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 Burroughs

American writer, godfather of the beat generation.

William Cruickshank

Canadian artist

William Y. W. Ripley

Union Army officer from Vermont during the American Civil War

William Godfrey

English cardinal.

William Kellogg

Major businessman and philanthropist

William Matthew Petrie

English archaeologist

American anthropologist

William Hyde Wollaston

English chemist and physicist, scientist of the Royal Society of London

William Charles Angliss

Australian businessman

William Cavendish

Fifth Prime Minister of Great Britain from 16 November 1756 to 25 June 1757

English economist, scientist and philosopher

American track and field athlete

William Jennings Bryan

American politician and statesman

Scottish physician, chemist and agronomist.

English and Irish artist

William Sanderson

William English

American computer engineer

William Barclay

Scottish theologian.

William Compton

Spencer Compton's third son

William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck

British statesman, Governor-General of India

William Quan Judge

Lawyer, writer, one of the three main founders of the Theosophical Society.

William George Cusins

British composer, conductor and pianist

American actor, acting teacher

William Jack Baumol

American economist

William Bullith

American diplomat, first US ambassador to the Soviet Union. Back in 1919, he was sent to Moscow by President Woodrow WILSON to assess the situation of the Bolshevik government.

William Nicholson

English artist, graphic artist and children's writer

William of Tyre

French historian

English privateer

American musician, known as the main vocalist and rhythm guitarist in the band Alice in Chains, who joined the group after the death of Layne Staley.

William Dockwra

English entrepreneur who created the first London penny post office

William Higgins

English astronomer, one of the pioneers of astrospectroscopy

British and Australian politician

William Roberts

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

American track and field athlete, 2008 Olympic participant

William MacCorkle

American educator, lawyer, financier and politician.

William Townsend Aiton

English botanist and gardener

Speechwriter for President Nixon

William Holdsworth

English legal historian

William Craft Brumfield

American historian of Russian architecture, photographer, local historian

William Nordhaus

American economist

William Kemmler

American Assassin

One of America's most famous illustrators, famous American artist

William Verity Jr.

American businessman and statesman, Secretary of Commerce

William Williams

American Wins $5 Million

William Greggan

British policeman and tug of war

King of Württemberg from October 30, 1816

William Cumberland Cruickshank

English chemist and physician.

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