American Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is an American politician. Since 1986 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Origi

Is an American politician. Since 1986 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Originally a Democrat, he switched to independent status in 2001. He currently represents the 59th district in the Virginia Piedmont, including four counties an

Is a Canadian independent professional wrestler, who has worked for a number of independent Professi

Is a Canadian independent professional wrestler, who has worked for a number of independent Professional wrestling promotions including Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) and High Impact Wrestling (HIW) where he won his first Championship in professional wrestli

(born December 3, 1960 in Tampa, Florida), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in t

(born December 3, 1960 in Tampa, Florida), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1981 to 1993.

Was an influential American country music singer and musician. A self-taught guitar player, he rose

Was an influential American country music singer and musician. A self-taught guitar player, he rose to prominence as a bass player for Buddy Holly following the break-up of The Crickets. He escaped death in the February 3, 1959 plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens

Is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association and now

Is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association and now a jazz bass guitarist and a member of the Oklahoma Tourism Board. Wayman and wife Regina have 4 children.

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the Detroit Pistons (1977-78) in the NBA for 7

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the Detroit Pistons (1977-78) in the NBA for 7 games.

Is a former NASCAR race car driver. He was born on June 24, 1961, in Calera, Alabama. He married Pam

Is a former NASCAR race car driver. He was born on June 24, 1961, in Calera, Alabama. He married Pam Allison, the daughter of NASCAR legend Donnie Allison after they were introduced by her cousin Davey. Hut was the last member of the Alabama Gang.

Was an American basketball player who had a long and productive career in the NBA and ABA during the

Was an American basketball player who had a long and productive career in the NBA and ABA during the 1960s and early 1970s. He was a 6'8" power forward and center.

Is an Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated American actor, singer, comedian and television

Is an Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated American actor, singer, comedian and television personality, known for his work as a regular on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and as the h

Is an American voice actor, a sound effects editor and foley artist for Walt Disney Studios and the

Is an American voice actor, a sound effects editor and foley artist for Walt Disney Studios and the current voice of Mickey Mouse, a role he assumed from Jimmy MacDonald. His first appearance as Mickey was voicing the animated lead-ins for The New Mickey Mouse Club in 1977.

Is an American professional basketball player. He was a member of the NBA's Miami Heat for two seaso

Is an American professional basketball player. He was a member of the NBA's Miami Heat for two seasons before being recently traded to, and then waived by, the Minnesota Timberwolves.Simien was selected with the 29th overall selection of the 2005 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat, with whom he won a championship in 2006. He could not participate in the Miami Heat's 2006 Summer League program because of a salmonella infection.

Is a former professional wrestler who wrestled in World Championship Wrestling, the American Wrestli

Is a former professional wrestler who wrestled in World Championship Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association, and the World Wrestling Federation between 1988 and 1999.A tournament was set up to crown new tag-team champions; in the tournament, the De

Is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and a former NHL head coach. He is currently an

Is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and a former NHL head coach. He is currently an assistant coach of the Boston Bruins.Cashman played his junior hockey as a teammate of Bobby Orr's on the Oshawa Generals of the OHA. He played parts of three seasons in the minor leagues for the Oklahoma City Blazers and the Hershey Bears before making the Bruins' squad for good in 1969.

Is a former football player who played 11 seasons as a wide receiver for the New York Jets of the NF

Is a former football player who played 11 seasons as a wide receiver for the New York Jets of the NFL from 1995 to 2005.Chrebet played for Hofstra University, the site of the Jets’ year-round training facility. At Hofstra, Chrebet was a four-year letter-winner who twice led the Flying Dutchmen (now known as The Pride), in receiving

Was an American literary critic. He was the George M. Pullman Distinguished Service Professor Emerit

Was an American literary critic. He was the George M. Pullman Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in English Language & Literature and the College at the University of Chicago. His work followed largely from the Chicago school of literary criticism.His major work was The Rhetoric of Fiction. In this book, Booth argues that all narrative is a form of rhetoric, that is, an argument on the part of author in defense of his or her "various commitments, secret or overt determine our response to the work" (The Rhetoric of Fiction 71). The majority of these commitments are based on morals and morality, Booth argues. The speaker in narrative is the author or, more specifically, the implied author, which Booth also calls an author's "second self" who "chooses, consciously or unconsciously, what we read; we infer him as an ideal, literary, created version of the real man; he is the sum of his own choices" (The Rhetoric of Fiction 74-75) (the term "second self" was actually created by Kathleen Tillotson).

Served as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from December 29, 1947 to February 21, 1

Served as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from December 29, 1947 to February 21, 1952.

Born January 14, 1952 in Riverside, California), is a former professional baseball playe

Born January 14, 1952 in Riverside, California), is a former professional baseball playe

Was a Champion American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who won all three of the Triple Crown races

Was a Champion American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who won all three of the Triple Crown races in different years. In 1939, Wright appeared in the Columbia Pictures film, Columbia World of Sports: Jockeys Up in which future Radio Hall of Fame and Am

Is an American slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished 11th in the C-2 event at the

Is an American slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished 11th in the C-2 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

A science fiction and fantasy painter. He has painted over 300 book and magazine covers and illustra

A science fiction and fantasy painter. He has painted over 300 book and magazine covers and illustrations for many major book publishers, as well as Life magazine, Time, and Newsweek. His parents, Sy and Dorothea Barlowe, were both natural history artists.He is well known for his realistic paintings of surreal alien (or fantastic) life. His Barlowe's Guides to extraterrestrials and to fantasy are his interpretations of specific creatures and beings from well-known science fiction and fantasy literature. His Inferno is an interpretation of the demonology contained in the Grimoire of Honorius.

Is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is the current part-owner, head of hockey o

Is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is the current part-owner, head of hockey operations and head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Gretzky's paternal grandfather Anton (Tony) Gretzky was an immigrant who came to Canada via the Unit

Gretzky's paternal grandfather Anton (Tony) Gretzky was an immigrant who came to Canada via the United States at the beginning of the 20th century from Grodno Governorate of the former Russian Empire, now part of Belarus,[10] with his Polish wife Mary.[11

Was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey. He served in the New Jersey Senate for

Was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey. He served in the New Jersey Senate for more than 30 years, representing the 15th Legislative District until 1982 and the 24th Legislative District until his retirement in 1990. He was the Republ

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" (2.03 cm) 245 lb (111 kg) forwar

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" (2.03 cm) 245 lb (111 kg) forward and played collegiately at the University of California, Irvine.He played for the Denver Nuggets for 11 games in 1988-89, averaging 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per contest. He also played in Portugal[2] and with the Hobart Tassie Devils in the Australian NBL in 1991, averaging 18 points per game in 24 contests.[3]

Federman was born in Los Angeles, California, one of six children. He grew up in Silver Spring, Mary

Federman was born in Los Angeles, California, one of six children. He grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, attended East Silver Spring Elementary and then, at age 10, moved to Plantation, Florida. He played the drums and, at age 14, began performing in a b