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Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston
First Name Whitney
Last Name Houston
Born on August 9, 1963
Died on February 11, 2012 (aged 48)
Height 171 cm | 5'7

Whitney Elizabeth Houston was an American singer and actress. She was certified as the most awarded female artist of all time by Guinness World Records and is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, with sales of over 200 million records worldwide. Houston released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums, all of which have been certified diamond, multi-platinum, platinum, or gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). She is regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time. Her crossover appeal on the popular music charts as well as her prominence on MTV influenced several African-American female artists.

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Whitey Bulger

James Joseph Bulger
First Name Whitey
Born on September 3, 1929
Died on October 30, 2018 (aged 89)

James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger Jr. was an Irish-American organized crime boss and FBI informant who led the Winter Hill Gang in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, a city directly northwest of Boston. On December 23, 1994, Bulger fled the Boston area and went into hiding after his former FBI handler, John Connolly, tipped him off about a pending RICO indictment against him. Bulger remained at large for sixteen years. After his 2011 arrest, federal prosecutors tried Bulger for nineteen murders based on the grand jury testimony from Kevin Weeks and other former criminal associates.

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Whoopi Goldberg

Caryn Elaine Johnson
First Name Whoopi
Born on November 13, 1955 (age 68)
Height 163 cm | 5'4

Caryn Elaine Johnson, known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg, is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality. A recipient of numerous accolades, Goldberg is one of sixteen entertainers to have won an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award.

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Whitey Schafer

Adolph Lorenz Schafer
First Name Whitey
Died on August 31, 1951

Adolph L. "Whitey" Schafer was an American photographer known for his pin-ups and glamour photography. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Schafer grew up in California and began working in the movies in 1921. He took still photos of movie stars for several studios, including Columbia and Paramount. Schafer was killed by an explosion on a yacht in 1951.

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Whitney Cummings

First Name Whitney
Last Name Cummings
Born on September 4, 1982 (age 41)
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Whitney Ann Cummings is an American stand-up comedian, actress, filmmaker, and podcaster. Her credits include one comedy album, four stand-up specials, three Comedy Central Roasts, and numerous television series in which she has served various roles including producer, director, showrunner, and actress.

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Whitney Wolfe Herd

First Name Whitney
Last Name Herd
Born on July 1, 1989 (age 34)
Net Worth $1.3B

Whitney Wolfe Herd is an American entrepreneur. She is founder and CEO of Bumble, a social and dating app, launched in 2014. In 2016 and 2017 respectively, Bumble launched BumbleBFF, an app for finding friends, and BumbleBizz, a professional networking app. According to Forbes, the company is valued at more than $1 billion.

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Whitney Mercilus

Whitney Mercilus is an American football outside linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Illinois and was recognized as a unanimous All-American. He was selected by the Texans in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft, and was considered one of the best defensive end prospects for 2012.

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Whitey Ford

First Name Whitey
Born on October 21, 1928
Died on October 8, 2020 (aged 91)

Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford, nicknamed "The Chairman of the Board", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played his entire 16-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees. He was a 10-time All-Star and 6-time World Series champion. In 1961, he won both the Cy Young Award and World Series Most Valuable Player Award. Ford led the American League (AL) in wins three times and in earned run average (ERA) twice. He is the Yankees franchise leader in career wins (236), shutouts (45), innings pitched, and games started by a pitcher. Ford was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.

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Whindersson Nunes

Whindersson Nunes Batista
First Name Whindersson
Born on January 5, 1995 (age 29)
Born in Brazil, Piauí

Whindersson Nunes Batista is a Brazilian comedian, singer, and YouTuber known for his comedy videos since 2013.

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Whitney Thompson

First Name Whitney
Last Name Thompson
Born on September 26, 1987 (age 36)

Whitney Lee Thompson Forrester is an American plus-size model and is the winner of the tenth cycle of America's Next Top Model.

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Who Is Fancy

First Name Who
Last Name Fancy
Born on March 29, 1991 (age 32)

Jake Hagood, better known as Who Is Fancy, is an American singer. He co-signed with Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta on Big Machine Label Group and Dr. Luke on Prescription Songs. His single "Goodbye" was released in early 2015, peaking at number 29 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart. Fancy was presented at the iHeartMedia Music Summit, although his identity was kept secret.

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Whitney Osuigwe

Whitney Osuigwe is an American tennis player.

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Whitney Port

First Name Whitney
Last Name Port
Born on March 4, 1985 (age 39)
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Whitney Eve Port is an American television personality, fashion designer, and author. She attended Crossroads School in Santa Monica as a teenager. In 2006, Port came to prominence after being cast in the reality television series The Hills, which chronicled the personal and professional lives of Port and friends Lauren Conrad, Heidi Montag, and Audrina Patridge. During its production, she held positions with Teen Vogue and Kelly Cutrone's People's Revolution.

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Whitney Way Thore

First Name Whitney
Last Name Thore
Born on April 14, 1984 (age 39)

Whitney Way Thore is an American television personality best known for her appearances on the television show My Big Fat Fabulous Life, which airs on TLC.

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Whitfield Diffie

First Name Whitfield
Last Name Diffie
Born on June 5, 1944 (age 79)

Bailey Whitfield 'Whit' Diffie, ForMemRS, is an American cryptographer and one of the pioneers of public-key cryptography along with Martin Hellman and Ralph Merkle. Diffie and Hellman's 1976 paper New Directions in Cryptography introduced a radically new method of distributing cryptographic keys, that helped solve key distribution—a fundamental problem in cryptography. Their technique became known as Diffie–Hellman key exchange. The article stimulated the almost immediate public development of a new class of encryption algorithms, the asymmetric key algorithms.

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Whitney Smith

First Name Whitney
Last Name Smith
Born on February 26, 1940
Died on November 17, 2016 (aged 76)

Whitney Smith Jr. was a professional vexillologist and scholar of flags. He originated the term vexillology, which refers to the scholarly analysis of all aspects of flags. He was a founder of several vexillology organizations. Smith was a Laureate and a Fellow of the International Federation of Vexillological Associations.

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Whitney Peak

First Name Whitney
Last Name Peak
Born on January 1, 2003 (age 21)

Whitney Peak is a Ugandan-Canadian actress. She stars in the 2020 HBO Max revival of Gossip Girl. Her other work includes the Apple TV+ series Home Before Dark and the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

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Whitney Engen

First Name Whitney
Last Name Engen
Born on November 28, 1987 (age 36)

Whitney Elizabeth Engen is an American soccer player and FIFA Women's World Cup champion. She most recently played as a defender for the United States women's national soccer team as well as the Boston Breakers of the National Women's Soccer League, the highest division of women's soccer in the United States. She first appeared for the United States national team during the 2011 Algarve Cup in a match against Norway on March 4. During her time with the team, she made 40 appearances for the team and scored four goals.

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White Man Runs Him

First Name White
Last Name Him
Born on January 1, 1858
Died on June 2, 1929 (aged 71)

White Man Runs Him was a Crow scout serving with George Armstrong Custer's 1876 expedition against the Sioux and Northern Cheyenne that culminated in the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

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Whitney Sudler-Smith

Whitney Sudler-Smith is an American filmmaker, television director, and classically trained guitarist. He is the Creator and Executive Producer of Bravo's Southern Charm, a "reality docu-series" about life in Charleston, South Carolina. He is also an executive producer on the Savannah and New Orleans spin-off shows.

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Whigfield

Sannie Charlotte Carlson

Whigfield is an Italian dance act fronted by Sannie Charlotte Carlson, who is a Danish singer, songwriter and record producer, known by her various stage names including Whigfield, Naan, or simply Sannie. She is best known for her 1993 single "Saturday Night", which became an international hit the following year.

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Whitman Mayo

First Name Whitman
Last Name Mayo
Born on November 15, 1930
Died on May 22, 2001 (aged 70)

Whitman Blount Mayo Jr. was an American actor, best known for his role as Grady Wilson on the 1970s television sitcom Sanford and Son.

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Whitney North Seymour, Jr.

First Name Whitney
Last Name Jr.
Born on July 7, 1923
Died on June 29, 2019 (aged 95)

Whitney North Seymour Jr., known to friends as Mike Seymour, was an American politician and attorney from New York City. Born to a prominent family, Seymour graduated from Princeton University and Yale Law School and served in the United States Army during World War II. He served in the New York State Senate from 1966 to 1968 and as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1970 to 1973.

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Whitney Duncan

First Name Whitney
Last Name Duncan
Born on August 3, 1984 (age 39)
Height 168 cm | 5'6

Whitney Duncan is an American country music singer and songwriter. She finished as the fifth place finalist on the fifth season of Nashville Star. She has released one studio album and has charted on the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart with "When I Said I Would" and "Skinny Dippin'," as well as a Christmas single and guest appearance on a Kenny Rogers single which was released before her Nashville Star appearance. In the fall of 2011, Duncan competed on the 23rd season of Survivor, Survivor: South Pacific, where she ultimately finished in 9th place, becoming the fourth member of the jury. In the fall of 2014, Duncan and her then-fiancé, fellow Survivor: South Pacific castaway Keith Tollefson, competed together on the 25th season of The Amazing Race, where they placed in 8th place.

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Whitney Young

Whitney Moore Young Jr.
First Name Whitney
Last Name Young
Born on July 31, 1921
Died on March 11, 1971 (aged 49)

Whitney Moore Young Jr. was an American civil rights leader. Trained as a social worker, he spent most of his career working to end employment discrimination in the United States and turning the National Urban League from a relatively passive civil rights organization into one that aggressively worked for equitable access to socioeconomic opportunity for the historically disenfranchised.

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Whina Cooper

First Name Whina
Born on December 9, 1895
Died on March 26, 1994 (aged 98)

Dame Whina Cooper was a respected kuia, who worked for many years for the rights of her people, and particularly to improve the lot of Māori women. Her wide influence and nationally recognised activity led her to be acknowledged with awards in both the British (Imperial) and New Zealand Royal Honours Systems, and by her own people, who bestowed the title Te Whaea o te Motu upon her.

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