Ulrich Walter (* 1954), astronaut (awarded on July 22, 2019)
Herbert Walther (1935-2006), em. Full Professor of Physics at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich and former Director at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics (awarded on July 17, 2003)
Felix Wankel (1902–1988), German mechanical engineer and inventor (awarded 1973)
Hans-Jürgen Warnecke (1934–2019), former President of the Fraunhofer Society for the Promotion of Applied Research (awarded on July 12, 2004)
Andreas Warnke (* 1945), Former Director of the Clinic and Polyclinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy at the University of Würzburg (awarded on June 27, 2018)
Gerhard Waschler (* 1957), politician (CSU), member of the Bavarian State Parliament (awarded on June 27, 2018)
Markus Wasmeier (* 1963), athlete, founder of the “Markus Wasmeier Farm and Winter Sports Museum Schliersee e. V. "(awarded on July 11, 2007)
Christine Weber (* 1954), managing partner of the Zott dairy (awarded July 11, 2007)
Gerhard Weber (1898–1973), medical doctor for pediatrics (awarded in 1965)
Gertraud Weber (* 1959), Realschool Director (awarded on July 12, 2017)
Jürgen Wechsler (* 1955), District Manager of IG Metall Bavaria (awarded on June 27, 2018)
Ulrich Wechsler , Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Munich Book, Media and Literature House Foundation (awarded on June 20, 2001)
Eberhard Wecker (1923–2013), Professor, Head of the Institute for Virology at the University of Würzburg (awarded on July 4, 1991)
Ernst Weidenbusch (* 1963), member of the state parliament (awarded on July 12, 2017)
Jakob Weidendorfer (1914–1998), Caritas Director of the Diocese of Eichstätt (awarded 1979)
Wilhelm Weidinger (1939–2018), Chairman of the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge, Bavarian State Association, former district president (awarded on July 3, 2013)
Klaus Weigert , Ministerial Director (awarded on July 12, 2004)
Günter Weihrauch , Chief Finance President of the OFD Nuremberg (awarded on July 15, 1992)
Grete Weil (1906–1999), writer, translator and photographer (awarded 1996)
Anton Weilmaier (1920–1981), mayor and member of the state parliament (awarded on June 9, 1969)
Bruno Weinberger (1920–2012), executive member of the presidency of the German Association of Cities
Josef Weiner , farmer and district council member (awarded on December 15, 1959)
Hubert Weinzierl (* 1935), entrepreneur, former chairman of the Federal Nature Conservation in Bavaria e. V., President of the Deutscher Naturschutzring e. V. (awarded on July 14, 2005)
Manfred Weitlauff (* 1936), former professor for church history in the Middle Ages and modern times at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich (awarded on July 9, 2009)
Alfred Weitnauer (1905–1974), writer, home curator, historian and folklorist in the Allgäu (awarded on December 15, 1959)
Veit Welsch , 1st Chairman of the Association of the Wood Industry and Plastics Processing Bavaria and Thuringia, Vice President of the Federal Association for Renewable Energies (awarded on July 29, 2010)
Joseph Wendel (1901–1960), Cardinal, Archbishop of Munich and Freising (awarded on June 20, 1958)
Katharina Wiedemann (* 1950), entrepreneur (awarded on July 12, 2017)
Dieter Wieland (* 1937), documentary filmmaker and author
Therese Wieser (1898–1976), farmer and specialist teacher (awarded on December 15, 1959)
Otto Wiesheu (* 1944), Bavarian State Minister for Economics, Transport and Technology a. D., former board member of Deutsche Bahn AG
Gerhard Wilcke (1907–1986), CEO of Bayerische Motorenwerke (awarded on June 9, 1969)
Joseph Wild (1901–1993), President of the Central Association of German Crafts (awarded 1966)
Horst Wildemann (* 1942), Professor of Economics at the Technical University of Munich (awarded on July 5, 2006)
Hans Wilden , entrepreneur (awarded on July 17, 2003)
Ulrich Wilhelm (* 1961), director of Bayerischer Rundfunk (awarded on July 3, 2013)
Ben Willikens (* 1939), artist, rector of the Munich Art Academy a. D. (awarded on July 5, 2006)
Dietmar Willoweit (* 1936), legal scholar, professor (awarded on July 20, 2011)
Klaus Wilms (* 1939), em. Full Professor of Internal Medicine II and former Director of the Medical Polyclinic of the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg (awarded on July 14, 2005)
Hermann Wimmer (* 1936), member of the Bundestag (awarded on July 4, 1991)
Johann Wimmer (1921-2004), member of the state parliament (awarded on June 9, 1969)
Thomas Wimmer (1887–1964), Mayor of Munich from 1948 to 1960 (awarded in 1958)
Renate Windisch , honorary chairwoman of the Federal Association of German Epilepsy Association e. V., former special education teacher (awarded on July 13, 2016)
Ute Winkler-Stumpf, Aid Action Noma e. V. (awarded on July 12, 2017)
Otto Woerner , President of the Bayerische Landesboden-Kreditanstalt (awarded on December 15, 1959)
Cornelia Wohlhüter , chairwoman of the senior citizens' council and family representative of the city of Deggendorf, journalist (awarded on December 17, 2014)
Verena Wohlleben (* 1944), member of the Bundestag (awarded on July 12, 2004)
Dagmar Wöhrl (* 1954), Member of the German Bundestag, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Minister of Economics and Technology (awarded on July 9, 2009)
Karl Wolkenau (1875–1967), Provost, Vicar General (conferred on December 15, 1959)
Hans-Joachim Wolter , entrepreneur, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Bavarian Shoe Manufacturers e. V. (awarded on July 9, 2009)
Hans Wormser , President of the State Association of Bavarian Transport and Logistics Companies (LBT) e. V., entrepreneur (awarded on October 14, 2015)
Ludwig Wörner (* 1948), member of the Bavarian State Parliament (awarded on October 10, 2012)