Celebrities Starting with the Letter W
Browse celebrities whose name starts with the letter W.
Walt Disney
American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of The Walt Disney Company
Born:December 5, 1901
Died:December 15, 1966

Wanda Sykes
American comedian, writer, actress and voice artist
Born:March 7, 1964

Warren Beatty
American actor and filmmaker
Born:March 30, 1937

Warren Buffett
American investor, entrepreneur and businessman
Born:August 30, 1930

Warren G. Harding
president of the United States from 1921 to 1923
Born:November 2, 1865
Died:August 2, 1923

Wayne Rooney
English footballer and manager
Born:October 24, 1985

Wendy Richard
British actress
Born:July 20, 1943
Died:February 26, 2009

Wendy Williams
American media personality
Born:July 18, 1964

Wes Craven
American filmmaker
Born:August 2, 1939
Died:August 30, 2015

Wesley Snipes
American actor
Born:July 31, 1962

Whitney Houston
American singer, actress, and film producer
Born:August 9, 1963
Died:February 11, 2012

Whitney Port
American fashion designer
Born:March 4, 1985

Wilbur Smith
South African novelist
Born:January 9, 1933
Died:November 13, 2021

Wilhelm II
as King of Prussia last German Emperor from 1888 to 1918
Born:January 27, 1859
Died:June 4, 1941

Wilhelm Steinitz
Austrian-American chess player
Born:May 17, 1836
Died:August 12, 1900

Will Arnett
Canadian and American actor and comedian
Born:May 4, 1970

Will Ferrell
American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer
Born:July 16, 1967

Will Smith
American actor, film producer and rapper
Born:September 25, 1968

Willem Dafoe
American actor
Born:July 22, 1955

William Baldwin
American actor, producer, and writer
Born:February 21, 1963

William Henry Harrison
president of the United States in 1841
Born:February 9, 1773
Died:April 4, 1841

William Howard Taft
27th President of the United States from 1909 to 1913
Born:September 15, 1857
Died:March 8, 1930

William III of England
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1702
Born:November 4, 1650
Died:March 8, 1702

William IV
King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837
Born:August 21, 1765
Died:June 20, 1837

William McKinley
president of the United States from 1897 to 1901
Born:January 29, 1843
Died:September 14, 1901

William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet
Born:April 26, 1564
Died:April 23, 1616

William Shatner
Canadian actor
Born:March 22, 1931

William, Prince of Wales
heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom and 14 Commonwealth Realms
Born:June 21, 1982

Willie Nelson
American country musician
Born:April 29, 1933

Willow Smith
American singer-songwriter and actress
Born:October 31, 2000

Willy DeVille
American singer-songwriter
Born:August 25, 1950
Died:August 6, 2009

Winona Ryder
American actress
Born:October 29, 1971

Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer
Born:November 30, 1874
Died:January 24, 1965

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian composer of the Classical period
Born:January 27, 1756
Died:December 5, 1791

Woodrow Wilson
28th President of the United States
Born:December 28, 1856
Died:February 3, 1924

Woody Allen
American filmmaker, actor and comedian
Born:December 1, 1935

Woody Harrelson
American actor
Born:July 23, 1961