Whitney is the winner of the first season of Fox's Masterchef, a reality culinary show. She creates recipes and menus, writes cookbooks, is a chef, a food stylist, and a food judge. She has been featured all over the world, including in China, Dubai, Malaysia, and South Africa, where she has showcased her Southern cuisine. For publications and businesses including Big Green Egg,... read full bio
Walter Scheib is an American chef. He is the former chef to the First Family during the Clinton Administration. He was hired after impressing the first lady while working at the Greenbrier resort. For eleven years the chef was preparing meals both for the intimate family dinners for the Clintons and then lavish State Dinners. His culinary creations... read full bio
Wayne Ellington is a professional basketball player. Ellington played for the University of North Carolina. He chose to forgo his final season of college eligibility to declare for the 2009 NBA Draft, and was drafted 28th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Ellington was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies. Ellington recorded a career high of 25 points against the Miami Heat.... read full bio
Wesley Johnson is aprofessional basketball player with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball at Syracuse. He was selected with the fourth pick of the first round in the NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves.... read full bio
Wilson Chandler is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball at DePaul University for two years. In Denver, Chandler had to adapt to a more open offense. Chandler made his first trip to the playoffs where the Nuggets. In his first playoff game Chandler scored 9 points... read full bio
Walter Dix is a sprinter who specializes in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is the fourth-fastest 200-meter runner ever with a best of 19.53 seconds, and has broken the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters, with a best of 9.88 seconds. Dix was a highly successful amateur athlete, setting a state record in the 100 m and trying... read full bio
Will Claye is a track and field athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. He won a bronze medal in the World Championships and the gold medal at the IAAF World Indoor Championships. In his Olympic debut at the Summer Olympics in London, Claye won a bronze medal in long jump and a silver medal in triple... read full bio
She reached the final of three Grand Slam Singles Championships and held a spot among the Top 10 singles players in the world. Her success in doubles made her one of the best doubles players in the world. Wendy has won 9 Grand Slam Ladies Doubles and Mixed Doubles Titles at Wimbledon, the French and US Opens. At the French... read full bio
Throughout his playing career, St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Willie McGee won two batting titles and was named Major League Baseball's National League MVP. McGee primarily played center and right field, winning three Gold Glove Awards for defensive excellence. A four-time All-Star, McGee accumulated 2,254 hits during his career. McGee was honored with a special ceremony at Busch Memorial... read full bio
Wimp Sanderson is a retired college basketball coach. In 11 years as head coach his teams averaged 21.8 wins a year, with a 267-119 record, and they won 5 SEC tournaments. He is only coach in Alabama history to win 200 or more games in his first 10 years. Sanderson was famous for wearing plaid sport jackets on the sidelines.... read full bio
Drafted in the first round, Wes Unseld helped lead the Baltimore Bullets to a 57-25 record and a division title, becoming only the second person to ever win both Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season. Unseld was impressively named a 5-time NBA all-star. He led the NBA in rebounding, and was known for averaging double-doubles. The... read full bio
Wayne Morgan was the Iowa State University men's basketball coach. He was Iowa State Universitys first African American head basketball coach. Morgan coached at Long Beach State for six seasons before accepting the head coaching position at Iowa State. His up-tempo style of basketball generated doubt across the state but produced a memorable first season that featured a team which... read full bio
Wayne Embry is a retired American basketball player. He played in the NBA All-Star game for five consecutive seasons and won the NBA Championship with the Celtics. Retiring to be a regional sales leader for Pepsi-Cola. Embry played crucial minutes for the team's surprising NBA title run. After retiring as a player he became the first African American NBA general... read full bio
The internationally renowned American Indian activist Winona LaDuke has been working on various issues of sustainability, human rights, and environmental issues. LaDuke comes from Ojibwe decent, one of the largest groups of Native Americans in the North American continent. When she was working as a principal on the Ojibwe reservation, Winona LaDuke became an activist. She became founder of... read full bio
Willie Randolph is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and manager. He is now a postseason baseball analyst for ESPN, primarily on Baseball Tonight. At the end of his playing career, he ranked fifth in major league history in games at second base, ninth in putouts, seventh in assists, eighth in total chances, and third in double plays. Upon... read full bio
Accordionist and vocalist Wayne Toups was born on October 2, 1958, in Lafayette, and grew up in Crowley. A progressive Cajun musician, he created a popular new sound by combining Cajun and zydeco elements with mainstream rock sounds (including English lyrics); he called the style ""zydecajun."" One of the most commercially successful Cajun artists, Toups has recorded for the major... read full bio
Empowerment speaker, author and Hypnotist Wayne Lee, is an expert on the power of the mind. He is mesmerizing, charismatic, funny, a former Canadian amateur wrestling champion and school teacher, who walked out of the classroom and onto the stage with one of the hottest comedy acts in Canada today. Wayne Lee is a career hypnotist and magician, whose entry... read full bio
Born Hugh Nanton Romney, activist Wavy Gravy has been around for decades. Mostly known for his hippie, activist for peace, personality and countercultural beliefs. He is best known for his clown persona, that he came up with after being arrested after various demonstrations. Wavy Gravy believed it was hard for policemen to arrest a clown, because clowns were safe. ... read full bio
Tony-Award nominated singer and actor Will Chase currently portrays country superstar Luke Wheeler on ABC's Nashville, but he rose to stardom on the Broadway stage. His broadway career began as the Roger under study for the 1998 production of Rent. He eventually portrayed Roger in the show's final Broadway run. Additionally, he has played in Miss Saigon, The Full Monty,... read full bio
Seattle's Walking Papers, the much-buzzed-about new band featuring rock luminaries Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver), Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees, Mad Season), Jeff Angell and Benjamin Anderson (both of The Missionary Position), which also features a guest appearance by Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, who played on lead single The Whole World's Watching" and "I'll Stick Around." Rolling Stone... read full bio
