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- Mark Waid, writer (Hueytown)
- Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia (Huntsville)
- Frank Walker, NFL player- Dallas Cowboys (Tuskegee)
- Margaret Walker, poet, author (Birmingham)
- Ben Wallace, NBA player (White Hall)
- Cornelia Wallace, second wife of George C. Wallace, first Lady of Alabama from 1971 to 1978 (Montgomery)
- Daniel Wallace, writer (Birmingham)
- George C. Wallace, four-term governor and four-time presidential candidate (Clio and Montgomery)
- George Wallace, Jr., former Alabama Public Service Commission member (Montgomery)
- Lurleen Burns Wallace, governor from 1967 to 1968 (Montgomery)
- Gerald Wallace, basketball player (Childersburg)
- Eugene Walter, writer-actor (Mobile)
- DeMarcus Ware, NFL player- Dallas Cowboys (Auburn)
- Mervyn Warren, musician (Huntsville)
- Dinah Washington, singer (Tuscaloosa)
- Ken Watters, jazz trumpeter (Huntsville)
- William Weatherford, a/k/a Red Eagle, Creek Indian leader
- Joe Webb, NFL player- Minnesota Vikings (Birmingham)
- Fred Wesley, musician (Mobile)
- Mario West, NBA player- Atlanta Hawks (Huntsville)
- Joseph Wheeler, Confederate & US general (Hillsboro)
- Chris White, NFL player- Buffalo Bills (Mobile)
- D. J. White, NBA player- Charlotte Bobcats (Tuscaloosa)
- Pat White, NFL player- Miami Dolphins (Daphne)
- Heather Whitestone, 1995 Miss America (Dothan)
- Joe Whitt, Jr., NFL coach- Green Bay Packers (Auburn)
- Barbara Wiedemann, poet and English professor (Montgomery)
- Deontay Wilder, professional boxer
- Billy Williams, baseball player (Mobile)
- Carnell Williams, NFL player- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Attalla)
- Cootie Williams, jazz trumpeter (Mobile)
- Hank Williams, legendary country musician (Georgiana)
- Hank Williams, Jr., country musician (Cullman)
- Holly Williams, country musician (Cullman)
- Paul Williams, soul singer (Birmingham)
- Josh Willingham, MLB left fielder- Oakland A's (Florence)
- James Willis, former NFL linebacker (Huntsville)
- Kathryn Tucker Windham, storyteller and author (Dallas County)
- E. O. Wilson, biologist and writer (Birmingham)
- Wesley Wright, MLB pitcher- Houston Astros (Montgomery)
- Tobias Wolff, author (Birmingham)
- Roy Wood, Jr., stand-up comedian (Birmingham)
- Ray Woodard, "Father of soccer in Alabama" (Pelham)
- Tammy Wynette, country singer (Red Bay)
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