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- Heinrich Leopold Wagner
- Stephen Wakelam
- Susan Wald (writer on General Hospital; Daytime Emmy & WGA Awards nominee & winner)
- Derek Walcott
- Craig Walker
- George F. Walker
- Naomi Wallace
- Martin Walser
- Robert Walser
- Agnes Walsh
- Saadallah Wannous, (Syria), (1941–1997)
- Ronnie Warren (born 1964) (South Africa)
- Dale Wasserman
- Wendy Wasserstein (1950–2006) (United States)
- Keith Waterhouse
- Harrison Watts
- John Webster (1580 – c. 1634) (England)
- Frank Wedekind
- Peter Weiss
- Franz Werfel
- Timberlake Wertenbaker
- Arnold Wesker
- Peter Whelan
- John Whiting
- Adolf von Wilbrandt
- Oscar Wilde (Ireland)
- Thornton Wilder (United States)
- Emlyn Williams (Wales)
- Tennessee Williams (United States)
- David Williamson (born 1942) (Australia)
- August Wilson (United States)
- Lanford Wilson (United States)
- Jaimie-Lee Harris Marcher Wise (United States)
- Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz a.k.a. Witkacy (1885–1939) (Poland)
- William Wycherley
- Laurence Mark Wythe
- Charles Wood
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