| name [first name] | appendix | birth | death |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wernik, Hein | unknown | unknown | |
| Weyl, Joseph | unknown | unknown | |
| Wibbelt, Augustin | 1862-09-19 | 1947-09-14 | |
| Widmer, Leonhard | Leonhardo Vidmero | 1809 | 1867 |
| Wiedemann, Franz | 1821 | 1882 | |
| Wildgrube, Doris | unknown | unknown | |
| Wilster, Christian | unknown | unknown | |
| Wilster, Christian | 1797-09-27 | 1840-01-11 | |
| Winther, Christian | Kristiano Vintero | 1796 | 1876 |
| Wordsworth, William | 1770 | 1850 | |
| x, x | unknown | unknown | |
| Yanchun, Zhao | unknown | unknown | |
| Yanchun, Zhao | unknown | unknown | |
| Yeats, William Butler | 1865-06-13 | 1939-01-28 | |
| Yiping Zhang, Shirley | unknown | unknown | |
| Yiping Zhang, Shirley | unknown | unknown | |
| Yorkston, James | unknown | unknown | |
| Zamenhof, Ludwig Lazarus | Ludoviko Lazaro Zamenhofo | 1859-12-15 | 1917-04-14 |
| Zenetti, Lothar | 1926-02-06 | unknown | |
| Zhāng , Jì | unknown | unknown | |
| Zschiesche, Alfred | 1909-02-22 | 1992-02-26 | |
| Zuccalmaglio, Anton Wilhelm von | 1803-04-12 | 1869-03-23 | |
| Zwach, Franz | 1856-09-29 | 1928-03-21 | |
| Zweig, Stefan | unknown | unknown | |
| Δροσίνης , Γεώργιος | 1859-12-09 | 1951-01-03 |