List of people by name
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Wea
- Weare, Meshech (1713-1786) First American governor of New Hampshire
- Wearing, Alison, Canadian writer
- Weathers, Carl, (born 1948), actor
- Weaver, Arthur J., US politician
- Weaver, Blayne, (born 1976), actor
- Weaver, Dennis, (born 1924), actor
- Weaver, Fritz, (born 1926), actor
- Weaver, James, (1833-1912), populist United States politician.
- Weaver, Jesse B., a.k.a. (Schoolly D), hip hop pioneer
- Weaver, Justin, (born 1978), author of Vintage Pimp
- Weaver, Mike, (born 1952) world boxing champion
- Weaver, Sigourney, (born 1949), US actor
- Weaver, Sylvester, (died 2002), television executive
- Weaver, Sylvester L., (1908-2002), television pioneer
- Weaving, Hugo, (born 1960), actor
Web
Webb
People named Webb
- Webb, Alex, (born 1952), photographer
- Webb, Beatrice, (1858-1943), British socialist
- Webb, Clifton, (1889-1966), actor
- Webb, Donald Eugene, (born 1931), American law fugitive
- Webb, Gary (c. 1955-2004), investigative journalist
- Webb, George James (1803-1887), composer
- Webb, Jack, (1920-1982), actor, producer, director
- Webb, James E., (1906-1992), second administrator of NASA
- Webb, Jimmy, (born 1946), composer, musician
- Webb, John (1611-1672), architect
- Webb, Karrie (born 1974), Australian golf champion
- Webb, Mary (1881-1927), tales of rural life
- Webb, Morgan (b. 1978), comedian
- Webb, Sidney, (1859-1947), British socialist
- Webb, William Henry "Chick" (1909-1939), musician
Webbe
- Webber, Andrew Lloyd, (b. 1948), misunderstanding of musical-theater composer's surname "Lloyd Webber"
- Webber, Chris (born 1973), basketball player
- Webber, Cora, (born 1958), one of twin female world champion boxers
- Webber, Dora, (born 1958), one of twin female world champion boxers
- Webber, Julian Lloyd, (born 1951), misunderstanding of cellist's surname "Lloyd Webber"
- Webber, Mark, (born 1976), race car driver
- Webber, William Lloyd, (1914-1982), misunderstanding of organist and composer's surname "Lloyd Webber"
Webe-Webs
- Weber, Alfred, (1868-1958), sociologist, economist
- Weber, Alson Menno, Canadian Volleyball Champion
- Weber, Carl Maria von, (1786-1826), composer
- Weber, David, science fiction author
- Weber, Ernst, (born 1901), physicist
- Weber, Ernst Heinrich, German physician
- Weber, Heinrich (1842-1913) mathematician
- Weber, Jane, Radio musical editor.
- Weber, Mary, astronaut
- Weber, Max, (1864-1920), German sociologist
- Weber, Max, painter
- Weber, Max, (1897-1974), Swiss Federal Councilor
- Weber, Stefan, musician
- Weber, Wilhelm Eduard, (1804-1891), physicist
- Weber, Willi, manager of Michael and Ralf Schumacher
- Webern, Anton von, (1883-1945), composer of classical music
- Webster, Ben, (tenor)
- Webster, Daniel, (1782-1852), US statesman & orator
- Webster, John, (died 1630), English poet
- Webster, Noah, (1758-1843), US lexicographer
- Webster, William, (fl. late 20th century), director of U.S. FBI
Wec-Weh
- Wecht, Cyril H., pathologist
- Wecker, Konstantin, songwriter
- Weckl, Dave, musician
- Wedde, Ian, (born 1946), poet
- Weddell, James, (born 1787), Antarctic explorer
- Wedekind, Frank, (1864-1918), dramatist, author
- Wedgwood Benn, Anthony, (born 1925), British politician
- Wedgwood, C.V., (1910-1997), British historian
- Wedgwood, Josiah, (1730-1795), English pottery industrializer
- Weedon, George, (1734-1793), US revolutionary war general
- Weegee, photographer
- Weems, Mason Locke, US novelist
- Ween, Dean, (born 1970), musician ("Ween")
- Wegener, Alfred, (born 1880), meteorologist, geophysicist
- Wegner,Leon, (1824-1873), Polish economist, historian
- Wehner, Herbert, (1966-1969), German government minister
Wei
Weic-Wein
- Weichmann, Herbert (1896-1983) mayor of Hamburg
- Weichmann, Johann, (born 1620), composer
- Weidner, Gabrielle, (1914-1945), WW II resistance worker
- Weidner, Johan Hendrik, (1912-1994), WW II resistance worker
- Weidoeft, Rudy, (1893-1940), US saxophonist
- Weier, John, Canadian writer
- Weierstrass, Karl, (1815-1897), mathematician
- Weigel, Helene, (1900-1971), actress
- Weight, Carel, (born 1908), painter
- Weil, Kurt, (1900-1950), composer
- Weil, Simone, (1909-1943), French philosopher
- Weiland, Scott, (born 1967), musician ("Stone Temple Pilots")
- Weill, Kurt, (1900-1950), German composer
- Weinbaum, Stanley G., US science fiction author
- Weinberg, George, U.S. psychologist
- Weinberger, Caspar, (born 1917), US Secretary of Defense
- Weininger, Otto, (1880-1903), Austrian writer
Weir
- Weir, Alison, "popular" history
- Weir, Bob, (born 1947), musician (The Grateful Dead)
- Weir, Mike, (born 1970), golf Masters tournament winner
- Weir, Peter, (born 1944), film maker
Weis
People named Weis
Weise - Weism
- Weiser, Conrad, (1696-1760), (1696 - 1760) German-American pioneer
- Weiser, Grethe, (1903-1970), actress
- Weisinger, Mort, comic creator
- Weismann, August, (1834-1914), biologist
Weiss-Weisz
- Weiss, Carl, – assassin of Huey Long
- Weiss, Earl 'Hymie', gangster
- Weiss, Peter, dramatist, author
- Weiss, Peter Martin, musician
- Weiss, Peter Martin, (1777-1786), Portuguese monarch
- Weiss, Sylvius Leopold, composer
- Weiss, Theodore, poet
- Weiss, Wojciech, Polish painter
- Weissenborn, Theodor, dramatist, author
- Weissmuller, Johnny, (1904-1984), US Olympic swimmer and Tarzan actor
- Weisz, Rachel, actor
Weit-Weiz
- Weitz, Paul, astronaut
- Weitz, Paul, producer and director
- Weizacker, Richard von, (born 1920), President of Germany 1984-1994
- Weizenbaum, Joseph, (born 1923), MIT computer science professor
- Weizmann, Chaim, (1874-1952), leading Zionist and first President of Israel
Wek
Wel
Welc - Welk
- Welch, Bob, (born 1946), rock and roll musician
- Welch, Jack, General Electric chairman
- Welch, Raquel, (born 1940), US actress
- Weld, William F., US Governor of Massachusetts
- Weldon, Fay, English novelist
- Welford, Walter, US politician
- Welk, Lawrence, (1903-1992), US bandleader
- Welker, Frank, (b. 1945), US voice actor
Well
Wellb - Welli
- Wellburn, Elizabeth, Canadian writer
- Weller, Paul, singer-songwriter
- Weller, Robb, (born 1949), reporter
- Welles, Orson, (1915-1985), Hollywood director, actor
- Wellhausen, Julius, (1844-1918), German biblical scholar
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, (1769-1852), British soldier
- Welliver, Neil, (born 1929), US painter
Wells
People named Wells
- Wells, Allan, (born 1952), British athlete
- Wells, Carol Wilcox
- Wells, Dickie, musician
- Wells, Heber M., US politician
- Wells, H. G., (1866-1946), British science fiction writer
- Wells, Junior, (1934-1998), musician
- Wells, Kitty, (born 1919), musician
- Wells, Mary, musician
Wellst
Wels - Welt
- Welsbach, Carl Auer von, inventor of gaslight
- Welsh, Irvine, (born 1961), Scottish novelist, author of Trainspotting
- Welsh, Matthew E., US politician
- Welti, Emil, (1825-1899), Swiss president
- Welty, Eudora, (1909-2001), author
Wen
People named Wen
Wenc-Wend
- Wences, Señor, (died 1999), Spanish ventriloquist
- Wenceslas II of Bohemia, (born 1271), and Poland
- Wenceslas, Saint
- Wenceslaus, Holy Roman Emperor, (1378-1419), king 1378-1400
- Wenceslaus I, (1230-1253), Bohemian aristocrat
- Wenceslaus II, (1278-1305), Bohemian aristocrat
- Wenceslaus III, (1305-1306), Bohemian aristocrat
- Wenceslaus III of Bohemia, (1305-1306), Killed before crowning
- Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, (1291-1305), King of Poland 1300-1305
- Wendelin, Godefroy, (1580-1667), Belgian astronomer
- Wenders, Wim, (born 1945), German-born film director
- Wendt, George, (born 1948), actor
Went
- Wentworth, John, (1671-1730), colonial Lt.-Governor of New Hampshire
- Wentworth, John (1719-1781) Jurist and US revolutionary leader in New Hampshire
- Wentworth, John, (1737-1820), colonial governor of New Hampshire and Nova Scotia
- Wentworth, John, (1815-1888) Chicago mayor and U.S Congressman
- Wentworth, John Jr., (1745-1787), Continental Congress delegate from New Hampshire
- Wentworth, K. D., author
- Wentworth, Thomas, 1st Earl of Strafford (1593-1641), Irish leader, English statesman
- Wentworth, William (1626-1695) United Kingdom peer, 2nd Earl of Strafford
- Wentworth, William (1793-1872), Australian pioneer and newspaper publisher
Wep-Wer
- Wepner, Chuck, boxer, inspiration for the Rocky movies
- Werbrouck, Ulla, judoka
- Werfel, Franz, (1890-1945), Czech poet
- Werfel, Gina, (born 1951), US painter
- Wergeland, Henrik, (1808-1845), author
- Werner, Alfred, (1866-1919), 1913 chemistry Nobel laureate
- Werner, Ilse, (born 1921), actress
- Werner, Oskar, (1922-1984), actor
- Wertico, Paul, (born 1953), musician
- Wertmueller, Lina, film director
- Wertmuller, Adolf-Ulrik, (1751-1811), painter
- Wertmüller, Lina, (born 1926), director
Wes
Wesl-Wess
- Wesley, Charles, (1707-1788), Methodist leader
- Wesley, John, (1703-1791), Methodism founder
- Wesley, Mary, (1912-2002), author of The Camomile Lawn
- Wessel, Caspar, (1745-1818), Norwegian-Danish mathematician
- Wessel, Horst, (died 1930), Nazi idelogue, composer
- Wessel, Jakub, Polish painter
- Wessel, Johan Herman, (1742-1785), poet
- Wesselmann, Tom, (1931-2004), painter
West
People named West
- West, Adam, (born 1928), US actor
- West, Alan, (born 1948), British Admiral
- West, Benjamin, (1738-1820), painter
- West, Cornel, (fl. late 20th century), scholar & activist
- West, Dottie, (1932-1991), country music singer
- West, Gilbert, poet
- West, Jessamyn, (1902-1984), writer
- West, Leslie, (born 1945)
- West, Mae, (1893-1980), US actress
- West, Mavis, Canadian writer
- West, Nathanael, (1903-1940), writer
- West, Oswald, US Oregon Governor
- West, Roy Owen (1868-1958)
- West, Rebecca, (1892-1983), British-Irish feminist, writer
- West, Samuel, (born 1966), British actor
- West, Timothy, (born 1934), British film, stage and television actor
Westc - Westr
- Westcott, Edward Noyes, US novelist
- Westcott, Frank, Canadian writer
- Westermann, Diedrich Hermann, (1875-1956), linguist
- Westermarck, Edward, (1862-1939), Finnish philosopher and sociologist
- Westerwelle, Guido, party leader of the liberal party (FDP)
- Westinghouse, George, (1846-1914), US businessman
- Westlake, Donald, (born 1933), US thriller writer
- Weston, Edward, (1886-1958), photographer
- Weston, Jack, (1924-1996), actor
- Weston, Simon, (born 1961), war hero
- Westphal, Ernst Oswald Johannes, (1919-1990), linguist
- Westphal, Paul, (born 1950), NBA player and coach
- Westray, Ron, musician
Wet - Wez
- Wetherbee, James, astronaut
- Wetter, Ernst, (1877-1963), Swiss Federal Councilor
- Wexler, Haskell, (born 1926), cinematographer
- Weyden, Roger van der, (1399-1464), painter
- Weygand, Maxime, (1867-1965), French military commander
- Weyl, Hermann, (1885-1955), mathematician
- Weyl, Hermann Klaus Hugo, (USA, 1885-1955), mathematician
- Weyman, Stanley Clifford, (1880-1960), US multiple impostor
- Weymouth, Tina, (born 1950), musician
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