| William Allen White | | 1868–1944 |
| John Whiteaker | | 1820–1902 |
| George Whitefield | | 1714–1770 |
| Jack Whitehall | | 1988 |
| Alfred Whitehead | | |
| Alfred North Whitehead | | 1861–1947 |
| Colson Whitehead | | 1969 |
| Edward Whitehead | | 1908–1978 |
| Katharine Whitehorn | | 1928 |
| Mary Whitehouse | | 1910–2001 |
| Rachel Whiteread | | 1963 |
| Gough Whitlam | | 1916–2014 |
| Charles Otis Whitman | | 1842–1910 |
| Meg Whitman | | 1956 |
| Sarah Helen Whitman | | 1803–1878 |
| Walt Whitman | | 1819–1892 |
| David Whitmer | | 1805–1888 |
| Phyllis A. Whitney | Autora de romances de mistério | 1903–2008 |
| John G. Whittier | | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier | | 1807–1892 |
| Benjamin Whorf | | 1897–1941 |
| Jack Whyte | | 1940 |
| Ranil Wickremesinghe | | 1949 |
| Daniel Widlöcher | | 1929 |
| Annette Widmann-Mauz | política alemã | 1966 |
| Marcia Wieder | | |
| Macrina Wiederkehr | | |
| Denis Wiehe | | 1940 |
| Christoph Martin Wieland | professor académico alemão | 1733–1813 |
| Norbert Wiener | | 1894–1964 |
| Letícia Wierzchowski | | 1972 |
| Eric Wieschaus | | 1947 |
| Elie Wiesel | | 1928–2016 |
| Simon Wiesenthal | | 1908–2005 |
| Smith Wigglesworth | | 1859–1947 |
| Eugene Paul Wigner | | 1902–1995 |
| Dingiri Banda Wijetunga | político cingalês, 3° Preside… | 1916–2008 |
| Ken Wilber | | 1949 |
| Samuel Wilberforce | | 1805–1873 |
| William Wilberforce | | 1759–1833 |
| Dave Wilbur | | |
| Ulrich Wilcken | professor académico alemão | 1862–1944 |
| Ella Wheeler Wilcox | | 1850–1919 |
| Frederick Wilcox | | |
| Lisa Wilcox | | 1964 |
| Frank Wilczek | Físico ganhador do prêmio Nob… | 1951 |
| Frand de Wilde | | |
| Kim Wilde | cantora pop britânica | 1960 |
| Larry Wilde | | 1928 |
| Oscar Wilde | Escritor, poeta e dramaturgo … | 1854–1900 |
| Billy Wilder | | 1906–2002 |
| Deontay Wilder | pugilista norte-americano | 1985 |
| Gene Wilder | | 1933–2016 |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder | | 1867–1957 |
| Thornton Wilder | | 1897–1975 |
| Geert Wilders | | 1963 |
| Andrew Wiles | | 1953 |
| Marcellus Wiley | | 1974 |
| Richard Wilhelm | professor académico alemão | 1873–1930 |
| José Wilker | ator brasileiro | 1944–2014 |
| Isabel Wilkerson | jornalista norte-americana | 1961 |
| John Wilkes | | 1725–1797 |
| Maurice Vincent Wilkes | | 1913–2010 |
| Robert Wilkie | advogado norte-americano | 1962 |
| Bud Wilkinson | jogador de futebol americano … | 1916–1994 |
| James H. Wilkinson | | 1919–1986 |
| Jemima Wilkinson | | 1752–1819 |
| Eileen Wilks | | 1952 |
| George Will | jornalista norte-americano | 1941 |
| Dallas Willard | | 1935–2013 |
| Frances Willard | | 1839–1898 |
| Fred Willard | | 1939 |
| Nancy Willard | | 1936–2017 |
| Mo Willems | | 1968 |
| Jerold Douglas William | | |
| Príncipe William | | |
| Bern Williams | | |
| Bernard Williams | | 1929–2003 |
| Bert Williams | | 1874–1922 |
| Carey Williams | | |
| Charles Williams | | 1886–1945 |
| Esther Williams | | 1921–2013 |
| Hank Williams | Cantor e compositor norte-ame… | 1923–1953 |
| Hayley Williams | | 1988 |
| Henry Herbert Williams | | |
| John Williams | | 1932 |
| Katt Williams | | 1973 |
| Paul Williams | | 1940 |
| Pharrell Williams | Cantor, compositor, rapper, p… | 1973 |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams | | 1872–1958 |
| Raymond Williams | sociólogo | 1921–1988 |
| Ricky Williams | jogador de beisebol americano | 1977 |
| Robbie Williams | | 1974 |
| Robin Williams | Ator e comediante estaduniden… | 1951–2014 |
| Rodney Williams | | 1947 |
| Roger Williams | | 1603–1684 |
| Rowan Douglas Williams | | 1950 |
| Saul Williams | | 1972 |
| Serena Williams | tenista americana | 1981 |
| Sonny Bill Williams | | 1985 |
