List of People From Virginia - W

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• Bobby Wadkins – professional golfer
• Lanny Wadkins – professional golfer
• Amina Wadud – controversial female Islamic VCU professor who led over 100 Muslims in prayer in New York on March 18, 2005
• Billy Wagner (born 1971) – retired MLB pitcher, played primarily for the Houston Astros and New York Mets
• Richard Wagoner – President of General Motors
• Maggie L. Walker – first woman to found a bank in the United States
• Travis Wall (born 1971) – reality TV star from So You Think You Can Dance: Season 2
• Ben Wallace – NBA basketball player
• Randall Wallace – writer, director, Braveheart, Pearl Harbor, We Were Soldiers
• Dylan Walsh § – actor, Nip/Tuck, Brooklyn South, Gabriel's Fire
• Booker T. Washington (1856–1915) – educator, activist, founder of Tuskegee Institute
• George Washington (1732–1799) – 1st President of the United States, commander-in-chief of Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War
• Kelley Washington (born 1979) – wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens
• Benjamin Watson (born 1980) – tight end for the Cleveland Browns
• Haley Webb – actress
• Paul Wellstone § (1944–2002) – member of the United States Senate from Minnesota
• Suzanne Whang – TV host, actress, House Hunters, Las Vegas
• Jason White – NASCAR driver
• Tom Wiggin § (born 1955) – actor, Kirk Anderson on As the World Turns and Joe Foster on Texas
• L. Douglas Wilder (born 1931) – first elected African American governor of a U.S. state (Governor of Virginia, 1990–1994) and former Richmond City Mayor
• Jenny Wiley § (1760–1831) – pioneer, Native American captive
• Keller Williams (born 1970) – musician
• Kiely Williams – member of 3LW and The Cheetah Girls, actress "The House Bunny"
• Monty Williams – former NBA player and current head coach for the New Orleans Hornets
• Pharrell Williams (born 1973) – musician and music producer, one-half of The Neptunes
• Reggie Williams (born 1986) – player for the Charlotte Bobcats
• Steven Williams § (born 1949) – actor, 21 Jump Street, L.A. Heat, Linc's
• Carl Willis (born 1960) – pitching coach for the Seattle Mariners
• Curtis Wilkerson (born 1961) – MLB Player who played for the Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals.
• Casey Wilson (born 1980) – actress, comedienne, Happy Endings, Saturday Night Live
• David Wilson (born 1991) – running back for the New York Giants
• Patrick Wilson (born 1973) – actor, Nite Owl II in Watchmen
• Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924) – 28th President of the United States
• Stan Winston – film special effects designer
• Tom Wolfe (born 1931) – journalist and novelist and father of the "New Journalism"
• Carter G. Woodson (1875–1950) – African-American historian, author, founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History
• Damien Woody (born 1977) – retired offensive lineman for the New York Jets
• David Wright (born 1982) – MLB 3rd baseman, currently playing for the New York Mets
• George Wythe (1726–1806) Hampton; first professor of law in an American college, the College of William and Mary