1
Will Smith
(American Actor and Rapper)
828
193
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)
191
46
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’)
114
41
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)
183
27
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')
70
26
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 31, 1962
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Orlando, Florida, United States
6
Wayne Brady
(Actor)
68
18
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 2, 1972
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Columbus, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
7
Willow Smith
(Singer, Daughter of Actors 'Will Smith' and 'Jada Pinkett Smith')
141
112
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 31, 2000
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
8
will.i.am
(American Rapper, Singer-Songwriter, Founding and Lead Member of the Musical Group ‘Black Eyed Peas’)
56
15
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 15, 1975
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Eastside Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
9
Whoopi Goldberg
(Actress, Comedian and Host; Best Known for Her Role in 'The Color Purple' and 'Ghost')
104
84
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: November 13, 1955
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chelsea, New York, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
10
Willie Mays
(One of the Best All-Around Players in the History of Baseball)
87
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 6, 1931
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Westfield, Alabama, United States
11
Winston Duke
(Actor)
33
9
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 15, 1986
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
12
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
(Politician, Anti-Apartheid Activist)
66
25
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 26, 1936
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bizana, Eastern Cape
Died: April 2, 2018
13
Wyclef Jean
(Haitian Rapper Who is a Member of the New Jersey Hip Hop group 'Fugees')
42
12
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 17, 1969
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
14
Wilma Rudolph
(The First American Woman to Win Three Gold Medals in a Single Olympic Games)
160
19
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)
80
28
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 16, 1990
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Surulere, Lagos
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
16
Wole Soyinka
(Author, Poet, Playwright)
93
10
17
Wanda Sykes
(Comedian and Writer Known for Her TV Series "The New Adventures of Old Christine" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm.")
56
46
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 7, 1964
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
18
William Ruto
(Deputy President of Kenya)
164
54
19
William Jackson Harper
(Actor)
17
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 8, 1980
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
20
Wood Harris
(Actor)
14
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 17, 1969
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
21
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)
22
Wangari Maathai
(The First African Woman to Receive 'Nobel Peace Prize')
60
6
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 1, 1940
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ihithe, Kenya
Died: September 25, 2011
23
Wynton Marsalis
(Trumpeter)
17
5
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 18, 1961
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
24
Warren Moon
(American Footballer)
9
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 18, 1956
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
25
Woody Strode
(One of the First Black American Players in the National Football League in the Postwar Era)
14
3
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)
26
Walt Frazier
(Former basketball player at point guard who helped the Knicks win NBA Championships in 1970 and 1973)
15
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 29, 1945
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
27
W. Kamau Bell
(Comedian)
7
0
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)
28
Wes Montgomery
(Musician)
12
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 6, 1923
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Died: June 15, 1968
29
William Carvalho
(Portuguese Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
18
12
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 7, 1992
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Luanda, Angola
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
30
Whitman Mayo
(Actor)
17
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 15, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: May 22, 2001
31
Willie McCovey
(Baseball player)
23
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 10, 1938
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mobile
Died: October 31, 2018
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
32
Willis Reed
(Basketball Player)
8
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 25, 1942
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bernice, Louisiana
Height: 6'9" (206 cm)
33
W. C. Handy
(Composer)
13
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 16, 1873
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Florence, Alabama, United States
Died: March 28, 1958
34
Wanya Morris
(Singer)
6
4
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 29, 1973
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
35
William DuVall
(Musician)
3
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 6, 1967
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
36
Walter Sisulu
(Former Deputy President of the African National Congress (1991 - 1994))
12
5
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: May 18, 1912
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ngcobo, South Africa
Died: May 5, 2003
37
Willie Stargell
(Baseball player)
8
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 6, 1940
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Earlsboro
Died: April 9, 2001
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
38
Wendy Raquel Robinson
(Actress)
6
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 25, 1967
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
39
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)
40
Waris Dirie
(Model & Women’s Rights Activist Known for Her Efforts to Eliminate Female Genital Mutilation)
4
1
41
Willie Randolph
(Baseball player)
9
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 6, 1954
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Holly Hill, South Carolina, United States
42
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
43
William Grant Still
(Composer who became the first black man to conduct a major orchestra)
5
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 11, 1895
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Woodville, Mississippi, United States
Died: December 3, 1978
44
William Gallas
(Footballer defender)
3
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 17, 1977
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Asnières-sur-Seine, France
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
45
Wilfred Ndidi
(Footballer)
9
8
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 16, 1996
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lagos
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
46
William Perry
(Former American Football Defensive Tackle)
9
8
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 16, 1962
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Aiken, South Carolina, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
47
Willy Boly
(Football player)
3
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 3, 1991
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Melun, France
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
48
Will Blackmon
(American football player)
7
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 27, 1984
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
49
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)
50
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)
