Namesakes
American Presidents:
1 president
Bill Clinton 1993-2001 
Emmy Award Winners:
2 actors
(actor) Bill Cosby 1966; 1967; 1968 I Spy
(actor) Bill Hader 2018; 2019 Barry
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character, 1 villain
Bill Sikes 1838 Oliver Twist
Bill Compton 2001 The Southern Vampire Mysteries
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
4 characters
(character) Bill Bailey 1902 Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?
(character) Bill 1965 Don't Mess with Bill
(character) Bill 1968 The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
(character) Bill Butler 2011 Bonita and Bill Butler
Fictional Characters from Television:
9 characters
Bill Potts 1963 Doctor Who
Bill Horton 1965 Days of Our Lives
Bill Spencer Sr. 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful
Bill Spencer Jr. 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful
Bill Southgate 1994 Heartbreak High
Bill Dauterive 1997 King of the Hill
Bill Buchanan 2001 24
Bill Henrickson 2006 Big Love
Bill Compton 2008 True Blood
Hall-of-Famers:
9 football, 7 ice hockey, 6 baseball, 6 basketball
(ice hockey) Bill Cook 1952
(baseball) Bill Terry 1954
(baseball) Bill Dickey 1954
(baseball) Bill McKechnie 1962
(ice hockey) Bill Durnan 1964
(ice hockey) Bill Mosienko 1965
(football) Bill Dudley 1966
(ice hockey) Bill Cowley 1968
(ice hockey) Bill Gadsby 1970
(football) Bill Hewitt 1971
(football) Bill George 1974
(basketball) Bill Russell 1974
(ice hockey) Bill Quackenbush 1976
(football) Bill Willis 1977
(basketball) Bill Bradley 1982
(ice hockey) Bill Barber 1990
(football) Bill Walsh 1993
(basketball) Bill Walton 1993
(baseball) Bill Foster 1996
(baseball) Bill Mazeroski 2001
(basketball) Bill Sharman 1975; 2004
(basketball) Bill Davidson 2008
(football) Bill Parcells 2013
(football) Bill Polian 2015
(baseball) Bill Self 2017
(basketball) Bill Fitch 2019
(football) Bill Cowher 2020
(football) Bill Nunn 2021
Harry Potter Characters:
1 character
Bill Weasley
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
3 storms, 2 hurricanes
Hurricane Bill 1997
Storm Bill 2003
Hurricane Bill 2009
Storm Bill 2015
Storm Bill 2021
Most Valuable Players:
3 winners
Bill Cowley 1941; 1943 ice hockey
Bill Russell 1958; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1965 basketball
Bill Walton 1978 basketball
New Zealand Prime Ministers:
3 prime ministers
William Massey (a.k.a. Bill) 1912-1925
Bill Rowling 1974-1975
Bill English 2016-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
17 actors, 2 comedians, 1 actor/dancer, 1 entertainer
"Buffalo" Bill Cody 1846-1917
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson 1878-1949
Bill Hayes 1925-2024
Bill Daily 1927-2018
Bill Bixby 1934-1993
Bill Cobbs 1934-
Bill Cosby 1937-
Bill Paterson 1945-
Bill Smitrovich 1947-
Bill Nighy 1949-
Bill Murray 1950-
Bill Moseley 1951-
Bill Nunn 1953-2016
Bill Pullman 1953-
Bill Paxton 1955-2017
Billy Campbell (a.k.a. Bill) 1959-
Bill Hicks 1961-1994
Bill Camp 1964-
Bill Burr 1968-
Bill Hader 1978-
Bill Skarsgård 1990-
Notable Artists:
1 animator/cartoonist, 1 cartoonist
Bill Plympton 1946-
Bill Watterson 1958-
Notable Athletes:
4 basketball, 4 ice hockey, 2 baseball, 1 rugby, 1 tennis
(tennis) Bill Tilden 1893-1953
(ice hockey) Bill Cook 1896-1986
(baseball) Bill Dickey 1907-1993
(ice hockey) Bill Durnan 1916-1972
(basketball) Bill Sharman 1926-2013
(ice hockey) Bill Gadsby 1927-2016
(basketball) Bill Russell 1934-2022
(baseball) Bill Mazeroski 1936-
(basketball) Bill Bradley 1943-
(ice hockey) Bill Barber 1952-
(basketball) Bill Walton 1952-
(rugby) Sonny Bill Williams 1985-
Notable Businesspeople:
2 businesspersons
Bill Hewlett 1913-2001
Bill Gates 1955-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Bill Tilman 1898-1977
Notable Journalists:
1 commentator
(commentator) Bill O'Reilly 1949-
Notable Musicians:
4 musicians, 1 singer
Bill Monroe 1911-1996
Bill Haley 1925-1981
Bill Withers 1938-2020
"Bushwick" Bill 1966-2019
Bill Kaulitz 1989-
Olympic Medalists:
15 gold, 8 bronze, 6 silver, 1 bronze/silver, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver/gold
(bronze) Bill Burgess 1900 water polo
(silver) Bill Holland 1900 400 m
(silver) Bill Tuttle 1904 swimming - 4x50 yard freestyle relay
(silver) Frank Verner (a.k.a. Bill) 1904 1500 m; 4 mile team
(bronze/silver) Bill Horr 1908 discus throw; discus throw - ancient style
(bronze) Bill Harris 1920 swimming - 100 m freestyle
(bronze) Bill Kirschbaum 1924 swimming - 200 m breaststroke
(bronze) Bill Cox 1924 3000 m team
(gold) Bill Carr 1932 400 m; 4x400 m relay
(gold) Bill Miller 1932 pole vault
(gold) Bill Wheatley 1936 basketball
(gold) Bill Roberts 1936 4x400 m relay
(silver) Bill Bruce 1948 long jump
(gold) Bill Smith Jr. 1948 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Bill Porter 1948 110 m hurdles
(gold) Bill Lienhard 1952 basketball
(silver) Bill Miller 1952 javelin throw
(gold) Bill Hougland 1952; 1956 basketball
(gold) Bill Russell 1956 basketball
(gold/silver) Bill Woolsey 1952; 1956 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver/gold) Bill Nieder 1956; 1960 shot put
(gold) Bill Mulliken 1960 swimming - 200 m breaststroke
(bronze) Bill Dellinger 1964 5000 m
(silver) Bill Crothers 1964 800 m
(gold) Bill Bradley 1964 basketball
(gold) Bill Craig 1964 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Bill Toomey 1968 decathlon
(gold) Bill Hoskett 1968 basketball
(bronze) Bill Schmidt 1972 javelin throw
(bronze) Bill Mahony 1972 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Bill Forrester 1976 swimming - 200 m butterfly
(gold) Bill Kirby 2000 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
Other Notables:
1 person
Wild Bill Hickok 1837-1876 gunfighter
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
10 musicians
Bill Haley 1987
Bill Pinkney 1988 The Drifters
Bill Wyman 1989 The Rolling Stones
Bill Kreutzmann 1994 The Grateful Dead
Bill Medley 2003 The Righteous Brothers
Bill Ward 2006 Black Sabbath
Bill Berry 2007 R.E.M.
Bill Withers 2015
Bill Bruford 2017 Yes
Bill Legend 2020 T. Rex
Tolkien's Characters:
3 characters
Bill (m)
Bill (m)
Bill Ferny (m)