American Famous Names Starting with Letter W

September 25, 1977 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Washingto

September 25, 1977 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Washington Nationals organization. His elder brother is Melvin Nieves.

Was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1919-1925. He attended college at the Univer

Was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1919-1925. He attended college at the University of Idaho.

Is a former Canadian competitive skier who competed in six events across four disciplines at the 194

Is a former Canadian competitive skier who competed in six events across four disciplines at the 1948 Winter Olympics. In St. Moritz he competed in the downhill, slalom, combined, 18 km, Nordic combined, and ski jumping events, placing 60th (tied with Don

Was an American tennis player. In 1928, at age &000000000000001600000016 years, &0000000000000156000

Was an American tennis player. In 1928, at age &000000000000001600000016 years, &0000000000000156000000156 days, he became the youngest tennis player to ever represent the United States in the Davis Cup, and the youngest player to ever compete in a Davis

(born November 17, 1936 in San Antonio, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball relief and starting

(born November 17, 1936 in San Antonio, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball relief and starting pitcher with four teams in his career, but most notably, the Cleveland Indians from 1958-1967. Bell also played for the Boston Red Sox (1967-1968), the expansion Seattle Pilots (later the Brewers) (1969), and the Chicago White Sox (1969). He threw and batted right-handed.

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'0" guard, Holland played college basketball at the Unive

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'0" guard, Holland played college basketball at the University of New Orleans, where he led his team in scoring for two seasons (1973-75). During his senior year, he earned Second Team All-America honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches.[1]

Was an American chemist and is best known for his creation of "The Scoville Organoleptic Test", now

Was an American chemist and is best known for his creation of "The Scoville Organoleptic Test", now standardized as the Scoville scale. He devised the test and scale in 1912 while working at the Parke-Davis pharmaceutical company to measure piquancy, or "hotness", of various chile peppers.In 1922, Scoville won the Ebert prize from the American Pharmaceutical Association and in 1929 he received the Remington Honor Medal. Scoville also received an honorary Doctor of Science from Columbia University.Scoville wrote The Art of Compounding, which was first published in 1895 and has gone through at least 8 editions. The book was used as a pharmacological reference up until the 1960s. Scoville also wrote Extract and Perfumes, which contained hundreds of formulations.

Nicknamed Mo Bettah, is the United States Boxing Association heavyweight champion. Harris turned pro

Nicknamed Mo Bettah, is the United States Boxing Association heavyweight champion. Harris turned pro at 16 as a light heavyweight in 1992, and faced many up-and-coming prospects and comebacking champions. In his early professional years, he lost to future

Was an American football player and professional wrestler. Snyder's wrestling debut occurred during

Was an American football player and professional wrestler. Snyder's wrestling debut occurred during the 1953 offseason. He was trained by Sandor Szabo and Warren Bockwinkel in Southern California. The defeat of Mitsu Arakawa in September 1967 added the WW

Is recognized as one of America's most prominent cultural geographers.Zelinsky has made numerous imp

Is recognized as one of America's most prominent cultural geographers.Zelinsky has made numerous important geographical studies of American popular culture, ranging from the diffusion of classical place-names to spatial patterns of personal given names an

Was the stage name of American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger William Strethen Davis.In additi

Was the stage name of American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger William Strethen Davis.In addition to working with his own groups in the 1960s, Davis made several albums with his friend Johnny Hodges, leading to tours during 1969–1971 with Duke Elling

Was elected Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey in May 2008. She defeated incumbent Joseph Vas, by a 58

Was elected Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey in May 2008. She defeated incumbent Joseph Vas, by a 58% to 42% margin. She is Perth Amboy's first female mayor and the first female mayor of Puerto Rican and Latina ancestry elected mayor of a city in New Jers

Was an American born Canadian neurosurgeon.He was born in Spokane, Washington, and studied at Prince

Was an American born Canadian neurosurgeon.He was born in Spokane, Washington, and studied at Princeton University before winning a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, where he studied neuropathology under Sir Charles Scott Sherrington. He obtained h

Was a local politician from rural Red River Parish in north Louisiana, a loyal supporter of Governor

Was a local politician from rural Red River Parish in north Louisiana, a loyal supporter of Governor Earl Kemp Long, and his state's chief elections officer from 1959, until declining health forced his retirement, effective December 31, 1979. Fowler laid

Was the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high altitude flying, P

Was the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high altitude flying, Post helped develop one of the first pressure suits. His Lockheed Vega aircraft, the Winnie Mae is on display at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'7" 220 lb power forward and played

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'7" 220 lb power forward and played college basketball at Mississippi State University. He had a brief career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1979-80.Peck was selected 19th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1979 NBA Draft. After one season with the Spurs, he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1980 expansion draft.[1]

Was a Canadian country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and yodeller. Widely acknowledged as the

Was a Canadian country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and yodeller. Widely acknowledged as the father of Canadian country music, Carter was Canada's first country music star, inspiring a generation of young Canadian performers.Carter performed his f

Is an American football coach in the Arena Football League and also occasionally appears as an analy

Is an American football coach in the Arena Football League and also occasionally appears as an analyst on broadcasts of college football games. He was named the head coach of the Arena Football League expansion Utah Blaze, which began play in 2006

Was a professional boxer. He now lives in Port Arthur, Texas with his father and sister. Wilford is

Was a professional boxer. He now lives in Port Arthur, Texas with his father and sister. Wilford is well known around town. Even though Wilford is disabled, due to his boxing experiences, he manages to live a relatively normal life and attends church wit

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Is a Canadian professional golfer.Homenuik was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, and is one of seven br

Is a Canadian professional golfer.Homenuik was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, and is one of seven brothers, many of whom have also played golf, most notably Stan and Ted. He has appeared in seven Canadian Opens and three World Cups.

Was an American zoologist.Osgood was working as a biologist in the United States Department of Agric

Was an American zoologist.Osgood was working as a biologist in the United States Department of Agriculture from 1897 to 1909. Then he moved to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, where he was assistant curator of mammalogy and ornithology from 1909 to 1921, and curator of zoology from 1921 to 1940.

Was an American animator, arranger, composer and director best known for his work on the Mickey Mous

Was an American animator, arranger, composer and director best known for his work on the Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies series of cartoons from The Walt Disney Company.

A light heavyweight boxer who held the world crown from 1963 until 1965.

A light heavyweight boxer who held the world crown from 1963 until 1965.

Is a Honduran football defender. He currently plays for Olimpia in Liga Nacional de Honduras. He has

Is a Honduran football defender. He currently plays for Olimpia in Liga Nacional de Honduras. He has also being a member for the Honduras national football team since 2006.