Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is a retired American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19

Is a retired American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962–81). During the heyday of CBS News in the 1970s and 1980s he was often cited in viewer opinion polls as "the most trusted man in America," because of his professional experience and kindly demeanor.

Walter Moers held odd jobs after leaving school before starting a commercial apprenticeship. He taug

Walter Moers held odd jobs after leaving school before starting a commercial apprenticeship. He taught himself how to draw.Moers has been publishing since 1984. He first became known with cartoon-like comics that were marked by an ironic view of the world and a conscious violation of political correctness. Many of his works first appeared in the satirical magazine Titanic. He remains a regular contributor to this day.

Was a German composer, arranger, music critic, and musicologist. His compositions include more than

Was a German composer, arranger, music critic, and musicologist. His compositions include more than 150 works for solo piano, a violin sonata, several orchestral works, and some chamber music. Niemann served as the editor of the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik in Leipzig from 1904 to 1906. From 1907 through 1917 he was a writer and critic for the Neueste Nachrichten in Leipzig. He also taught during those years on the faculty of the Hamburg Conservatory.

Was an English writer and poet. His best known works were the prose Imaginary Conversations, and the

Was an English writer and poet. His best known works were the prose Imaginary Conversations, and the poem Rose Aylmer, but the critical acclaim he received from contemporary poets and reviewers was not matched by public popularity. As remarkable as his wo

Is a German composer specializing in opera. He won the German Mendelssohn prize in 1966.[1] He was a

Is a German composer specializing in opera. He won the German Mendelssohn prize in 1966.[1] He was a student of Philipp Jarnach and has received awards from Hamburg, Berlin and Paris. He has composed noteworthy operas including Under Milk Wood based on the 'play for voices' by Dylan Thomas; The Jew's Beech based on a novel by Annette von Droste-Hülshoff; and The Philosopher as well as numerous short works based on paintings.

Is a French composer and conductor. Taieb is the composer of The Alchemist's Symphony with Juilliard

Is a French composer and conductor. Taieb is the composer of The Alchemist's Symphony with Juilliard professor Philip Lasser (1997) RCA Red Seal USA. Editions Alphonse Leduc France. He studied conducting with Rolf Reuter in Berlin.

Was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist. He was a part of the transition between Tr

Was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist. He was a part of the transition between Transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the fat

Was a German composer of operettas and revues. Goetze began as composer of songs; the first of his m

Was a German composer of operettas and revues. Goetze began as composer of songs; the first of his many works for the stage was the revue Nur nicht drängeln (Don't Rush) in 1912, followed by his first operetta Der liebe Pepi (The Charming Pepi) in 1913. His most successful works in this form were Ihre Hoheit, die Tänzerin (1919) which achieved almost 700 performances in Berlin alone, Adrienne (1926) and Der goldene Pierrot (1934).

Is a German composer. Zimmerman's works are infused by a personal adaptation of minimal technique. W

Is a German composer. Zimmerman's works are infused by a personal adaptation of minimal technique. Whereas many early American minimalist composers were influenced in their works by rock, jazz, and world musics, Zimmermann has drawn a great deal of inspiration from his Franconian heritage. A number of his works, particularly his groups of pieces known as Lokale Musik, use the traditional music of this area as source material. These works frequently begin with melodic material derived from Franconian folk songs, which are rearranged and transformed in novel ways.

The most celebrated of the Middle High German lyric poets.

The most celebrated of the Middle High German lyric poets.

Is an award-winning American poet.[1][2] She is known as "the L.A. Blueswoman," and "the unofficial

Is an award-winning American poet.[1][2] She is known as "the L.A. Blueswoman," and "the unofficial poet laureate of Los Angeles."

Was a Polish and Soviet novelist and left wing political activist who played an important role in th

Was a Polish and Soviet novelist and left wing political activist who played an important role in the creation of a Polish division of the Soviet Red Army during World War 2 and the formation of People's Republic of Poland. She became a resident of the Soviet Union following the German attack on Warsaw in September 1939.

Was a Chinese poet in the Tang Dynasty.His forward way of thinking is reflected in the quote "friend

Was a Chinese poet in the Tang Dynasty.His forward way of thinking is reflected in the quote "friendships across the world make near neighbours of far horizons" which is one of the mottos of Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong.

A major Tang Dynasty poet. Originally from Taiyuan in the Shanxi province of China, according to the

A major Tang Dynasty poet. Originally from Taiyuan in the Shanxi province of China, according to the editors of the Three Hundred Tang Poems, however other sources claim that he was actually from Jiangning near modern-day Nanjing. After passing the prestigious jinshi examination he became a secretarial official, he later held other imperial positions, including that of an official of the Sishui county(???) in what is currently Henan province. Near the end of his life he was appointed as a minister of Jiangning county. Is best-known for his poems describing battles in the frontier regions of western China.

Was a Chinese Buddhist poet born in Hebi, Henan during the Tang Dynasty. He is the putative author o

Was a Chinese Buddhist poet born in Hebi, Henan during the Tang Dynasty. He is the putative author of two collections of early Tang vernacular poetry. The language can be dated to the 8th century. Very few of the poems were known until several manuscripts were found in Dunhuang in the early 20th century.

Is a Chinese writer and intellectual.Wang Lixiong was born in 1953 at Changchun in Jilin province an

Is a Chinese writer and intellectual.Wang Lixiong was born in 1953 at Changchun in Jilin province and resides in Beijing. He was sent for re-education during the Cultural Revolution, and had to study of mechanical enineering. After the Cultural Revolution, he worked in an automobile factory in Mandchourie, then in Wuhan. He has been interested in the politics and conceptualised a model of electoral system by steps as early as 1975. In 1978, he participated in the movement of the Wall of Democracy and published his first essay in the magazine Jintian (Mandarin for "today"). He published his first novel in 1983. In 1984, he travelled along the River Yangtze on a raft crossing Tibetan territories, and began to consider in the Tibetan question. He joined the Association of the Chinese Writers in 1988 and resigned in 2001. In 1994, he finished a book on political theory, "Rongjie Quanli – Zhuceng Dixuan Zhi" (Broadcasting of the strength – an electoral system by steps), proposing democratic reformations adapted to China. In 1994,

But more popularly known from his pen name Ruowang, was a Chinese author and dissident who was impri

But more popularly known from his pen name Ruowang, was a Chinese author and dissident who was imprisoned various times for political reasons by both the Kuomintang and the Communist government of China.

Was a successful Chinese dramatic playwright of the Yuan Dynasty.

Was a successful Chinese dramatic playwright of the Yuan Dynasty.

Is a Chinese author, director, actor, and cultural icon. He has written over 20 novels, television s

Is a Chinese author, director, actor, and cultural icon. He has written over 20 novels, television series and movies. His work has been translated into Japanese, French, English, Italian, and many other languages. He has enormous cultural status in China and has become a nationally celebrated author.

Is a Chinese composer.In the late 1970s he started conducting again, working with the Southeast Shan

Is a Chinese composer.In the late 1970s he started conducting again, working with the Southeast Shanxi Song and Dance Ensemble in Changzhi. After the Cultural Revolution he returned to Beijing and started to compose again. He became well known for his Yunnan Tone Poem (1963), for which he was awarded the highest prize given by the Chinese government in 1981. It has been performed in many countries. He also won the same award in 2000 for his song Spring Rain and in 2004 for Three Symphonic Frescoes - Legend of Sea.

Is an American writer and political activist. He was a professor of ethnic studies at the University

Is an American writer and political activist. He was a professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1990 to 2007. Primarily, his work focuses on the historical treatment of political dissenters and American Indians by the United States.

Was a U.S. poet and influential painter, born in Waccamaw, South Carolina. Allston pioneered America

Was a U.S. poet and influential painter, born in Waccamaw, South Carolina. Allston pioneered America's Romantic movement of landscape painting. He was well known during his lifetime for his experiments with dramatic subject matter and his bold use of ligh

Is a Canadian poet and photographer.Ray is the founder of HMS Press publishing, Scarborough Arts Cou

Is a Canadian poet and photographer.Ray is the founder of HMS Press publishing, Scarborough Arts Council Poetry Contest, co-founder of the Canadian Poetry Association and co-chairman of the League of Canadian Poets: Associates (Toronto) for 1985/1986.

Was a noted author and Chinese Taoist alchemist of the Eastern Han Dynasty.[1] He is the author of T

Was a noted author and Chinese Taoist alchemist of the Eastern Han Dynasty.[1] He is the author of The Kinship of the Three, and is noted as the first person to have documented the chemical composition of gunpowder in 142 AD[2][3]

Was the author of the Book of Wei, composed in 554, an important Chinese historical text.

Was the author of the Book of Wei, composed in 554, an important Chinese historical text.