Karl Freiherr von Vogelsang: politician and editor of the Catholic newspaper Das Vaterland Simeon Vratanja: Eastern Catholic bishop W The Empress Dowager Wang of the Southern Ming Dynasty and mother of the Yongli Emperor William George Ward: theologian, philosopher, lecturer in mathematics E. I. Watkin: English writer on poetry, philosophy, aesthetics, history, and religion. Friend of Christopher Dawson. Converted in 1908 from Anglicanism Evelyn Waugh: English writer; his Brideshead Revisited concerns an aristocratic Catholic family John Wayne: American actor, known for his roles in war films and Westerns; converted to the Catholic Church shortly before his death. Ben Weasel: American musician, lead singer and guitarist of the punk rock band Screeching Weasel; he converted from Buddhism. Zacharias Werner: German poet, dramatist and preacher Eustace White: one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales E. T. Whittaker: English mathematician who was awarded the cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice in 1935 Ann Widdecombe: former British Conservative Party politician; novelist since 2000 Chelsea Olivia Wijaya: Indonesian actress and model; born in the Protestant religion Robert William Wilcox: soldier and politician in 19th century Hawaii. Oscar Wilde: Irish writer and poet; converted on his deathbed Mary Lou Williams: jazz pianist; after conversion, wrote and performed some religious jazz music like Black Christ of the Andes Paul Williams: academic who was raised Anglican and lived as a Tibetan Buddhist for twenty years before becoming Catholic Tennessee Williams: American playwright; converted in his later years as his life spiralled downwards Sigi Wimala: Indonesian model and actress, converted to Catholicism after marriage Lord Nicholas Windsor: son of Catholic convert Katharine, Duchess of Kent; anti-abortion writer Gene Wolfe: Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master in science fiction and fantasy John Woodcock: among the Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales Thomas Woods: American historian and Austrian School economist; wrote How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization John Ching Hsiung Wu: wrote Chinese Humanism and Christian spirituality; has been called "one of China's chief lay exponents of Catholic ideas" Wu Li: Chinese painter and poet who became one of the first Chinese Jesuit priests John C. Wright: science fiction author who went from atheist to Catholic; wrote Chapter 1 of the book Atheist to Catholic: 11 Stories of Conversion, edited by Rebecca Vitz Cherico John Michael Wright: portrait painter in the Baroque style X Xu Guangqi: Chinese scholar-bureaucrat, agricultural scientist, astronomer, and mathematician during the Ming Dynasty; classed as one