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Walter Benjamin

Walter Benjamin was a German philosopher, cultural critic, and essayist. * He was born in Berlin in 1892 and died in Portbou,…

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Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years, from 1962 to…

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Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley is an American author, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. * He has written a series of best-selling…

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Walter Scott

Walter Scott was a Scottish poet, novelist, historian, and biographer. * He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1771. * He studied…

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Warren Buffett

Warren Edward Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska on August 30, 1930. * He is an American business magnate, investor, and…

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Warren Ellis

Warren Ellis is a British comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known for his work on Transmetropolitan,…

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Warren W. Wiersbe

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Warren Zevon

Warren Zevon was an American singer-songwriter who was known for his dark, humorous, and often cynical lyrics. He was born in…

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Warsan Shire

Warsan Shire is a Somali-British poet and writer. * She was born in Kenya in 1988 and grew up in London. * She is the author of…

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Washington Irving

Washington Irving was born on April 3, 1783, in New York City. * He was the youngest of 11 children. * He studied law but never…

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Wassily Kandinsky

Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter, printmaker, and art theorist. * He is considered a pioneer of abstract art. * He was…

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Wendelin Van Draanen

Wendelin Van Draanen is an American writer of children's and young-adult fiction. * She was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1965. *…

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Wendell Berry

Wendell Berry was born in Henry County, Kentucky in 1934. * He is an American poet, novelist, essayist, environmental activist,…

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Wendell Johnson

Wendell Johnson was born in Roxbury, Kansas, in 1906. * He was a lifelong stutterer and became a speech pathologist to help…

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Wendy Higgins

Wendy Higgins is a USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of young adult fiction. * She was born in Anchorage, Alaska,…

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Wendy Mass

Wendy Mass is a New York Times bestselling author of 29 novels for young people. Her books have been translated into 26 languages…

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Wendy Wasserstein

Wendy Wasserstein was an American playwright. * She was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1950. * She graduated from Mount Holyoke…

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Werner Heisenberg

Werner Heisenberg was a German physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1932 for his work on quantum mechanics. He is best…

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