Artists & Painters Whose First Name Starts With W

Discover the famous artists & painters whose name starts with W. The list includes people like William Blake, Wassily Kandinsky, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Willem de Kooning, William Hogarth and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. This list of artists & painters whose names start with W includes people from United States, England, Germany, China and other countries all over the world.
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William Blake
(English Poet Who is Considered a Seminal Figure in the History of the Poetry of the Romantic Age)
William Blake
28
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 28, 1757
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: August 12, 1827
 2 
Wassily Kandinsky
(Russian Painter, Art Theorist and a Pioneer in Abstract Art)
Wassily Kandinsky
10
Birthdate: December 16, 1866
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: December 13, 1944
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 3 
Will Sampson
(American Painter, Rodeo Performer, and Actor)
Will Sampson
5
Birthdate: September 27, 1933
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA
Died: June 3, 1987
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 4 
Winslow Homer
(American Illustrator and Landscape Painter)
Winslow Homer
2
Birthdate: February 24, 1836
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 29, 1910
 5 
Will Eisner
(Cartoonist)
Will Eisner
0
Birthdate: March 16, 1917
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: January 3, 2005
 6 
Wayne Thiebaud
(Painter, University teacher, Artist)
Wayne Thiebaud
0
Birthdate: November 15, 1920
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mesa
 7 
Willem de Kooning
(Dutch-Born American Abstract Expressionist Artist)
Willem de Kooning
4
Birthdate: April 24, 1904
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died: March 19, 1997
 8 
William Alexander
(German Painter and Television Host )
William Alexander
4
Birthdate: April 2, 1915
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: East Prussia
Died: January 24, 1997
 9 
W. S. Gilbert
(Dramatist)
W. S. Gilbert
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 18, 1836
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Southampton Street, London, England
Died: May 29, 1911
 10 
William Hogarth
2
Birthdate: November 10, 1697
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 26, 1764
 11 
William Kentridge
(Film director, Artist, Painter)
William Kentridge
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 28, 1955
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Johannesburg
 12 
Walter Sickert
(Painter)
Walter Sickert
0
Birthdate: May 31, 1860
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Munich
Died: January 22, 1942
 13 
William Holman Hunt
(Painter, Artist)
William Holman Hunt
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 2, 1827
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cheapside
Died: September 7, 1910
 14 
Winsor McCay
(Cartoonist, Animator, Screenwriter, Science fiction writer)
Winsor McCay
0
Birthdate: September 26, 1869
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Canada
Died: July 26, 1934
 15 
Wolfgang Beltracchi
(Art forger, Artist, Painter, Sculptor, Writer)
Wolfgang Beltracchi
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 4, 1951
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Höxter
 16 
Wang Yangming
(Chinese Calligrapher, Philosopher, Writer, Politician, and General)
Wang Yangming
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 26, 1472
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Yuyao, Zhejiang Province
Died: January 9, 1529
 17 
We'wha
(Artist)
We'wha
2
Birthdate: 1849 AD
Birthplace: New Mexico, United States
Died: 1896 AD
 18 
Walter Crane
(Painter, Illustrator)
Walter Crane
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 15, 1845
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Liverpool
Died: March 14, 1915
 19 
William Henry Jackson
(Painter, Photographer, Explorer, Artist, Mountaineer)
William Henry Jackson
0
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: April 4, 1843
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Keeseville
Died: June 30, 1942
 20 
Wifredo Lam
(Artist)
Wifredo Lam
1
Birthdate: December 8, 1902
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sagua La Grande, Cuba
Died: September 11, 1982
 21 
William Glackens
(American Painter)
William Glackens
0
Birthdate: March 13, 1870
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: May 22, 1938
 22 
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
(French Academic Painter Best Known for His Works: ‘The Birth of Venus’ and ‘The Bohemian’)
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
2
Birthdate: November 30, 1825
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: La Rochelle, France
Died: August 19, 1905
 23 
Walter De Maria
(Artist)
Walter De Maria
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 1, 1935
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Albany, California, United States
Died: July 25, 2013
 24 
Wanda Gág
(Artist)
Wanda Gág
0
Birthdate: March 11, 1893
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New Ulm, Minnesota, United States
Died: June 27, 1946
 25 
William Orpen
(Irish Artist)
William Orpen
0
Birthdate: November 27, 1878
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stillorgan, County Dublin, Ireland
Died: September 29, 1931
 26 
William Thornton
(British-American Physician, Inventor, Painter and Architect Who Designed the 'United States Capitol')
William Thornton
1
Birthdate: May 20, 1759
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Jost van Dyke, British Virgin Islands, England
Died: March 28, 1828
 27 
Wally Herbert
(Explorer)
Wally Herbert
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 24, 1934
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: York, England
Died: June 12, 2007
 28 
William Turner of Oxford
(Painter who specialised in watercolour landscapes)
William Turner of Oxford
0
Birthdate: November 29, 1789
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Died: August 7, 1862
 29 
William Dyce
(Artist)
William Dyce
0
Birthdate: September 19, 1806
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Scotland
Died: February 14, 1864
 30 
Wols
(Painter, Photographer)
Wols
0
Birthdate: May 27, 1913
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Berlin
Died: September 1, 1951
 31 
Wang Wei
(Poet)
Wang Wei
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 0699 AD
Birthplace: Qixian, Jinzhong, China
Died: 0759 AD
 32 
Wyndham Lewis
(Painter, Writer, Journalist, Editor, Novelist)
Wyndham Lewis
0
Listed In:
Birthdate: November 18, 1882
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Amherst
Died: March 7, 1957
 33 
William Christenberry
(Photographer)
William Christenberry
0
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: November 5, 1936
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Died: November 28, 2016
 34 
William Zorach
(American Sculptor)
William Zorach
0
Birthdate: February 28, 1887
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Jurbarkas, Lithuania
Died: November 15, 1966
 35 
Wang Xizhi
(Calligrapher)
Wang Xizhi
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 0303 AD
Birthplace: Langya Commandery
Died: 0361 AD
 36 
William Edmondson
(Sculptor)
William Edmondson
0
Birthdate: 1874 AD
Birthplace: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Died: February 7, 1951
 37 
Watanabe Kazan
(Japanese Painter, Scholar and Statesman)
Watanabe Kazan
0
Birthdate: October 20, 1793
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tahara, Japan
Died: November 23, 1841
 38 
Wolfgang Paalen
(Painter)
Wolfgang Paalen
0
Birthdate: July 22, 1905
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: September 24, 1959
 39 
Willem Claesz Heda
(Artist)
Willem Claesz Heda
1
Birthdate: December 14, 1594
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Haarlem, Netherlands
Died: 1680 AD
 40 
Władysław T. Benda
(Painter)
Władysław T. Benda
0
Birthdate: January 15, 1873
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Poznań, Poland
Died: November 30, 1948
 41 
William Merritt Chase
(Painter)
William Merritt Chase
0
Birthdate: November 1, 1849
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nineveh
Died: October 25, 1916
 42 
Walter Dorwin Teague
(Industrial Designer)
Walter Dorwin Teague
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 18, 1883
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Pendleton, Indiana, United States
Died: December 5, 1960
 43 
Wu Changshuo
(Chinese Painter, Calligrapher, and Seal Artist)
Wu Changshuo
0
Birthdate: September 12, 1844
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Anji County, Huzhou, China
Died: November 29, 1927
 44 
Will Elder
(Illustrator)
Will Elder
0
Birthdate: September 22, 1921
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York, United States
Died: May 15, 2008
 45 
William Wetmore Story
(Poet)
William Wetmore Story
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 12, 1819
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 7, 1895
 46 
Wäinö Aaltonen
(Finnish Sculptor and Artist)
Wäinö Aaltonen
0
Birthdate: March 8, 1894
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Karinainen
Died: May 30, 1966
 47 
Wu Daoxuan
(Chinese Painter and Muralist)
Wu Daoxuan
0
Birthdate: 0680 AD
Birthplace: Yuzhou, Xuchang, China
Died: 0760 AD
 48 
Wenceslaus Hollar
(Bohemian etcher)
Wenceslaus Hollar
0
Birthdate: July 13, 1607
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died: March 25, 1677
 49 
William Sidney Mount
(Painter)
William Sidney Mount
0
Birthdate: November 26, 1807
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Setauket- East Setauket, New York, United States
Died: November 19, 1868
 50 
Wilhelm Lehmbruck
(Sculptor)
Wilhelm Lehmbruck
1
Birthdate: January 4, 1881
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Duisburg, Germany
Died: March 25, 1919