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Willy Hess (composer) Willy Hess (1906-1997) was a Swiss musicologist, composer, and famous Beethoven scholar. He achieved fame after compiling and publishing a catalogue of works of Beethoven that were not listed in the "complete" edition.
Willy Cheruiyot William ("Willy") Cheruiyot (born August 2, 1974) is a long-distance runner from Kenya, who won the Eindhoven Marathon for a record four times: 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004. He ran his personal best (2:08:48) in 2002 in Vienna, Austria.
Willy Lages Willy Paul Franz Lages (October 5 1901 - February 2 1971) was the German chief of the Sicherheitsdienst in Amsterdam during the Second World War. From March 1941 he led the so-called Zentralstelle fĂĽr jĂĽdische Auswanderung (Central Bureau for the Jewish Emigration).
Willy Lindström Willy Lindström (Born May 5, 1951 in Grums, Sweden) was a Swedish ice hockey player for the Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. In Sweden he played for Västra Frölunda HC and Brynäs IF.
Willy Logie Willy Logie is a retired Belgian professional darts player who competed in the 1980s. He competed in the 1985 BDO World Darts Championship and succeeded in reaching the second round but was defeated by Eric Bristow.
Willy Mathis William Mathis is an African American actor who works mainly on the East Coast of the United States. He has appeared in many films and television programs, including the 1989 Denzel Washington Civil War film Glory and independent filmmaker Eric Bruno Borgman's current comedy The Man in the Movie.
Willy Meyer Pleite Willy Meyer Pleite (born August 19, 1952 in Madrid) is a Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Izquierda Unida (United Left). He is a member of the bureau of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries, Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Petitions.
Willy Porter Willy Porter is a contemporary American folk musician from Wisconsin. His career as a published singer began in 1990 with his album, The Trees Have Soul, although his popularity began in 1994 with his album Dog-Eared Dream, which had the successful single Angry Words, and led to his touring as an opening act for artists including Tori Amos and The Cranberries.
Willy Rey Willy Rey (born Wilhelmina Rietveld on 29 August 1949 in Rotterdam, Holland, died 13 August 1973 in Vancouver, British Columbia) was a Dutch-Canadian model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1971 issue.
Willy Sagnol William "Willy" Sagnol (born March 18, 1977 in Saint-Étienne, France) is a French international footballer currently playing for Bayern Munich in Germany's Bundesliga. He was part of the French squad at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004 and 2006 World Cup.
Willy Schärer Wilhelm "Willy" Schärer (September 20, 1903 - November 20, 1982) was a Swiss middle distance runner who won a silver medal over 1500 m at the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924. The race was won by Paavo Nurmi.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is an influential 1971 motion picture based on the 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by British author Roald Dahl. It was directed by Mel Stuart and starred Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka and Peter Ostrum as Charlie Bucket.
Willys Willys (correctly pronounced "WILL-iss", but "Will-eez" is more common), was the brand name used by the United States automobile company, Willys-Overland Motors, best known for its production of military and civilian Jeeps, during the twentieth century.
Willys-Overland-Knight Registry The Willys-Overland-Knight Registry is a non-profit organization that supports members who restore or have an interest in vehicles manufactured by the Willys-Overland Company of Toledo, Ohio from 1903 to 1942. The Registry also supports members who own or have an interest in sleeve-valve vehicles, whether or not the vehicle was made by Willys.
Willyum Willyum (born Will Putney) is a house DJ from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area, and one of the members of the monthly Philadelphia Experiment gigs at Silk City. He has long been an important part of the Philadelphia electric scene, and he now works with both 611 Records and Worship Recordings.
Wilm Hosenfeld Wilm Hosenfeld (May 2 1895 in Rhoendorf Mackenzell, Germany–August 13 1952 near Stalingrad), a teacher by trade, was a German Catholic regular-army officer (Captain), and a member of the Nazi party, who saved the Polish pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman from death in the ruins of Warsaw. Hosenfeld and several fellow officers who felt sympathy for the people of occupied Poland, Jews included, had grown ashamed of what some of their countrymen were doing.
Wilma Building The Wilma Building of Missoula, Montana was constructed in 1921 and originally called the Smead-Simons Building. This eight-story building commonly called the "Showplace of Montana," was constructed by William "Billy" Simons, an early western entrepeneur, who produced wild west shows and built theatres in Oregon, Idaho and Alaska during the Gold Rush.
Wilma Burgess Wilma Burgess (born Wilma Charlene Burgess June 11, 1939 - August 26, 2003) was an American Country Music singer, who racked up a couple of hits during the mid 1960s. Her signature tune is the song, "Misty Blue", originally for Ella Fitzgerald.
Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel was born in 1918 and currently (2006) resides in California's Central Valley, a region about which she has written countless poems. Wilma was one of thousands who emigrated from Oklahoma to California during the Dust Bowl years of the mid-1930's.
Wilma Flintstone Wilma Flintstone (born Wilma Slaghoople), one other episode has her (born Wilma Pebble), is a fictional character in the popular television animated series The Flintstones, is the red-headed wife of caveman Fred Flintstone and mother of Pebbles Flintstone. Her best friends were her next door neighbors, Betty and Barney Rubble.
Wilma Landkroon Wilma Landkroon, born April 28, 1957, in Enschede, Netherlands, is a Dutch pop singer. 11 years old, her first top chart success in the Netherlands and Germany was in 1968 the song “Heintje, baue ein Schloss für mich” (Heintje, build a castle for me).
Wilma Montesi Wilma Montesi (1932 - 9 April 1953) was an Italian fashion model. The finding of her lifeless body on a public beach near Ostia, led to prolonged investigations involving sensational allegations of drug and sex orgies in Roman society.
Wilma van Hofwegen Willemina ("Wilma") Cornelia Adriana van Hofwegen-Van Rijn (born July 17, 1971 in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland) is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Wilma van Velsen Margot Wilhelmina ("Wilma") Teunisje van Velsen (born April 22, 1964 in Tiel, Gelderland) is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union.
Wilmar, California Wilmar was the former name of a then-unincorporated district of the San Gabriel Valley, about eight miles east of the center of Los Angeles. Wilmar was combined with the unincorporated communities of Garvey (to the east of Wilmar) and Potrero Heights (to the south of Wilmar) to become the unincorporated community of South San Gabriel in the early 1950s.
WilmaScope The WilmaScope 3D Graph Visualisation System is a Java 3D application that creates real-time 3D animations of dynamic graph (network) structures. It comes with a number of layout algorithm plugins, and supports the creation of plugins for new layout algorithms.
Wilmer & the Dukes Wilmer and the Dukes (originally Wilmer Alexander Junior and the Dukes) were an American R&B band in upstate New York in the 1960s. Though they produced only one single and one album, they performed regularly, and had a dedicated following.
Wilmer Cabrera Wilmer Cabrera (born September 15, 1967 in Barranquilla) is a retired football defender who was capped 48 times and scored 3 international goals for Colombia between 1989 and 1993. Cabrera played three matches at the 1998 World Cup, and was an unused substitute for the 1990 World Cup.
Wilmer Carter Wilmer "Amina" Carter has been a California State Assemblywoman since December of 2006. She represents the 62nd district which consists of the cities and communities of San Bernardino, Fontana, Rialto, Colton, Bloomington and Muscoy
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP, which also goes by the shorter market name WilmerHale, is a leading American law firm with major offices in Washington, Boston and New York and smaller offices in Palo Alto, Baltimore, London, Oxford, Brussels, Beijing, Berlin, Munich, Northern Virginia and Waltham, Massachusetts. It was created in 2004 through the merger of the Boston-based firm Hale and Dorr and the Washington-based firm Wilmer Cutler & Pickering, and employs more than 1,000 attorneys worldwide.
Wilmer Stultz Wilmer Stultz was born in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania. He was a pioneering pilot whose contribution to history was being the pilot on June 18, 1928 when Amelia Earhart became the first woman passenger to cross the Atlantic.
Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District (WHISD) was a school district in Texas serving the cities of Wilmer and Hutchins, a large portion of southern Dallas (the administration building was located in Dallas), and a small portion of Lancaster. Some unincorporated areas with Ferris addresses were served by WHISD.
Wilmette (Metra) Wilmette is the name of a commuter railroad station in Wilmette, Illinois, USA that is served by Metra's Union Pacific/North Line. Trains go south to Ogilvie Transportation Center and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Wilmette Junior High School Wilmette Junior High School, called WJHS in casual speech, is a school comprising of seventh and eighth grade students for the Wilmette, Illinois public school district 39. It is located directly west of Highcrest Middle School, which houses the district's fifth and sixth grade students.
Wilmington and Western Railway The Wilmington and Western Railroad was founded in 1867 to operate from the Port of Wilmington up the Red Clay Creek. Freight and passenger service started in 1872 but by 1877 the railroad went bankrupt and was reorganized as the Delaware Western Railroad which was then purchased by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the 1880s.
Wilmington Friends School Wilmington Friends School is a K-12 Quaker school founded in 1748 in Wilmington, Delaware. It was established in the meeting house of the Wilmington Society of Friends on land donated by William and Elizabeth Shipley, who immigrated from Canada in 1742.
Wilmington Hammerheads Wilmington Hammerheads are an American soccer team, founded in 1996. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Second Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and play their home games at Legion Stadium in the city of Wilmington, North Carolina.
Wilmington Hundred Wilmington Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or purpose except as a geographical point of reference.
Wilmington Christian School Wilmington Christian School (WCS) is a private, non-denominational Christian college preparatory school. Founded in 1946 in the city of Wilmington, Delaware, it has since consolidated its elementary and secondary schools to a 15-acre campus in the suburban Hockessin area and enrolls approximately 500 students in Kindergarten through 12th grade.
Wilmington Insurrection of 1898 The Wilmington Insurrection of 1898, formerly known as The Wilmington Race Riot of 1898, occurred in Wilmington, North Carolina and is considered a turning point in North Carolina politics following Reconstruction. Although it was called a riot, it is seen by many historians as an armed insurrection or coup d'etat.
Wilmington Station (Delaware) Wilmington Train Station is a passenger rail station in Wilmington, Delaware, formerly known as Pennsylvania Station. The station is located on Front Street between French and Walnut Streets in downtown Wilmington.
Wilmington-Ucolta Road Wilmington-Ucolta Road is a major road connecting Port Augusta to Peterborough and beyond to Broken Hill, in South Australia. It forms as a connecter road between the Princes Highway and the Barrier Highway through the Flinders Ranges, and forms the most direct path between Port Augusta in South Australia (and following destinations like Alice Springs, Darwin, Kalgoorlie, and Perth) and Dubbo (and following destinations like Moree, Tamworth, Orange, and Newcastle), and hence provides the most direct link between Port Augusta and Sydney.
Wilmington, North Carolina, in the Civil War Wilmington, North Carolina, was a major Atlantic Ocean port city for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. A vital lifeline for the fledgling Confederacy to trading partners in Europe, Wilmington was one of the last ports to fall to the Union Army.
Wilmot Brookings Wilmot Wood Brookings was an American pioneer, frontier judge, and early South Dakota politician. He was the first provisional governor of Dakota Territory, and both the city of Brookings and county of Brookings South Dakota are named for him.
Wilmot Proviso The Wilmot Proviso, was first suggested on August 8, 1846 in the House of Representatives and attached to many bills in the United States Congress, to outlaw slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico by the United States as a result of the recently begun Mexican-American War. The proviso, which was never passed, was named for Congressman David Wilmot, a Democrat from Pennsylvania.
Wilmslow Hockey Club One of the very early member clubs of the Cheshire County Hockey Association, Wilmslow Men's Hockey Club was founded in 1896/97. Little is known of its early history but a team photo dating to 1899 is believed to have been taken on the Rectory Field.
Wilmslow Road, Manchester Wilmslow Road is a major thoroughfare in South Manchester running from Parrs Wood to Manchester City Centre. Its name changes to Oxford Road at Whitworth Park, north of Rusholme and as it passes the University of Manchester, and changes again, to Oxford Street, when it reaches the city centre.
Wilmy Caceres Wilmy Antonio Caceres (born October 2, 1973 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a former Cincinnati Reds, Anaheim Angels and Tampa Bay Devil Rays infield prospect who last played pro ball in 2003. He was signed by the Reds in 1996.
Wilna Administrative Area Wilna Administrative Area () was a unit of administrative division of German-controlled territory of the Ober-Ost during the World War I. It bordered the so-called Southern Lithuania area to the south and Kaunas government precinct to the north.
Wilno Uprising Operation Ostra Brama was the armed struggle started by the Polish Home Army against the Nazi German occupiers of Wilno (modern Vilnius), during World War II. It started on July 7 1944, as part of a Polish national uprising, codenamed Operation Tempest, and lasted until July 14.
Wilno Uprising (1794) The Wilno Uprising of 1794 began on April 22, 1794 during which Polish forces led by Jakub Jasiński fought with Russian forces occupying the city. The Russians were expelled from Wilno, and thanks to Jaziński's skill, no casualties were sustained during the bloodless uprising.
Wilrijk Wilrijk (old spelling: Wilrijck) is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Wilrijk had been a separate municipality before January 1, 1983; the enlarged municipality of Antwerp was decentralized in 2000 and Wilrijk became one the city's nine districts.
Wilshire 4500 The Dow Jones Wilshire 4500 was created in 1983 by removing the 500 stocks in the S&P 500 from the Dow Jones Wilshire 5000. Many managers of small-cap and mid-cap funds use the Dow Jones Wilshire 4500 as a performance benchmark.
Wilshire 5000 The Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Total Stock Market Index, also known as the Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Composite Index or simply the Wilshire 5000 is a broad base stock market index often used to represent the entire United States stock market. It measures the performance of all public companies based in the United States with "readily available price data"; that is, the value of common stock, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and limited partnerships of companies whose primary stock market listing is on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, or American Stock Exchange.
Wilson Derived from William, an old Germanic name. It became popular in England in the 1000s and 1100s, probably because people were naming their offspring Wilson - which was closely related to William the Conqueror.
Wilson (crater) Wilson is a lunar crater that lies in the southern part of the Moon's near side, to the southwest of the large Clavius walled plain. It is nearly attached to the southeastern rim of the slightly larger Kircher crater.
Wilson Alvarez Wilson Eduardo Alvarez Fuenmayor (born March 24, 1970 in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played in 13 seasons for the Texas Rangers (1989), Chicago White Sox (1991–1997), San Francisco Giants (1997), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2002) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2003–2005).
Wilson Avenue (Toronto) Wilson Avenue is an east-west street in Toronto. The westward extension of York Mills Road (itself a westward extension of Ellesmere Road), it stretches from Yonge Street and ends before reaching Weston Road (Wilson is a small side street as Wilson becomes Walsh Avenue before changing into Albion Road west of Weston Road).
Wilson Avenue Line The Wilson Avenue Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along Rockaway Avenue and Wilson Avenue between Canarsie and Williamsburg. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the B60 bus, operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority out of the East New York Bus Depot.
Wilson Benesch Wilson Benesch is a manufacturer of high end audio loudspeakers and turntables for domestic and professional use, based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom. The company manufactures every component under one roof.
Wilson Betemit Wilson Betemit pronounced Bet-UH-mee (born November 2, 1981 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball player on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Betemit made his Major League debut with the Atlanta Braves on September 18, 2001.
Wilson Bowden Wilson Bowden plc is a British housebuilding and general construction company headquartered in Leicester in central England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Wilson Bryan Key Wilson Bryan Key (1925-) is the author of several books on the subject subliminal advertising and subliminal messages. Controversial from the start, the books were widely read particularly at universities, where he would often lecture.
Wilson Building The historic Wilson Building, located at 1612 Main Street at Ervay in downtown Dallas, Texas (USA) is a twelve story building, constructed in 1903 and patterned after Paris' Grand Opera House.Dallas Public Library - Wilson Building.
Wilson C. Edsell Wilson Canfield Edsell served in the Michigan Senate, representing Allegan County, in 1865-66, 1877-78, and 1881-82. He was born in Pike, Pennsylvania on 8 July 1814 and raised on a farm attending common (public) schools.
Wilson Caldwell Wilson Swain Caldwell (1841-1898) was a distinguished Civil War era African American. Born into slavery on February 27, 1841, his mother was Rosa Burgess, a slave of the University of North Carolina President David Swain.
Wilson Carey McWilliams Wilson Carey McWilliams (1933-2005), son of Carey McWilliams, was a Political Scientist with a storied career at Rutgers University. Author of The Idea of Fraternity in America (1973, University of California Press), for which he won the National Historical Society prize in 1974, McWilliams was also a prolific essayist, whose works appeared in Commonweal and other journals.
Wilson Carlile Wilson Carlile (1847–1942) was a British evangelist who founded Church Army, and was Prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral. Called "The Chief", Wilson Carlile has inspired generations of Church Army evangelists with his earnest desire to help other people, whatever their needs may be, and thus bring them closer to God.
Wilson Casey Wilson Casey (born in 1954 in Woodruff, South Carolina, United States) earned two Guinness World Records records for a thirty-four hour broadcast on radio station WKDY-AM on January 10, 1999 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. One record was for the longest trivia broadcast.
Wilson College (Pennsylvania) Wilson College, founded 1869, is a private, Presbyterian-related, liberal arts women's college located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded by a Presbyterian minister, but named for its first major donor, Sarah Wilson of Chambersburg.
Wilson College, Princeton University Woodrow Wilson College, the first of Princeton University's five residential colleges, was developed in the late 1950s when a group of students formed the Woodrow Wilson Lodge as an alternative to the eating clubs. The Woodrow Wilson Lodge members originally met and dined in Madison Hall, which is now part of John D.
Wilson Creek Bridge The Wilson Creek Bridge (also known as the Smart Road Bridge) is the tallest bridge in Virginia at 175 feet. It is located in Montgomery County, Virginia and was built as part of the Virginia Smart Road project.
Wilson da Silva Wilson da Silva is an Australian science journalist and editor who has worked in magazines, newswires, newspapers, television and online. Editor of Cosmos, a bi-monthly popular science magazine he helped establish, he has been an on-air reporter/producer for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's former television science program Quantum, a staff journalist on The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald newspapers, a foreign correspondent for Reuters, science editor of ABC Online, a correspondent for London's New Scientist magazine, and served as managing editor of the science magazines Newton, 21C and Science Spectra.
Wilson D. Watson Wilson Douglas Watson (16 February 1921 - 19 December 1994) was a United States Marine Corps private who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on Iwo Jima during World War II. He single-handedly killed more than 60 enemy soldiers, thus enabling his platoon to advance.
Wilson Duff Wilson Duff was a Canadian anthropologist known for his research on Northwest Coast cultures, especially the Tsimshian, Gitksan, and Haida, and especially for his interest in their plastic arts, such as totem poles.
Wilson effect In 1769 a Scottish astronomer named Alexander Wilson noticed that the shape of sunspots noticeably flattened as they approached the Sun's limb due to the solar rotation. These observations showed that sunspots were features on the solar surface, as opposed to minor planets or objects above it.
Wilson Edgar Terry Wilson Edgar Terry, the last Kentucky veteran of the Spanish-American War, was born in Crockettsville, Kentucky, in Breathitt County, Kentucky, in 1874, the son of Isaac Terry. He attended Lees College in Jackson.
Wilson Greatbach Wilson Greatbach received the United States patent for the implantable cardiac pacemaker in 1962. He discovered that it is possible to implant pacemakers when he found that a small device emitting a steady electrical pulse could be implanted to regulate heart rate.
Wilson Heights (electoral district) Wilson Heights was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was created prior to the 1975 provincial election and eliminated in 1999, when most of its territory was incorporated into the new riding of York Centre.
Wilson Hirschfeld Wilson Hirschfeld (September 4, 1916 — March 2, 1974) was a journalist and former managing editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer who reportedly once remarked that he knew no one with as much integrity as himself *.
Wilson Irvine Wilson Henry Irvine (1869-1936) was a master American Impressionist landscape painter. Although most closely associated with the Old Lyme, Connecticut art colony headed by Florence Griswold, Irvine spent his early career near Chicago, a product of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Wilson Island (Queensland) Wilson Island is located north of the Tropic of Capricorn, approximately 80 kilometres north east off the coast of Gladstone, Queensland and 15 kilometres from nearby Heron Island. Gladstone is 534 kilometres north of Brisbane and 1183 kilometres south of Cairns.
Wilson Jermaine Heredia Wilson Jermaine Heredia is an American actor, best known for winning the 1996 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Angel Dumott Schunard in the musical Rent. In addition, he won the Drama Desk Award in the same category, and was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award.
Wilson Livingood Wilson (Bill) Livingood, a thirty-one year veteran of the United States Secret Service, was elected Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives on January 4, 1995 for the 104th Congress, and subsequently re-elected through the current Congress. Wilson Livingood is the thirty-sixth person to hold this post since the House of Representatives first met in New York City in 1789.
Wilson Lumpkin Wilson Lumpkin (January 14, 1783 - December 28, 1870) was a governor of Georgia, and a United States Representative and Senator. Born near Dan River, Virginia, he moved in 1784 to Oglethorpe County, Georgia with his parents, who settled near Point Peter and subsequently at Lexington, Georgia.
Wilson Marion Cooper Wilson Marion Cooper (December 17, 1850 - July 17, 1916) of Dothan, Alabama, was a notable musician and music teacher within the Sacred Harp tradition. Marion Cooper was born in Henry County, Alabama, the son of W.
Wilson McLean Wilson McLean (1937–) is a Scottish illustrator and artist. He has illustrated primarily in the field of advertising, but has also provided cover art for music albums, sports magazines (including Sports Illustrated), novels (such as If the Earth...
Wilson Mountains The Wilson Mountains (72º15´S 061º50´W) are a group of mountains including Hjort Massif, rising to approximately 1,600 m to the west of Merz Peninsula, Black Coast, Palmer Land in Antarctica. The feature is bounded to the west by the Du Toit Mountains, to the north by Beaumont Glacier and Hilton Inlet, and to the south by Defant Glacier.
Wilson Palacios Wilson Palacios is a Honduran football Midfielder, who currently plays for CD Olimpia. He is brother with Milton Palacios, Jerry Palacios, Johnny Palacios and Edwin Palacios which all except Edwin play at Olimpia.
Wilson Parasiuk Wilson Parasiuk (born May 6, 1943 in Stenen, Saskatchewan, Canada) is an entrepreneur with extensive experience in the private and public sectors. As founder and CEO of the Vancouver–area based Paralink Group of Companies, Parasiuk organizes private sector/public sector partnerships in the export of Canada’s health care, education and governmental expertise.
Wilson Pérez Wilson Enrique Pérez (born August 9, 1967 in Barranquilla) is a retired football defender who was capped 47 times and scored 3 international goals for Colombia between 1989 and 1994, including three matches at the 1994 World Cup. His clubs include América de Cali and Atlético Junior.
Wilson Pickett Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B/Rock and Roll and soul singer. Known for his raw, raspy, passionate vocal delivery, he recorded some of the most incendiary soul music of the twentieth century.
Wilson Rawls Wilson Rawls (24 September 1913 - 16 December 1984), born Woodrow Wilson Rawls, was an American author. He wrote two books, Where the Red Fern Grows, published in 1961 after being published as a three-part serial in the Saturday Evening Post, and Summer of the Monkeys, published in 1976.
Wilson Roy Wheeler Wilson Roy Wheeler (1905-1988 was an Australian postman and amateur ornithologist. He was an active bird bander and was convener of the Altona Survey Group, later part of the Victorian Ornithological Research Group.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSG&R) is a law firm in the United States that specializes in business, securities, and intellectual property law. The firm's Chairman, Larry Sonsini, is well known as an attorney and advisor to technology companies.
Wilson Sporting Goods Wilson Sporting Goods is a company that specializes in sporting goods and accessories. It is owned by the Finland- based parent company Amer Sports who also owns the brands Atomic Austria GmbH, Suunto Oy and Precor.
Wilson Sukorski Born in SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil, Wilson Sukorski is a composer; electronic musician, multimedia artist; sound and music content producer for - radio, video, cinema, dance, theater - new musical instruments creator/designer and digital audio researcher.
Wilson the Volleyball Wilson was the name of a volleyball whom Chuck Noland (portrayed by Tom Hanks) "befriends" in the 2000 movie, Cast Away. It was his only companion when he spent four years alone on a deserted island after a plane crash.
Wilson Valdéz Wilson Antonio Valdéz (born May 20, 1978 in Nizao, Peravia, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball shortstop currently playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He made his MLB debut with the Chicago White Sox in September 2004 after having also spent time in the Montreal Expos and Florida Marlins organizations.
Wilson W. Wyatt Wilson Watkins Wyatt (November 21, 1905 – June 11, 1996) served as Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1941 to 1945 and as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky from 1959 to 1963. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

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