Famous Poet Birthdays, Page 39
List of Most Famous Poet People in History. Famous Poets Throughout History
| Name | Date of birth | Age |
|---|---|---|
| W. G. Sebald | May 18, 1944 | ( Died 2001, at 57 age ) |
| W. H. Auden | February 21, 1907 | ( Died 1973, at 66 age ) |
| W. H. Davies | July 03, 1871 | ( Died 1940, at 69 age ) |
| W. S. Gilbert | November 18, 1836 | ( Died 1911, at 75 age ) |
| W. S. Merwin | September 30, 1927 | ( Died 2019, at 92 age ) |
| W. S. Rendra | November 07, 1935 | ( Died 2009, at 74 age ) |
| W. W. E. Ross | June 14, 1894 | ( Died 1966, at 72 age ) |
| Walasse Ting | October 13, 1929 | ( Died 2010, at 81 age ) |
| Waldo Williams | September 30, 1904 | ( Died 1971, at 67 age ) |
| Wallace Stevens | October 02, 1879 | ( Died 1955, at 76 age ) |
| Walt Whitman | May 31, 1819 | ( Died 1892, at 73 age ) |
| Walter Conrad Arensberg | April 04, 1878 | ( Died 1954, at 76 age ) |
| Walter de la Mare | April 25, 1873 | ( Died 1956, at 83 age ) |
| Walter Dean Myers | August 12, 1937 | ( Died 2014, at 77 age ) |
| Walter Raleigh | January 22, 1552 | ( Died 1618, at 66 age ) |
| Walter Savage Landor | January 30, 1775 | ( Died 1864, at 89 age ) |
| Walter Scott | August 15, 1771 | ( Died 1832, at 61 age ) |
| Wang Chongyang | January 11, 1113 | ( Died 1170, at 57 age ) |
| Weldon Kees | February 24, 1914 | ( Died 1955, at 41 age ) |
| Wendell Berry | August 05, 1934 | 91 Age |
| Wendy Cope | July 21, 1945 | 80 Age |
| Wilfred Owen | March 18, 1893 | ( Died 1918, at 25 age ) |
| Wilfred Watson | May 01, 1911 | ( Died 1998, at 87 age ) |
| Wilfrid Scawen Blunt | August 17, 1840 | ( Died 1922, at 82 age ) |
| Wilhelm Busch | April 15, 1832 | ( Died 1908, at 76 age ) |
| Wilhelm Hauff | November 29, 1802 | ( Died 1827, at 25 age ) |
| Wilhelm Küchelbecker | June 21, 1797 | ( Died 1846, at 49 age ) |
| Will Carleton | October 21, 1845 | ( Died 1912, at 67 age ) |
| Willa Cather | December 07, 1873 | ( Died 1947, at 74 age ) |
| Willard Maas | June 24, 1906 | ( Died 1971, at 65 age ) |
| Willem Elsschot | May 07, 1882 | ( Died 1960, at 78 age ) |
| Willem Frederik Hermans | September 01, 1921 | ( Died 1995, at 74 age ) |
| William Alabaster | February 27, 1567 | ( Died 1640, at 73 age ) |
| William Alexander (bishop) | April 13, 1824 | ( Died 1911, at 87 age ) |
| William Allingham | March 19, 1824 | ( Died 1889, at 65 age ) |
| William Blake | November 28, 1757 | ( Died 1827, at 70 age ) |
| William Bronk | February 17, 1918 | ( Died 1999, at 81 age ) |
| William Carlos Williams | September 17, 1883 | ( Died 1963, at 80 age ) |
| William Congreve | January 24, 1670 | ( Died 1729, at 59 age ) |
| William Cosmo Monkhouse | March 18, 1840 | ( Died 1901, at 61 age ) |
| William Cowper | November 26, 1731 | ( Died 1800, at 69 age ) |
| William Cullen Bryant | November 03, 1794 | ( Died 1878, at 84 age ) |
| William Drummond of Hawthornden | December 13, 1585 | ( Died 1649, at 64 age ) |
| William Ellery Channing (poet) | November 29, 1817 | ( Died 1901, at 84 age ) |
| William Empson | September 27, 1906 | ( Died 1984, at 78 age ) |
| William Ernest Henley | August 23, 1849 | ( Died 1903, at 54 age ) |
| William Golding | September 19, 1911 | ( Died 1993, at 82 age ) |
| William Henry Ogilvie | August 21, 1869 | ( Died 1963, at 94 age ) |
| William Jay Smith | April 22, 1918 | ( Died 2015, at 97 age ) |
| William Makepeace Thackeray | July 18, 1811 | ( Died 1863, at 52 age ) |