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Famous First Names Beginning with the Letter - W

This category is for famous people who have first names which begin with the letter W. The names include - Walter - William.

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William Thomas Cosgrave

(1880 - 1965), Irish nationalist politician. In 1922 he became the first president of the Irish Free State.

William Caxton

(c.1422 - 91), English printer and translator. His 'Recuyell of the Historyes of Troy' (printed at Bruges, 1475), was the first book to be printed in English.

William Henry Beveridge

[1st Baron Beveridge], (1879 - 1963), Indian-born English economist. His 'Beveridge Report' became the basis for the welfare state introduced in Britain.

William Somerset Maugham

(1874 - 1965), English novelist and dramatist. His most famous novels are "Of Human Bondage", "The Moon and Sixpence" and "Ashenden".

William Wordsworth

(1770 - 1850), English poet. In 1843 he became poet laureate. His poems include "Tintern Abbey", "The Prelude" and "Intimations of Immortality".