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Christopher Willock

English professional footballer

Date of Birth: 31 January 1998

Age: 28

Christopher Anthony Willockis an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers. Club career Arsenal Born in the London Borough of Waltham Forest,...

Holly Willoughby

English television presenter

Date of Birth: 10 February 1981

Age: 45

Holly Marie Willoughbyis an English television presenter, author and model. She is currently the co-presenter of ITV's This Morning (2009–present) and Dancing on Ice (2006–2011, 2018–present) alongsid...

Wallace Wills

Composer

Wallace Williswas a Choctaw freedman living in the Indian Territory, in what is now Choctaw County, near the city of Hugo, Oklahoma, US. His dates are unclear: perhaps 1820 to 1880. He is credited wit...

Andrew Wilman

English television producer

Date of Birth: 16 August 1962

Age: 63

Andrew Neville Wilmanis an English television producer who is best known as the co-creator (with Jeremy Clarkson) and former executive producer of the Top Gear show, from 2002 to 2015, as well as bein...

Callum Wilson

English professional footballer

Date of Birth: 27 February 1992

Age: 34

Callum Eddie Graham Wilsonis an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Newcastle United and the England national team. Wilson began his career with his hometown...

Ruth Wilson

English actress

Date of Birth: 13 January 1982

Age: 44

Ruth Wilsonis an English actress. She has played the eponymous protagonist in Jane Eyre (2006), Alice Morgan in the BBC psychological crime drama Luther (2010–2013, 2019), Alison Lockhart in the Showt...

Michael Wilson

American-British screenwriter and film producer

Date of Birth: 21 January 1942

Age: 84

Michael Gregg Wilsonis an American-British screenwriter and film producer, best known for his association with the James Bond film series. James Bond franchise In 1972, Wilson joined Eon Productions, ...

Rebel Wilson

Australian actress

Date of Birth: 2 March 1980

Age: 46

Rebel Melanie Elizabeth Wilsonis an Australian actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. After graduating from the Australian Theatre for Young People in 2003, Wilson began appearing as Toula i...

Lainey Wilson

American country music singer-songwriter

Date of Birth: 19 May 1992

Age: 34

Lainey Denay Wilsonis an American country music singer-songwriter. Wilson performed from an early age, before going to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a career as a country performer. In 2014, she rel...

Patrick Wilson

American actor

Date of Birth: 3 July 1973

Age: 52

Patrick Joseph Wilsonis an American actor. He began his career in 1995, starring in Broadway musicals. He received nominations for two Tony Awards for his roles in The Full Monty (2000–2001) and Oklah...

Harold Wilson

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Date of Birth: 11 March 1916

Age: 79

James Harold Wilsonwas a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from October 1964 to June 1970, and again from March 1974 to April 1976. He was the Leader of the Labour...

Brent Wilson

American musician

Date of Birth: 20 July 1987

Age: 38

Brent Matthew Wilsonis a retired American musician who served as the original bassist of Panic! at the Disco. He recorded one album with them before he was fired for "lack of responsibility". He was i...

Julia Wilson

Independent Non-Executive Director at Barclays

Julia Wilsonis Independent Non-Executive Director at Barclays. Skills, experience and contribution Significant board and executive-level strategic and financial leadership experienceExtensive accounti...

Richard Wilson

English musician

Date of Birth: 17 January 1978

Age: 48

Charles Richard Wilsonis an English musician and the frontman of five-piece rock band Kaiser Chiefs. Before the formation of the band, in 2003, Wilson was a member of the band Runston Parva (later kno...

Donald Wilson

Scottish television writer and producer

Date of Birth: 11 September 1910

Age: 91

Donald Boyd Wilsonwas a Scottish television writer and producer who worked for the BBC. His work included co-creating the science fiction series Doctor Who in 1963 and adapting and producing The Forsy...

Jonathan Wimberly

American record producer, songwriter, composer

Date of Birth: 29 May 1983

Age: 43

Jonathan Patrick Wimberlyis an American record producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and mixing engineer best known as being one-half of the synth-pop duo Chairlift. The band parted wa...

Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Windsor

member of the British royal family

Date of Birth: 15 August 1950

Age: 75

Anne, Princess Royalis a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the only sister of King Charles I...

Robin Windsor

English professional Latin and ballroom dancer

Date of Birth: 15 September 1979

Age: 44

Robin Jamie Windsorwas an English professional Latin and ballroom dancer, best known for appearing as a professional dancer on the BBC television series Strictly Come Dancing. Career Before joining St...

Amy Winehouse

English singer

Date of Birth: 14 September 1983

Age: 27

Amy Jade Winehousewas an English singer and songwriter. She was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues, reggae and jaz...

Oprah Winfrey

Actress

Date of Birth: 29 January 1954

Age: 72

Oprah Gail Winfrey, or simplyOprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from...

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