| Name | Category | Date of Birth | Date of Death |
|---|
| William Kennedy |
Writer |
December 22, 1918 |
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| William Kraft |
Musician |
1923 |
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| William Kunstler |
Activist |
July 7, 1919 |
September 4, 1995 |
| William L. Jenkins |
Politician |
November 29, 1936 |
|
| William Labov |
Writer |
December 4, 1927 |
|
| William Least Heat-Moon |
Writer |
August 27, 1939 |
|
| William Lloyd Garrison |
Journalist |
December 12, 1805 |
May 24, 1879 |
| William Lowndes |
Lawyer |
1782 |
1822 |
| William Lyon Phelps |
Educator |
January 2, 1865 |
August 21, 1943 |
| William M. Daley |
Politician |
August 8, 1948 |
|
| William M. Evarts |
Lawyer |
February 6, 1818 |
February 28, 1901 |
| William M. Thomas |
Politician |
December 6, 1941 |
|
| William Manchester |
Historian |
April 1, 1922 |
June 1, 2004 |
| William Masters |
Scientist |
December 27, 1915 |
February 16, 2001 |
| William McFee |
Writer |
June 15, 1881 |
July 2, 1966 |
| William McKinley |
President |
January 29, 1843 |
September 14, 1901 |
| William Merritt Chase |
Artist |
November 1, 1849 |
October 25, 1916 |
| William Morris Hunt |
Artist |
March 31, 1824 |
September 8, 1879 |
| William Moulton Marston |
Psychologist |
May 9, 1893 |
May 2, 1947 |
| William O. Douglas |
Judge |
October 16, 1898 |
January 19, 1980 |
| William Odom |
Soldier |
June 23, 1932 |
May 30, 2008 |
| William P. Bundy |
Historian |
September 24, 1917 |
October 6, 2000 |
| William P. Leahy |
Educator |
1948 |
|
| William Pennington |
Lawyer |
May 4, 1796 |
February 16, 1862 |
| William Pepper |
Scientist |
August 21, 1843 |
July 28, 1898 |
| William Perry |
Athlete |
December 16, 1962 |
|
| William Peter Blatty |
Writer |
January 7, 1928 |
|
| William Petersen |
Actor |
February 21, 1953 |
|
| William Pierce |
Celebrity |
September 11, 1933 |
July 23, 2002 |
| William Powell |
Actor |
June 29, 1892 |
March 5, 1984 |
| William Prescott |
Soldier |
February 20, 1726 |
1795 |
| William Proxmire |
Politician |
November 11, 1915 |
December 15, 2005 |
| William R. Alger |
Writer |
1823 |
1905 |
| William Randolph |
Politician |
1650 |
1711 |
| William Randolph Hearst |
Publisher |
April 29, 1863 |
August 14, 1951 |
| William Reddington Hewlett |
Businessman |
May 20, 1913 |
January 12, 2001 |
| William Rehnquist |
Judge |
October 1, 1924 |
September 3, 2005 |
| William Ruckelshaus |
Lawyer |
July 24, 1932 |
|
| William S. Burroughs |
Writer |
February 5, 1914 |
August 2, 1997 |
| William S. Cohen |
Politician |
August 28, 1940 |
|
| William S. Hart |
Actor |
December 6, 1864 |
June 23, 1946 |
| William S. Paley |
Businessman |
September 28, 1901 |
October 26, 1990 |
| William Safire |
Author |
December 17, 1929 |
September 27, 2009 |
| William Samuel Johnson |
Politician |
October 7, 1727 |
November 14, 1819 |
| William Sanderson |
Actor |
January 10, 1948 |
|
| William Scranton |
Politician |
July 19, 1917 |
|
| William Shawn |
Editor |
August 31, 1907 |
December 8, 1992 |
| William Stafford |
Poet |
January 17, 1914 |
August 28, 1993 |
| William Standish Knowles |
Scientist |
June 1, 1917 |
|
| William Steig |
Cartoonist |
November 14, 1907 |
October 3, 2003 |
| William Strunk, Jr. |
Writer |
July 1, 1869 |
September 26, 1946 |
| William Styron |
Novelist |
June 11, 1925 |
|
| William Tecumseh Sherman |
Soldier |
February 8, 1820 |
February 14, 1891 |
| William Thomas |
Athlete |
August 13, 1968 |
|
| William Thomas Green Morton |
Inventor |
August 9, 1819 |
July 15, 1868 |
| William Trogdon |
Author |
1939 |
|
| William Wallace Campbell |
Scientist |
April 11, 1862 |
June 14, 1938 |
| William Weld |
Politician |
July 31, 1945 |
|
| William Wells Brown |
Activist |
1814 |
1884 |
| William Westmoreland |
Soldier |
March 26, 1914 |
July 18, 2005 |
| William Wetmore Story |
Sculptor |
1819 |
1895 |
| William Whipple |
Politician |
January 14, 1730 |
November 28, 1785 |
| William Wiley |
Soldier |
|
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| William Wirt |
Statesman |
November 8, 1772 |
February 18, 1834 |
| William Wyler |
Director |
July 1, 1902 |
July 27, 1981 |
| Willie Aames |
Actor |
July 15, 1960 |
|
| Willie Dixon |
Musician |
July 1, 1915 |
January 29, 1992 |
| Willie Green |
Athlete |
July 28, 1981 |
|
| Willie Herenton |
Politician |
April 23, 1940 |
|
| Willie Keeler |
Athlete |
March 3, 1872 |
January 1, 1923 |
| Willie Mays |
Athlete |
March 6, 1931 |
|
| Willie Morris |
Writer |
November 29, 1934 |
August 2, 1999 |
| Willie Nelson |
Musician |
April 30, 1933 |
|
| Willie Stargell |
Athlete |
March 6, 1940 |
April 9, 2001 |
| Willie Sutton |
Criminal |
June 30, 1901 |
November 2, 1980 |
| Willie Tyler |
Comedian |
September 8, 1940 |
|
| Willis Goldbeck |
Dramatist |
October 24, 1898 |
September 17, 1979 |
| Willis Lamb |
Scientist |
July 12, 1913 |
May 15, 2008 |
| Willis Reed |
Athlete |
June 25, 1942 |
|
| Wilma Rudolph |
Athlete |
June 23, 1940 |
November 12, 1994 |
| Wilmer Valderrama |
Actor |
January 30, 1980 |
|
| Wilson Mizner |
Dramatist |
May 19, 1876 |
April 3, 1933 |
| Wilt Chamberlain |
Athlete |
August 21, 1936 |
October 12, 1999 |
| Winfield Scott Hancock |
Soldier |
February 14, 1824 |
February 9, 1886 |
| Wink Martindale |
Entertainer |
December 4, 1934 |
|
| Winona Ryder |
Actress |
October 29, 1971 |
|
| Winslow Homer |
Artist |
February 24, 1836 |
September 29, 1910 |
| Winthrop Rockefeller |
Politician |
May 1, 1912 |
February 22, 1973 |
| Wolcott Gibbs |
Writer |
March 15, 1902 |
August 16, 1958 |
| Wolf Blitzer |
Journalist |
March 22, 1948 |
|
| Wolfman Jack |
Entertainer |
January 21, 1938 |
July 1, 1995 |
| Woodrow Wilson |
President |
December 28, 1856 |
February 3, 1924 |
| Woody Allen |
Director |
December 1, 1935 |
|
| Woody Guthrie |
Musician |
July 14, 1912 |
October 3, 1967 |
| Woody Harrelson |
Actor |
July 23, 1961 |
|
| Woody Hayes |
Coach |
February 4, 1913 |
March 12, 1987 |
| Woody Herman |
Musician |
May 16, 1913 |
October 29, 1987 |
| Wyatt Earp |
Public Servant |
March 19, 1848 |
January 13, 1929 |
| Wyclef Jean |
Musician |
October 17, 1972 |
|
| Wynn Bullock |
Photographer |
April 18, 1902 |
November 16, 1975 |