In roughly chronological order, William Wallace (Scottish war leader), William Williams (politician from Connecticut, signee of the Declaration of Independence), William Wordsworth (poet, English)
Walt Whitman (poet, American, wrote Leaves of Grass), Woodrow Wilson (president, WWI), Walter Wink (scholar, activist, theologian), Walter Winchell (radio commentator), William Upski Wimsatt (scholar, activist), Wim Wenders (director, filmmaker, made the movie Piña), Wayne Bertram Williams (convicted murderer), Wil Wheaton (actor, Internet personality).
Fictional "celebrities" include Walter White (from Breaking Bad) and Willy Wonka (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).
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P. W. Botha died on October 31, 2006 at the age of 90.
US: Winslow Homer, Thomas W Dewing France: P Gauguin, P Cézanne, C Monet GB, US: John S Sargent Spain: J Sorolla Austrias: G Klimt etc
George Clooney, actorGeorge Carlin, comedianGlenn Close, actressGlen Campbell, singerGary Cooper, actorGary Collins news/talk show host
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Some famous people in the UK with the initials R W include Richard Wagner, composer and conductor; Ralph Waldo Emerson, essayist and poet; and Robert Walpole, considered the first British Prime Minister.
Andy Warhol (60's artist, famous for Campbell's Soup can, among others)
Yes, the "P and W" referencing the Pratt & Whitney company have not been involved in a famous crash. Pratt & Whitney is a manufacturer of aircraft engines rather than an operator of aircraft.
Whitney Houston, Wayne Gretsky and Wayne Rooney are some of the famous people with initial W.
Brian Turner Bonnie Tyler, singer, Total Eclipse of the Heart Barbara Taylor Bradford, author Bernie Taupin, song writer, many w/ Elton John
No well-known painter had those initials.
George Washington is pretty famous.
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George W. Bush