Name
- Vliet, Don, singer, songwriter, musician and artist; aka Captain Beefheart, 1941-20101
- Waldman, Anne, American poet, b 19451
- Wall, Anthony, film-maker, fl 1985-20151
- Wayne County & the Electric Chairs, punk band, fl 19771
- Weaver, Ken, singer, songwriter and musician; member of The Fugs, b 19401
- Webber, Mark, independent curator of artists' film and video, fl 2006-20161
- Welch, Lewis Barrett, poet, 1926-19711
- Wexler, Jerry, American music journalist and producer, 1917-20081
- Whalen, Philip, poet, 1923-20021
- Wieners, John, poet, 1934-20021
- Williams, Mark, editor, publisher, author, fl 1969-20001
- Willis, Ike, American vocalist and guitarist, b 19551
- Wilson, Thomas Blanchard, record producer, 1931-19781
- Wise, Damon, film critic, fl 1987-20151
- Wollen, Peter, writer and film maker, 1938-20191
- Woods, Eddie, American poet, prose writer, editor and publisher, alias Woodstock Jones, b 19401
- Wyman, William George, musician, record producer, songwriter, of The Rolling Stones; called Bill, b 19361
- Young, Lena, author, fl 19801
- Zappa, Ahmet, musician, actor and television host, b 19741
- Zappa, Charles Robert, brother of Frank Zappa, b 19431