1
Will Smith
(American Actor and Rapper)
895
219
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 25, 1968
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
2
Wilt Chamberlain
(One of the Greatest Basketball Players Who Played as a Center)
214
52
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 21, 1936
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 12, 1999
Height: 7'1" (216 cm)
3
Wiz Khalifa
(Singer-Rapper Known for His Songs ‘Black and Yellow’, ‘See You Again’ and ‘Say Yeah’)
142
46
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 8, 1987
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Minot, North Dakota, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
4
W. E. B. Du Bois
(Civil Rights Activists)
190
29
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: February 23, 1868
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States
Died: August 27, 1963
5
Wesley Snipes
(Known for His Action Roles in Films 'Blade' and 'Passenger 57')
81
32
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 31, 1962
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Orlando, Florida, United States
6
Wayne Brady
(Actor)
87
18
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 2, 1972
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Columbus, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
7
will.i.am
(American Rapper, Singer-Songwriter, Founding and Lead Member of the Musical Group ‘Black Eyed Peas’)
60
17
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 15, 1975
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Eastside Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
8
Willie Mays
(One of the Best All-Around Players in the History of Baseball)
102
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 6, 1931
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Westfield, Alabama, United States
9
Willow Smith
(Singer, Daughter of Actors 'Will Smith' and 'Jada Pinkett Smith')
148
126
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 31, 2000
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
10
Whoopi Goldberg
(Actress, Comedian and Host; Best Known for Her Role in 'The Color Purple' and 'Ghost')
110
92
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: November 13, 1955
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chelsea, New York, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
11
Winston Duke
(Actor)
40
10
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 15, 1986
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
12
Wyclef Jean
(Haitian Rapper Who is a Member of the New Jersey Hip Hop group 'Fugees')
47
13
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 17, 1969
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
13
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
(Politician, Anti-Apartheid Activist)
69
27
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 26, 1936
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bizana, Eastern Cape
Died: April 2, 2018
14
Wilma Rudolph
(The First American Woman to Win Three Gold Medals in a Single Olympic Games)
168
20
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 23, 1940
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Clarksville, Tennessee, United States
Died: November 12, 1994
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
15
Wizkid
(Singer-songwriter)
89
34
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 16, 1990
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Surulere, Lagos
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
16
Wole Soyinka
(Author, Poet, Playwright)
94
13
17
William Ruto
(Deputy President of Kenya)
166
55
18
William Jackson Harper
(Actor)
20
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 8, 1980
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
19
Wood Harris
(Actor)
17
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 17, 1969
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
20
Warren Sapp
(American Football Player)
19
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 19, 1972
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Orlando, Florida, USA
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
21
Wangari Maathai
(The First African Woman to Receive 'Nobel Peace Prize')
67
8
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 1, 1940
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ihithe, Kenya
Died: September 25, 2011
22
Wanda Sykes
(Comedian and Writer Known for Her TV Series "The New Adventures of Old Christine" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm.")
63
58
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 7, 1964
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
23
Wynton Marsalis
(Trumpeter)
19
5
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 18, 1961
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
24
Walt Frazier
(Former basketball player at point guard who helped the Knicks win NBA Championships in 1970 and 1973)
22
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 29, 1945
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
25
Warren Moon
(American Footballer)
11
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 18, 1956
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
26
Woody Strode
(One of the First Black American Players in the National Football League in the Postwar Era)
16
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 25, 1914
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: December 31, 1994
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
27
William Carvalho
(Portuguese Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
25
14
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 7, 1992
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Luanda, Angola
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
28
William Perry
(Former American Football Defensive Tackle)
14
10
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 16, 1962
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Aiken, South Carolina, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
29
W. Kamau Bell
(Comedian)
7
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 26, 1973
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Palo Alto, California, United States U.S.
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
30
Willis Reed
(Basketball Player)
12
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 25, 1942
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bernice, Louisiana
Height: 6'9" (206 cm)
31
Wes Montgomery
(Musician)
12
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 6, 1923
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Died: June 15, 1968
32
Whitman Mayo
(Actor)
19
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 15, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: May 22, 2001
33
Willie McCovey
(Baseball player)
23
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 10, 1938
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mobile
Died: October 31, 2018
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
34
W. C. Handy
(Composer)
14
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 16, 1873
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Florence, Alabama, United States
Died: March 28, 1958
35
William DuVall
(Musician)
4
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 6, 1967
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
36
Wendy Raquel Robinson
(Actress)
8
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 25, 1967
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
37
Willie Cauley-Stein
(Basketball player)
8
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 18, 1993
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Spearville, Kansas, United States
Height: 7'0" (213 cm)
38
Willie Stargell
(Baseball player)
10
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 6, 1940
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Earlsboro
Died: April 9, 2001
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
39
Walter Sisulu
(Former Deputy President of the African National Congress (1991 - 1994))
15
7
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: May 18, 1912
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ngcobo, South Africa
Died: May 5, 2003
40
Wesley Matthews
(Basketball player)
5
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 14, 1986
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San Antonio San Antonio, Texas
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
41
Willie Randolph
(Baseball player)
14
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 6, 1954
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Holly Hill, South Carolina, United States
42
Wanya Morris
(Singer)
6
5
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 29, 1973
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
43
Waris Dirie
(Model & Women’s Rights Activist Known for Her Efforts to Eliminate Female Genital Mutilation)
4
1
44
Wilfried Zaha
(Ivorian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Left Winger or a Forward)
10
9
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 10, 1992
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
45
William Tubman
(19th President of Liberia (1944 - 1971))
11
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 29, 1895
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Harper, Liberia
Died: July 23, 1971
46
Will Blackmon
(American football player)
8
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 27, 1984
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
47
Will Shields
(American football player)
7
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 15, 1971
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fort Riley, Kansas, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
48
Willie Parker
(American football player)
6
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 11, 1980
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Clinton, North Carolina, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
49
William Grant Still
(Composer who became the first black man to conduct a major orchestra)
7
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 11, 1895
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Woodville, Mississippi, United States
Died: December 3, 1978
50
Wendy Osefo
(Cast member of The Real Housewives of Potomac)
3
1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: May 21, 1984
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nigeria
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
