General articles: Arts and culture
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Widsith
Widsith (Widsið, 'the far-travelled one') is an Old English poem of about 143 lines in the Exeter Book, a catalogue of some 70 tribes and as many heroic figures of the Germanic third-to-sixth-century legendary age, preserved from c. 970 and first edited in 1826.
Wiener schnitzel
Wiener Schnitzel, Vienna schnitzel, is Austria's breaded veal cutlet from the Kalbsschlögel, fried in pork lard with a puffed soufflé crust; only veal may bear the name, pork is Schnitzel Wiener Art.
Wiener Volkstheater
Wiener Volkstheater (Viennese folk theater) denotes both the Alt-Wiener Volkstheater, Vienna's popular suburban theater from the early 1700s led by Raimund and Nestroy, and the Volkstheater Wien founded in 1889.
Wiener Werkstätte
The Wiener Werkstätte ("Vienna Workshop") was a Viennese artists' cooperative, founded in 1903 by Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser, that made fine furniture, jewelry, and fashion until 1932.
Wiener-Dog (film)
Wiener-Dog (2016) is a Todd Solondz comedy-drama, also called a quasi-sequel to Welcome to the Dollhouse, following one dachshund through four owners played by Greta Gerwig, Danny DeVito, Ellen Burstyn, and others.
Wife & Dog
Wife & Dog (also Wife and Dog) is an upcoming Guy Ritchie thriller for Black Bear starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Rosamund Pike, and Anthony Hopkins, about the greedy Fairbank family's succession battle; filmed in the UK from February 2025, released February 19, 2027 in the US.
Wife of a Spy (スパイの妻)
Wife of a Spy (スパイの妻, Supai no Tsuma) is Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2020 period thriller set in 1940 Kobe, starring Yû Aoi and Issey Takahashi; it won the Venice Silver Lion for Best Director.
Wife Swap (American TV series)
Wife Swap (US), ABC reality series 2004–2010 adapted from the British hit, revivals on Paramount Network 2019-2020 and Celebrity Wife Swap 2012-2015.
Wife Swap (British TV series)
Wife Swap (British TV series), also called Wife Swap UK, is a Channel 4 reality show produced by RDF Media from 7 January 2003 to 2009, plus a 2017 Brexit special, in which two families swap wives for two weeks.
Wifiskeleton
Wifiskeleton, aka Jeremiah Justin Simms (2003-2025), American emo rap/sigilkore artist from Atlanta; aliases 67, Cyrus; died in Miami; hit Hot 100 at 91 with "Nope Your Too Late I Already Died."
Wifredo Lam
Wifredo Lam (1902–1982) was a Cuban painter who fused Cubism and Surrealism with Afro-Cuban imagery, trained in Havana and Madrid, and best known for The Jungle.
Wig
Wig: a head covering of human hair, synthetic fiber, or a blend, covering most or all of the scalp. Worn for cosmetic, medical, cultural, and religious reasons; also called cranial prosthesis for medical hair loss.
Wigalois
Wigalois (also spelled Gwîgalois) is a Middle High German Arthurian verse romance by Wirnt von Grafenberg, written around 1210/1220, whose hero, Gawein's son, wins a kingdom through adventures.
Wikipedia mascots
Wikipedia mascots include the community-created Wikipe-tan and Wikipede and the Foundation’s 25th-anniversary Baby Globe, alongside the encyclopedia’s puzzle-globe emblem.
Wikiquote
Wikiquote, launched by the Wikimedia Foundation in 2003, is a free editable collection of notable quotations whose pages cover people, literary works, films, and proverbs, with each quote traced to its source.
Wikishuffle
Wikishuffle: British comedy podcast (2015-2020) by Jack Stewart, Chris Wallace, and Phil Sharman, built on Wikipedia's random article button; 104 Tuesday episodes, Best Comedy at the 2015 UK Podcasters Awards, ended 27 May 2020, surviving on Acast under the slug notthisagain.
Wil (film)
Wil (Will) is a 2023 Belgian historical drama by Tim Mielants, adapted from Jeroen Olyslaegers' 2016 novel, about two auxiliary policemen in Nazi-occupied Antwerp in 1942 torn between collaboration and resistance; released via Kinepolis and Netflix, Ensor winner.
Wil Wheaton
Wil Wheaton (Richard William Wheaton III, born 1972) is an American actor and writer known for Gordie in Stand by Me, Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: TNG, his blog, Tabletop, audiobook narration, and mental health advocacy.
Wilbert Awdry
Wilbert Awdry (Wilbert Vere Awdry, 1911–1997), English Anglican clergyman and railway enthusiast, created The Railway Series and Thomas the Tank Engine, writing 26 books set on the fictional Island of Sodor from 1945 to 1972, later the basis of the Thomas & Friends television series.
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Wilbur Fitzgerald is an American actor and attorney born in 1948. He is known for his supporting roles and for creating Georgia's film tax incentive law.
Wilbur Smith
Wilbur Addison Smith (1933–2021), Zambian-born South African adventure novelist, author of When the Lion Feeds and the Courtney, Ballantyne, and Ancient Egyptian series; over 140 million books sold in 30 languages.
Wilbur Soot
Wilbur Soot is the online alias of William Patrick Spencer Gold (born 1996), English YouTuber, Twitch streamer, and musician. Known for SootHouse, Dream SMP's L'Manberg, the single "Your New Boyfriend" (UK No. 65, 2020), and fronting the Brighton indie rock band Lovejoy since 2021.
Wilco
Wilco is an American alternative rock band formed in Chicago in 1994 by Jeff Tweedy after Uncle Tupelo split. Known for Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002), rejected by Reprise, streamed free, then released on Nonesuch; 13 albums, one Grammy win.
Wild 'n Out
Wild 'n Out (Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out) is an American improv comedy and battle rap game show created and hosted by Nick Cannon, premiering on MTV July 28, 2005, revived on MTV2 in 2013, later on VH1, with two teams competing in hip-hop improv games ending in the Wildstyle rap battle.
Wild (2014 film)
Wild (2014) is a Jean-Marc Vallée biographical drama, also known by the memoir title Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, adapted by Nick Hornby from Cheryl Strayed's memoir, starring Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern, with two Oscar nominations and $37.7M US gross.
Wild (Katseye EP)
WILD is the third EP by global girl group KATSEYE, released August 14, 2026 via HYBE x Geffen. Six tracks, 17 minutes; lead single Hootie Frutti; debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 despite mixed reviews.
Wild America (film)
Wild America is a 1997 American family adventure film directed by William Dear, loosely based on the teenage years of wildlife filmmakers the Stouffer brothers of Arkansas.
Wild at Heart (film)
Wild at Heart is David Lynch's 1990 road movie, adapted from Barry Gifford's novel, starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern as lovers fleeing Diane Ladd's murderous mother; it won the 1990 Cannes Palme d'Or.
Wild at Heart (Neil Diamond album)
Wild at Heart is Neil Diamond's 2026 Capitol/UMe album, the third and final Rick Rubin collaboration, gathering ten previously unreleased 2007 Home Before Dark sessions recordings.
Wild Bill
Wild Bill is a 2011 British comedy-drama and Dexter Fletcher's directorial debut, written with Danny King, starring Charlie Creed-Miles, Will Poulter, and Sammy Williams; an ex-con on parole reunites with his two sons on a London estate.