Famous people with the initials WD May 23, 2026

US Supreme Court justice from 1939 to 1975

William #36 Interstellar

Winston Duke

Tobagonian-Rwandan actor

Avengers: Endgame

West Duchovny

American actress

William O. Douglas

William #70

#10

William Devino

American mobster (1921-1970)

William #71

#11

W. Edwards Deming

American professor | author | and consultant (1900-1993)

#12

William DuVall

Somali model | author | actress | activist

William #99

#13

Waris Dirie

#14

Westley Allan Dodd

American serial killer (1961-1993)

#15

William Stanford Davis

American writer (1940-2015)

William #106

#16

William B. Davis

Canadian actor

William #115 Passengers

#17

Wayne Dyer

#18

William J. Donovan

United States Army General | Medal of Honor recipient | and civil servant

William #124

#19

Wayne Duvall

British aristocrat and politician

Prisoners

#20

William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire

William #155

#21

Willie Dixon

American blues musician

#22

Will Durant

American historian | philosopher and writer (1885–1981)

#23

William C. Durant

American actor (1966-1998)

William #178

#24

Windsor Davies

British actor

#25

William Demarest

actor

William #182

#26

Wade Domínguez

#27

William Dunlop

British motorcycle racer

William #200

#28

William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire

British noble

#29

Walt Dohrn

American actor | writer | director | artist and musician

#30

William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire

English politician and Earl

#31

Walter Donaldson

Scottish snooker player

Walter #50

#32

Wylie Dufresne

American chef

#33

Willie D

American rapper

#34

Warrick Dunn

player of American football

#35

Walter Duranty

American journalist

Walter #56

#36

William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire

Prime Minister of Great Britain

#37

Willy DeVille

American musician | singer-songwriter

#38

Warren DeMartini

British peer and politician

#39

William Legge, 10th Earl of Dartmouth

#40

William M. Daley

American lawyer and former banker

#41

William Dampier

British pirate and explorer

#42

William Anthony Donohue

President of the Catholic League

#43

Warrel Dane

British actor and director

#44

Wheeler Dryden

#45

Wang Deshun

Chinese actor and fashion model

Wang #15

#46

William Welch Deloitte

British businessman

#47

Wade Dooley

English rugby union player

#48

Whitney Duncan

#49

Wade Davis

Canadian anthropologist

#50

William Davidson

oil entrepreneur magnate | one of the founders of British Oil

#51

William Knox D'Arcy

#52

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire

British landowner | benefactor and politician

#53

Warren Davidson

American film and television producer and actor

#54

William Dozier

#55

William Orlando Darby

American World War II Army colonel

#56

Washington Duke

Confederate Navy officer | businessman | philanthropist and tobacco industry executive

#57

Will Downing

American singer-songwriter and producer

#58

William R. Day

American diplomat and jurist

#59

Walter Davis

basketball player

Walter #89

#60

Warner Dearns

rugby union player

#61

William Darden

founder of Red Lobster

#62

Weary Dunlop

Australian military surgeon (1907-1993)

#63

Walter Dornberger

German general

Walter #92

#64

Woo Da-vi

South Korean actress (born 1999)

#65

Wilhelm Dilthey

German historian | psychologist | sociologist | student of hermeneutics | and philosopher

#66

William DeMeo

Dominican professional second baseman

#67

W. H. Davies

Welsh poet and writer

#68

Wessel van Diepen

Dutch radio host

#69

Whitfield Diffie

American cryptographer

#70

Wilmer Difo

#71

William D'Elia

American mobster

#72

Wilber Dotel

Dominican Republic baseball player

#73

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire

English soldier and Whig politician

#74

William Dufty

American actor | activist and writer

#75

William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire

British nobleman and Whig politician

#76

William Dodd

American historian and ambassador to Germany

#77

Warren Delano

American merchant (1809-1898)

#78

William Dawes

American militiaman

#79

Weili Dai

Chinese-American entrepreneur and computer scientist

#80

William Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley

British Earl and politician

#81

Wenn V. Deramas

Filipino actor | screenwriter | director

#82

William deVry

Film actor | Singer | TV actor | Stage actor

#83

Wendy Doniger

American Indologist

#84

William Duell

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

#85

Willem Drees

Dutch politician

#86

William F. Dean

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

#87

William C. Dietz

American writer

#88

Wendy Davis

German/American actor | film director and art collector (1893–1972)

#89

W. S. Van Dyke

American film director

#90

Wendy Davis

American actress

#91

Wang Dan

Chinese dissident

Wang #42

#92

William Diehl

American writer

#93

Wei Daxun

Chinese actor

#94

William Dieterle

#95

William M. Dalton

American outlaw

#96

Will Dennis

English association football player (born 2000)

#97

William Dalrymple

author and historian

#98

William Dawson

American football player

#99

Willie Donachie

Scottish football player and manager (born 1951)

#100

William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby

6th Earl of Derby

#101

William Dear

film director

#102

Wally Dallenbach

American racing driver

#103

William DeVaughn

American R&B singer | songwriter and guitarist

#104

Will Dissly

American football tight end

#105

Walburga Habsburg Douglas

German-born Swedish lawyer and politician

#106

Willie Davis

American baseball player

#107

Wafah Dufour

Black hair

#108

Willem Duyn

Dutch entertainer

#109

Werner Doehner

Hindenburg disaster survivor

#110

William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire

Earl of Devonshire

#111

William Kennedy Dickson

Scottish photographer and inventor of motion picture cameras (1860-1935)

#112

William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire

English noble

#113

Willis Van Devanter

Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court

#114

Willie Desjardins

Ice Hockey player and coach

#115

William Davies

English screenwriter and film producer

#116

Wade Davis

Professional baseball player for The Colorado Rockies

#117

William Deane

Australian Governor-General (1996-2001) and judge

#118

William A. Dembski

American intelligent design advocate

#119

William Ward, 4th Earl of Dudley

British peer

#120

Willie Davis

American football player | defensive lineman

#121

Wayne A. Downing

Retired four-star United States Army general

#122

Walter Diemer

American inventor

Walter #183

#123

Walter Day

American video game referee

Walter #189

#124

William Danoff

#125

Will Denton

American screenwriter and film director (1878-1955)

#126

William Churchill deMille

#127

William Courtenay, 9th Earl of Devon

British peer

#128

William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas

Scottish noble

#129

Wang Dongxing

former Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China

Wang #57

#130

Will Demps

Player of American football

#131

Walter Devaram

Indian police chief

Walter #200

#132

Wyatt Davis

American football offensive lineman

#133

William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil

Former Governor-General of Australia

William #35

#134

William Archibald Dunning

American historian

#135

William Dunavant

American sleep researcher

#136

Wang Dulu

Chinese author

Wang #65

#137

William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas

Scottish nobleman

#138

William C. Dement

#139

William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley

American basketball player

#140

Walter Dew

British police officier

#141

Waliyy Dixon

#142

William H. Danforth

German politician (NSDAP) and mayor of Leipzig (1899-1945)

#143

Walter Dönicke

#144

Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris

Malaysian politician | blogger and policeman

#145

Walter Dix

American sprinter

#146

William Pope Duval

South African soccer player

#147

William G. Dever

American archaeologist

#148

Wandile Duba

#149

William P. Driscoll

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

#150

Wendelin Van Draanen

American writer

#151

William C. Dudley

American banker

#152

Wally Downes

Footballer and coach

#153

Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire

British Viscount

#154

Wang Dalei

Chinese footballer

Wang #78

#155

William Deresiewicz

American literary critic

#156

Werner Daehn

German actor

Speed Racer

#157

William Richardson Davie

American Revolutionary War soldier | governor of North Carolina

#158

William Davenant

English poet and playwright

#159

William Dickson

Royal Naval Air Service aviator

#160

Wim Duisenberg

Dutch politician and economist

#161

Walter Dandy

American neurosurgeon

#162

Wade Davis

American football player; writer

#163

William Lee Davidson

American revolution militia general

#164

William Dyess

United States air force officer

#165

Winky D

Zimbabwean musician

#166

Walt Dropo

American baseball player

#167

Wayne DuMond

American murderer

#168

Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford

United States classical music conductor and composer

#169

Walter Damrosch

#170

Wayne Daniel

West Indian cricketer

#171

William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas

Scottish nobleman

#172

William T. Dillard

#173

William H. Daniels

American cinematographer

William #21

#174

Winfield Dunn

#175

William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth

Colombian association football player

#176

Willer Ditta

#177

Wael Dahdouh

Palestine journalist

#178

Wendy van Dijk

actress

#179

William L. Dawson

American composer

#180

William L. Dayton

#181

Wesley Duncan

Welsh footballer (1942–2025)

#182

Wyn Davies

#183

William Dobson

English portrait painter

#184

Wolfgang Droege

Canadian white supremacist

#185

William Wallace Denslow

American illustrator and caricaturist

William #11

#186

William Dufris

voice actor

#187

William Levi Dawson

American preacher and theologian

#188

William Howard Durham

#189

Wyatt Durrette

#190

William Dobbie

British general

#191

Wayne David

Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission

#192

William H. Donaldson

#193

William H. Dabney

United States Marine Corps officer

#194

Wim Delvoye

Belgian artist

#195

Will Davison

Australian racecar driver

#196

Walid Daqqa

Palestinian prisoner | novelist and activist (1961-2024)

#197

Wieteke van Dort

Dutch actress

#198

William Francis Deegan

American architect

#199

Willie Dennis

jazz musician

#200

Walter Donald Douglas