Betsy Wade
(1929-2020) Editor, author. Betsy Wade was born in and died in Manhattan, New York.
Letter: W
Jerry Jeff Walker
(1942-2020) Songwriter, author. Jerry Jeff Walker was born in Oneonta, New York, and died in Austin, Texas.
Dr. William B. Willcox
(1907-1985) Historian. William B. Willcox was born in Ithaca, New York, and died in North Haven, Connecticut.
David K. Wyatt
(1937-2006) Historian, author. David K. Wyatt was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and died in Ithaca, New York. He was an authority on Thailand.
Frank Wilkeson
(1848-1913) Journalist, author. Frank Wilkeson was born in Buffalo, New York, and died in Chelan, Washington.
Jane Meade Welch
(1854-1931) Journalist, historian. Jane Meade Welch was born in Buffalo, New York.
Charles Richard Webb
(1939-2020) Author. Charles Webb was born in San Francisco, California, and died in East Sussex, England.
Gerald M. Williams
(1935-2020) Poet, essayist, editor. Gerald Williams was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
June Willenz
(1924-2020) Author. June Willenz was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Bethesda, Maryland.
Blanche Shoemaker Wagstaff
(1888-1959) Poet. Blanche Shoemaker Wagstaff was born in Manhattan.