Lives listing by occupation: politician
- Wellesley, Richard Colley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (born 1760–died 1842), Irish aristocrat, colonial governor, diplomat, politician, member of Parliament
- Wells, Nathaniel (born 1740–died 1816), American schoolteacher, politician
- Weyman, Edward (born 1730–died 1793), American upholsterer, glazier, civil servant, revolutionary, politician, militia officer, tradesman, surveyor
- Wharton, Philip, duke of Wharton (born 1698–died 1731), English rake, politician
- Wharton, Richard (born 1764–died 1828), English lawyer, politician, member of Parliament, civil servant, poet
- Wharton, Samuel (born 1732–died 1800), American merchant, politician, speculator
- Wharton, Thomas, 1st marquess of Wharton (born 1648–died 1715), English aristocrat, politician, member of Parliament
- Whately, Thomas (born 1726–died 1772), English politician, member of Parliament, civil servant, author
- Wheaton, Joseph (born 1755–died 1828), American politician, civil servant
- Whipple, William (born 1730–died 1785), American merchant, sea captain, politician
- Whitbread, Samuel (born 1758–died 1815), English politician, member of Parliament
- White, Alexander (born 1738–died 1804), American colonist, plantation-owner, lawyer, politician
- White, Luke (born 1740–died 1824), Irish printer, politician, member of Parliament
- Whiting, William (born 1730–died 1792), American physician, politician, judge
- Whitworth, Charles, 1st Baron Whitworth (born 1675–died 1725), English aristocrat, diplomat, politician, member of Parliament
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