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- Robert Wagner – actor
- Lindsay Wagner – actress
- Tyler Walker – NASCAR driver
- Burt Ward – actor
- Rick Ware – NASCAR driver
- Earl Warren – Governor of California, Chief Justice of the United States
- Doodles Weaver – comedian
- Jack Webb – actor, television producer
- Michael Welch – actor
- Jeff Weaver – baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Edward Weston – photographer
- Jane Wiedlin – rhythm guitarist of The Go–Go's, actress
- Anson Williams – actor
- Anthony A. Williams – mayor of Washington, D.C.
- Cindy Williams – actress
- Esther Williams – actress, swimmer
- Rita Wilson – actress
- Paul Winfield – actor
- Ilene Woods – actress
- Anna May Wong – actress
- Dorell Wright – NBA Small forward for the Golden State Warriors
- Noah Wyle – actor
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