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- W. D. HamiltonBritish evolutionary biologist (1936–2000)
- Wallie Abraham HurwitzWallie Abraham Hurwitz (February 18, 1886 in Joplin, Missouri – January 6, 1958 in Ithaca,
- Wanda SzmielewWanda Szmielew née Montlak (5 April 1918 – 27 August 1976) was a Polish mathematical logic
- Werner HeisenbergGerman physicist (1901–1976)
- Werner Weber (mathematician)Werner Weber (3 January 1906 – 2 February 1975) was a German mathematician. He was one of
- Wernher von BraunGerman American aerospace engineer (1912–1977)
- Weston FavellWeston Favell is an area and former civil parish near the eastern end of Northampton, now
- Wilhelm RöntgenGerman physicist (1845–1923)
- Willem Hendrik KeesomWillem Hendrik Keesom () (21 June 1876, Texel – 3 March 1956, Leiden) was a Dutch physicis
- William A. BardeenWilliam Allan Bardeen (born September 15, 1941, in Washington, Pennsylvania) is an America
- William Gilbert (physicist)English physician and natural philosopher (1544?-1603)
- William HarveyEnglish physician (1578–1657)
- William Henry BraggBritish X-ray crystallographer (1862–1942)
- William HerschelGerman-British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)
- William HopkinsEnglish mathematician, tutor, and geologist (1793–1866)
- William Jasper SpillmanWilliam Jasper Spillman (October 18, 1863 – July 11, 1931) is considered to be the foundin
- William Rowan HamiltonIrish mathematician and physicist (1805–1865)
- William ShockleyAmerican physicist (1910–1989)
- Wolfgang PauliAustrian physicist (1900–1958)
- Wright brothersAmerican aviation pioneers, inventors of the airplane
- Wu–Yang dictionaryIn topology and high energy physics, the Wu–Yang dictionary refers to the mathematical ide