TED Speakers
Thinkers, doers, idea-generators. These are the speakers who have delivered a talk featured on TED.com, whether at an official TED conference, at one of thousands of independently organized TEDx events, or on another stage altogether.

Raymond Wang
Inventor
Sam Wang
Neuroscientist

Tricia Wang
Technology ethnographer
Xiaojun "Tom" Wang
Hiker, biker, storyteller

Xiaowei R. Wang
Artist, writer, organizer, coder

Kelly Wanser
Climate innovation activist

Emilie Wapnick
Writer and community builder
Bettina Warburg
Blockchain entrepreneur and researcher

Peter Ward
Paleontologist

Claire Wardle
Misinformation expert

Pam Warhurst
Cofounder, Incredible Edible

Marilyn Waring
Economist

Christina Warinner
Archaeological geneticist

Natalie Warne
Activist
Chezare A. Warren
Author, artist, scholar

Frank Warren
Secret keeper
Kristen Warren
Artist

Rick Warren
Pastor, author

Abigail Washburn
Clawhammer banjo player

Megan Washington
Musician

James Watson
Biologist, Nobel laureate

Julia Watson
Designer, academic, author

Tiffany Watt Smith
Cultural historian

Daniel J. Watts
Multidisciplinary artist
Reggie Watts
Musician, comedian

Heribert Watzke
Food scientist

Ruby Wax
Comedian and Mental Health Activist

Elizabeth Wayne
Biomedical engineer

Charity Wayua
Public sector researcher

Caroline Weaver
Author, pencil store owner