit Judge, Civil War Confederate colonel
 * 55) Philip Work &mdash; (1832–1911) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Confederate Army Lieutenant Colonel
 * 56) John A. Workman &mdash; (1837–1921) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Civil War Confederate soldier, Southern Cross of Honor recipient

Other

 * 1) Edgar J. Watson &mdash; (1855–1910) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; American outlaw, mentioned in Chokoloskee, Florida
 * 2) Bruce Wayne (reporter) &mdash; (1933–1986) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Traffic reporter on radio station KFI-AM in Los Angeles
 * 3) John Wall (vicar) &mdash; (1588–1666) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Vicar of St Aldate's, Oxford, benefactor of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
 * 4) Louisiana Wampler &mdash; (1902–2003) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; First person to be born on the grounds of the 1904 World's Fair
 * 5) Edward Willis Duncan Ward &mdash; (1853–1928) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; British reformer of army administration
 * 6) Alexander Waugh (missionary) &mdash; (1754–1827) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Scottish divine and missionary
 * 7) Simon Warin &mdash; (????–1195) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Abbot of St Albans Cathedral
 * 8) Leon Watters &mdash; (????–????) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Chemist
 * 9) Anton Weiskittel &mdash; (????–????) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Perfected the 'Pot Bellied' Stove
 * 10) James Louis Westlake &mdash; (1871–1944) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Founder of Westlake Construction Company, has interesting tomb, PNN
 * 11) Michael Whalen (pioneer) &mdash; (1844–????) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; He's listed this way on the Michael Whalen dabpage, but nothing on him yet.
 * 12) Anne Wheaton (press secretary) &mdash; (1892–1977) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Associate press secretary to President Dwight D. Eisenhower
 * 13) Frank Wheeler (architect) &mdash; (1863–1921) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Co-founder of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
 * 14) George Post Wheeler &mdash; (1869–1956) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; A minor US diplomat of the 1920s and 1930s.
 * 15) Moses White (Cleveland) &mdash; (1791–1881) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Early Settler and religious leader in Cleveland, Ohio
 * 16) Raleigh R. White &mdash; (1871–1917) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Co-founder of Scott & White Memorial Hospital
 * 17) Albe Burge Whiting &mdash; (1835–1928) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Pioneer of the Kansas Frontier, philanthropist
 * 18) Kate Whitney Whiting &mdash; (1838–1907) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Pioneer of the Kansas Frontier, philanthropist
 * 19) John Whittemore (settler) &mdash; (1777–1846) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Early settler in Northern New Hampshire
 * 20) Charles E. Wiggins (racecar driver) &mdash; (????–1979) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Pioneer African American race driver
 * 21) Charles Williams (police officer) &mdash; (1887–1923) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; First African-American Los Angeles Police Department officer killed in the line of duty
 * 22) Gus Williams (vaudeville performer) &mdash; (1848–1915) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Vaudeville Performer
 * 23) Jerry Williams (talk radio host) &mdash; (1924–2003) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Radio personality
 * 24) Joseph J. Williams &mdash; (1915–2003) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Creator of the bank card
 * 25) James Wilson (engineer) &mdash; (1831–1906) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Chief Engineer to the Egyptian Government
 * 26) Tom Wilson (guide) &mdash; (1860–1933) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Guide and packer for the Canadian Pacific Railway, discovered several lakes
 * 27) Rebecca Winborne &mdash; (????–1918) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Sewed the first flag of the Confederate States
 * 28) John C. Wingate &mdash; (????–????) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Namesake of Wingate, Indiana
 * 29) Benajah Wolcott &mdash; (1764–1832) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Early settler in Ohio, keeper of the Marblehead Lighthouse
 * 30) Fred Wolferman &mdash; (1870–1955) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Founder of Wolferman's bakery
 * 31) Albert N. Wolff &mdash; (????–????) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; One of the Untouchables (law enforcement), a.k.a. Albert H. Wolff
 * 32) Edward B. Wolff &mdash; (1856–1905) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Real estate businessmen in St. Louis, Missouri
 * 33) George Claiborne Wolff &mdash; (????–1881) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Riverboat captain and bar owner
 * 34) Henry Wolgemuth &mdash; (1822–1905) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Physician and politician in Springfield, Illinois
 * 35) Frederick Wolsley &mdash; (1837–1899) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Inventor, founder of Wolseley (builders' merchant)
 * 36) Bob Womack (miner) &mdash; (1844–1909) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Gold mining magnate
 * 37) Phebe Wood &mdash; (1816–1891) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; First woman telegraph operator in the United States
 * 38) Richard Wood (industrialist) &mdash; (????–1838) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Industrialist, one of the founders of Durban, South Africa
 * 39) William Wood (historian) &mdash; (????–1865) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Historian
 * 40) Gary Woodford &mdash; (????–2005) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Motorcycle builder
 * 41) Charles Woodward (Canada) &mdash; (1842–1937) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Founder of Woodward's department stores, member of British Columbia Legislative Assembly
 * 42) Joseph Woodward (scientist) &mdash; (1872–1945) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Naturalist and expert on sea lions
 * 43) Orator Francis Woodward &mdash; (1856–1906) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Businessman who sold Jell-O
 * 44) Henry Woolridge &mdash; (1822–1899) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Sculptor who created statues for his family's burial plot
 * 45) Phineas Gardner Wright &mdash; (1829–1918) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Wealthy eccentric
 * 46) Mel Wright (hotelier) &mdash; (1876–1933) &mdash; Find a Grave &mdash; Long-ago manager of the Hotel del Coronado; probably not notable in his own right.