Name William

Discover a comprehensive list of renowned individuals named William. From iconic actors like William Shakespeare and William Shatner to legendary musicians such as William Hung and Will.i.am, explore the fascinating world of celebrities sharing this distinguished name.

Scottish botanist and gardener

American professional boxer

William Franklyn-Miller

Young Australian voted 'most handsome boy' on Instagram

William la Mare

English Franciscan theologian

Actor, producer, Academy Award winner

William Joseph Hardee

General of the Confederate Army

William Hamilton

Irish mathematician, physicist and mechanic.

William Saroyan

American novelist and playwright

William Cunningham

English historian, founder of economic history

William Kemmler

American Assassin

American track and field athlete, 2008 Olympic participant

William Mapother

William James Sidis

An eccentric genius and child prodigy, famous in the USA at the beginning of the 20th century

English doctor convicted of a high-profile murder in the 19th century

William Clay Ford Jr

Chairman of the Board of Ford Motor Company

English statesman of the era of Elizabeth I

William Davidson

Owner of the global company "Guardian Industries Corp"

William Gladstone

English statesman

William Shatner

Canadian actor, screenwriter, director, producer

William Baklend

A famous English geologist and paleontologist.

William Holdsworth

English legal historian

William John Courthope

English writer, biographer and literary historian.

An American army officer who participated in the extermination of civilians in the village of My Lai.

American actor, director, producer

William George Bonin

American serial killer

American geographer

William Gilbert

British playwright, librettist, poet and illustrator.

William Holman Hunt

English painter

William Fichtner

William Tempest

British fashion designer

William Gibbs McAdoo

American lawyer and political leader

William I the Conqueror

King of England (1066-1087)

American track and field athlete

William Rocha Batista

Brazilian footballer, striker.

William Jennings Bryan

American politician and statesman

Scottish physician, chemist and agronomist.

William James Pirrie

Irish shipbuilder, businessman

William Cumberland Cruickshank

English chemist and physician.

Australian politician

William Davenant

English writer, poet, playwright of the 17th century.

William Somerset Maugham

English prose writer, playwright, short story writer. A connoisseur of the human soul and character, who knew how to express them with rare stylistic precision.

Puerto Rican Salsa Music Idol

William Starke Rosecrans

Union Army General

American psychologist and philosopher

William Atherton

William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck

British statesman, Governor-General of India

William Heirens

Convicted American serial killer

William Schmidt

The man who built a 1340 meter tunnel single-handedly

American explorer