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• 688 CEWang ZhihuanWang Zhihuan (traditional Chinese: 王之渙; simplified Chinese: 王之涣; pinyin: Wáng Zhīhuàn; c. 688–742)…
• 1940 CEWangari Muta MaathaiWangarĩ Maathai (1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist…
• 1939 CEWarda El- DjazairiaWarda Mohammed Ftouki (Arabic: وردة محمد فتوكي; 22 July 1939 – 17 May 2012), known professionally as Warda…
• 1722 CEWaris ShahWaris Shah (Punjabi: وارث شاہ (Shahmukhi); 1722 – 1798) was an 18th-century Punjabi Muslim Sufi poet of the…
• 1889 CEWarner BaxterWarner Leroy Baxter (March 29, 1889 – May 7, 1951) was an American film actor from the 1910s to the 1940s.…
• 1914 CEWarner Tjardus KoiterWarner Tjardus Koiter (Amsterdam, June 16, 1914 – Delft, September 2, 1997) was an influential mechanical…
• 1925 CEWarren ChristopherWarren Minor Christopher (October 27, 1925 – March 18, 2011) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat…
• 1779 CEWashington AllstonWashington Allston (November 5, 1779 – July 9, 1843) was an American painter and poet, born in Waccamaw…
• 1783 CEWashington IrvingWashington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist…
• 700 CEWasil ibn AtaWasil ibn Ata (699–748), also known as al-Ghazzal, was a Muslim theologian and jurist. He is considered to be…
• 1866 CEWassily KandinskyWassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (16 December [O.S. 4 December] 1866 – 13 December 1944) was a Russian painter…
• 200 CEWei XuThe Battle of Xiapi was fought between the forces of Lü Bu against the allied armies of Cao Cao and Liu Bei…
• 200 CEWei YanWei Yan (died c. October 234), courtesy name Wenchang, was a Chinese military general and politician of the…
• 737 CEWei YingwuWei Yingwu (traditional Chinese: 韋應物; simplified Chinese: 韦应物; pinyin: Wéi Yìngwù; Wade–Giles: Wei Ying-wu…
• 580 CEWei ZhengWei Zheng (580 – 11 February 643), courtesy name Xuancheng, posthumous name Wenzhen, was a Chinese politician…
• 836 CEWei ZhuangWei Zhuang (simplified Chinese: 韦庄; traditional Chinese: 韋莊; pinyin: Wéi Zhuāng; Wade–Giles: Wei Chuang…
• 1942 CEWen JiabaoWen Jiabao (Chinese: 温家宝; pinyin: Wēn Jiābǎo; born 15 September 1942) is a retired Chinese politician and…
• 812 CEWen TingyunWen Tingyun (simplified Chinese: 温庭筠; traditional Chinese: 溫庭筠; pinyin: Wēn Tíngyún; 812–866) born Wen Qi…
• 1470 CEWen ZhengmingWen Zhengming (文徵明; 28 November 1470 – 28 March 1559), born Wen Bi (文璧), was a Chinese painter, calligrapher…
• 1499 CEWenceslaus HajekWenceslaus Hájek of Libočany (Czech: Václav Hájek z Libočan, German: Wenzeslaus Hagek von Libotschan, Latin…
• 1607 CEWenceslaus HollarWenceslaus Hollar (Czech: Václav Hollar (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈɦolar]), German: Wenzel Hollar; 13…
• 1271 CEWenceslaus II of BohemiaWenceslaus II of Bohemia (Czech: Václav II.; Polish: Wacław II Czeski; 27 September 1271 – 21 June 1305) was…
• 1289 CEWenceslaus III of BohemiaWenceslaus III of Bohemia (Czech: Václav III., Hungarian: Vencel, Polish: Wacław, Croatian: Vjenceslav…
• 1904 CEWendell Meredith StanleyWendell Meredith Stanley (August 16, 1904 – June 15, 1971) was an American biochemist, virologist and Nobel…
• 1954 CEWendy SchaalWendy Schaal (born July 2, 1954) is an American actress known for her work in Joe Dante films, such as…
• 1929 CEWerner ArberWerner Arber (born 3 June 1929 in Gränichen, Aargau) is a Swiss microbiologist and geneticist. Along with…
• 1904 CEWerner ForssmannWerner Theodor Otto Forßmann (Forssmann in English; German pronunciation: [ˈvɛʁnɐ ˈfɔʁsˌman]; 29 August 1904…
• 1878 CEWerner von BlombergWerner von Blomberg (2 September 1878 – 13 March 1946) was a German field marshal and politician who served…
• 1816 CEWerner von SiemensErnst Werner Siemens (von Siemens from 1888; SEEM-ənz; German: [ˈziːməns, -mɛns]; 13 December 1816 – 6…
• 1912 CEWernher von BraunWernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (US: VUR-nər von BROWN; German: [ˈvɛʁnheːɐ̯ fɔn ˈbʁaʊn]; 23…
• 1944 CEWesley ClarkWesley Kanne Clark, SSM, BVO, KBE (born Wesley J. Kanne, 23 December 1944) is a retired United States Army…
• 1419 CEWessel GansfortWessel Harmensz Gansfort (1419 – 4 October 1489) was a theologian and early humanist of the northern Low…
• 1955 CEWhoopi GoldbergCaryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg, is an American actor…
• 1902 CEWifredo LamWifredo Óscar de la Concepción Lam y Castilla (Chinese: 林飛龍; Jyutping: lam4 fei1lung4; December 8, 1902 –…
• 1897 CEWifredo RicartWifredo Pelayo Ricart Medina (15 May 1897 – 19 August 1974) was a Spanish engineer, designer and executive…
• 1937 CEWilbur L. Ross Jr.Wilbur Louis Ross Jr. (born November 28, 1937) is an American businessman who served as the 39th United…
• 1828 CEWilhelm AhlwardtWilhelm Ahlwardt (4 July 1828 in Greifswald – 2 November 1909 in Greifswald) was a German orientalist who…
• 1797 CEWilhelm BeerWilhelm Wolff Beer (4 January 1797 – 27 March 1850) was a banker and astronomer from Berlin, Prussia, and the…
• 1832 CEWilhelm BuschHeinrich Christian Wilhelm Busch (14 April 1832 – 9 January 1908) was a German humorist, poet, illustrator…
• 1833 CEWilhelm DiltheyWilhelm Dilthey (German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈdɪltaɪ]; 19 November 1833 – 1 October 1911) was a German philosopher who…
• 1853 CEWilhelm DörpfeldWilhelm Dörpfeld (26 December 1853 – 25 April 1940) was a German architect and archaeologist, a pioneer of…
• 1836 CEWilhelm EbsteinWilhelm Ebstein (27 November 1836, Jauer, Prussian Silesia – 22 October 1912) was a German physician. He…
• 1804 CEWilhelm Eduard WeberWilhelm Eduard Weber ( WEB-er or VEY-ber; German: [ˈveːbɐ]; 24 October 1804 – 23 June 1891) was a German…
• 1811 CEWilhelm Emmanuel Freiherr von KettelerFreiherr Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler (25 December 1811 – 13 July 1877) was a German theologian and…
• 1877 CEWilhelm FrickWilhelm Frick (12 March 1877 – 16 October 1946) was a German politician of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) and…
• 1817 CEWilhelm GriesingerWilhelm Griesinger (29 July 1817 – 26 October 1868) was a German neurologist and psychiatrist born in…
• 1786 CEWilhelm GrimmWilhelm Carl Grimm (also Karl; 24 February 1786 – 16 December 1859) was a German writer, philologist and…
• 1824 CEWilhelm HofmeisterWilhelm Friedrich Benedikt Hofmeister (18 May 1824 – 12 January 1877) was a German biologist and botanist. He…
• 1797 CEWilhelm IWilhelm I (also known in English as William I; German: Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig; 22 March 1797 – 9 March…
• 1781 CEWilhelm I of WürttembergWilliam I (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Karl; 27 September 1781 – 25 June 1864) was King of Württemberg from 30…
• 1859 CEWilhelm IIWilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor from…
• 1848 CEWilhelm II of WürttembergWilliam II (German: Wilhelm Karl Paul Heinrich Friedrich; 25 February 1848 – 2 October 1921) was the last…
• 1882 CEWilhelm KeitelWilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈkaɪtl̩]; 22 September 1882 – 16…
• 1846 CEWilhelm MaybachWilhelm Maybach (German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈmaɪbax]; 9 February 1846 – 29 December 1929) was an early German engine…
• 1861 CEWilhelm Meyer-LübkeWilhelm Meyer-Lübke (Swiss Standard German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈmaɪər ˈlʏpkɛ]; 30 January 1861 – 4 October 1936) was a…
• 1794 CEWilhelm MüllerJohann Ludwig Wilhelm Müller (7 October 1794 – 30 September 1827) was a German lyric poet, best known as the…
• 1853 CEWilhelm OstwaldWilhelm Friedrich Ostwald (German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈɔstvalt]; 2 September [O.S. 21 August] 1853 – 4 April 1932) was…
• 1815 CEWilhelm PetersWilhelm Karl Hartwich (or Hartwig) Peters (22 April 1815 – 20 April 1883) was a German naturalist and…
• 1845 CEWilhelm PfefferWilhelm Friedrich Philipp Pfeffer (9 March 1845 – 31 January 1920) was a German botanist and plant…
• 1808 CEWilhelm Philippe SchimperWilhelm Philippe Schimper (January 12, 1808 – March 20, 1880, in Lichtenberg) was an Alsatian botanist with…
• 1897 CEWilhelm ReichWilhelm Reich (Austrian German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈraɪç]; 24 March 1897 – 3 November 1957) was an Austrian doctor of…
• 1876 CEWilhelm Ritter von LeebWilhelm Josef Franz Ritter von Leeb (5 September 1876 – 29 April 1956) was a German Generalfeldmarschall…
• 1850 CEWilhelm RouxWilhelm Roux (9 June 1850 – 15 September 1924) was a German zoologist and pioneer of experimental embryology.
• 1845 CEWilhelm RöntgenWilhelm Conrad Röntgen (27 March 1845 – 10 February 1923) was a German experimental physicist who produced…
• 1592 CEWilhelm SchickardWilhelm Schickard (22 April 1592 – 24 October 1635) was a German professor of Hebrew and astronomy who became…
• 1868 CEWilhelm SchmidtWilhelm Schmidt (February 16, 1868 — February 10, 1954) was a German-Austrian Catholic priest, linguist and…
• 1487 CEWilhelm StetterWilhelm Stetter (1487–1552) was a German Renaissance painter from Alsace. He was born and died in Strasbourg.…
• 1821 CEWilhelm TempelErnst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel (4 December 1821 – 16 March 1889), normally known as Wilhelm Tempel, was a…
• 1864 CEWilhelm WienWilhelm Carl Werner Otto Fritz Franz Wien (German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈviːn]; 13 January 1864 – 30 August 1928) was a…
• 1832 CEWilhelm WundtWilhelm Maximilian Wundt (German: [vʊnt]; 16 August 1832 – 31 August 1920) was a German physiologist…
• 1767 CEWilhelm von HumboldtFriedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand von Humboldt (22 June 1767 – 8 April 1835) was a Prussian…
• 1882 CEWilhelm, German Crown PrinceWilhelm, German Crown Prince, Crown Prince of Prussia (Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst; 6 May 1882 – 20…
• 1880 CEWilhelmina of the NetherlandsWilhelmina (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɪlɦɛlˈminaː]; Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria; 31 August 1880 – 28…
• 1824 CEWilkie CollinsWilliam Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist and playwright known…
• 1885 CEWill DurantWilliam James Durant (November 5, 1885 – November 7, 1981) was an American historian and philosopher, best…
• 1968 CEWill SmithWillard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. Known for…
• 1924 CEWillard BoyleWillard Sterling Boyle (August 19, 1924 – May 7, 2011) was a Canadian applied physicist who shared one half…
• 1908 CEWillard LibbyWillard Frank Libby (December 17, 1908 – September 8, 1980) was an American physical chemist noted for his…
• 1908 CEWillard Van Orman QuineWillard Van Orman Quine ( KWYNE; June 25, 1908 – December 25, 2000) was an American logician and philosopher…
• 1580 CEWillebrord SnelliusWillebrord Snellius (born Willebrord Snel van Royen, also Willebrord van Roijen Snell (13 June 1580 – 30…
• 1860 CEWillem EinthovenWillem Einthoven (21 May 1860 – 29 September 1927) was a Dutch medical doctor and physiologist. He invented…
• 1450 CEWillem VrelantWillem Vrelant (died c. 1481/1482) was a Dutch book illuminator.
• 1904 CEWillem de KooningWillem de Kooning ( də KOO-ning, Dutch: [ˈʋɪləm də ˈkoːnɪŋ]; April 24, 1904 – March 19, 1997) was a…
• 1872 CEWillem de SitterWillem de Sitter (6 May 1872 – 20 November 1934) was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He is…
• 1290 CEWillem van DuvenvoordeWillem van Duvenvoorde or van Duvoorde (c. 1290 – 12 August 1353), also known as Willem Snikkerieme, was a…
• 1913 CEWilli HennigEmil Hans Willi Hennig (20 April 1913 – 5 November 1976) was a German biologist and zoologist who is…
• 1819 CEWilliam A. WheelerWilliam Almon Wheeler (June 30, 1819 – June 4, 1887) was an American politician and attorney who served as…
• 1967 CEWilliam Alexander of the NetherlandsWillem-Alexander (Dutch: [ˈʋɪləm aːlɛkˈsɑndər]; Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born 27 April 1967)…
• 1911 CEWilliam Alfred FowlerWilliam Alfred Fowler (August 9, 1911 – March 14, 1995) was an American astrophysicist. He shared the 1983…
• 1898 CEWilliam AstburyWilliam Thomas Astbury FRS (25 February 1898 – 4 June 1961) was an English physicist and molecular biologist…
• 1860 CEWilliam BatesWilliam Horatio Bates (December 23, 1860 – July 10, 1931) was an American physician who practiced…
• 1861 CEWilliam BatesonWilliam Bateson (8 August 1861 – 8 February 1926) was an English biologist who coined the term genetics to…
• 1760 CEWilliam BeckfordWilliam Thomas Beckford (29 September 1760 – 2 May 1844) was a British writer and politician. He was reputed…
• 1877 CEWilliam BeebeCharles William Beebe ( BEE-bee; July 29, 1877 – June 4, 1962) was an American naturalist, ornithologist…
• 1757 CEWilliam BlakeWilliam Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter and printmaker. Largely…
• 1881 CEWilliam BoeingWilliam Edward Böing (anglicized as Boeing) (October 1, 1881 – September 28, 1956) was an American aviation…
• 1829 CEWilliam BoothWilliam Booth (10 April 1829 – 20 August 1912) was an English Methodist preacher who, along with his wife…
• 1784 CEWilliam BucklandWilliam Buckland DD, FRS (12 March 1784 – 14 August 1856) was an English theologian, geologist and…
• 1865 CEWilliam Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats ( YAYTS; 13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and…
• 1930 CEWilliam C. CampbellWilliam Cecil Campbell (born 28 June 1930) is an Irish and American microbiologist known for his work in…
• 1551 CEWilliam CamdenWilliam Camden (2 May 1551 – 9 November 1623) was an English antiquarian, historian, topographer, and herald…
• 1883 CEWilliam Carlos WilliamsWilliam Carlos Williams (September 17, 1883 – March 4, 1963) was an American poet and physician closely…
• 1422 CEWilliam CaxtonWilliam Caxton (c. 1422 – c. 1491) was an English merchant, diplomat and writer. He is thought to be the…
• 1770 CEWilliam ClarkWilliam Clark (August 1, 1770 – September 1, 1838) was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and…
• 1670 CEWilliam CongreveWilliam Congreve (24 January 1670 – 19 January 1729) was an English playwright, satirist and poet. He played…
• 1832 CEWilliam CrookesSir William Crookes (17 June 1832 – 4 April 1919) was an English chemist and physicist who attended the Royal…
• 1808 CEWilliam CuretonWilliam Cureton FRS (1808 – 17 June 1864) was an English Orientalist.
• 1651 CEWilliam DampierWilliam Dampier (1651 – March 1715) was an English explorer, pirate, privateer and naturalist who became the…
• 1948 CEWilliam Daniel PhillipsWilliam Daniel Phillips (born November 5, 1948) is an American physicist. He shared the Nobel Prize in…
• 1827 CEWilliam Dwight WhitneyWilliam Dwight Whitney (February 9, 1827 – June 7, 1894) was an American linguist, philologist, and…
• 1953 CEWilliam E. MoernerWilliam Esco Moerner, also known as W. E. Moerner, (born June 24, 1953) is an American physical chemist and…
• 1790 CEWilliam Elford LeachWilliam Elford Leach (2 February 1790 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist.
• 1787 CEWilliam EttyWilliam Etty (10 March 1787 – 13 November 1849) was an English artist best known for his historical paintings…
• 1809 CEWilliam Ewart GladstoneWilliam Ewart Gladstone ( YOO-ərt GLAD-stən; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman who…
• 1891 CEWilliam F. AlbrightWilliam Foxwell Albright (May 24, 1891 – September 19, 1971) was an American archaeologist, biblical scholar…
• 1897 CEWilliam FaulknerWilliam Cuthbert Faulkner ( FAWK-nər; né Falkner; September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American writer.…
• 1870 CEWilliam G. MorganWilliam George Morgan (January 23, 1870 – December 27, 1942) was an American sports educator and the inventor…
• 1895 CEWilliam GiauqueWilliam Francis Giauque (May 12, 1895 – March 28, 1982) was a Canadian-born American chemist and Nobel…
• 1948 CEWilliam GibsonWilliam Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American and Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist…
• 1544 CEWilliam GilbertWilliam Gilbert (24 May 1544? – 30 November 1603), also known as Gilberd, was an English physician, physicist…
• 1756 CEWilliam GodwinWilliam Godwin (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist.…
• 1911 CEWilliam GoldingSir William Gerald Golding (19 September 1911 – 19 June 1993) was a British novelist, playwright, and poet.…
• 1801 CEWilliam H. SewardWilliam Henry Seward (May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was an American politician who served as United States…
• 1730 CEWilliam HamiltonSir William Hamilton, KB, PC, FRS, FRSE (13 December 1730 – 6 April 1803) was a British diplomat, politician…
• 1910 CEWilliam HannaWilliam Denby Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, voice actor, and musician.…
• 1578 CEWilliam HarveyWilliam Harvey (1 April 1578 – 3 June 1657) was an English physician who made influential contributions to…
• 1778 CEWilliam HazlittWilliam Hazlitt (10 April 1778 – 18 September 1830) was an English essayist, drama and literary critic…
• 1845 CEWilliam Healey DallWilliam Healey Dall (August 21, 1845 – March 27, 1927) was an American naturalist, a prominent malacologist…
• 1862 CEWilliam Henry BraggSir William Henry Bragg (2 July 1862 – 12 March 1942) was a British X-ray crystallographer who uniquely…
• 1800 CEWilliam Henry Fox TalbotWilliam Henry Fox Talbot (11 February 1800 – 17 September 1877) was an English scientist, inventor, and…
• 1773 CEWilliam Henry HarrisonWilliam Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was the ninth president of the United States from…
• 1846 CEWilliam Henry HolmesWilliam Henry Holmes (December 1, 1846 – April 20, 1933), known as W. H. Holmes, was an American explorer…
• 1841 CEWilliam Henry HudsonWilliam Henry Hudson (4 August 1841 – 18 August 1922), known in Argentina as Guillermo Enrique Hudson, was an…
• 1838 CEWilliam Henry PerkinSir William Henry Perkin (12 March 1838 – 14 July 1907) was an English chemist and entrepreneur best known…
• 1858 CEWilliam Henry PickeringWilliam Henry Pickering (February 15, 1858 – January 16, 1938) was an American astronomer. Pickering…
• 1788 CEWilliam Henry SmythAdmiral William Henry Smyth (21 January 1788 – 8 September 1865) was an English Royal Navy officer…
• 1826 CEWilliam Henry WaddingtonWilliam Henry Waddington (11 December 1826 – 13 January 1894) was a French statesman who served as Prime…
• 1738 CEWilliam HerschelFrederick William Herschel ( HUR-shəl; German: Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈhɛʁʃl̩]; 15…
• 1697 CEWilliam HogarthWilliam Hogarth (10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, engraver, satirist, cartoonist…
• 1918 CEWilliam HoldenWilliam Franklin Holden (né Beedle; April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor. He was an…
• 1827 CEWilliam Holman HuntWilliam Holman Hunt (2 April 1827 – 7 September 1910) was an English painter and one of the founders of the…
• 1911 CEWilliam Howard SteinWilliam Howard Stein (June 25, 1911 – February 2, 1980) was an American biochemist who collaborated in the…
• 1857 CEWilliam Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States from…
• 1824 CEWilliam HugginsSir William Huggins (7 February 1824 – 12 May 1910) was a British astronomer best known for his pioneering…
• 1766 CEWilliam Hyde WollastonWilliam Hyde Wollaston (6 August 1766 – 22 December 1828) was an English chemist and physicist who is famous…
• 1173 CEWilliam I of BauxWilliam I of Baux (Occitan: Guilhèm dei Bauç, archaic Guillem or Guilhem dels Baus, French: Guillaume des…
• 1772 CEWilliam I of the NetherlandsWilliam I (Willem Frederik; 24 August 1772 – 12 December 1843) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of…
• 1211 CEWilliam II of VillehardouinWilliam of Villehardouin (French: Guillaume de Villehardouin; Kalamata, c. 1211 – 1 May 1278, Kalamatha) was…
• 1792 CEWilliam II of the NetherlandsWilliam II (Dutch: Willem II, French: Guillaume II; 6 December 1792 – 17 March 1849) was King of the…
• 1650 CEWilliam III of EnglandWilliam III and II (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also known as…
• 1817 CEWilliam III of the NetherlandsWilliam III (Dutch: Willem III, French: Guillaume III; 19 February 1817 – 23 November 1890) was King of the…
• 1765 CEWilliam IVWilliam IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and…
• 1842 CEWilliam JamesWilliam James (January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910) was an American philosopher and psychologist. The first…
• 1898 CEWilliam James SidisWilliam James Sidis (April 1, 1898 – July 17, 1944) was an American child prodigy with mathematical and…
• 1820 CEWilliam John Macquorn RankineWilliam John Macquorn Rankine (5 July 1820 – 24 December 1872) was a Scottish mathematician and physicist. He…
• 1746 CEWilliam JonesSir William Jones (28 September 1746 – 27 April 1794) was a British philologist, scholar and judge. Born in…
• 1684 CEWilliam KentWilliam Kent (c. 1685 – 12 April 1748) was an English architect, landscape architect, painter and furniture…
• 1645 CEWilliam KiddWilliam Kidd (c. 1645 – 23 May 1701), also known as Captain William Kidd or simply Captain Kidd, was a…
• 1845 CEWilliam Kingdon CliffordWilliam Kingdon Clifford (4 May 1845 – 3 March 1879) was a British mathematician and philosopher. Building on…
• 1927 CEWilliam LabovWilliam David Labov ( lə-BOHV; December 4, 1927 – December 17, 2024) was an American linguist widely regarded…
• 1799 CEWilliam LassellWilliam Lassell (18 June 1799 – 5 October 1880) was an English merchant and astronomer. He is remembered for…
• 1573 CEWilliam LaudWilliam Laud (7 October 1573 – 10 January 1645) was a bishop in the Church of England. Appointed Archbishop…
• 1890 CEWilliam Lawrence BraggSir William Lawrence Bragg (31 March 1890 – 1 July 1971) was an Australian-born British X-ray…
• 1832 CEWilliam Le Baron JenneyWilliam Le Baron Jenney (September 25, 1832 – June 14, 1907) was an American architect and engineer known for…
• 1919 CEWilliam LipscombWilliam Nunn Lipscomb Jr. (December 9, 1919 – April 14, 2011) was a Nobel Prize-winning American inorganic…
• 1821 CEWilliam LoftusWilliam Kennett Loftus (13 November 1820, in Linton, Kent – 27 November 1858, at sea) was a British…
• 1937 CEWilliam LombardyWilliam James Joseph Lombardy (December 4, 1937 – October 13, 2017) was an American chess grandmaster, chess…
• 1101 CEWilliam LongchampWilliam de Longchamp (died 1197) was a medieval Lord Chancellor, Chief Justiciar, and Bishop of Ely in…
• 1811 CEWilliam Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray ( THAK-ər-ee; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English novelist and…
• 1843 CEWilliam McKinleyWilliam McKinley (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving…
• 1782 CEWilliam MillerWilliam Miller (February 15, 1782 – December 20, 1849) was an American clergyman who is credited with…
• 1851 CEWilliam Mitchell RamsaySir William Mitchell Ramsay (15 March 1851 – 20 April 1939) was a British archaeologist and New Testament…
• 1834 CEWilliam MorrisWilliam Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and…
• 1754 CEWilliam MurdochWilliam Murdoch (sometimes spelled Murdock) (21 August 1754 – 15 November 1839) was a Scottish chemist…
• 1849 CEWilliam OslerSir William Osler, 1st Baronet (July 12, 1849 – December 29, 1919) was a Canadian physician and one of the…
• 1574 CEWilliam OughtredWilliam Oughtred ( AWT-ed;5 March 1574 – 30 June 1660), also Owtred, Uhtred, etc., was an English…
• 1892 CEWilliam P. MurphyWilliam Parry Murphy Sr. (February 6, 1892 – October 9, 1987) was an American physician who shared the Nobel…
• 1800 CEWilliam Parsons, 3rd Earl of RosseWilliam Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (17 June 1800 – 31 October 1867), was an Irish engineer and astronomer. He…
• 1378 CEWilliam PastonWilliam Paston (1378 – 13 August 1444), the only son of Clement Paston and Beatrice Somerton, had a…
• 1644 CEWilliam PennWilliam Penn (24 October [O.S. 14 October] 1644 – 10 August [O.S. 30 July] 1718) was an English writer…
• 1927 CEWilliam PerryWilliam James Perry (born October 11, 1927) is an American mathematician, engineer, businessman, and civil…
• 1623 CEWilliam PettySir William Petty (26 May 1623 – 16 December 1687) was an English economist, physician, scientist and…
• 1737 CEWilliam Petty, 2nd Earl of ShelburneWilliam Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (2 May 1737 – 7 May 1805), known as the Earl of…
• 1759 CEWilliam Pitt the YoungerWilliam Pitt (28 May 1759 – 23 January 1806) was a British statesman who served as the last prime minister of…
• 1786 CEWilliam R. KingWilliam Rufus DeVane King (April 7, 1786 – April 18, 1853) was an American politician and diplomat who served…
• 1852 CEWilliam RamsaySir William Ramsay (2 October 1852 – 23 July 1916) was a Scottish chemist who discovered the noble gases and…
• 1811 CEWilliam Robert GroveSir William Robert Grove, FRS FRSE (11 July 1811 – 1 August 1896) was a Welsh judge and physical scientist.…
• 1846 CEWilliam Robertson SmithWilliam Robertson Smith (8 November 1846 – 31 March 1894) was a Scottish orientalist, Old Testament scholar…
• 1805 CEWilliam Rowan HamiltonSir William Rowan Hamilton (4 August 1805 – 2 September 1865) was an Irish mathematician, physicist, and…
• 1914 CEWilliam S. BurroughsWilliam Seward Burroughs II (February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American writer and visual artist. He…
• 1908 CEWilliam SaroyanWilliam Saroyan (August 31, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an American novelist, playwright, and short story writer…
• 1789 CEWilliam ScoresbyWilliam Scoresby (5 October 1789 – 21 March 1857), known as "William Scoresby Junior" to distinguish him from…
• 1931 CEWilliam ShatnerWilliam Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. From 1966 to 1994, he starred as Captain James T.…
• 1659 CEWilliam SherardWilliam Sherard (27 February 1659 – 11 August 1728) was an English botanist who, alongside John Ray, was…
• 1910 CEWilliam ShockleyWilliam Bradford Shockley (February 13, 1910 – August 12, 1989) was an American physicist. He was the manager…
• 1813 CEWilliam SmithSir William Smith (20 May 1813 – 7 October 1893) was an English lexicographer. He became known for his…
• 1874 CEWilliam Somerset MaughamWilliam Somerset Maugham ( MAWM; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was an English writer, known for his…
• 1867 CEWilliam Speirs BruceWilliam Speirs Bruce (1 August 1867 – 28 October 1921) was a British naturalist, polar scientist and…
• 1917 CEWilliam Standish KnowlesWilliam Standish Knowles (June 1, 1917 – June 13, 2012) was an American chemist. He was born in Taunton…
• 1832 CEWilliam StimpsonWilliam Stimpson (February 14, 1832 – May 26, 1872) was an American scientist. He was interested particularly…