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Photograph of a seated white-haired man in a white T-shirt

Edmund White

American poet, journalist, and essayist Walt Whitman.

Walt Whitman

(1819 - 1892)

Isabella Whitney

(c. 1540 - c. 1580)

Jon Wiener

Photograph of British cleric Samuel Wilberforce.

Samuel Wilberforce

(1805 - 1873)

Sepia colored photo of Oscar Wilde sitting on a rock with a book in his hand

Oscar Wilde

(1854 - 1900)

Forrest Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder

(1867 - 1957)

Author, editor, and teacher Brook Wilensky-Lanford.

Brook Wilensky-Lanford

Wilhelm II

(1859 - 1941)

Frances Willard

(1839 - 1898)

William of Newburgh

(1136 - c. 1198)

Tennessee Williams

(1911 - 1983)

John Williams

(1922 - 1994)

American poet William Carlos Williams.

William Carlos Williams

(1883 - 1963)

Portrait of English wit and poet John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester with monkey.

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

(1647 - 1680)

American critic Edmund Wilson.

Edmund Wilson

(1895 - 1972)

Woodrow Wilson

(1856 - 1924)

Cintra Wilson

Charlotte Wilson

(1854 - 1944)

John Lyde Wilson

(1784 - 1849)

Photograph of American biologist Edward O. Wilson.

Edward O. Wilson

Photograph of British writer and journalist Simon Winchester.

Simon Winchester

Johann Winckelmann

(1717 - 1768)