All articles starting with W

Walter Parazaider

Walter Parazaider (1945–2026), American woodwind multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of the rock band Chicago; conceived its horn-section sound, played the 'Colour My World' flute solo, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee 2016.

Walter Pater

Walter Pater, full name Walter Horatio Pater, was an English essayist and aesthetic thinker (1839–1894) whose Studies in the History of the Renaissance (1873) shaped Aestheticism.

Walter Payton

Walter Payton, nicknamed Sweetness, Chicago Bears running back 1975-1987; retired as NFL all-time rushing leader with 16,726 yards, 110 rushing TDs, 1977 MVP, Super Bowl XX champion; died 1999 at 45.

Oct 21, 2026

Walter Perez

Walter Fernando Pérez is an Argentine track and road cyclist who won Olympic gold in Beijing 2008, was a 2004 champion, and later became the national track cycling coach.

Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon (Walter Davis Pidgeon, 1897-1984), Canadian-born Hollywood leading man, MGM star opposite Greer Garson in Mrs. Miniver and Madame Curie, two-time Oscar nominee, and Screen Actors Guild president 1952-1957.

Walter Pitts

Walter Pitts (1923–1969) was a self-taught American logician who, with neurophysiologist Warren McCulloch, wrote the landmark 1943 paper treating the brain as a computing device.

Oct 20, 2026

Walter Plaikner

Walter Plaikner, Italian luger born 1951 in Chienes; with Paul Hildgartner won tied doubles gold at Sapporo 1972, world title 1971, later FIL Technical Commission chairman and national-team coach.

Walter Plowright

Walter Plowright (1923–2010) was an English veterinary virologist who developed the tissue-culture rinderpest vaccine in Kenya from 1956, enabling the global eradication of rinderpest, declared in 2011 as the second disease after smallpox to be eradicated.

Walter Putnam Blount

Walter Putnam Blount (1900–1992) was an American orthopedic surgeon in Milwaukee whose 1937 description of tibia vara gave his name to Blount disease, and who introduced epiphyseal stapling.

Walter R. Frontera

Walter R. Frontera is a Puerto Rican physician-scientist in physical medicine and rehabilitation and muscle physiology, and a professor at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine.

Walter R. Hibbard, Jr

Walter R. Hibbard, Jr. (1918–2010) was an American metallurgist who led research at General Electric, directed the U.S. Bureau of Mines, and taught at Virginia Tech.

Walter Raleigh

Sir Walter Raleigh (Ralegh, c. 1552–1618), English courtier, explorer, and writer, favorite of Elizabeth I, who organized the Roanoke "Lost Colony" voyages, sought El Dorado in Guiana, and was beheaded for treason in 1618.

Oct 21, 2026

Walter Rangeley

Walter Rangeley (1903-1982), English sprinter from Salford; three Olympic medals (4x100m relay silver 1924, 200m silver and relay bronze 1928) and 1934 Empire Games relay gold, while working for Westminster Bank.

Walter Ransom Gail Baker

Walter Ransom Gail Baker (1892–1960) was an American electrical engineer and General Electric vice president who founded and chaired the National Television System Committee, setting American television standards.

Walter Reed

Walter Reed (1851-1902), U.S. Army physician and epidemiologist, led the 1900 Yellow Fever Commission proving mosquitoes transmit yellow fever; namesake of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) was the U.S. Army's flagship hospital in Washington, D.C., opened May 1, 1909 and named for yellow fever researcher Walter Reed; closed July 27, 2011 under BRAC 2005, its tertiary care moving to the renamed Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), Bethesda, Maryland; also called Walter Reed Bethesda, formed 2011 from Walter Reed Army Medical Center and National Naval Medical Center; Level II trauma center, presidential hospital, flagship of US military medicine serving over 1 million beneficiaries.

Walter Reith

Walter Reith is a molecular immunologist and professor at the University of Geneva known for defining the molecular cause of MHC class II deficiency and discovering the RFX transcription factors.

Walter Reppe

Walter Reppe (1892–1969) was a German industrial chemist at I.G. Farben and BASF who made acetylene chemistry under pressure possible, with four reaction classes still called "Reppe chemistry".

Walter Reuther

Walter Reuther was an American labor leader who served as president of the United Automobile Workers from 1946 to 1970, growing the union to more than 1.5 million members.

Walter Reynolds

Walter Reynolds was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1313 to 1327, a royal clerk of tradesman's origin who served Edward I and Edward II as treasurer and chancellor.

Walter Richard Miles

Walter Richard Miles (1885–1978) was an American experimental psychologist, elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1933, known for quantitative studies of alcohol's effects on human performance.

Oct 21, 2026

Walter Richardson

Walter Pierce Richardson, American butterfly swimmer born 1943 in Chicago; University of Minnesota NCAA champion, 1963 4x100 m medley relay world record holder (4:00.1), and 1964 Tokyo Olympic relay heat swimmer who received no medal under then-current rules.

Walter Richtering

Walter Richtering is a physical chemist who holds the Chair of Physical Chemistry II at RWTH Aachen University and is known for responsive microgels and soft-particle-stabilized emulsions.