Charles Edwin “Charlie” Wiggins During the 1920s and 1930s, Charles E. “Charlie” Wiggins was the fastest and most accomplished African American race car driver… Read More »Charles Edwin “Charlie” Wiggins
William Willard (Nov. 1, 1809-Feb. 15, 1881). Born in Vermont, Willard attended the American Asylum for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut, because… Read More »William Willard
Charles Williams (Jan. 11, 1948-July 12, 2004). Born in Indianapolis, Charles Williams attended and graduated from Hirsch High School in Chicago, Illinois.… Read More »Charles Williams
Martin Risser Williams (Apr. 12, 1905-Dec 17, 1986). Martin Risser Williams was born in Cambridge City, Indiana, and built an amateur radio station… Read More »Martin Risser Williams
James Reid Williamson Jr. (1935- Sept. 10, 2017). Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Reid Williamson graduated from Yale University in 1956. He served in the… Read More »James Reid Williamson Jr.
William Niles Wishard Sr. (Oct. 10, 1851-Jan. 23, 1941). Pioneer in urology, “father” of City Hospital, and medical educator, William Niles Wishard Sr. was… Read More »William Niles Wishard Sr.
Adolph Gustav Wolter (Sept. 7, 1903- Oct. 15, 1980). Adolph Gustav Wolter was born in Reutlingen, Germany, and attended the Academy of Fine… Read More »Adolph Gustav Wolter
Harry E. (Emsley) Wood Sr. (Sept. 26, 1879-Jan. 21, 1951). Harry E. Wood was born near Lexington, Illinois, the third child of Emsley Harrison Wood… Read More »Harry E. (Emsley) Wood Sr.
Richard Wood (Oct. 22, 1926-Apr. 16, 2020). Born in Brazil, Indiana, Richard Wood graduated from . While attending DePauw University during World… Read More »Richard Wood
Hale Aspacio Woodruff (Aug. 6, 1900-Sept. 6, 1980). Born in Cairo, Illinois, Woodruff attended elementary and high school in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved… Read More »Hale Aspacio Woodruff
