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- Robert P. "Bobby" Waddell (born 1948) judge, former state representative from Shreveport
- Von Wafer (born 1985) shooting guard for the Orlando Magic
- Joseph David Waggonner, Jr. (1918–2007) U.S. representative from Louisiana's 4th congressional district
- R.B. Walden (1901–1966) politician
- Madam C.J. Walker (1867–1919) business tycoon
- Joseph Marshall Walker (1786–1856) Governor of Louisiana
- Lillian W. Walker (born 1923) politician
- Lorenz James "Lo" Walker (born 1933) politician and retired United States Air Force officer
- George T. Walker (1913–2011) university president
- Morgan W. Walker, Jr. (1928–2008) businessman
- Morgan W. Walker, Sr. (1893–1983) businessman
- William Stewart Walker (1914–1999) U.S. Army officer and congressional candidate
- Shady R. Wall (1922–1985) politician and banker
- Mike Wallace (born 1986), wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Ray Walston (1914–2001) actor
- Mike Walsworth (born 1956) state senator from Ouachita Parish
- Lula Wardlow (1876–1970) first woman mayor of a Louisiana community, having served in Montgomery in Grant Parish (1926–1930)
- Henry C. Warmoth (1842–1931) Governor of Louisiana during Reconstruction
- Ron Washington (born 1952), manager for the Texas Rangers
- Arthur C. Watson (1909–1984) politician
- Eugene P. Watson (1911–1964) librarian
- Muse Watson (born 1948) actor, Prison Break, NCIS
- Reggie Wayne (born 1978), wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts
- Carl Weathers (born 1948) actor
- Blayne Weaver (born 1976) actor
- Loy F. Weaver (born 1942) retired banker and state legislator
- Corey Webster (born 1982), cornerback for the New York Giants
- Carl Weiss (1906–1935) physician and purported assassin of Huey Pierce Long, Jr.
- Fred Weller (born 1966) actor, In Plain Sight, Missing Persons
- Rebecca Wells (born 20th century) actress, playwright, author
- Vernon Wells (born 1978) center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels
- H.O. West (1900–1981) founder of West Brothers clothing stores
- Shane West (born 1978) actor
- Bodi White (born ca. 1956) politician
- Edward Douglass White (1845–1921) Supreme Court Chief Justice
- Tony Joe White (born 1943) singer-songwriter, musician
- Wally Whitehurst (born 1964) former MLB pitcher
- Lynn Whitfield (born 1953) actress
- Lenar Whitney (born 1959) politician
- Les Whitt (1951–2008) zookeeper in Alexandria
- Leon "Pee Wee" Whittaker (1906–1993) musician
- V.V. Whittington (1893–1974) state senator and banker
- Randy Wiggins (born 1951) state representative and insurance agent
- Jonathan Wilhite (born 1984), cornerback for the Denver Broncos
- Pinkie C. Wilkerson (1948–2000) state representative and attorney
- W. Scott Wilkinson (1895–1985), Shreveport attorney and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1920 to 1924
- Brian "Baby" Williams (born 1969) record executive, record producer, entrepreneur, musician
- Chris Williams (born 1985) offensive guard for the Chicago Bears
- Gerald Williams (born 1966) former Major League Baseball outfielder
- Hank Williams, Jr (born 1949) singer
- Kyle Williams (born 1983) nose tackle for the Buffalo Bills
- Lucinda Williams (born 1963) singer-songwriter, musician
- T. Harry Williams (1909–1979) historian
- Tramon Williams (born 1983), cornerback for the Green Bay Packers
- Earl Williamson (1903–1992) Caddo Parish politician, long-serving police juror in Louisiana, 1933–1972, 1979–1980; mayor of Vivian
- Don W. Williamson (born 1927) politician, businessman
- James Whitfield Williamson (1925–2008) politician, businessman
- Edwin E. Willis (1904–1972) US Representative from 1949 to 1969
- Tom Willmott (born c. 1959) state representative from Jefferson Parish since 2008
- Robert L. Wilkie(born 1962) Assistant Secretary of Defense
- Justin E. Wilson (1914–2001) Cajun raconteur, chef, humorist, politician
- Riley J. Wilson (1871-1946) U.S. representative
- Lorris M. Wimberly (1898–1962) politician
- Fritz Windhorst (born 1935) state senator
- Stephen J. Windhorst (born 1957) judge; state representative
- Diane Winston (born 1948) state representative
- John D. Winters (1917–1998) historian
- Tommy Wiseau (born 1968) screenwriter, director, producer, executive producer, and actor
- Reese Witherspoon (born 1976) actress
- A. Baldwin Wood (1879–1956) inventor, engineer
- Susan Ward (born 1976) actress, model
- Ernest Wooton (born 1941) politician
- Captan Jack Wyly (1917–2006) politician
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