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Progress[edit]

This list had 2585 entries before pruning.

  • Wa (99 of 749 left) (86.8% complete) as of 11 June 2012 (Separated)
  • We (42 of 367 left) (88.5% complete) as of 26 December 2013
  • Wh (35 of 313 left) (88.8% complete) as of 26 December 2013
  • Wi (76 of 736 left) (89.7% complete) as of 26 December 2013
  • Wo (47 of 418 left) (88.8% complete) as of 26 December 2013 (sublists for Wr, Wu, Wy merged here)

Total: 299 of 2583 left (88.4% complete) as of 26 December 2013

Note: 2 removed before split
  • September 22, 2018 after upmerging: 277 (+ 144 PNN)
  • October 19, 2019: 253 (+ 144 PNN)

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Musician/Composer[edit]

  1. Carlos Waiss — (1909–1966) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Argentine Tango Lyricist
  2. Patrick Waite — (1968–1993) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Reggae Musician, member of Musical Youth
  3. Charles Ward (song writer) — (1838–1875) — Find a Grave — (
    ) American song writer during the Civil War
  4. Harold Weakley — (1929–1990) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Country Musician at the Grand Ole Opry
  5. Willie Lee Webb — (1937–1996) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Country music artist, brother of Loretta Lynn
  6. Dick West (musician) — (1929–1997) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Country Musician
  7. Carl White (musician) — (1932–1980) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Musician
  8. James Phillip Widener — (1918–1973) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Musician who played rhythm guitar with Hank Snow
  9. Lonnie Wilfong — (1917–2002) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Jazz trumpet player
  10. Guy Willis — (1915–1981) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Country musician, member of the Willis Brothers
  11. Billy Jack Wills — (1926–1991) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Western Swing musician, member of The Texas Playboys
  12. Johnnie Wills — (1912–1984) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Western Swing musician and radio personality, member of The Texas Playboys, brother of Bob Wills
  13. Vic Wills — (????–????) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Country musician

Actor/Director/Producer[edit]

  1. Rob Wagner (director) — (1872–1942) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Artist, Writer, Motion Picture Director
  2. Werner Wagner — (1927–2002) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Composer and Producer
  3. Anders Wahl — (1869–1956) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Actor, sv:Anders de Wahl
  4. Louise Chapman Wallace — (1881–1962) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Film actress
  5. Ernest Wallengren — (1953–2003) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Screenwriter
  6. Alan Ward (actor) — (1907–1990) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Film actor, a.k.a. Edgar Ward
  7. Fred Warren (actor) — (1880–1940) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Film actor and Vaudeville performer
  8. Julie Warren — (1919–1994) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Actress, wife of John Forsythe
  9. Bryant Washburn, Jr. — (1915–1960) — Find a Grave — (
    ) American film actor
  10. Toney Watkins — (1947–1986) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Film actress
  11. Duke Watson — (1904–1976) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Character Actor
  12. Kitty Watson — (1886–1967) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Vaudeville entertainer
  13. Gus Wayne — (1920–1998) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Film actor
  14. Toni Wayne — (1936–2000) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Actress, daughter of John Wayne
  15. Jane Weir (actress) — (1916–1937) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Film Actress
  16. Meri Welles — (1937–1973) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Film and television actress
  17. Pat Welsh (voice actress) — (1915–1995) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Voice actress
  18. Ronnie Welsh — (1940–1993) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Television and film actor
  19. Albert Whelan (Music Hall) — (1875–1961) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Singer, actor and comedian, credited as the inventor of the Signature Tune.
  20. Burritt Wheeler — (1883–1957) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Radio host on KNX (AM)
  21. Theresa Wheeler — (????–1975) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Silent film actress, a.k.a. Tess Wheeler
  22. Ben White (cinematographer) — (1903–1966) — Find a Grave — (
    ) American motion picture cinematographer
  23. Charles White (actor) — (1920–2005) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Actor
  24. Lee Roy White — (1888–1949) — Find a Grave — (
    ) American film actor, a.k.a. Lasses White
  25. Robert Whitehead (director) — (1916–2002) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Theater producer, director, performer
  26. Adam Gowans Whyte — (1875–1950) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Journalist, author and translator
  27. Harlow Wilcox (actor) — (1900–1960) — Find a Grave — (
    ) American live stage, motion picture, and television actor
  28. Oscar Williams (actor) — (1907–1976) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Stage and motion picture actor
  29. William J. Williams (actor) — (1921–1964) — Find a Grave — (
    ) American motion picture actor
  30. Henry Wills (stuntman) — (1921–1994) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Motion Picture Stuntman
  31. Winnie Widerman — (????–1971) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Stage and motion picture actress
  32. Herbert Wiere — (1908–1999) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Stage, screen, and television comedy performer
  33. Mary Lois Wiggins — (1909–1945) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Hollywood film actress and stunt double
  34. Carlton Williams — (1979–2003) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Film actor
  35. Mack Williams — (1907–1965) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Screen and stage actor
  36. Mary Louise Winn — (1913–1991) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Silent screen actress and professional dancer, a.k.a. Sally Joy, Sally Jennings
  37. Helene Winston — (1922–2004) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Television and film actress
  38. Keith Winter — (1906–1983) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Playwright
  39. Brad Nelson Winters — (1965–2003) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Film actor
  40. Winona Winters — (1889–1940) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Stage actress in musical comedies
  41. Elaine Wood — (1911–2003) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Television and film actress
  42. Jimmie Wood — (1898–1972) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Stage and film actor, Vaudeville performer
  43. Eunice Woodruff — (1910–1921) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Film actress
  44. Georgia Woodthorpe — (1859–1927) — Find a Grave — (
    ) American stage and silent screen actress
  45. Joyce Worsley — (????–2004) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Film actress
  46. Dean Worswick — (1988–2004) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Child television actor
  47. Harry Wright (actor) — (1894–1949) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Stage and silent-screen actor, possible IMDB entry
  48. Marbeth Wright — (1915–1939) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Film actress and dancer, IMDB
  49. Russell Clark (actor) — (1949–2002) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Film choreographer, dancer and actor, F-A-G gives his name as "Russell Wright", IMDB

Other Arts/Entertainment[edit]

  1. Shizuko Wakamatsu — (1872–1895) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Japanese Writer
  2. Robin Wallace (artist) — (1897–1952) — Find a Grave — (
    ) British painter
  3. Thomas Francis Morgan Walsh — (1908–1984) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Journalist and mystery writer
  4. Malvina Waring — (1842–1930) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Author
  5. Earl Warren (radio announcer) — (1933–2002) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Canadian radio announcer
  6. Saou Watanabe — (1864–1916) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Calligrapher
  7. Steve Wasserman — (1952–1998) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Television producer, writer
  8. Bruno Wassertheil — (1935–2004) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Radio News Journalist
  9. Charles R. Webster — (1762–1834) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Printer and publisher
  10. Clara Webster — (1821–1844) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Ballet Dancer, fr:Clara Webster
  11. J. Eddie Weems — (1924–1999) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Non-fiction author
  12. Thomas Winchester Wells — (1916–2004) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Painter of ships and the sea
  13. Charles W. West — (1810–1887) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Founder of the Cincinnati Art Museum
  14. Harry Westerman (artist) — (1876–1945) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Cartoonist and painter
  15. Nelia White — (1894–1957) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Author
  16. Jessup Whitehead — (1833–1899) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Chef, author of cookbooks, food columnist
  17. Lizzie Whitlock — (1853–1899) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Circus Entertainer, "Fat Lady of the Circus"
  18. Stephen Williams (critic) — (1900–1957) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Music and drama critic
  19. Randy Wicks — (1954–1996) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Editorial Cartoonist
  20. Katharine Wilkie — (1904–1980) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Author
  21. Paul Winik — (1921–2003) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Dancer, Photographer
  22. Long Wolf — (1833–1892) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Lakota entertainer with Buffalo Bill's wild west show

Sports[edit]

  1. John Ed Washington — (1955–1977) — Find a Grave — (
    ) College basketball player at the University of Evansville
  2. Jake Weber (trainer) — (????–1950) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Trainer for the American Olympic track and field team
  3. Billy Westmoreland — (1937–2002) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Champion bass fisherman, writer and television host
  4. Todd Whatley — (1920–1966) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Rodeo champion
  5. Donald Boone Whitmire — (1922–1991) — Find a Grave — (
    ) College football player, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral
  6. Steven Williams (wrestler) — (1973–2002) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Junior College National wrestling champion PNN
  7. James Wolf (American football) — (1952–2003) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Football Player
  8. Marvin C. Wood — (1928–1999) — Find a Grave — (
    ) High school and college basketball coach, inspiration for the film Hoosiers
  9. Jay Woodside — (1939–2004) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Race car driver
  10. Lyle Z. Wright — (1898–1963) — Find a Grave — (
    ) U.S. Hockey Hall of Famer
  11. Walter C. Wright (baseball player) — (????–2002) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Negro League baseball player
  12. William S. Wright — (1880–1941) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Baseball pitcher, a.k.a. Red Wright
  13. Charles Wyatt (race promoter) — (1880–1960) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Promoter of early auto races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Politicians[edit]

For most mayors of American cities of reasonable size, sufficient biographical info is available. At the very least, should be redirected to relevant lists.

  1. Cyrus P. Walbridge — (1849–1921) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri
  2. Joseph R. Waldrop — (1825–1872) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Alabama State Representative
  3. William Walker, Jr. — (1800–1874) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Provisional Governor of Nebraska Territory
  4. Joseph Wallace (senator) — (1854–1933) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Iowa senator
  5. William Otis Walker — (1896–1981) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Editor/publisher of Call and Post, member of Ohio Governor's cabinet, civil rights leader
  6. Levi Ward — (1801–1881) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Mayor of Rochester, New York
  7. George E. Warner — (1855–1937) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Mayor of Rochester, New York
  8. George Way — (1811–1868) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Mayor of Toledo, Ohio
  9. Reuben H. Wilbur — (1825–1898) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska
  10. Joseph C. Wilson (mayor) — (1851–1930) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Mayor of Rochester, New York
  11. Edith Eunice Therrel Wilmans — (1882–1966) — Find a Grave — (
    ) First female member of the Texas State House of Representatives
  12. Julius J. Wuerthner — (1890–1972) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Montana politician
  13. Fredrick Wurster — (1850–1917) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Mayor of Brooklyn, New York

Military related[edit]

Medal recipients[edit]

CMOH recipient are considered notable per WP:MILMOS#NOTE.

  1. Allen Walker (Medal of Honor) — (1866–1953) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient
  2. William Wallace (Medal of Honor) — (1847–1928) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Indian Wars CMOH recipient
  3. James C. Watson (Medal of Honor) — (1842–1890) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient
  4. Charles H. Welch (Medal of Honor) — (1845–1915) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Indian Wars CMOH Recipient
  5. Jacob Widmer — (1845–1880) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Indian Wars CMOH Recipient
  6. William H. Williams — (1846–1916) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War CMOH recipient
  7. Charles Wilson (Medal of Honor) — (1852–1943) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Indian Campaigns CMOH recipient
  8. William Winterbottom — (1847–1932) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Indian Campaigns CMOH Recipient
  9. H. Clay Wood — (1832–1918) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War CMOH Recipient

Other military[edit]

  1. Fred Walker (General) — (1887–1969) — Find a Grave — (
    ) United States Army General in World War II
  2. Leigh Wade — (1897–1991) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Pilot in one of the planes that made the first aerial circumnavigation, sv:Leigh Wade
  3. John Ashley Warden — (1886–1973) — Find a Grave — (
    ) U.S. Army Brigadier General, WWI and WWII
  4. Martin Warren — (1763–1852) — Find a Grave — (
    ) American Revolutionary War soldier and namesake of Warrensburg, Missouri
  5. Frédéric-Henri Walther — (1761–1813) — Find a Grave — (
    ) French military leader, fr:Frédéric Henri Walther
  6. Charles Wheelock — (1812–1865) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  7. Eliphalet Whittlesey — (1821–1909) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  8. Charles Fountain Willis — (1918–1993) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Decorated World War II aviator, Eisenhower administration official
  9. Almon Wilson — (1924–2003) — Find a Grave — (
    ) U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, architect of the Navy's mobile hospital system
  10. Stanislaus Worcell — (1799–1857) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Polish aristocrat, revolutionary leader
  11. Ernest L. Wrentmore — (1904–1983) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Youngest U.S. soldier in World War I
  12. Walery Wroblewski — (1836–1908) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Polish revolutionary, military leader in the Paris Commune, pl:Walery Antoni Wróblewski, fr:Walery Wroblewski

Business[edit]

  1. Samuel Wainwright — (1822–1874) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Businessman in the beer industry
  2. Thomas William Warner — (1874–1947) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Automotive Pioneer
  3. Sylvester Watts — (1837–1912) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil engineer, Civil War Confederate soldier
  4. Alfred Wright (businessman) — (1830–1891) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Businessman in the perfume industry
  5. Thomas H. Wyman — (1929–2003) — Find a Grave — (
    ) US businessman

Other notable[edit]

  1. William Wahl — (1923–1994) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Psychiatrist, Charles William Wahl or Charles W. Wahl - bio at [1]
  2. Jesse Walker (preacher) — (1766–1835) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Pioneer Methodist preacher, first white settler in Will County, Illinois
  3. John Walker (Cherokee) — (1800–1834) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Settler of Calhoun, Tennessee, prominent in the affairs of the Cherokee nation
  4. William S. Wallace (doctor) — (1802–1867) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Abraham Lincoln's family doctor, Army paymaster
  5. Kido Washizu — (1825–1882) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Scholar of classical Chinese
  6. Omoshimaru Watanabe — (1837–1915) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Scholar, philosopher
  7. Mark Watkinson — (1824–1877) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Baptist minister, proposed putting a religious motto on U.S. currency (In God We Trust)
  8. Malcolm E. Wallace — (1921–1971) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Murderer of John Douglas Kinser, accused by Billie Sol Estes in another case. Details at [2]
  9. Jacob Waltz — (1808–1891) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Discoverer of the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine, redirects there
  10. Albert Waterfield — (1881–1968) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Recipient of the George Cross (originally the Empire Gallantry Medal)
  11. Victor Albert Watson — (1897–1974) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Recipient of the George Cross
  12. Eckford Webb — (1825–1893) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Ship Builder, Desinged and built parts of Brooklyn Bridge
  13. Martin Luther Webb — (1916–1971) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Member of the Manhattan Project
  14. Albert Weinshenker — (1893–1929) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Organized Crime Figure, victim of the Saint Valentine's Day massacre, a.k.a. Al Weinshank
  15. Michael I. Welch — (1844–1908) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Inventor of an improved railroad car coupling, not on dab Michael Welch, patent at [3].
  16. Elisabeth Wells — (????–1851) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Co-founder of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
  17. Charles Wesley (chaplain) — (1795–1859) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Chaplain at St. James's Palace, chaplain to Queen Victoria
  18. Henry Westinghouse — (1855–1933) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Inventor of the single action steam engine. Brother of George Westinghouse.
  19. Joe Wheat — (1916–1997) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Scholar and Author, natural historian, anthropologist, archaeologist, etc.
  20. Chief White Pigeon — (????–1830) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Potawatomi Indian Chief, a.k.a. Wahbememe
  21. James Herbert Whiting — (1842–1919) — Find a Grave — (
    ) President of Buick
  22. Raymond Usher Whitney — (1913–2003) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Aerospace researcher with Harry George Armstrong
  23. Stephen Whitney (businessman) — (1776–1880) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Cotton and real estate businessman, "second richest man in the world after John Jacob Astor at the time of his death"
  24. Frank Wiedemann — (1872–1961) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Developed the first X-ray machine in the United States
  25. Gustav Wiedke — (1849–1910) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Tool inventor
  26. Edwin Wiggin — (1921–2001) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Scientist, member of the Manhattan Project
  27. Robert William Bagnell — (1841–1897) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Businessman in the railroad industry
  28. William of Trumpington — (????–????) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Abbot of St Albans Cathedral
  29. Ezekiel Williams — (1775–1844) — Find a Grave — (
    ) American pioneer, founder of Cole Camp, Missouri
  30. John Wilson-Claridge — (1905–1993) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Archaeologist, discoverer of the remains of Edward the Martyr
  31. Julius Winkelmeyer — (1816–1867) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Businessman in the brewery industry
  32. James Winn — (1905–1979) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Texas muralist, sculptor, architect, and inventor
  33. Willard Winner — (1849–1929) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Businessman in Missouri
  34. Ann Sosnovsky Winokur — (1900–1949) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Labor activist, member of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
  35. Grenville Winthrop — (1864–1943) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Art collector, historian, conservationist, philanthropist
  36. Loduska Wirick — (????–1914) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Christian missionary in Japan, "The Nightingale of the Orient"
  37. Tom Woolfolk — (1860–1890) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Convicted murderer
  38. Alonzo Wright (businessman) — (1898–1976) — Find a Grave — (
    ) First African-American to have a gas station franchise
  39. Charleye Wright — (1937–1998) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Radio personality on KIIS-FM and other stations, a.k.a. "Charlie Wright"
  40. John Couchois Wright — (1874–1939) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Natvie American Author
  41. Phebe Wyckoff — (1775–1846) — Find a Grave — (
    ) murder victim

Possibly non-notable[edit]

Military Related[edit]

  1. Joseph G. Washington — (1808–1836) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Alamo defender
  2. Thomas Waters (Alamo defender) — (1812–1836) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Alamo defender
  3. Stephen Walcott — (1806–1887) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Chief Colonel land and emigration commissioner in Canada
  4. Herbert N. Wassom — (1938–1988) — Find a Grave — (
    ) US Army Brigadier General
  5. Thomas Benton Weir — (1838–1876) — Find a Grave — (
    ) U.S. Army officer, survivor of the Battle of the Little Big Horn
  6. Samuel Welchel — (1752–1833) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Revolutionary War soldier
  7. Robert Weliver — (1922–2001) — Find a Grave — (
    ) U.S. Army Major General
  8. Edward Higgins White I — (1901–1978) — Find a Grave — (
    ) U.S. general, father of astronaut Edward Higgins White
  9. Isaac White (Alamo defender) — (????–1836) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Alamo defender
  10. Robert White (Alamo defender) — (1806–1836) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Alamo defender
  11. William Danforth Whiting — (1823–1894) — Find a Grave — (
    ) U.S. Navy commodore
  12. John Wilkes (general) — (1761–1816) — Find a Grave — (
    ) General in the U.S. military, namesake of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
  13. William Wills (Alamo defender) — (????–1836) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Alamo defender
  14. David L. Wilson (Alamo defender) — (1807–1836) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Alamo defender
  15. John Wilson (Alamo defender) — (1804–1836) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Alamo defender
  16. John Williams (mutineer) — (1761–1793) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Mutineer on the HMS Bounty
  17. Robert Russell Williams — (1911–1993) — Find a Grave — (
    ) U.S. Navy officer, rescued George H. W. Bush
  18. Susan M. Womacks — (1847–1934) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Girl imprisoned for aiding Confederates in the American Civil War
  19. Edward Allen Wood — (1865–1930) — Find a Grave — (
    ) British Army Brigadier General
  20. Martin D. Wood — (1843–1904) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War jailer, survivor of the Lawrence Massacre
  21. Horace Woodring — (1926–2003) — Find a Grave — (
    ) U.S. Army private, driver during the car crash in which George S. Patton was fatally injured, PNN

American Civil War people[edit]

  1. William Wade (colonel) — (1819–1862) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Confederate colonel in the American Civil War
  2. William B. Wade — (1823–1887) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Confederate Army officer
  3. John Augustine Washington (soldier) — (1821–1861) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Confederate Army officer
  4. Louis Wagner (general) — (1838–1915) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  5. Elijah Walker — (1818–1905) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Army colonel
  6. H. N. Walworth — (????–1892) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Army colonel, a.k.a. Nathan H. Walworth, commander of the 42nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  7. Edward Raynsford Warner — (1835–1905) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  8. James Warner (naval engineer) — (????–????) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Confederate naval engineer
  9. Zenas Crane Warren — (????–1890) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Army captain
  10. George Abiel Washburn — (1827–1891) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Brevet Brigadier General
  11. Louis Watkins — (1833–1868) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Brigadier General
  12. W. W. Weatherspoon — (????–1864) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Confederate Army colonel
  13. George H. Weeks — (1834–1905) — Find a Grave — (
    ) United States Army Quartermaster General
  14. Henry Astor Weeks — (1822–1891) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Army colonel
  15. Gulian Weir — (1837–1886) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Army captain
  16. David Addison Weisiger — (1818–1899) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Confederate Brigadier General
  17. George Duncan Wells — (1826–1864) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  18. Francis Henry West — (1825–1896) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  19. George Warren West — (1832–1899) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  20. Herman Wetzell — (1833–1930) — Find a Grave — (
    ) One of Quantrill's Raiders in the American Civil War, PNN
  21. William Wheeler (captain) — (1836–1864) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Army captain
  22. Joseph H. White — (1854–1907) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Army drummer boy
  23. Raleigh White — (1840–1919) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Confederate Army colonel
  24. Cornelius Widdis — (1840–1890) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Army officer
  25. Charles Wiebecke — (1827–1864) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Army Lieutenant Colonel
  26. George W. Wiggington — (1843–1918) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Confederate Army soldier
  27. Abram Wildrick — (1836–1894) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  28. William M. Wiles — (1834–1880) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Army colonel
  29. Thomas Wilhelm — (1839–1922) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  30. Bayard Wilkeson — (1844–1863) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Army lieutenant
  31. Adolphus Wesley Williams — (1830–1879) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  32. George Williams (soldier) — (????–1929) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Confederate Army officer
  33. Jeremiah Williams (lieutenant colonel) — (1832–1915) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Army lieutenant colonel
  34. Lewis B. Williams — (1833–1863) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Confederate Army colonel
  35. Reuben Williams (general) — (1831–1905) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  36. Samuel Williams (Civil War officer) — (????–1864) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Army colonel
  37. Thomas R. Williams (soldier) — (1815–1862) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Brigadier General
  38. George Davenport Wilson — (1830–1862) — Find a Grave — (
    ) American Civil War soldier, one of the Andrews Raiders
  39. Milton Williamson — (1822–1902) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Army Officer
  40. Thomas H. Williamson — (1813–1888) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Confederate Army officer
  41. John Willian, Jr. — (1835–1869) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  42. James Wilson (general) — (1820–1888) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union brevet brigadier general
  43. John Wilson (lieutenant colonel) — (1838–1864) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Army Lieutenant Colonel
  44. Samuel Wilson (lieutenant colonel) — (1831–1903) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Army Lieutenant Colonel
  45. Frederick Winkler — (1838–1921) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  46. Robert Emmet Winslow — (1829–1893) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  47. Isaac Wistar — (1827–1905) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  48. Christian Woerner — (1825–1881) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Army brevet major
  49. James Wood (general) — (1820–1892) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  50. George Woodbury — (1832–1897) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Army captain
  51. George Augustus Woodruff or George A. Woodruff — (1840–1863) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Army 1st Lieutenant
  52. James Wood Jr. — (1820–1892) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  53. Israel Carle Woodruff — (1815–1878) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  54. John Woodside — (1814–1887) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Missouri State Legislator, Circuit Judge, Civil War Confederate colonel
  55. Philip Work — (1832–1911) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Confederate Army Lieutenant Colonel
  56. John A. Workman — (1837–1921) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Civil War Confederate soldier, Southern Cross of Honor recipient

Other[edit]

  1. Edgar J. Watson — (1855–1910) — Find a Grave — (
    ) American outlaw, mentioned in Chokoloskee, Florida
  2. Bruce Wayne (reporter) — (1933–1986) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Traffic reporter on radio station KFI-AM in Los Angeles
  3. John Wall (vicar) — (1588–1666) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Vicar of St Aldate's, Oxford, benefactor of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
  4. Louisiana Wampler — (1902–2003) — Find a Grave — (
    ) First person to be born on the grounds of the 1904 World's Fair
  5. Edward Willis Duncan Ward — (1853–1928) — Find a Grave — (
    ) British reformer of army administration
  6. Alexander Waugh (missionary) — (1754–1827) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Scottish divine and missionary
  7. Simon Warin — (????–1195) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Abbot of St Albans Cathedral
  8. Leon Watters — (????–????) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Chemist
  9. Anton Weiskittel — (????–????) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Perfected the 'Pot Bellied' Stove
  10. James Louis Westlake — (1871–1944) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Founder of Westlake Construction Company, has interesting tomb, PNN
  11. Michael Whalen (pioneer) — (1844–????) — Find a Grave — (
    ) He's listed this way on the Michael Whalen dabpage, but nothing on him yet.
  12. Anne Wheaton (press secretary) — (1892–1977) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Associate press secretary to President Dwight D. Eisenhower
  13. Frank Wheeler (architect) — (1863–1921) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Co-founder of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
  14. George Post Wheeler — (1869–1956) — Find a Grave — (
    ) A minor US diplomat of the 1920s and 1930s.
  15. Moses White (Cleveland) — (1791–1881) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Early Settler and religious leader in Cleveland, Ohio
  16. Raleigh R. White — (1871–1917) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Co-founder of Scott & White Memorial Hospital
  17. Albe Burge Whiting — (1835–1928) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Pioneer of the Kansas Frontier, philanthropist
  18. Kate Whitney Whiting — (1838–1907) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Pioneer of the Kansas Frontier, philanthropist
  19. John Whittemore (settler) — (1777–1846) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Early settler in Northern New Hampshire
  20. Charles E. Wiggins (racecar driver) — (????–1979) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Pioneer African American race driver
  21. Charles Williams (police officer) — (1887–1923) — Find a Grave — (
    ) First African-American Los Angeles Police Department officer killed in the line of duty
  22. Gus Williams (vaudeville performer) — (1848–1915) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Vaudeville Performer
  23. Jerry Williams (talk radio host) — (1924–2003) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Radio personality
  24. Joseph J. Williams — (1915–2003) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Creator of the bank card
  25. James Wilson (engineer) — (1831–1906) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Chief Engineer to the Egyptian Government
  26. Tom Wilson (guide) — (1860–1933) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Guide and packer for the Canadian Pacific Railway, discovered several lakes
  27. Rebecca Winborne — (????–1918) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Sewed the first flag of the Confederate States
  28. John C. Wingate — (????–????) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Namesake of Wingate, Indiana
  29. Benajah Wolcott — (1764–1832) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Early settler in Ohio, keeper of the Marblehead Lighthouse
  30. Fred Wolferman — (1870–1955) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Founder of Wolferman's bakery
  31. Albert N. Wolff — (????–????) — Find a Grave — (
    ) One of the Untouchables (law enforcement), a.k.a. Albert H. Wolff
  32. Edward B. Wolff — (1856–1905) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Real estate businessmen in St. Louis, Missouri
  33. George Claiborne Wolff — (????–1881) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Riverboat captain and bar owner
  34. Henry Wolgemuth — (1822–1905) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Physician and politician in Springfield, Illinois
  35. Frederick Wolsley — (1837–1899) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Inventor, founder of Wolseley (builders' merchant)
  36. Bob Womack (miner) — (1844–1909) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Gold mining magnate
  37. Phebe Wood — (1816–1891) — Find a Grave — (
    ) First woman telegraph operator in the United States
  38. Richard Wood (industrialist) — (????–1838) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Industrialist, one of the founders of Durban, South Africa
  39. William Wood (historian) — (????–1865) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Historian
  40. Gary Woodford — (????–2005) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Motorcycle builder
  41. Charles Woodward (Canada) — (1842–1937) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Founder of Woodward's department stores, member of British Columbia Legislative Assembly
  42. Joseph Woodward (scientist) — (1872–1945) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Naturalist and expert on sea lions
  43. Orator Francis Woodward — (1856–1906) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Businessman who sold Jell-O
  44. Henry Woolridge — (1822–1899) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Sculptor who created statues for his family's burial plot
  45. Phineas Gardner Wright — (1829–1918) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Wealthy eccentric
  46. Mel Wright (hotelier) — (1876–1933) — Find a Grave — (
    ) Long-ago manager of the Hotel del Coronado; probably not notable in his own right.
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