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Welch, Bruce

Welch's mother died when he was five and he was raised by his aunt. In 1957 while still at school he formed a band called the Railroaders. After winning a talent contest in London the fo... [more]

Westheimer, Ruth Siegel

Westheimer, known to millions as Dr. Ruth, is the most famous psychosexual therapist in the world. She was sent by her German parents to boarding school in Switzerland when she was 10, a... [more]

Whaitiri, Te Waari Kahukura

Te Waari was born on the isolated Chatham Islands east of New Zealand to Meriana Ngapohe Rawiri and Te Wera William Whaitiri. His mother died when he was six and he was sent as a tamaiti wh... [more]

Wheatley, Phillis

Wheatley was kidnapped in West Africa (the Senegal-Gambia region) and brought to America as a slave when she was about seven. She was bought by John Wheatley, a prosperous tailor, as a serv... [more]

Wheeler, Caron

Wheeler began singing in the reggae bands Brown Sugar and Afrodiziak, and then became famous as part of Soul II Soul in 1989. She went solo in 1990, recording UK Blak in 1991. Her last reco... [more]

Whitbread, Fatima

Whitbread was abandoned in an apartment as a baby and raised in children's homes until she was 14. There was some parental contact but it was unsatisfactory and she was also sexually abused... [more]

White, Donald Edwin

White's father disappeared before he was born and he was abandoned by his mother. The canteen manager of the hospital where he was born adopted him. Major advertising accounts he handled... [more]

White, Eartha Mary Magdalene

Eartha White was adopted as a baby in Florida. Her adoptive father died when she was five and she was then raised by her widowed mother. After high school White attended beauty school and t... [more]

Whitehead, Phillip

Whitehead was chair of the Consumers' Association and a Labour MP from 1970 to 1983. He is currently [1997] the MEP for Staffordshire East and Derby. He was adopted. Who's Who, 1997 &qu... [more]

Whitman, Marcus

Whitman's father died when he was eight and his mother sent him and his four brothers and sisters away to be raised by relatives. He was away for 10 years. He became a medical doctor and... [more]