List of Famous people named Wiley

Similar names: Will, Willy, Willie, Willi, Wil, Willa, Wylie. Here are some famous Wileys:

Wiley Post

First Name Wiley
Last Name Post
Born on November 22, 1898
Died on August 15, 1935 (aged 36)

Wiley Hardeman Post was a famed American aviator during the interwar period and the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high-altitude flying, Post helped develop one of the first pressure suits and discovered the jet stream. On August 15, 1935, Post and American humorist Will Rogers were killed when Post's aircraft crashed on takeoff from a lagoon near Point Barrow in the Territory of Alaska.

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Wiley Wiggins

First Name Wiley
Last Name Wiggins
Born on November 6, 1976 (age 48)

Wiley Ramsey Wiggins is an American game designer and film actor. A native of Austin, Texas, he is the nephew of Lanny Wiggins, who was a member of Janis Joplin's early band, The Waller Creek Boys.

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Wiley Rutledge

First Name Wiley
Last Name Rutledge
Born on July 20, 1894
Died on September 10, 1949 (aged 55)

Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr. was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1943 to 1949. The ninth and final justice appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, he is known for his impassioned defenses of civil liberties. Rutledge favored broad interpretations of the First Amendment, the Due Process Clause, and the Equal Protection Clause, and he argued that the Bill of Rights applied in its totality to the states. He participated in several noteworthy cases involving the intersection of individual freedoms and the government's wartime powers. Rutledge served on the Court until his death at the age of fifty-five. Legal scholars have generally thought highly of the justice, although the brevity of his tenure has minimized his impact on history.

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