1 William J. Clinton
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: August 19, 1946
Sun Sign: Leo
Nationality: American
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
2 William Shakespeare
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: April 26, 1564
Sun Sign: Taurus
Nationality: British
Died: April 23, 1616
3 Wendy Williams
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: TV Host, Actress, Fashion Designer, Author
Birthdate: July 18, 1964
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: American
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
4 William Baldwin
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: February 23, 1963
Sun Sign: Pisces
Nationality: American
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
5 William Wordsworth
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: April 7, 1770
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: British
Died: April 23, 1850
6 William Blake
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Painter
Birthdate: November 28, 1757
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: British
Died: August 12, 1827
7 Walt Whitman
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Poet & humanist
Birthdate: May 31, 1819
Sun Sign: Gemini
Nationality: American
Died: March 26, 1892
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8 Walter Raleigh
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician, Writer, Explorer, Aristocrat
Birthdate: January 22, 1554
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: British
Died: October 29, 1618
9 Wolf Blitzer
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Journalist
Birthdate: March 22, 1948
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: American
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
10 William S. Burroughs
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Novelist, Short Story Writer
Birthdate: February 5, 1914
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: American
Died: August 2, 1997
11 W B Yeats
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Poet & Dramatist
Birthdate: June 13, 1865
Sun Sign: Gemini
Nationality: Irish
Died: January 28, 1939
12 William Butler Yeats
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: June 13, 1865
Sun Sign: Gemini
Nationality: Irish
Died: January 28, 1939
13 William Faulkner
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Writer, Nobel Laureate
Birthdate: September 25, 1897
Sun Sign: Libra
Nationality: American
Died: July 6, 1962
14 William F. Buckley, Jr.
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: author
Birthdate: November 24, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: American
Died: February 27, 2008
15 Władysław Szpilman
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Pianist, Composer, Musician, Writer, Songwriter
Birthdate: December 5, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: Polish
Died: July 6, 2000
16 W. H. Auden
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: February 21, 1907
Sun Sign: Pisces
Nationality: British
Died: September 29, 1973
17 William McGuire Bryson
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: December 8, 1951
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: American
18 William Morris
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Textile Designer, Poet
Birthdate: March 24, 1834
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: British
Died: October 3, 1896
19 Wyatt Cooper
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Author
Birthdate: September 1, 1927
Sun Sign: Virgo
Nationality: American
Died: January 5, 1978
20 Walter Scott
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Novelist
Birthdate: August 15, 1771
Sun Sign: Leo
Nationality: Scottish
Died: September 21, 1832
21 William Gibson
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Speculative Fiction Writer
Birthdate: March 17, 1948
Sun Sign: Pisces
Nationality: Canadian, American
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
23 W. C. Fields
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 29, 1880
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: American
Died: December 25, 1946
24 Wilfred Owen
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: March 18, 1893
Sun Sign: Pisces
Nationality: British
Died: November 4, 1918
25 William Griffith Wilson
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Birthdate: November 26, 1895
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: American
26 William Kamkwamba
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Famous As: Inventor
Birthdate: August 5, 1987
Sun Sign: Leo
Nationality: Malawian
27 William Golding
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Novelist
Birthdate: September 19, 1911
Sun Sign: Virgo
Nationality: British
Died: June 19, 1993
28 Wole Soyinka
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Author, Poet, Playwright
Birthdate: July 13, 1934
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: Nigerian
29 William O. Douglas
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Famous As: Former Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court
Birthdate: October 16, 1898
Sun Sign: Libra
Nationality: American
Died: January 19, 1980
30 Washington Irving
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Author, Historian, Diplomat
Birthdate: April 3, 1783
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: American
Died: November 28, 1859
31 Willa Cather
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Author
Birthdate: December 7, 1873
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: American
Died: April 24, 1947
32 Wayne Dyer
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Self-Help Author and Motivational Speaker
Birthdate: May 10, 1940
Sun Sign: Taurus
Nationality: American
Died: August 29, 2015
33 Warren Ellis
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Journalist, Writer, Science fiction writer
Birthdate: February 16, 1968
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: British
34 William Goldman
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Novelist
Birthdate: August 12, 1931
Sun Sign: Leo
Nationality: American
Died: November 16, 2018
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
35 William Makepeace Thackeray
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Author & Novelist
Birthdate: July 18, 1811
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: Indian, British
Died: December 24, 1863
36 Willard Scott
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Actor, Television actor, Writer
Birthdate: March 7, 1934
Sun Sign: Pisces
Nationality: American
37 Will Self
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Writer, Journalist, Novelist, Science fiction writer
Birthdate: September 26, 1961
Sun Sign: Libra
Nationality: British
38 Will Durant
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Writer, Historian, Philosopher
Birthdate: November 5, 1885
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: American
Died: November 7, 1981
40 Wilbur A. Smith
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Novelist
Birthdate: January 9, 1933
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: Central African
41 William Lane Craig
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Philosopher, Theologian, University teacher, Writer
Birthdate: August 23, 1949
Sun Sign: Leo
Nationality: American
42 William Godwin
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Journalist
Birthdate: March 3, 1756
Sun Sign: Pisces
Nationality: British
Died: April 7, 1836
43 Walter Mosley
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: American novelist
Birthdate: January 12, 1952
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: American
44 Willow Bay
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Journalist
Birthdate: December 28, 1963
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: American
45 W. Kamau Bell
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Comedian
Birthdate: January 26, 1973
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: American
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
46 William Carlos Williams
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: September 17, 1883
Sun Sign: Virgo
Nationality: American
Died: March 4, 1963
47 Win Butler
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Songwriter, Singer, Composer, Poet, Guitarist
Birthdate: April 14, 1980
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: American
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
48 Walter Lippmann
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: First to introduce the concept of Cold War
Birthdate: September 23, 1889
Sun Sign: Virgo
Nationality: American
Died: December 14, 1974
49 William Steig
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Writer, Sculptor, Illustrator, Children's writer, Screenwriter
Birthdate: November 14, 1907
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: American
Died: October 3, 2003
