List of authors by name: W
Abbreviations: ch = children's, d = drama, f = fiction, nf = non-fiction, p = poetry
A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z- Simon de Waal (born 1961, Netherlands, f/nf)
- Bernard Waber (1921–2013, US, ch)
- Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder (1773–1798, Germany, nf)
- Tad Waddington (born 1962, US, nf)
- Nora Wagener (born 1989, Luxembourg, f/ch/d)
- Angel Wagenstein (born 1922, Bulgaria, d/f)
- Elin Wägner (1882–1949, Sweden, f/nf)
- Heinrich Leopold Wagner (1747–1779, Germany, d)
- Jan Costin Wagner (born 1972, Germany/Finland, f)
- Roland C. Wagner (1960–2012, France, f)
- Per Wahlöö (1926–1975, Sweden, f)
- Wilhelm Waiblinger (1804–1830, Germany/Italy, p)
- John Wain (1925–1994, England, n/p/nf)
- Bokusui Wakayama (????, 1885–1928, Japan, p)
- Joan Wake (1884–1974, England, nf)
- Priscilla Wakefield (1751–1832, England, nf/ch)
- Walafrid Strabo (c. 808–849, Germany, nf/p)
- Derek Walcott (1930–2017, Saint Lucia/US, p/d)
- Roderick Walcott (1930–2000, Saint Lucia/Canada, d/p)
- Max Waldau (1825–1855, Germany, p/f), pseudonym of Richard Georg Spiller von Hauenschild
- Eva Waldemarsson (1903–1986, Sweden, f)
- Herwarth Walden (1879–1941, Germany/Soviet Union, nf), pseudonym of Georg Lewin
- Steven D. Waldman (born 1951, US, nf)
- George Waldron (1690 – c. 1730, England/Isle of Man, p/nf)
- Howard Waldrop (born 1946, US, f)
- Christian Walford (1907–1985, England, f), pseudonym of Norrey Ford Dilcock
- Alice Walker (born 1944, US, f/p)
- Annie Louisa Walker (1836–1907, England/Canada, f/p/nf)
- Barbara G. Walker (born 1930, US, nf)
- Elizabeth Neff Walker (living, US, f)
- Lucy Walker (1907–1987, Australia, f)
- Rob Walker (born 1953, Australia, p)
- Bronwen Wallace (1945–1989, Canada, p/f)
- David Foster Wallace (1962–2008, US, f/nf)
- Doreen Wallace (1897–1979, England, f/nf)
- Edgar Wallace (1875–1932, England/US, f/p/nf)
- Ian Wallace (1912–1998, US, f), pseudonym of John Wallace Pritchard
- Irving Wallace (1916–1990, US, f/d)
- Ivy Wallace (1915–2006, England/Scotland, ch)
- Lew Wallace (1827–1905, US, f/nf)
- Pamela Wallace (born 1949, US, d/f)
- Chris Wallace-Crabbe (born 1934, Australia, p/f/nf)
- Graham Wallas (1858–1932, England, nf)
- John Wallis (1616–1703, England, nf)
- Horace Walpole (1717–1797, England, nf/f)
- Hugh Walpole (1884–1941, England, f)
- Neale Donald Walsch (born 1943, US, nf)
- Martin Walser (born 1927, Germany, f/nf)
- Robert Walser (1878–1956, Switzerland, p/nf/f)
- Jill Paton Walsh (1937–2020, England, f/ch)
- Sheila Walsh (1928–2009, England, f), pseudonym of Sheila O'Nions Walsh
- Otto F. Walter (1928–1994, Switzerland, f/nf/d)
- Silja Walter (1919–2011, Switzerland, f/nf)
- Walther von der Vogelweide (c. 1170 – c. 1230, Germany/Austria, p)
- Amy Catherine Walton (1849–1939, England, ch)
- Jo Walton (born 1964, Wales/Canada, f)
- Ania Walwicz (1951–2020, Poland/Australia, p/d/nf)
- Maxie Wander (1933–1977, Austria/Germany, f)
- Wang Anshi (???, 1021–1086, China, p/nf)
- Wang Anyi (???, born 1954, China, f/nf)
- Wang Bi (??, 226–249 CE, China, nf)
- Wang Bo (??, 650–676, China/Jiaozhi, p)
- Wang Changling (???, 698–756, China, p)
- Wang Chong (??, 27– c. 97 CE, China, nf)
- Wang Chongyang (???, 1113–1170, China, nf/p)
- Wang Fanzhi (???, fl. 7th c. CE, China, p)
- Wang Fuzhi (???, 1619–1692, China, nf)
- Wang Guowei (???, 1877–1927, China, nf/p)
- Hao Wang (??, 1921–1995, China, nf)
- Wang Huo (??, born 1924, China, f/d)
- Wang Lixiong (???, born 1953, China, f/nf)
- Wang Ruoshui (???, 1926–2002, China, nf)
- Wang Shifu (???, 1250 – c. 1337, China, d)
- Wang Shuo (??, born 1958, China, f/d)
- Wang Wei (??, 699–759, China, p)
- Wang Xizhi (???, 303–361, China, nf)
- Wang Xianzhi (???, 344–386, China, nf)
- Wang Xiaobo (???, 1952–1997, China, f/nf)
- Wang Yangming (???, 1472–1529, China, nf)
- Wang Yiting (???, 1867–1938, China, nf)
- Wang Zhen (??, 1290–1333, China, nf)
- Gustav von Wangenheim (1895–1975, Germany, d)
- J. R. Ward (born 1969, US, f), pseudonym of Jessica Bird
- Mary Ward (1827–1869, Ireland, nf)
- Sarah Ward (living, England, f/nf)
- Terry Wardle (born 1944, England, ch/f)
- Anna Laetitia Waring (1823–1910, Wales/England, p)
- Charles Dudley Warner (1829–1900, US, nf/f)
- Blanche Warre-Cornish (1848–1922, England, f/nf)
- Hans Warren (1921–2001, Netherlands, nf/p)
- Meralda Warren (born 1959, Pitcairn Is, nf/ch)
- Pat Warren (born 1936, US, f), pseudonym Patricia Cox
- Doreen Warriner (1904–1972, England, nf)
- Thomas Warton (1728–1790, England, nf/p)
- Albert Wass (1908–1998, Hungary/US, f/p)
- Jakob Wassermann (1873–1934, Germany, f/nf/p)
- Per Wästberg (born 1933, Sweden, f/p/nf)
- Junichi Watanabe (????, 1933–2014, Japan, f)
- On Watanabe (???, 1902–1930, Japan, nf)
- Risa Wataya (????, born 1948, Japan, f)
- Gilbert Waterhouse (1883–1916, England/France, p)
- Xavier Waterkeyn (born 1965, Argentina, nf/f)
- Sarah Waters (born 1966, Wales/England, f/nf)
- Hamlet Watling (1818–1908, England, nf)
- Elizabeth Watkin-Jones (1887–1966, Wales, ch)
- Alfred Watkins (1855–1935, England, nf)
- Ian Watson (born 1943, England/Spain, f)
- Maureen Watson (1931–2009, Australia, ch/p)
- Rosamund Marriott Watson (1860–1911, England, p/nf)
- Samuel Wagan Watson (born 1972, Australia, p)
- Thomas Watson (1515–1584, England, nf)
- Thomas Watson (1620–1686, England, nf)
- Thomas Watson (1704–1732, England, p/d)
- William Watson (1931–2005, Scotland, f/d/nf)
- Lawrence Watt-Evans (born 1954, US, f)
- Theodore Watts-Dunton (1832–1914, England, nf/p)
- Alec Waugh (1898–1981, England, f)
- Arthur Waugh (1866–1943, England, nf/p)
- Auberon Waugh (1931–2001, England, f/nf)
- Edwin Waugh (1817–1890, England, p)
- Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966, England, f/nf)
- Gerard Way (born 1977, US, f)
We–Wh
- Alan Wearne (born 1948, Australia, p)
- Willoughby Weaving (1885–1976, England, p)
- Catherine Webb (born 1986, England, f/ch), pseudonym Kate Griffin
- Francis Webb (1925–1973, Australia, p)
- Harri Webb (1920–1995, Wales, p)
- Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859–1947, England, nf)
- Batty Weber (1860–1940, Luxembourg, f/nf/p)
- David Weber (born 1952, US, f)
- Benjamin Nottingham Webster (1797–1882, England, d)
- Hermann von Wedderkop (1875–1956, Germany/Italy, nf/f)
- Frank Wedekind (1864–1918, Germany, d)
- Armin T. Wegner (1886–1978, Germany/Italy, nf)
- Josef Magnus Wehner (1897–1973, Germany, nf/d)
- Wei Boyang (???, fl. 2nd c. CE, China, nf)
- Wei Huacun (???, 252–334 CE, China, nf)
- Wei Hui (???, born 1973, China, f)
- Wei Shou (??, 506–572, China, nf)
- Wei Shuo (??, 272–349, China, p)
- Wei Yuan (??, 1794–1857, China, nf)
- Wei Zheng (??, 580–643, China, nf)
- Wei Zhuang (??, c. 836–910, China, p)
- Wilhelm Weigand (1862–1949, Germany, p/f)
- André Weil (1906–1998, France, nf)
- Simone Weil (1909–1943, France/England, nf)
- Sylvie Weil (born 1942, France, ch/nf)
- Elizabeth E. Wein (born 1964, US/Scotland, ch/nf)
- Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902–1935, US, f)
- Debra Weinstein (born 1961, US, p/f)
- Andy Weir (born 1972, US, f)
- Alison Weir (born 1951, England, nf/f)
- Theresa Weir (living, US, f), pseudonym Anne Frasier
- Ernst Weiss (1882–1940, Austria/France, f)
- Peter Weiss (1916–1982, Germany/Sweden, d/f)
- Wilhelm Weitling (1808–1871, Germany/US, nf)
- Denton Welch (1915–1948, China/England, f/nf)
- Julie Welch (born 1948, England, nf/d)
- Fay Weldon (born 1931, England, f/nf/d)
- Ehm Welk (1884–1966, Germany, d/f)
- H. G. Wells (1866–1946, England, f/nf)
- John Wells (1936–1998, England, nf)
- Martha Wells (born 1964, US, f/nf)
- Louise Welsh (born 1965, England/Scotland, f/d)
- Irvine Welsh (born 1958, Scotland/US, f/d)
- Adèle Weman (1844–1936, Finland, f/ch/p)
- Wen Tianxiang (???, 1236–1283, China, p)
- Wen Yiduo (???, 1899–1946, China, p/nf)
- Wen Zhengming (???, 1470–1559, China, p)
- Wen Zhenheng (???, 1585–1645, China, nf/p)
- Anne Wentworth (1629/1630 – post-1679, England, nf)
- K. D. Wentworth (1951–2012, US, f)
- William Wentworth (1790–1872, Norfolk Island/Australia, nf/p)
- Sándor Weöres (1913–1989, Hungary, p)
- Bernard Werber (born 1961, France, f)
- Franz Werfel (1890–1945, Austrian E/US, f/d/p)
- Benedikt Maria Leonhard von Werkmeister (1745–1823, Germany, nf)
- Markus Werner (1944–2016, Switzerland, f)
- Zacharias Werner (1768–1823, Germany/Austria, p/d/nf)
- Christian Wernicke (1661–1725, Germany/Denmark, nf)
- Ignaz Heinrich von Wessenberg (1774–1860, Germany, nf)
- Cornel West (born 1953, US, nf)
- Wallace West (1900–1980, US, f)
- Robert Westall (1929–1993, England, ch)
- Scott Westerfeld (born 1963, US, f/ch)
- Jeri Westerson (born 1960, US, f)
- Edward Weston (1703–1770, England, nf)
- Elizabeth Jane Weston (1581 or 1582–1612, England/Bohemia, p)
- Jessie Weston (1850–1928, England, nf)
- Janwillem van de Wetering (1931–2008, Netherlands/US, ch/f/nf)
- Stanley J. Weyman (1855–1928, England, f)
- William J. Whalen (1926–2008, US, nf)
- Anne Wharton (1659–1685, England/France, p)
- Edith Wharton (1862–1937, US, f)
- Goodwin Wharton (1653–1704, England, nf)
- Herb Wharton (born 1936, Australia, p/f)
- Thomas Wharton (born 1963, Canada, f)
- Mary Whateley (1738–1825, England, p/d)
- Dennis Wheatley (1897–1977, England, f), pseudonym Leo Kessler
- Donald J. Wheeler (living, US, nf)
- Abraham Wheelocke (1593–1653, England, nf)
- Eric Whelpton (1894–1981, England, nf)
- William Whewell (1794–1866, England, nf/p)
- Benjamin Whichcote (1609–1683, England, nf)
- Dorothy Whipple (1893–1966, England, f/ch)
- William Whiston (1667–1752, England, nf)
- Evelyn Whitaker (1844–1929, England, ch)
- Phil Whitaker (born 1966, England, f/nf)
- Dorothy White (c. 1630–1686, England, nf)
- E. B. White (1899–1985, US, ch/nf)
- Ellen G. White (1827–1915, US, nf)
- Ethel Lina White (1876–1944, England, f)
- Fred M. White (1859–1935, England, f)
- James White (1928–1999, N Ireland, f)
- Patrick White (1912–1990, England/Australia, f/d)
- Rowland White (born 1970, England, nf)
- Steve White (born 1948, US, f)
- Theodore H. White (1915–1986, US/China, nf)
- Anne Whitehead (1624–1686, England, nf)
- Colson Whitehead (born 1969, US, f/nf)
- John Whitgift (c. 1530–1604, England, nf)
- Charles Whiting (1926–2007, England, f/nf)
- Richard Whittington-Egan (1924–2016, England, nf)
- George Whyte-Melville (1821–1878, Scotland/England, f/p)
- Selby Whittingham (born 1941, Malaya/England, nf)
Wi
- Randy Wicker (born 1938, US)
- Les Wicks (born 1955, Australia, p)
- John Edgar Wideman (born 1941, US)
- Urs Widmer (1938–2014, Switzerland, f/d/nf)
- Ernst Wiechert (1887–1950, Germany/Switzerland)
- Carsten Wieland (born 1971, Germany)
- Christoph Martin Wieland (1733–1813, Germany)
- Elie Wiesel (1928–2016, Romania/US)
- Michael Wiesenberg (born 1943, US)
- Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856–1923, US/England)
- Michael Wigglesworth (1631–1705, England/New England, p)
- Susan Wiggs (born 1958, US)
- Edward Wightman (c. 1580–1612, England, nf)
- Adolf Wilbrandt (1837–1911, Germany)
- Richard Wilbur (1921–2017, US)
- Dora Wilcox (1873–1953, N Zealand/Australia, p/d)
- Susie Wild (born 1979, England/Wales)
- Robert Wild (1615–1679, England)
- Jennifer Wilde (1938–1990, US), pseudonym of Tom E. Huff
- Oscar Wilde (1854–1900, Ireland/England)
- Stuart Wilde (1946–2013, England)
- Ernst von Wildenbruch (1845–1909, Lebanon/Germany)
- Gene Wilder (1933–2016, US)
- Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957, US)
- Thornton Wilder (1897–1975, US)
- Kate Wilhelm (1928–2018, US)
- Urien Wiliam (1929–2006, Wales)
- George Wilkins (died 1618, England)
- Gina Wilkins (born 1954, US), pseudonym of Gina Ferris
- William Henry Wilkins (1860–1905, England), pseudonym W. H. de Winton
- Sarah Scudgell Wilkinson (1779–1831, England)
- Eileen Wilks (born 1952, US)
- Barbara Willard (1909–1994, England)
- Bruno Wille (1860–1928, Germany)
- Mo Willems (born 1968, US)
- Sabin Willett (born 1957, US)
- Alan Williams (1935–2020, England)
- Anna Williams (1706–1783, Wales/England)
- Charles Williams (1886–1945, England)
- Colin H. Williams (born 1950, Wales/England)
- David Williams (born 1971, England/US)
- David John Williams (1885–1970, Wales)
- Donna Williams (1963–2017, Australia, nf)
- Eliseus Williams (1867–1926, Wales), bardic name Eifion Wyn
- Gareth F. Williams (1955–2016, Wales)
- Glanmor Williams (1920–2005, Wales)
- Griffith Williams (Gutyn Peris) (1769–1838, Wales)
- Gwynne Williams (born 1937, Wales)
- Ifor Williams (1881–1965, Wales)
- J. Lloyd Williams (1854–1945, Wales)
- Jane Williams (1806–1885, Wales/England), Bardic name Ysgafell
- John Ellis Williams (1924–2008, Wales)
- John Owen Williams (Pedrog) (1853–1932, Wales)
- John Richard Williams (1867–1924, Wales), bardic name Tryfanwy
- Margaret Wetherby Williams (1901–1984, Canada/England), writing as Margaret Erskine
- Margery Williams (1881–1944, England/US)
- Morris Williams (1809–1874, Wales)
- Moses Williams (1685–1742, Wales/England)
- Owen Williams (Owen Gwyrfai) (1790–1874, Wales)
- Peter Bailey Williams (1763–1836, Wales)
- Rhydwen Williams (1916–1997, Wales)
- Richard Bryn Williams (1902–1981, Wales)
- Richard Hughes Williams (1878–1919, Wales), pseudonym Dic Tryfan
- Robert Williams (Robert ap Gwilym Ddu) (1766–1850, Wales)
- Robert Williams (Trebor Mai) (1830–1877, Wales)
- Robert Dewi Williams (1870–1955, Wales)
- Rowan Williams (born 1950, Wales)
- Rowland Williams (Hwfa Môn) (1823–1905, Wales)
- T. Marchant Williams (1845–1914, Wales)
- Tad Williams (born 1957, US)
- Tennessee Williams (1911–1983, US)
- W. Llewelyn Williams (1867–1922, Wales)
- Waldo Williams (1904–1971, Wales)
- Walter Jon Williams (born 1953, US)
- William Williams (Caledfryn) (1801–1869, Wales)
- William Williams (Creuddynfab) (1814–1869, Wales)
- William Williams (Crwys) (1875–1968, Wales)
- William Williams Pantycelyn (1717–1791, Wales)
- Frank S. Williamson (1865–1936, England/Australia, p)
- Jack Williamson (1908–2006, US)
- Marianne Williamson (born 1952, US)
- Michael Z. Williamson (born 1967, England/US)
- Penelope Williamson (living, US), pseudonym of Elizabeth Lambert
- Connie Willis (born 1945, US)
- Dave Willis (born 1970, US)
- Willem Wilmink (1936–2003, Netherlands)
- A. N. Wilson (born 1950, England)
- Angus Wilson (1913–1991, England)
- Brandon Wilson (born 1953, US)
- Clement Wilson (born 1976, Ireland/Scotland)
- Colin Wilson (1931–2013, England)
- David Henry Wilson (born 1937, England)
- Henry Schütz Wilson (1824–1902, England)
- Jacqueline Wilson (born 1945, England)
- Robert Anton Wilson (1932–2007, US)
- Robert Charles Wilson (born 1953, US/Canada)
- William Upski Wimsatt (born 1977, US)
- R. Foster Winans (born 1948, US)
- Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717–1768, Germany/Austrian E)
- Gerard Windsor (born 1944, Australia)
- Harry de Windt (1856–1933, France/England)
- Liz Winfield (born 1964, Australia, p)
- David Wingrove (born 1952, England)
- Eugen Gottlob Winkler (1912–1936, Switzerland/Germany)
- Kathleen Winsor (1919–2003, US)
- Leon de Winter (born 1954, Netherlands)
- William Winter (1836–1917, US)
- Justine Constance Wirix-van Mansvelt (1876–1937, Netherlands)
- Adam Wi?niewski-Snerg (1937–1995, Poland)
- Kari-Lynn Winters (born 1969, Canada)
- Einar af Wirsén (1875–1946, Sweden)
- Pam Withers (born 1956, US/Canada)
- Heinrich Wittenwiler (c. 1370–1420, Germany)
- Karl August Wittfogel (1896–1988, Germany/US)
Wo–Wr
- P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975, England/US, f)
- Tsering Woeser (born 1966, Tibet)
- Gabriele Wohmann (1932–2015, Germany)
- Christa Wolf (1929–2011, Germany)
- Friedrich Wolf (1888–1953, Germany)
- Gene Wolfe (1931–2019, US)
- Joan Wolf (born 1951, US)
- Thomas Wolfe (1900–1938, US)
- Tom Wolfe (1930–2018, US)
- Betje Wolff (1738–1804, Netherlands)
- Christian Wolff (1679–1754, Germany)
- Julius Wolff (1834–1910, Germany)
- Tobias Wolff (born 1945, US)
- Wolfram von Eschenbach (c. 1160/1180 – c. 1220, Germany)
- Karl Wolfskehl (1869–1948, Germany/N Zealand)
- Jan Wolkers (1925–2007, Netherlands)
- Donald A. Wollheim (1914–1990, US), pseudonyms include David Grinnell
- Hans Wollschläger (1935–2007, Germany)
- Frances Garnet Wolseley, 2nd Viscountess Wolseley (1872–1936, England, nf)
- Ernst von Wolzogen (1855–1934, Germany)
- Anthony Wood (1632–1695, England, nf)
- Barbara Wood (born 1947, England/US, f)
- Anthony Wood (1632–1695, England, nf)
- Ellen Wood (1814–1887, England, f), mainly known as Mrs Henry Wood
- John Medley Wood (1827–1915, England/S Africa, nf)
- Robert Woodford (1606–1654, England)
- James Woodforde (1740–1803, England)
- Kathleen E. Woodiwiss (1939–2007, US)
- Stuart Woods (born 1938, US)
- Sherryl Woods (born 1944, US), pseudonym Alexandra Kirk
- Jacqueline Woodson (born 1963, US)
- Emily Woof (born 1967, England)
- Robert Woof (1931–2005, England)
- Greg Woolf (born 1961, England)
- Virginia Woolf (1882–1941, England)
- Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968, US), pseudonym William Irish
- Jack Womack (born 1956, US)
- Dorothy Wordsworth (1771–1855, England)
- William Wordsworth (1770–1850, England)
- Jerome J. Workman, Jr. (born 1952, US)
- Herman Wouk (1915–2019, US)
- Frederic Charles Lascelles Wraxall (1828–1865, England)
- Patricia C. Wrede (born 1953, US)
- Chandos Wren-Hoskyns (1812–1876, England)
- David Wright (born 1964, US)
- David McKee Wright (1869–1928, Ireland/Australia, p/nf)
- Douglas E. Wright (born 1955, Canada)
- Francesca Wright (1897–1985, English), pseudonym of Denise Naomi Klein
- Melinda Wright (1946–2011), pseudonym of Penelope Jones Halsall
- John C. Wright (born 1961, US)
- Judith Wright (1915–2000, Australia, p/nf)
- Patricia Wrightson (1921–2010, Australia, ch)
Wu–Wy
- Wu Cheng'en (???, c. 1500–1582 or 1505–1580, China, f/p)
- Wu Chuntao (???, born 1963, China, nf)
- Fan Wu (??, living, China/US, f)
- Wu Jiaji (???, 1618–1684, China, p)
- Wu Jingzi (???, 1701–1754, China, f)
- Wu Qi (??, 440–381 BCE, China, nf)
- Wu Wenjun (???, 1919–2017, China, nf)
- Wu Zao (??, 1799–1862, China, p)
- Wu Zhihui (???, 1865–1953, China, nf)
- Paul Wühr (1927–2016, Germany/Italy, f/p/d)
- Hella Wuolijoki ((1886–1964, Estonia/Finland, d)
- Audrey Wurdemann (1911–1960, US, p/f)
- Rudolph Wurlitzer (born 1937, US, f/d)
- Mathilde Wurm (1874–1935, Germany/England, nf)
- Wuzhun Shifan (????, 1178–1249, China, nf)
- Thomas Wyatt (1503–1542, England, p)
- Woodrow Wyatt (1918–1997, England, nf)
- William Wycherley (1641–1716, England, d)
- Edward Wyke-Smith (1871–1935, England, f/ch)
- Elinor Wylie (1885–1928, US, p/f)
- I. A. R. Wylie (1885–1959, Australia/US, f/d/p)
- Eirug Wyn (1950–2004, Wales, f)
- Hedd Wyn (1887–1917, Wales/Belgium, p), birth name Ellis Humphrey Evans
- John Wyndham (1903–1969, England, f)
- Garrison W. Wynn (born 1961, US, nf)
- Ellis Wynne (1671–1734, Wales, f)
- Frances Wynne (1863–1893, Ireland/England, p)
- Grace Wynne-Jones (living, Ireland/England, nf)
- Sylvia Wynter (born 1928, Cuba/Jamaica, f/nf/d)
- Johann David Wyss (1743–1818, Switzerland, f)
- Johann Rudolf Wyss (1782–1830, Switzerland, p)