| William Waack | jornalista brasileiro | 1952 |
| Gustav Friedrich Waagen | professor académico alemão | 1794–1868 |
| Frans de Waal | | 1948 |
| Abdourahman Waberi | | 1965 |
| Charles Wadsworth | pianista norte-americano | 1929 |
| Walter Waeny | | 1924–2006 |
| Ann Wagner | político americano | 1962 |
| Jane Wagner | | 1935 |
| Richard Wagner | | 1813–1883 |
| Szeto Wah | | 1931–2011 |
| Abdurrahman Wahid | | 1940–2009 |
| Mark Wahlberg | | 1971 |
| Mark Waid | | 1962 |
| Léa Waider | | |
| Louis Wain | | 1860–1939 |
| Adam Wainwright | jogador de beisebol americano | 1981 |
| Rufus Wainwright | | 1973 |
| Morrison Waite | | 1816–1888 |
| Lena Waithe | Atriz americana | 1984 |
| Denis Waitley | | 1933 |
| Tom Waits | | 1949 |
| Josh Waitzkin | | 1976 |
| Simon Wajntraub | | |
| Rick Wakeman | | 1949 |
| Selman Waksman | | 1888–1973 |
| Chris Walas | | 1955 |
| Derek Walcott | | 1930–2017 |
| Joe Walcott | pugilista barbadense | 1873–1935 |
| Theo Walcott | | 1989 |
| George Wald | | 1906–1997 |
| Greg Walden | político americano | 1957 |
| Herwarth Walden | | 1878–1941 |
| Alfred von Waldersee | | 1832–1904 |
| Friedrich von Waldersee | | 1795–1864 |
| Kurt Waldheim | político austríaco | 1918–2007 |
| Ayelet Waldman | | 1964 |
| Mônica Waldvogel | jornalista brasileira | 1956 |
| Jimmy Wales | co-fundador da Wikipédia | 1966 |
| Lech Walesa | político polaco e ativista do… | 1943 |
| Arthur Waley | | 1889–1966 |
| Christopher Walken | | 1943 |
| Alice Walker | | 1944 |
| Mort Walker | | 1923–2018 |
| Murray Walker | | 1923 |
| Paul Walker | | 1973–2013 |
| Rebecca Walker | escritora, feminista e ativis… | 1969 |
| Larry Wall | | 1954 |
| Alfred Russel Wallace | | 1823–1913 |
| Annabelle Wallace | Atriz britânica | 1984 |
| B. Alan Wallace | | 1950 |
| David Foster Wallace | | 1962–2008 |
| Edgar Wallace | | 1875–1932 |
| George Wallace | | 1919–1998 |
| Henry A. Wallace | | 1888–1965 |
| Irving Wallace | | 1916–1990 |
| Mick Wallace | | 1955 |
| Randall Wallace | | 1949 |
| Tommy Lee Wallace | | 1949 |
| William Wallace | | 1270–1305 |
| Edmund Waller | | 1606–1687 |
| Robert James Waller | | 1939–2017 |
| Immanuel Wallerstein | | 1930–2019 |
| John Wallis | | 1616–1703 |
| Horace Walpole | | 1717–1797 |
| Hugh Walpole | | 1884–1941 |
| Robert Walpole | | 1676–1745 |
| Léon Walras | Economista | 1834–1910 |
| Neale Donald Walsch | | 1943 |
| Robert Walser | | 1878–1956 |
| Francis Walsingham | | 1532–1590 |
| Mika Waltari | | 1908–1979 |
| Otto Friedrich Walter | | 1928–1994 |
| William Grey Walter | | 1910–1977 |
| Barbara Walters | | 1929 |
| Minette Walters | | 1949 |
| Sam Walton | | 1918–1992 |
| Kenneth Waltz | | 1924–2013 |
| Michael Walzer | | 1935 |
| Emmanuel Wamala | cardeal ugandês | 1926 |
| James Wan | | 1977 |
| Wanessa | cantora e compositora brasile… | 1982 |
| An Wang | | 1920–1990 |
| Lulu Wang | | 1983 |
| Nanfu Wang | diretora de cinema chinesa | 1985 |
| Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck | Rei do Butão | 1980 |
| Jigme Singye Wangchuck | 4° Rei do Butão | 1955 |
| Eno Teodoro Wanke | poeta e engenheiro brasileiro | 1929–2001 |
| Fetty Wap | | 1991 |
| Nigel Warburton | filósofo britânico | 1962 |
| Patrick Warburton | | 1964 |
| Burt Ward | Ator estadunidense | 1945 |
| Jesmyn Ward | | 1977 |
| John Clive Ward | | 1924–2000 |
| Keith Ward | | 1938 |
| M. Ward | | 1973 |
| Pendleton Ward | animador | 1982 |
| William Arthur Ward | | 1921–1994 |
| William George Ward | | 1812–1882 |
| Eugene F. Ware | | |
| B. B. Warfield | | 1851–1921 |
