Namesakes
Billy "the Kid" Bonney
(m) 1859-1881 
Notable Evildoers
Billy Hughes
(m) 1862-1952
Australian Prime Ministers 1915-1923
Billy Hamilton
(m) 1866-1940
Hall-of-Famers 1961 (baseball)
Billy McGimsie
(m) 1880-1968
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
Billy Bones
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1883 Treasure Island
Billy Gilmour
(m) 1885-1959
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
Billy Southworth
(m) 1893-1969
Hall-of-Famers 2008 (baseball)
Billy Burch
(m) 1900-1950
Hall-of-Famers 1974 (ice hockey)
Most Valuable Players 1925 ice hockey
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Billy Wilder
(m) 1906-2002
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 1946; 1961 The Lost Weekend; The Apartment (director)
Billy Herman
(m) 1909-1992
Hall-of-Famers 1975 (baseball)
Billy Graham
(m) 1918-2018
Other Religious Leaders Southern Baptist Convention
Billy Johnson
(m) 1924-1987
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2000 The Moonglows
Billy Barty
(m) 1924-2000
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Davenport
(m) 1931-1999
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2015 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Billy Evans
(m) 1932-2020
Olympic Medalists 1956 basketball (gold)
Billy Guy
(m) 1936-2002
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1987 The Coasters
Billy Dee Williams
(m) 1937-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Williams
(m) 1938-
Hall-of-Famers 1987 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Billy Mills
(m) 1938-
Olympic Medalists 1964 10000 m (gold)
Billy Shaw
(m) 1938-
Hall-of-Famers 1999 (football)
Billy Henderson
(m) 1939-2007
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2023 The Spinners
Billy McNeill
(m) 1940-2019
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Billy Swan
(m) 1942-
Notable Musicians
B. J. Thomas
(a.k.a. Billy) (m) 1942-2021
Notable Musicians
Billy Connolly
(m) 1942-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Cunningham
(m) 1943-
Hall-of-Famers 1986 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Billy Bigelow
(m)
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals 1945 Carousel
Billy Preston
(m) 1946-2006
Notable Musicians
Billy Crystal
(m) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
Billy Joel
(m) 1949-
Grammy Award Winners 1979; 1980 Just the Way You Are; 52nd Street (song of the year/record of the year/album of the year)
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1999
Billy Gibbons
(m) 1949-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2004 ZZ Top
Billy Smith
(m) 1950-
Hall-of-Famers 1993 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Billy "Bass" Nelson
(m) 1951-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1997 Parliament-Funkadelic
Billy Powell
(m) 1952-2009
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2006 Lynyrd Skynyrd
Billy Bob Thornton
(m) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Idol
(m) 1955-
Notable Musicians
Billy Fisher
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1959 Billy Liar
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals 1974 Billy
Billy Campbell
(m) 1959-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Warlock
(m) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Ray Cyrus
(m) 1961-
Notable Musicians
Billy Zane
(m) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Burke
(m) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Corgan
(m) 1967-
Notable Musicians
Billy Crudup
(m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Boyd
(m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1969 Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Billy Pilgrim
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1969 Slaughterhouse-Five
Billy Porter
(m) 1969-
Emmy Award Winners 2019 Pose (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1973 Wild Billy's Circus Story
Billy
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1974 Billy Don't Be a Hero
Billy Koch
(m) 1974-
Olympic Medalists 1996 baseball (bronze)
Billy Eichner
(m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Billy Magnussen
(m) 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Bakker
(m) 1988-
Olympic Medalists 2012 field hockey (silver)
Bill Kaulitz
(a.k.a. Billy) (m) 1989-
Notable Musicians
Billy Vunipola
(m) 1992-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Billy Davy
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1997 Billy Davy's Daughter
Billy Thomas
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1997 Ally McBeal
Billy Elliot
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 2000 Billy Elliot
Billy Chenowith
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 Six Feet Under
Billy Brown
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2007 Billy Brown
Billy Paul
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2011 Billy Paul