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Werner syndrome helicase
Werner syndrome helicase, or WRN protein, is a human RecQ-family DNA repair enzyme, unique among the five human RecQ helicases in also carrying an exonuclease domain.
Werner Vogels
Werner Vogels, full name Werner Hans Peter Vogels, is a Dutch computer scientist who joined Amazon in 2004 as chief technology officer and helped drive its cloud computing approach.
Werner von Blomberg
Werner Eduard Fritz Freiherr von Blomberg (1878–1946), German Generalfeldmarschall; Reichswehr Minister from 1933, Reich War Minister and Wehrmacht commander-in-chief 1935–1938; fell in the 1938 Blomberg-Fritsch marriage scandal, enabling Hitler's takeover of the Wehrmacht.
Werner von Fritsch
Werner von Fritsch (Thomas Ludwig Werner Freiherr von Fritsch, 1880-1939), German Generaloberst and Commander-in-Chief of the Army 1935-1938, dismissed in the Blomberg-Fritsch affair on false homosexuality charges, acquitted, and killed at Praga near Warsaw on 22 September 1939.
Werner von Siemens
Werner von Siemens, full name Ernst Werner von Siemens, was a German inventor and industrialist who co-founded Siemens & Halske in 1847; the siemens unit of conductance honors him.
Werner W. Franke
Werner W. Franke, also known as W. W. Franke (1940–2022), was a German cell biologist at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg, a leading cytoskeleton researcher and anti-doping campaigner.
Werneria
Werneria (Torrent Toads, Smalltongue Toads) is a genus of five bufonid toad species from Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon, named by Poche in 1903 to replace Stenoglossa; revised in 2004 with two new species described.
Wernher von Braun
Wernher von Braun (1912–1977) was a German-born rocket engineer who developed the V-2 for Nazi Germany, then led NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and designed the Saturn V rocket.
Wernicke encephalopathy
Wernicke encephalopathy (WE), part of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, is an acute neuropsychiatric emergency from thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency, mainly in alcohol misuse, bariatric surgery, and malnutrition; treated with IV thiamine.
Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome
Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome, also known as wet brain, is a brain condition caused by vitamin B1 deficiency, usually from alcohol misuse, combining acute confusion and chronic memory loss.
Wernicke's area
Wernicke's area (Brodmann area 22), posterior superior temporal gyrus of the dominant hemisphere, described by Carl Wernicke in 1874; traditionally the language comprehension center, now reinterpreted as supporting phonological retrieval.
Wernigerode
Wernigerode, the "Colorful Town by the Harz" (Die bunte Stadt am Harz), is a Saxony-Anhalt town at the northern edge of the Harz mountains, chartered in 1229, with about 31,800 residents, a hilltop castle, half-timbered old town, and the Harz Narrow-Gauge Railways to the Brocken.
Wero
Wero is a European mobile payment wallet operated by the European Payments Initiative, a consortium of European banks, launched in 2024 for instant person-to-person payments.
WeRoad
WeRoad is a Milan-based group travel startup, founded in 2017, that organizes small-group adventure trips for travelers in their twenties and thirties, using peer group leaders instead of tour guides.
Weronika Tofilska
Weronika Tofilska, born 1985 in Katowice, is a Polish director and screenwriter based in London. Known for directing four episodes of Netflix's Baby Reindeer (Emmy-nominated) and co-writing Love Lies Bleeding; trained at the Kieślowski Film School and NFTS.
Werribee line
The Werribee line is a suburban electrified railway in Melbourne, Australia, serving southwestern suburbs between Flinders Street and Werribee, and continuing past Werribee as the Geelong line.
Werthausen
Werthausen (Kleinkastell Werthausen) is a small Roman fortlet, about 38 x 44 m and 0.17 ha, on the right bank of the Rhine at Duisburg, Lower German Limes, UNESCO World Heritage 2021; occupied late 1st to mid-3rd century AD, excavated 1891 and 1924.
Werther's Original
Werther's Original is a Storck caramel-butter candy brand from Werther, Germany, recipe by Gustav Nebel in 1909, formerly Werther's Echte, renamed 1998, sold in over 100 countries.
Werwolf
Werwolf (German "werewolf") was the Nazi stay-behind guerrilla organization Himmler created in September 1944 and Goebbels' 1945 propaganda brand; small, poorly armed, best known for the Oppenhoff assassination, it collapsed by early 1947.
Werwulf
Werwulf is Robert Eggers' 2026 period horror film, co-written with Sjón, set in 13th-century England and starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp, and Willem Dafoe; dialogue is in Middle English, released December 25, 2026 by Focus Features.
Wes Allen
Wes Allen is an American Republican politician and Alabama's secretary of state since 2023, previously the Pike County probate judge and a member of the Alabama House of Representatives.
Wes Anderson
Wes Anderson (Wesley Wales Anderson, born 1969) is an American film director from Houston known for symmetrical framing, pastel palettes, deadpan humor, miniatures, and recurring actors like Bill Murray and Owen Wilson.
Wes Ball
Wes Ball (born 1980) is an American director of the Maze Runner trilogy, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024), and Nintendo and Sony's live-action The Legend of Zelda film due April 30, 2027.
Wes Bentley
Wes Bentley (Wesley Cook Bentley), American actor born 1978 in Jonesboro, Arkansas; broke out as Ricky Fitts in American Beauty (1999), played Seneca Crane in The Hunger Games, and Jamie Dutton in Yellowstone.
Wes Borland
Wes Borland, American guitarist of nu metal band Limp Bizkit, also of Black Light Burns, Big Dumb Face, and solo album Crystal Machete; known for tremolo-arm riffs, low tunings, stage costumes, and 2026 Jackson King V signature guitar.
Wes Brown
Wes Brown (born 1979, Manchester) is an English former defender, Manchester United Academy graduate who made 362 appearances, won five Premier League titles and two Champions Leagues, earned 23 England caps, and later played for Sunderland, Blackburn, and Kerala Blasters.
Wes Chatham
Wes Chatham (John Wesley Chatham, born 1978) is an American actor, a former Navy aviation firefighter discovered during the filming of Antwone Fisher, known for Amos Burton on The Expanse and Castor in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay.
Wes Climer
Wes Climer is an American Republican politician and state senator for York County, South Carolina, and the 2026 Republican nominee for the U.S. House in the 5th District.
Wes Craven
Wes Craven (1939–2015) was an American horror film director of The Last House on the Left, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, and Music of the Heart, who reinvented the horror genre three times.
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) is the seventh Elm Street film, a meta-horror entry in which Craven, Langenkamp, and Englund play themselves as Freddy Krueger enters the real world.