List of Famous people with last name Wead

Frank Wead

First Name Frank
Last Name Wead
Born on October 24, 1895
Died on November 15, 1947 (aged 52)

Frank Wilbur "Spig" Wead was a U.S. Navy aviator who helped promote United States Naval aviation from its inception through World War II. Commander Wead was a recognized authority on early aviation. Following a crippling spinal injury in 1926, Wead was placed on the retired list. In the 1930s, he became a screenwriter, becoming involved in more than 30 movies. He also published several books, short stories and magazine articles. During World War II, he returned to active duty. He initially worked in a planning role, but later undertook sea duty in the Pacific, where he saw action against the Japanese in 1943–44 before being placed on the retired list in mid-1945.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her
    index: 1x 0.013749837875366s
fmsppl-page-output: 1x 0.0087320804595947s
t_/pages/list-of-people: 1x 0.0087029933929443s
t_/common/header: 1x 0.0045540332794189s
router_page: 1x 0.0044088363647461s
list-of-people-content: 1x 0.0038280487060547s
t_/blocks/list-of-people: 1x 0.0021710395812988s
t_/blocks/person-card: 1x 0.0021381378173828s
headline: 2x 0.0019268989562988s
qids: 2x 0.0010480880737305s
t_/common/footer: 1x 0.00021719932556152s
t_/common/head: 1x 0.00019192695617676s
head-facts: 1x 0.00017499923706055s
t_/blocks/switcher: 1x 1.7166137695312E-5s
related: 1x 3.0994415283203E-6s
using-qids-cache: 1x 9.5367431640625E-7s
----- END OF DUMP (2026-04-19 18:47:04)  -----