[wag-ner for 1, 4, 5; vahg-ner or, Ger., vahg-nuh
r for 2, 3] 
| 1. | Ho⋅nus [hoh-nuhs] , (John Peter), 1874–1955, U.S. baseball player. |
| 2. | Ot⋅to [ot-oh; Ger. awt-oh] , 1841–1918, Austrian architect. |
| 3. | Rich⋅ard [rich-erd; Ger. rikh-ahrt] , 1813–83, German composer. |
| 4. | Robert F(erdinand), 1877–1953, U.S. politician. |
| 5. | his son, Robert F(erdinand), Jr., 1910–91, U.S. politician: mayor of New York City 1954–65. |
| Wag·ner (väg'nər) German composer known especially for his romantic operas, often based on Germanic legends. Among his works are Tannhäuser (1845) and the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen (1853-1874). |
| Wag·ner (wāg'nər) German-born American politician. A U.S. senator from New York (1927-1949), he sponsored important social legislation during Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration, most notably the National Labor Relations Act (1935). |