National Stud and Irish National Stud. Nigel Walley: Musician, Joan Walmsley, Baroness Walmsley: Politician, Member of the House of Lords. Jonathan Walters: Footballer, Republic of Ireland international. Stephen Walters: Actor. Tom Waring: Footballer, England International. Curtis Warren: Gangster. William Warwick: The first Captain of the ‘’QE2’’ ocean liner, his son Commodore Ronald W. Warwick was also the first Master of the largest ocean liner in the world, ’’Queen Mary 2’’. Alfred Waterhouse: Architect, Edwin Waterhouse: Accountant, co-founded PricewaterhouseCoopers. Sid Watkins: President of Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and Formula One institute of motorsport safety. Emma Watkinson: Businesswoman. Andrew Watson (footballer, born 1856): Likely to be the first black professional footballer in history playing for Bootle F.C. (1879). Billy Watson (footballer, born 1890): England international. Dave Watson: Footballer, Everton F.C. and England. Jamie Webster: Singer and songwriter. Richie Wenton: Professional boxer, former British Super bantamweight champion. Frank Westerton: Stage and silent-film actor James Wharton: Pioneer boxer who is inducted into International Boxing Hall of Fame. Albert White (VC): Victoria Cross recipient. Charley White: Professional boxer, World title challenger on several occasions. Wildman Whitehouse: Inventor, sent the first Telecommunications to the United States of America. Alan Whittle: Footballer, Everton F.C. Dame May Whitty: Film Actress, her grandfather was Michael James Whitty founder of the Liverpool Daily Post. Henry Tingle Wilde: Chief officer on the RMS Titanic Kitty Wilkinson Anne Williams (activist): Campaigner of Justice. Cliff Williams: Musician, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of AC/DC, brought up in Merseyside town Hoylake. Martyn S. Williams: A mountain and wilderness guide who is the first person in the world to lead expeditions to the three extremes, South Pole (1989) North Pole (1992) and Everest (1991). Michael Williams (actor) Actor. Joseph Williamson: Philanthropist and builder of Williamson's tunnels. Bobby Willis: Songwriter, husband and manager of Cilla Black. Tony Willis: Professional boxer, British champion and won Bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Harold Wilson: Former prime minister, educated at Wirral Grammar School for Boys and a member of parliament of Huyton from 1950 to 1983, A statue was erected in Huyton town centre in 2006. Robb Wilton: Comedian. Peter Withe: Footballer, Aston Villa F.C. England international scored the winning goal in the 1982 European Cup Final. Gustav Wilhelm Wolff: Hamburg-born Co-founder of Harland & Wolff A Shipbuilding Company founded in 1861. Max Woosnam: England International footballer who won Wimbledon tennis