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)
Birthdate: November 28, 1757
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: August 12, 1827
Birthdate: December 16, 1866
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: December 13, 1944
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Will Sampson
(American Painter, Rodeo Performer, and Actor)
Birthdate: September 27, 1933
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA
Died: June 3, 1987
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
Birthdate: February 24, 1836
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 29, 1910
Birthdate: March 16, 1917
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: January 3, 2005
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Wayne Thiebaud
(Painter, University teacher, Artist)
Birthdate: November 15, 1920
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mesa
Birthdate: April 24, 1904
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died: March 19, 1997
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William Alexander
(German Painter and Television Host )
Birthdate: April 2, 1915
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: East Prussia
Died: January 24, 1997
Birthdate: November 18, 1836
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Southampton Street, London, England
Died: May 29, 1911
Birthdate: November 10, 1697
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 26, 1764
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William Kentridge
(Film director, Artist, Painter)
Birthdate: April 28, 1955
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Johannesburg
Birthdate: May 31, 1860
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Munich
Died: January 22, 1942
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William Holman Hunt
(Painter, Artist)
Birthdate: April 2, 1827
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cheapside
Died: September 7, 1910
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Winsor McCay
(Cartoonist, Animator, Screenwriter, Science fiction writer)
Birthdate: September 26, 1869
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Canada
Died: July 26, 1934
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Wolfgang Beltracchi
(Art forger, Artist, Painter, Sculptor, Writer)
Birthdate: February 4, 1951
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Höxter
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Wang Yangming
(Chinese Calligrapher, Philosopher, Writer, Politician, and General)
Birthdate: October 26, 1472
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Yuyao, Zhejiang Province
Died: January 9, 1529
Birthdate: 1849 AD
Birthplace: New Mexico, United States
Died: 1896 AD
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Walter Crane
(Painter, Illustrator)
Birthdate: August 15, 1845
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Liverpool
Died: March 14, 1915
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William Henry Jackson
(Painter, Photographer, Explorer, Artist, Mountaineer)
Birthdate: April 4, 1843
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Keeseville
Died: June 30, 1942
Birthdate: December 8, 1902
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sagua La Grande, Cuba
Died: September 11, 1982
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William Glackens
(American Painter)
Birthdate: March 13, 1870
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: May 22, 1938
Birthdate: November 30, 1825
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: La Rochelle, France
Died: August 19, 1905
Birthdate: October 1, 1935
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Albany, California, United States
Died: July 25, 2013
Birthdate: March 11, 1893
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New Ulm, Minnesota, United States
Died: June 27, 1946
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William Orpen
(Irish Artist)
Birthdate: November 27, 1878
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stillorgan, County Dublin, Ireland
Died: September 29, 1931
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William Thornton
(British-American Physician, Inventor, Painter and Architect Who Designed the 'United States Capitol')
Birthdate: May 20, 1759
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Jost van Dyke, British Virgin Islands, England
Died: March 28, 1828
Birthdate: October 24, 1934
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: York, England
Died: June 12, 2007
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William Turner of Oxford
(Painter who specialised in watercolour landscapes)
Birthdate: November 29, 1789
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Died: August 7, 1862
Birthdate: September 19, 1806
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Scotland
Died: February 14, 1864
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Wols
(Painter, Photographer)
Birthdate: May 27, 1913
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Berlin
Died: September 1, 1951
Birthdate: 0699 AD
Birthplace: Qixian, Jinzhong, China
Died: 0759 AD
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Wyndham Lewis
(Painter, Writer, Journalist, Editor, Novelist)
Birthdate: November 18, 1882
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Amherst
Died: March 7, 1957
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William Christenberry
(Photographer)
Birthdate: November 5, 1936
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Died: November 28, 2016
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William Zorach
(American Sculptor)
Birthdate: February 28, 1887
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Jurbarkas, Lithuania
Died: November 15, 1966
Birthdate: 0303 AD
Birthplace: Langya Commandery
Died: 0361 AD
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William Edmondson
(Sculptor)
Birthdate: 1874 AD
Birthplace: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Died: February 7, 1951
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Watanabe Kazan
(Japanese Painter, Scholar and Statesman)
Birthdate: October 20, 1793
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tahara, Japan
Died: November 23, 1841
Birthdate: July 22, 1905
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: September 24, 1959
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Willem Claesz Heda
(Artist)
Birthdate: December 14, 1594
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Haarlem, Netherlands
Died: 1680 AD
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Władysław T. Benda
(Painter)
Birthdate: January 15, 1873
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Poznań, Poland
Died: November 30, 1948
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William Merritt Chase
(Painter)
Birthdate: November 1, 1849
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nineveh
Died: October 25, 1916
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Walter Dorwin Teague
(Industrial Designer)
Birthdate: December 18, 1883
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Pendleton, Indiana, United States
Died: December 5, 1960
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Wu Changshuo
(Chinese Painter, Calligrapher, and Seal Artist)
Birthdate: September 12, 1844
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Anji County, Huzhou, China
Died: November 29, 1927
Birthdate: September 22, 1921
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York, United States
Died: May 15, 2008
45
William Wetmore Story
(Poet)
Birthdate: February 12, 1819
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 7, 1895
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Wäinö Aaltonen
(Finnish Sculptor and Artist)
Birthdate: March 8, 1894
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Karinainen
Died: May 30, 1966
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Wu Daoxuan
(Chinese Painter and Muralist)
Birthdate: 0680 AD
Birthplace: Yuzhou, Xuchang, China
Died: 0760 AD
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Wenceslaus Hollar
(Bohemian etcher)
Birthdate: July 13, 1607
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died: March 25, 1677
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William Sidney Mount
(Painter)
Birthdate: November 26, 1807
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Setauket- East Setauket, New York, United States
Died: November 19, 1868
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Wilhelm Lehmbruck
(Sculptor)
Birthdate: January 4, 1881
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Duisburg, Germany
Died: March 25, 1919
