Around the globe, W (W 
, У 
) is a common epicene first name. The first name W is characteristic of the United Kingdom, where it is quite a common epicene name, Indonesia, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Australia. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Indonesia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Likewise, W is the last name as well as the forename.
W is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Sheriff J.W. Pepper , character in Live and Let Die; W. Winter , character in Diamonds Are Forever and General Winston W. Wamsler , character in Raumpatrouille.
| w h wilson Gunsmith (b. 1727) |
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| w dunkarton British artist, GB (b. 1744) |
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walford graham robertson British painter (1866-1948), GB (b. 1866) |
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| w mayer (b. 1840) |
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wystan hugh auden Anglo-American poet, GB (b. 1907) |
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| w a von keisenberg New Zealand's Chief Censor, NZ (b. 1881) |
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| w evans linton GB (b. 1878) |
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| walto tuomioja Finnish journalist and politician, FI (b. 1888) |
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| w horsley gantt American physiologist and psychologist, US (b. 1892) |
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| w d s New Zealand artist, NZ (b. 1900) |
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wilum hopfrog pugmire American horror writer (1951-2019), US (b. 1951) |
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kloot per w Belgian record producer, BE (b. 1955) |
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| william lewis morton Canadian historian (1908-1980), CA (b. 1908) |
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w craig carter American materials scientist, engineer and academic (b. 1961) |
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| william ormond mitchell Canadian writer, CA (b. 1914) |
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