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Wilson Armistead was a Quaker, businessman, abolitionist and writer from Leeds. He led the Leeds Anti-Slavery Association and wrote and edited anti-slavery texts. His best known work, A Tribute for the Negro, was published in 1848 in which he describes slavery as "the most extensive and extraordinary system of crime the world ever witnessed". In 1851 he hosted Ellen and William Craft, including them on the census return as 'fugitive slaves' in an act that has been described as "guerrilla inscription".

Wilson Lloyd Bevan (June 17, 1866 – April 8, 1935) was an American historian.

Wincenty Korotyński – polski pisarz, poeta i dziennikarz.

Wincenty Ferreriusz Jakub Pol, ps. „Janusz” – polski poeta, geograf, kawaler Orderu Virtuti Militari.

Winifred Holtby was an English novelist and journalist, now best known for her novel South Riding, which was posthumously published in 1936.

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. Apart from two years between 1922 and 1924, he was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1900 to 1964 and represented a total of five constituencies. Ideologically an economic liberal and imperialist, he was for most of his career a member of the Conservative Party, which he led from 1940 to 1955. He was a member of the Liberal Party from 1904 to 1924.

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill oli brittiläinen poliitikko, joka toimi Yhdistyneen kuningaskunnan pääministerinä vuosina 1940–1945 ja 1951–1955. Churchill tunnetaan parhaiten roolistaan pääministerinä toisessa maailmansodassa, mutta hän oli myös buurisotaan osallistunut ammattisotilas, ensimmäisen maailmansodan laivastoministeri, maalari ja vuonna 1953 Nobelin kirjallisuuspalkinnolla palkittu kirjailija ja historioitsija. Parlamentissa hän istui yhteensä 62 vuotta.

Winston Churchill was an American best-selling novelist of the early 20th century.

Winthrop Mackworth Praed —typically written as W. Mackworth Praed—was an English politician and poet.

Harold Witter Bynner, also known by the pen name Emanuel Morgan, was an American poet and translator. He was known for his long residence in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and association with other literary figures there.