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.

William F. Buckley Jr.
William F. Buckley Jr.
USA
American writer, ideologist, founder of the popular political magazine National Review.
William Kellogg
William Kellogg
USA
Major businessman and philanthropist
William Michael Daley
William Michael Daley
USA
Chief of Staff of US President Barack Obama
William deVry
William deVry
USA
Television actor
William Cowper
William Cowper
Great Britain
English poet
William Poulter
William Poulter
Great Britain
English actor
William Greggan
William Greggan
Great Britain
British policeman and tug of war
William C. Hsiao
William C. Hsiao
USA
American economist
William Friedkin
William Friedkin
USA
Director, producer, screenwriter, actor
William De Corbeil
William De Corbeil
Archbishop of Canterbury from 1123 to 1136.
William Coward
William Coward
Great Britain
English medical philosopher
William Gladstone
William Gladstone
Great Britain
English statesman
William Utermohlen
William Utermohlen
USA
The artist who painted self-portraits while ill
William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt
Great Britain
English journalist, essayist, theorist of Romanticism
William Cockerill
William Cockerill
Great Britain
British entrepreneur who lived in France.
William Bennett
William Bennett
Great Britain
English composer, the most important figure in British music of the 19th century.
William Randolph Hearst III
William Randolph Hearst III
USA
Director of the global publishing corporation "Hearst Corporation"
William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison
USA
American abolitionist, publicist and poet
William Calvin
William Calvin
Great Britain
Scottish physicist
William Shockley
William Shockley
USA
American physicist and inventor originally from England
William Samoei Ruto
William Samoei Ruto
Kenya
5th President of Kenya from 13 September 2022
William Franklyn-Miller
William Franklyn-Miller
Australia
Young Australian voted 'most handsome boy' on Instagram
William Connor II
William Connor II
USA
Owner of William E. Connor
William Edward Boeing
William Edward Boeing
USA
American aircraft manufacturer, founder of an aircraft manufacturing company
William Petersen
William Petersen
USA
American actor and producer
William Light
William Light
Australia
Inspector General of Australia, Founder of the City of Adelaide
William Godfrey
William Godfrey
Great Britain
English cardinal.
William Cavendish
William Cavendish
Great Britain
Fifth Prime Minister of Great Britain from 16 November 1756 to 25 June 1757
William Haywood
William Haywood
USA
American radical labor leader
William Wright
William Wright
Great Britain
English privateer
William Cornwallis
William Cornwallis
Great Britain
Renowned British Admiral
William Ouchi
William Ouchi
USA
American professor and author of books on business management
William Cochran
William Cochran
USA
American heldentenor singer
William Corbett
William Corbett
Great Britain
English violinist, composer, collector
William Feller
William Feller
USA
Croatian-American mathematician
William Grove
William Grove
Great Britain
Welsh judge and physicist
William Lear
William Lear
USA
A self-taught American engineer who founded the first airline to produce small, low-cost business jets for private customers.
William Hobson
William Hobson
New Zealand
The first Governor of New Zealand and co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi.
William Gann
William Gann
USA
Financier, broker, author
William Waller
William Waller
Great Britain
General of the Parliamentary army, one of the leaders of the Presbyterians
William Calley
William Calley
USA
An American army officer who participated in the extermination of civilians in the village of My Lai.
William Hooker
William Hooker
Great Britain
English botanist and taxonomist
William Rocha Batista
William Rocha Batista
Brazil
Brazilian footballer, striker.
William Holmes
William Holmes
USA
American anthropologist
William Crabtree
William Crabtree
Great Britain
An English astronomer and merchant of the early 17th century
William Zabka
William Zabka
USA
American actor
William Salice
William Salice
Italy
Italian inventor and businessman
William Kvist
William Kvist
Denmark
Danish footballer, midfielder
William Roberts
William Roberts
Great Britain
English artist
William Shild
William Shild
Great Britain
English language composer, violinist and violist