Kariamu Welsh
(1949-2021) Dancer, choreographer, author. Kariamu Welsh was born in Thomasville, North Carolina, and died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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Sylvia Weinstock
(1930-2021) Author. Sylvia Weinstock was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Arnold R. Weber
(1929-2020) Author. Arnold R. Weber was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Evanston, Illinois. He was president of Northwestern University from 1984 to 1994.
Steven Weinberg
(1933-2021) Physicist, author. Steven Weinberg was born in New York City and died in Austin, Texas.
David Wisnia
(1926-2021) Author. David Wisnia was born in Sochaczew, Poland. Soon after arriving in the United States, he worked at a market in the Bronx, New York.
Ed Ward
(1948-2021) Critic, historian. Ed Ward was born in Port Chester, New York, and died in Austin, Texas. He wrote the book, “The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 1: 1920-1963.”
Helen Weaver
(1931-2021) Author. Helen Weaver was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and died in Woodstock, New York.
Douglas Turner Ward
(1930-2021) Playwright, actor. Douglas Turner Ward was born in Burnside, Louisiana, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Andrew White
(1942-2020) Scholar, author. Andrew White was born in Washington, District of Columbia, and died in Silver Spring, Maryland.
James D. Wolfensohn
(1933-2020) Banker, memoirist, author. James D. Wolfensohn died in Manhattan, New York.