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Volodymyr Zelenskyy Politician · Actor b. 1978 Voltaire Author · Philosopher 1694–1778 Vsevolod Bobrov Athlete · Coach 1922–1979 W. E. B. Du Bois Activist · Author 1868–1963 Wael Dahdouh Journalist b. 1970 Waheed Murad Actor · Director 1938–1983 Wai Wai Nu Activist · Politician b. 1987 Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim CEO · Entrepreneur b. 1950 Walt Disney Entrepreneur · Actor 1901–1966 Walter Brueggemann Pastor 1933–2025 Wang Anshi Author · Politician 1021–1086 Wang Chuanfu Entrepreneur b. 1966 Wassily Kandinsky Entertainer 1866–1944 Wee Cho Yaw Investor · Entrepreneur 1929–2024 Wei Yingwu Author 0737–0792 Wen Tianxiang Author · Politician 1236–1283 Wes Anderson Director · Actor b. 1969 Whanki Kim Entertainer 1913–1974 Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan Politician 1932–2011 Whitney Wolfe Herd Entrepreneur b. 1989 Wifredo Lam Entertainer 1902–1982 Wilhelm Wundt Scientist · Philosopher 1832–1920 Willard Boyle Inventor · Scientist 1924–2011 William Blake Author · Philosopher 1757–1827