Tubman, William. 1895-1971. Liberia. President 1941-. Women’s and native suffrage. School system.

Tweed, William. 1823-78. NY city “boss” controlled patronage through Tammany Society. Exposed by NY Times.

Tyndale, William. 1494-1536. English Protestant martyr. First English language bible.

Vaughan Williams, Ralph. 1872-1958. English Nationalist composer of symphonies, ballads, songs. Combined folk idiom with 16C polyphony. Sea 1910. Pastoral Symphony 1922.

Vigny, Alfred de. 1797-1863. French Romantic writer. Shakespeare adaptations. Cinq-Mars 1826.

Walker, William. 1824-60. American filibuster. Nicaraguan president. 1856-7.

Walton, William. 1902-83. British composer influenced by Jazz, Elgar, Stravinsky.

Wilberforce, William. 1759-1833. English campaigner vs slave trade.

William, Willis. 1883-1963. US poet. Pictures from Brueghel. In the American Grain.

Williams, George. 1821-1905. English founder of YMCA.

Williams, Ralph Vaughan. Vaughan Williams.

Williams, Roger. c1603-83. English Calvinist founder of Rhode Island, Providence 1636. Introduced separation of church, state.

Williams, Tennesee. 1911-83. US playwright. Streetcar Named Desire 1947. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1954.

Wordsworth, William. 1770-1850. English Romantic lyric ballad Lake Poet. “Nature’s Priest”.

Wycherley, William. 1640-1716. English satirical Restoration dramatist: Country Wife 1675. Plain Dealer 1676.

Yancey, William. 1814-63. US pro-slavery secession leader. American Civil War.

Yeats, William. 1865-1939. Irish nationalist poet/dramatist: Wild Swans 1917. Deirdre. Tower 1928. Winding Stair 1933. Modernism.

YMCA. 1844. Founded by George Williams.