Garry Wills
American author, journalist, and historian, specializing in American history, politics, and religion, especially the history of the Catholic Church
biographer
Edward O. Wilson
American biologist, naturalist, and writer
Virginia Woolf
English writer, considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors and a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device
Andrea Wulf
German-British historian and writer who has written books, newspaper articles and book reviews.
Malcolm X
African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement
Evelyn Waugh
English writer of novels, biographies, and travel books; he was also a prolific journalist and book reviewer
H. G. Wells
English writer
Edith Wharton
American novelist, short story writer, and designer
Barbara W. Tuchman
American historian and author
Mark Twain
American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer