Lives listing by occupation: academician
- Walker, John (born 1731–died 1803), Scottish collector, churchman, scientist, academician
- Waller, Edmund (born 1606–died 1687), English gentleman, politician, poet, academician
- Waller, Richard (born c. 1660–died 1715), English botanist, academician, translator
- Wallis, John (born 1616–died 1703), English mathematician, cryptographer, theologian, academician
- Wanley, Humphrey (born 1672–died 1726), English scholar, librarian, academician, academic, archivist
- Ward, Nathaniel Bagshaw (born 1791–died 1868), English botanist, academician
- Watelet, Claude Henri (born 1718–died 1786), French author, poet, art critic, academician
- Watt, James (born 1736–died 1819), Scottish engineer, scientist, academician
- Wells, William Charles (born 1757–died 1817), American physician, academician
- West, William (born 1793–died 1851), English chemist, academician
- Wetenhall, Reverend Edward, bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh (born 1636–died 1713), English churchman, academician
- Whewell, Reverend William (born 1794–died 1866), English university teacher, scientist, university administrator, academician
- Whitefoord, Caleb (born 1734–died 1810), Scottish wine-merchant, poet, diplomat, academician, tradesman
- Wicks, Michael (born c. 1633–died 1708), English academician, customs official, politician, member of Parliament, civil servant
- Wigglesworth, Edward (born 1732–died 1794), American scholar, academician
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