| Name | Nationality | Period | Tunes |
|---|
| Wade, John Francis |  | 1711–1786 | 1 |
| Wade, Joseph Augustine |  | 1795–1845 | 2 |
| Wagner, Josef Franz |  | 1856–1908 | 1 |
| Wagner, Richard |  | 1813–1883 | 3 |
| Waldteufel, Émile |  | 1837–1915 | 2 |
| Walker, Tommy |  | 1922–1986 | 1 |
| Waller, Sidney | | ? | 2 |
| Wanhal, Johann Baptist |  | 1739–1813 | 19 |
| Ward-Higgs, William | | 1866–1936 | 1 |
| Ward, Samuel A. | | 1847–1903 | 1 |
| Warlock, Peter | | 1894–1930 | 1 |
| Webb, George James | | 1803–1887 | 1 |
| Webbe, Samuel, Sr. | | 1740–1816 | 1 |
| Weber, Carl Maria von | | 1786–1826 | 3 |
| Webster, Joseph Philbrick | | 1819–1875 | 1 |
| Weigl, Joseph | | 1766–1846 | 1 |
| Wesley, Samuel Sebastian | | 1810–1876 | 1 |
| Whitaker, John | | 1776–1847 | 1 |
| Widmeyer, Charles Brenton | | 1884–1974 | 1 |
| Wiedemann, Josef | | 1828–1919 | 1 |
| Wiehle, Kurt | | ? | 1 |
| Wilhelm | | 1781–1842 | 1 |
| Williams, Rosie |  | 1970— | 4 |
| Williams, Thomas John | | 1869–1944 | 1 |
| Williamson, Roy M.B. | | 1936–1990 | 1 |
| Willis, Richard S. | | 1819–1900 | 1 |
| Willis, Wallis | | ? | 1 |
| Wills, Rachel | | ?— | 1 |
| Wilson, Emily Divine | | 1865–1942 | 1 |
| Wind, Chris |  | 1957— | 1 |
| Winner, Joseph E. | | 1837–1918 | 1 |
| Woods, John Joseph |  | 1849–1934 | 1 |
| Work, Henry Clay | | 1832–1884 | 3 |
| Wyeth, John | | 1770–1858 | 1 |