(baseball) Candy Cummings (a.k.a. William)
1939
(baseball) Buck Ewing (a.k.a. William)
1939
(baseball) Willie Keeler
1939
(ice hockey) Hod Stuart (a.k.a. William)
1945
(ice hockey) Bill Cook
1952
(baseball) Harry Wright (a.k.a. William)
1953
(baseball) Bill Terry
1954
(baseball) Bill Dickey
1954
(ice hockey) Sprague Cleghorn (middle name William)
1958
(baseball) Billy Hamilton
1961
(ice hockey) Billy McGimsie
1962
(ice hockey) Riley Hern (a.k.a. William)
1962
(baseball) Bill McKechnie
1962
(football) William R. "Link" Lyman
1964
(ice hockey) Bill Durnan
1964
(ice hockey) Bill Mosienko
1965
(football) Bill Dudley
1966
(ice hockey) Bill Cowley
1968
(ice hockey) Bill Gadsby
1970
(baseball) Rube Marquard (middle name William)
1971
(football) Bill Hewitt
1971
(football) Bill George
1974
(basketball) Bill Russell
1974
(baseball) Judy Johnson (a.k.a. William)
1975
(baseball) Billy Herman
1975
(basketball) William "Skinny" Johnson
1976
(football) Bill Willis
1977
(basketball) Bill Bradley
1982
(football) Willie Brown
1984
(basketball) Billy Cunningham
1986
(basketball) William "Pop" Gates
1989
(football) Willie Wood
1989
(ice hockey) Bill Barber
1990
(football) Bill Walsh
1993
(ice hockey) Billy Smith
1993
(basketball) Bill Walton
1993
(baseball) Bill Foster
1996
(football) Billy Shaw
1999
(baseball) Bill Mazeroski
2001
(basketball) Bill Sharman
1975; 2004
(baseball) Billy Southworth
2008
(basketball) Bill Davidson
2008
(football) Willie Roaf
2012
(basketball) Bobby Leonard (a.k.a. William)
2014
(football) Ray Guy (a.k.a. William)
2014
(football) Bill Polian
2015
(basketball) Bill Fitch
2019
(football) Bill Cowher
2020
(football) Bill Nunn
2021
(basketball) Tony Parker (a.k.a. William)
2023
(peace) Randal Cremer (a.k.a. William)
1903
(physics) John Strutt, Lord Rayleigh (middle name William)
1904
(chemistry) William Ramsay
1904
(chemistry) Theodore William Richards
1914
(physics) William Henry Bragg
1915
(physics) William Lawrence Bragg
1915
(chemistry) Francis William Aston
1922
(literature) William Butler Yeats
1923
(medicine) William P. Murphy
1934
(chemistry) William Giauque
1949
(literature) William Faulkner
1949
(physics) William Shockley
1956
(chemistry) William Howard Stein
1972
(chemistry) William Lipscomb
1976
(economics) Theodore Schultz (middle name William)
1979
(economics) Arthur Lewis (a.k.a. William)
1979
(physics) William Alfred Fowler
1983
(literature) William Golding
1983
(economics) William F. Sharpe
1990
(economics) Robert Fogel (middle name William)
1993
(economics) William Vickrey
1996
(physics) William Daniel Phillips
1997
(chemistry) William Standish Knowles
2001
(economics) Clive Granger (middle name William)
2003
(medicine) Jack W. Szostak (middle name William)
2009
(chemistry) William E. Moerner
2014
(medicine) William C. Campbell
2015
(economics) William Nordhaus
2018
(medicine) William Kaelin Jr.
2019
"Buffalo" Bill Cody
1846-1917
William Desmond Taylor
1872-1922
Will Rogers
1879-1935
King Baggot (a.k.a. William)
1879-1948
W. C. Fields (a.k.a. William)
1880-1946
True Boardman (a.k.a. William)
1882-1918
Billie Burke
1884-1970
Lionel Atwill (middle name William)
1885-1946
William Frawley
1887-1966
Raymond Hatton (middle name William)
1887-1971
Claude Rains (a.k.a. William)
1889-1967
Robert Armstrong (middle name William)
1890-1973
Wallace Reid (a.k.a. William)
1891-1923
William Demarest
1892-1983
William Powell
1892-1984
Gareth Hughes (a.k.a. William)
1894-1965
Warren William (middle name William)
1894-1948
Bud Abbott (a.k.a. William)
1897-1974
Lee Tracy (a.k.a. William)
1898-1968
Pat O'Brien (a.k.a. William)
1899-1983
Clark Gable (a.k.a. William)
1901-1960
Brian Aherne (a.k.a. William)
1902-1986
Edgar Buchanan (a.k.a. William)
1903-1979
William Gargan
1905-1979
William Bendix
1906-1964
William Hartnell
1908-1975
Chips Rafferty (middle name William)
1909-1971
Leif Erickson (a.k.a. William)
1911-1986
William Lundigan
1914-1975
William Hopper
1915-1970
Dabbs Greer (middle name William)
1917-2007
Robert Sterling (a.k.a. William)
1917-2006
William Holden
1918-1981
Richard Farnsworth (middle name William)
1920-2000
Jack Elam (a.k.a. William)
1920-2003
Bill Travers
1922-1994
Darren McGavin (a.k.a. William)
1922-2006
William Schallert
1922-2016
William Windom
1923-2012
Bob Barker (middle name William)
1923-2023
Dennis Weaver (a.k.a. William)
1924-2006
Billy Barty (a.k.a. William)
1924-2000
Bill Hayes
1925-2024
Jerry Paris (a.k.a. William)
1925-1986
Johnny Carson (middle name William)
1925-2005
Leslie Nielsen (middle name William)
1926-2010
William Daniels
1927-
Bill Daily
1927-2018
William Hickey
1927-1997
Stanley Baker (a.k.a. William)
1928-1976
Adam West (a.k.a. William)
1928-2017
Clu Gulager (a.k.a. William)
1928-2022
Ronnie Barker (middle name William)
1929-2005
William Shatner
1931-
Stephen Boyd (a.k.a. William)
1931-1977
William Smith
1933-2021
Wayne Rogers (a.k.a. William)
1933-2015
Will Sampson
1933-1987
Jeremy Brett (middle name William)
1933-1995
Bill Cobbs
1934-
James Stacy (middle name William)
1936-2016
William Gaunt
1937-
Billy Dee Williams (a.k.a. William)
1937-
Bill Cosby
1937-
James Fox (a.k.a. William)
1939-
Corin Redgrave (middle name William)
1939-2010
William Devane
1939-
William Lucking
1941-2021
Scott Wilson (a.k.a. William)
1942-2018
Billy Connolly
1942-
Peter Mayhew (middle name William)
1944-2019
G. W. Bailey (middle name William)
1944-
Tom Selleck (middle name William)
1945-
Bill Paterson
1945-
Pete Postlethwaite (middle name William)
1946-2011
Bill Smitrovich (a.k.a. William)
1947-
William Atherton
1947-
Dwight Schultz (a.k.a. William)
1947-
Ted Lange (middle name William)
1948-
Billy Crystal
1948-
Dave Thomas (middle name William)
1948-
Anson Williams (middle name William)
1949-
Caitlyn Jenner (a.k.a. William)
1949-
Bill Nighy
1949-
William H. Macy
1950-
William Hurt
1950-2022
William Sadler
1950-
Bill Murray
1950-
Jeff Conaway (middle name William)
1950-2011
William Russ
1950-
William Katt
1951-
Bill Moseley
1951-
Liam Neeson
1952-
William Petersen
1953-
Bill Nunn
1953-2016
Roger Allam (middle name William)
1953-
Bill Pullman
1953-
James Remar (a.k.a. William)
1953-
Will Patton
1954-
William Hope
1955-
Bill Paxton
1955-2017
William Forsythe
1955-
William Fichtner
1956-
Richard Burgi (middle name William)
1958-
Billy Campbell
1959-
Willie Aames (middle name William)
1960-
Billy Warlock (a.k.a. William)
1961-
William Baldwin
1963-
W. Earl Brown (a.k.a. William)
1963-
William Shockley
1963-
Brad Pitt (a.k.a. William)
1963-
Linus Roache (middle name William)
1964-
Willie Garson (a.k.a. William)
1964-2021
Todd Field (a.k.a. William)
1964-
James Nesbitt (a.k.a. William)
1965-
William McNamara
1965-
Peter Krause (middle name William)
1965-
William Zabka
1965-
Billy Zane
1966-
Billy Burke
1966-
Will Ferrell
1967-
Bill Burr
1968-
Billy Crudup
1968-
Julian McMahon (middle name William)
1968-
Billy Boyd
1968-
John DiMaggio (middle name William)
1968-
Naveen Andrews (middle name William)
1969-
Jon Huertas (middle name William)
1969-
Will Keen
1970-
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (middle name William)
1970-
Josh Hopkins (a.k.a. William)
1970-
Rupert Penry-Jones (middle name William)
1970-
Rob Corddry (middle name William)
1971-
Dylan Moran (middle name William)
1971-
Wil Wheaton
1972-
Paul Walker (middle name William)
1973-2013
Will Sasso
1975-
Will Friedle
1976-
Seann William Scott
1976-
James Van Der Beek (middle name William)
1977-
Matthew Goode (middle name William)
1978-
Bill Hader
1978-
Will Estes (a.k.a. William)
1978-
Matthew Lawrence (middle name William)
1980-
William Levy
1980-
Jonas Armstrong (a.k.a. William)
1981-
Tom Hiddleston (middle name William)
1981-
Rupert Friend (middle name William)
1981-
Jason Dohring (middle name William)
1982-
Kyle Soller (middle name William)
1983-
Spencer Pratt (middle name William)
1983-
Dane DeHaan (middle name William)
c. 1985-
Billy Magnussen
1985-
Will Peltz
1986-
William Moseley
1987-
Beau Mirchoff (a.k.a. William)
1989-
Seán William "Jacksepticeye" McLoughlin
1990-
Jeremy Irvine (middle name William)
1990-
Jonathan Lipnicki (middle name William)
1990-
Will Poulter
1993-
Connor Jessup (middle name William)
1994-
Owen Teague (middle name William)
1998-
Isaac Hempstead-Wright (middle name William)
1999-
Joe Locke (middle name William)
2003-
(cricket) W. G. Grace (a.k.a. William)
1848-1915
(baseball) Willie Keeler
1872-1923
(ice hockey) Hod Stuart (a.k.a. William)
1879-1907
(tennis) Bill Tilden
1893-1953
(boxing) Jack Dempsey (a.k.a. William)
1895-1983
(ice hockey) Bill Cook
1896-1986
(baseball) Bill Dickey
1907-1993
(golf) Ben Hogan (a.k.a. William)
1912-1997
(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-
(football) Willie Wood
1936-2020
(driving) Chris Bristow (middle name William)
1937-1960
(soccer) Billy McNeill
1940-2019
(basketball) Billy Cunningham
1943-
(basketball) Bill Bradley
1943-
(boxing) Joe Frazier (middle name William)
1944-2011
(track) Caitlyn Jenner (a.k.a. William)
1949-
(football) Ray Guy (a.k.a. William)
1949-2022
(ice hockey) Billy Smith
1950-
(ice hockey) Bill Barber
1952-
(basketball) Bill Walton
1952-
(rugby) Steve Hansen (middle name William)
1959-
(wrestling) Mark William "The Undertaker" Calaway
1965-
(soccer) Liam Miller (middle name William)
1981-2018
(rugby) Dan Carter (middle name William)
1982-
(rugby) Mike Phillips (a.k.a. William)
1982-
(rugby) Wyatt Crockett (middle name William)
1983-
(soccer) Alex Wilkinson (middle name William)
1984-
(rugby) James Hook (middle name William)
1985-
(rugby) Sonny Bill Williams
1985-
(soccer) Edwin Hernández (middle name William)
1986-
(rugby) Will Genia
1988-
(handball) William Accambray
1988-
(tennis) John Peers (middle name William)
1988-
(rugby) Gareth Anscombe (middle name William)
1991-
(driving) Will Stevens
1991-
(soccer) Will Grigg
1991-
(soccer) William Carvalho
1992-
(rugby) Will Skelton
1992-
(gold) William Hoyt
1896 pole vault
(bronze) Bill Burgess
1900 water polo
(silver) Bill Holland
1900 400 m
(silver) William Clark
1904 archery - team round
(gold/bronze) William Thompson
1904 archery - American round; archery - team round; archery - York round
(gold) Louis W. Maxson (middle name William)
1904 archery - team round
(gold) William Dickey
1904 diving - plunge for distance
(bronze) William Merz
1904 triathlon
(silver) Wesley Coe Jr (middle name William)
1904 shot put
(silver) Fred Englehardt (middle name William)
1904 triple jump
(gold) Frederick Schule (middle name William)
1904 110 m hurdles
(silver) John Grieb (middle name William)
1904 triathlon
(bronze) William R. Orthwein
1904 swimming - 4x50 yard freestyle relay
(silver) Bill Tuttle
1904 swimming - 4x50 yard freestyle relay
(silver) Frank Verner (a.k.a. William)
1904 1500 m; 4 mile team
(bronze) Emil Breitkreutz (middle name William)
1904 800 m
(bronze/silver) William Hogenson
1904 100 m; 200 m; 60 m
(gold) William Dod
1908 archery - York round
(silver) William Robinson
1908 swimming - 200 m breaststroke
(gold) William Hamilton
1908 medley relay
(bronze) George Gaidzik (middle name William)
1908 diving - springboard
(gold) William Coales
1908 3 mile team
(bronze) William Halpenny
1912 pole vault
(bronze) Martin Hawkins (middle name William)
1912 110 m hurdles
(bronze) Joe Cottrill (a.k.a. William)
1912 3000 m team
(silver) Christian Gitsham (middle name William)
1912 marathon
(bronze) George Hutson (middle name William)
1912 3000 m team; 5000 m
(bronze) William Moore
1912 3000 m team
(bronze/gold) Willie Applegarth
1912 200 m; 4x100 m relay
(gold/bronze) William Foster
1908; 1912 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) William Henry Dean
1920 water polo
(gold) William Peacock
1920 water polo
(silver) Earl Eby (middle name William)
1920 800 m
(bronze/gold) William Petersson
1920 4x100 m relay; long jump
(bronze) Bill Harris
1920 swimming - 100 m freestyle
(silver) William Herald
1920 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Joie Ray (middle name William)
1924 3000 m team
(gold) Nick Winter (middle name William)
1924 triple jump
(gold) Beattie Ramsay (a.k.a. William)
1924 ice hockey
(silver) William Seagrove
1920; 1924 3000 m team
(gold/silver) Charley Paddock (middle name William)
1920; 1924 100 m; 4x100 m relay; 200 m
(gold) William Stevenson
1924 4x400 m relay
(silver) Wilfred Nichol (a.k.a. William)
1924 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Bill Kirschbaum
1924 swimming - 200 m breaststroke
(gold) DeHart Hubbard (a.k.a. William)
1924 long jump
(bronze) Bill Cox
1924 3000 m team
(bronze) Cyril Gill (middle name William)
1928 4x100 m relay
(gold) Sabin Carr (middle name William)
1928 pole vault
(silver) William Droegemueller
1928 pole vault
(gold) Tommy Green (middle name William)
1932 50 km walk
(gold) Ivan Fuqua (middle name William)
1932 4x400 m relay
(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
(gold) Ken Carpenter (a.k.a. William)
1936 discus throw
(gold) Ran Laurie (a.k.a. William)
1948 rowing
(gold) Lew Beck (middle name William)
1948 basketball
(gold) Willie Steele
1948 long jump
(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) Harrison "Bones" Dillard (a.k.a. William)
1948; 1952 100 m; 110 m hurdles; 4x100 m relay
(gold/silver) Andy Stanfield (middle name William)
1952; 1956 200 m; 4x100 m relay
(gold) William Smith
1952 freestyle wrestling
(gold) Bill Lienhard
1952 basketball
(silver) Bill Miller
1952 javelin throw
(gold) Chris Brasher (middle name William)
1956 3000 m steeplechase
(gold) Bill Hougland
1952; 1956 basketball
(gold) Billy Evans
1956 basketball
(gold) Jesse Mashburn (middle name William)
1956 4x400 m relay
(gold) William Albert Yorzyk Jr.
1956 swimming - 200 m butterfly
(gold) Tom Courtney (middle name William)
1956 4x400 m relay; 800 m
(gold) Bill Russell
1956 basketball
(gold/silver) Bill Woolsey
1952; 1956 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Dave Power (middle name William)
1960 10000 m
(gold/silver) Parry O'Brien (a.k.a. William)
1952; 1956; 1960 shot put
(silver/gold) Bill Nieder
1956; 1960 shot put
(silver) Dave Sime (middle name William)
1960 100 m
(silver) Willie May
1960 110 m hurdles
(gold) Bill Mulliken
1960 swimming - 200 m breaststroke
(gold) Paul Hait (middle name William)
1960 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Bill Dellinger
1964 5000 m
(bronze) Ron Clarke (middle name William)
1964 10000 m
(gold) Billy Mills
1964 10000 m
(silver) Bill Crothers
1964 800 m
(gold) Bill Bradley
1964 basketball
(gold) Bill Craig
1964 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Dick Roth (middle name William)
1964 swimming - 400 m medley
(gold) Bill Toomey
1968 decathlon
(bronze) Steven Barnett (middle name William)
1972 water polo
(bronze) Bill Schmidt
1972 javelin throw
(bronze) Bill Mahony
1972 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver) Ed Ratleff (a.k.a. William)
1972 basketball
(gold/bronze) Willie D. Davenport
1968; 1976 110 m hurdles
(gold) Caitlyn Jenner (a.k.a. William)
1976 decathlon
(gold) Quinn Buckner (a.k.a. William)
1976 basketball
(bronze) Bill Forrester
1976 swimming - 200 m butterfly
(silver) Bobby Hackett (middle name William)
1976 swimming - 1500 m freestyle
(gold) Buzz Schneider (a.k.a. William)
1980 ice hockey
(gold) Joe Kleine (middle name William)
1984 basketball
(bronze) Willie Anderson
1988 basketball
(gold) William Tanui
1992 800 m
(bronze) William Mutwol
1992 3000 m steeplechase
(bronze) Brent Hilliard (middle name William)
1992 volleyball
(bronze) Billy Koch
1996 baseball
(gold) Bill Kirby
2000 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver) John Steffensen (middle name William)
2004 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Dexter Fowler (a.k.a. William)
2008 baseball
(gold) Reid Priddy (a.k.a. William)
2009 volleyball
(bronze/silver) William Fox-Pitt
2004; 2008; 2012 equestrian
(gold) William Accambray
2012 handball
(bronze) William Satch
2012 rowing
(silver) Loui Eriksson (middle name William)
2014 ice hockey
(bronze) Matthew Dellavedova (middle name William)
2020 basketball
(silver) Petr Cornelie (middle name William)
2020 basketball
Willem of Orange (a.k.a. William)
1544-1584 Orange
Friedrich Wilhelm I (middle name William)
1713-1740 Prussia
August Wilhelm of Prussia (middle name William)
1722-1758 Prussia
August of Prussia (middle name William)
1779-1843 Prussia
Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia (middle name William)
1786-1797 Prussia
Friedrich of Prussia (middle name William)
1794-1863 Prussia
Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia (middle name William)
1797-1840 Prussia
Willem I of the Netherlands (a.k.a. William)
1815-1840 Netherlands
Georg of Prussia (middle name William)
1826-1902 Prussia
Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia (middle name William)
1840-1861 Prussia
Willem II of the Netherlands (a.k.a. William)
1840-1849 Netherlands
Willem, Prince of Orange (a.k.a. William)
1849-1879 Netherlands
Willem III of the Netherlands (a.k.a. William)
1849-1890 Netherlands
Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (middle name William)
1850-1942 United Kingdom
Heinrich of Prussia (middle name William)
1862-1929 Prussia
Wilhelm I (a.k.a. William)
1861-1888; 1871-1888 Prussia; German Empire
Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (middle name William)
1874-1893 United Kingdom
Wilhelm II (a.k.a. William)
1888-1918 German Empire; Prussia
Henry, Duke of Gloucester (middle name William)
1900-1974 United Kingdom
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
1905-1912 Luxembourg
Friedrich of Prussia (middle name William)
1911-1966 Prussia
William of Gloucester
1941-1972 United Kingdom
William, Prince of Wales
1982- United Kingdom
Nikolai of Denmark (middle name William)
1999-2023 Denmark
Saint William of Gellone
?-812
Saint William of Volpiano
962-1031
Saint William Firmatus
1026-1103
Saint William of Penacorada
?-1042
Saint William
?-1067
Saint William of Vercelli
1085-1142
Blessed William of Hirsau
?-1091
Saint William of Eskhill
1125-1203
Saint William Breteuil
?-1130
Saint William of Bourges
1149-1209
Saint William
?-1154
Blessed William of Maleval
?-1157
Saint William Pinchon
1175-1234
Saint William of Pontoise
?-1192
Blessed William Tempier
?-1197
Blessed William of Fenoli
?-1205
Blessed William of Brussels
?-1237
Blessed William Arnaud
?-1242
Blessed Guillaume of Toulouse (a.k.a. William)
1297-1369
Blessed William Exmew
?-1535
Blessed William Greenwood
?-1537
Blessed William Horne
?-1540
Blessed William Carter
1548-1584
Blessed Guillaume Saultemouche (a.k.a. William)
1555-1593
Blessed William Freeman
1558-1595
Blessed William Thomson
1560-1586
Blessed William Harrington
1566-1594
Blessed William Ward
1568-1641
Blessed William Southerne
1579-1618
Blessed William Filby
?-1582
Blessed William Lacey
?-1582
Blessed William Hart
?-1583
Blessed William Marsden
?-1586
Blessed William Dean
?-1588
Blessed William Gunter
?-1588
Blessed William Hartley
?-1588
Blessed William Way
?-1588
Blessed William Spenser
?-1589
Blessed William Pike
?-1591
Blessed William Patenson
?-1592
Blessed William Davies
?-1593
Blessed William Andleby
?-1597
Blessed William Richardson
?-1603
Blessed William Browne
?-1605
Blessed William Tirry
1608-1654
Blessed Maurus Scott (a.k.a. William)
?-1612
Blessed William Howard
1614-1680
Blessed William Ireland
1636-1679
Blessed John Plessington (a.k.a. William)
1637-1679
Blessed William Barrow
?-1679
Blessed Guillaume-Joseph Chaminade (a.k.a. William)
1761-1850