Namesakes
Adam West
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1928-2017 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Alben W. Barkley
(middle name William) (m) 1877-1956
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Alex Wilkinson
(middle name William) (m) 1984-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Alexander Bustamante
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1884-1977
Other Leaders 1962-1967 Jamaica (prime minister)
Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(middle name William) (m) 1874-1899
Other Royalty 1874-1893 United Kingdom (prince)
Andy Stanfield
(middle name William) (m) 1927-1985
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1956 4x100 m relay; 200 m (gold/silver)
Anson Williams
(middle name William) (m) 1949-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
(middle name William) (m) 1850-1942
Other Royalty 1850-1942 United Kingdom (prince)
Arthur Fadden
(middle name William) (m) 1894-1973
Australian Prime Ministers 1941
Arthur Lewis
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1915-1991
Nobel Prize Winners 1979 (economics)
August Wilhelm of Prussia
(middle name William) (m) 1722-1758
Other Royalty 1722-1758 Prussia (prince)
August of Prussia
(middle name William) (m) 1779-1843
Other Royalty 1779-1843 Prussia (prince)
Axl Rose
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1962-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2012 Guns N' Roses
Bagot
(a.k.a. William) (m) ?-1407
Shakespearian Characters Richard II
Barron Hilton
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1927-2019
Notable Businesspeople
Beattie Ramsay
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1895-1952
Olympic Medalists 1924 ice hockey (gold)
Beau Mirchoff
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1989-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ben Hogan
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1912-1997
Notable Athletes (golf)
Benjamin Mkapa
(middle name William) (m) 1938-2020
Other Leaders 1995-2005 Tanzania (president)
"Bushwick" Bill
(m) 1966-2019
Notable Musicians
Bill Barber
(m) 1952-
Hall-of-Famers 1990 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Bill Berry
(m) 1958-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2007 R.E.M.
Bill Bradley
(m) 1943-
Hall-of-Famers 1982 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 1964 basketball (gold)
Bill Bruce
(m) 1923-2002
Olympic Medalists 1948 long jump (silver)
Bill Bruford
(m) 1949-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2017 Yes
Bill Burgess
(m) 1872-1950
Olympic Medalists 1900 water polo (bronze)
Bill Burr
(m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Bill Carr
(m) 1909-1966
Olympic Medalists 1932 400 m; 4x400 m relay (gold)
Bill Clinton
(m) 1946-
American Presidents 1993-2001
Bill Cobbs
(m) 1934-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
"Buffalo" Bill Cody
(m) 1846-1917
Notable Actors and Entertainers (entertainer)
Bill Compton
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 2001 The Southern Vampire Mysteries
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 True Blood
Bill Cook
(m) 1896-1986
Hall-of-Famers 1952 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Bill Cosby
(m) 1937-
Emmy Award Winners 1966; 1967; 1968 I Spy (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Cowher
(m) 1957-
Hall-of-Famers 2020 (football)
Bill Cowley
(m) 1912-1993
Hall-of-Famers 1968 (ice hockey)
Most Valuable Players 1941; 1943 ice hockey
Bill Cox
(m) 1904-1996
Olympic Medalists 1924 3000 m team (bronze)
Bill Craig
(m) 1945-2017
Olympic Medalists 1964 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold)
Bill Crothers
(m) 1940-
Olympic Medalists 1964 800 m (silver)
Bill Daily
(m) 1927-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Dauterive
(a.k.a. William) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1997 King of the Hill
Bill Davidson
(m) 1922-2009
Hall-of-Famers 2008 (basketball)
Bill Dellinger
(m) 1934-
Olympic Medalists 1964 5000 m (bronze)
Bill Dickey
(m) 1907-1993
Hall-of-Famers 1954 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Bill Dudley
(m) 1921-2010
Hall-of-Famers 1966 (football)
Bill Durnan
(m) 1916-1972
Hall-of-Famers 1964 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Bill English
(m) 1961-
New Zealand Prime Ministers 2016-2017
Bill Fitch
(m) 1932-2022
Hall-of-Famers 2019 (basketball)
Bill Forrester
(m) 1957-
Olympic Medalists 1976 swimming - 200 m butterfly (bronze)
Bill Foster
(m) 1904-1978
Hall-of-Famers 1996 (baseball)
Bill Gadsby
(m) 1927-2016
Hall-of-Famers 1970 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Bill Gates
(m) 1955-
Notable Businesspeople
Bill George
(m) 1929-1982
Hall-of-Famers 1974 (football)
Bill Hader
(m) 1978-
Emmy Award Winners 2018; 2019 Barry (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Haley
(m) 1925-1981
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1987
Bill Harris
(m) 1897-1961
Olympic Medalists 1920 swimming - 100 m freestyle (bronze)
Bill Hayes
(m) 1925-2024
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Henrickson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2006 Big Love
Bill Hewitt
(m) 1909-1947
Hall-of-Famers 1971 (football)
Bill Hewlett
(m) 1913-2001
Notable Businesspeople
Bill Holland
(m) 1874-1930
Olympic Medalists 1900 400 m (silver)
Bill Horton
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Bill Hougland
(m) 1930-2017
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1956 basketball (gold)
Bill Kirby
(m) 1975-
Olympic Medalists 2000 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
Bill Kirschbaum
(m) 1902-1953
Olympic Medalists 1924 swimming - 200 m breaststroke (bronze)
Bill Kreutzmann
(m) 1946-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1994 The Grateful Dead
Bill Legend
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1944-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2020 T. Rex
Bill Lienhard
(m) 1930-2022
Olympic Medalists 1952 basketball (gold)
Bill Mahony
(m) 1949-
Olympic Medalists 1972 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (bronze)
Bill Mazeroski
(m) 1936-
Hall-of-Famers 2001 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Bill McKechnie
(m) 1886-1965
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (baseball)
Bill Medley
(m) 1940-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2003 The Righteous Brothers
Bill Miller
(m) 1912-2008
Olympic Medalists 1932 pole vault (gold)
Bill Miller
(m) 1930-2016
Olympic Medalists 1952 javelin throw (silver)
Bill Monroe
(m) 1911-1996
Notable Musicians
Bill Moseley
(m) 1951-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Mosienko
(m) 1921-1994
Hall-of-Famers 1965 (ice hockey)
Bill Mulliken
(m) 1939-2014
Olympic Medalists 1960 swimming - 200 m breaststroke (gold)
Bill Murray
(m) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Nieder
(m) 1933-2022
Olympic Medalists 1956; 1960 shot put (silver/gold)
Bill Nighy
(m) 1949-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Nunn
(m) 1924-2014
Hall-of-Famers 2021 (football)
Bill Nunn
(m) 1953-2016
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Paterson
(m) 1945-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Paxton
(m) 1955-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Polian
(m) 1942-
Hall-of-Famers 2015 (football)
Bill Porter
(m) 1926-2000
Olympic Medalists 1948 110 m hurdles (gold)
Bill Pullman
(m) 1953-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Roberts
(m) 1912-2001
Olympic Medalists 1936 4x400 m relay (gold)
Bill Russell
(m) 1934-2022
Hall-of-Famers 1974 (basketball)
Most Valuable Players 1958; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1965 basketball
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 1956 basketball (gold)
Bill Schmidt
(m) 1947-
Olympic Medalists 1972 javelin throw (bronze)
Bill Sharman
(m) 1926-2013
Hall-of-Famers 1975; 2004 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Bill Sikes
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1838 Oliver Twist
Bill Smith Jr.
(m) 1924-2013
Olympic Medalists 1948 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
Bill Smitrovich
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Spencer Sr.
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful
Bill Spencer Jr.
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful
Bill Terry
(m) 1898-1989
Hall-of-Famers 1954 (baseball)
Bill Tilden
(m) 1893-1953
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Bill Tilman
(m) 1898-1977
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Bill Toomey
(m) 1939-
Olympic Medalists 1968 decathlon (gold)
Bill Travers
(m) 1922-1994
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Tuttle
(m) 1882-1930
Olympic Medalists 1904 swimming - 4x50 yard freestyle relay (silver)
Bill Walsh
(m) 1931-2007
Hall-of-Famers 1993 (football)
Bill Walton
(m) 1952-
Hall-of-Famers 1993 (basketball)
Most Valuable Players 1978 basketball
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Bill Ward
(m) 1948-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2006 Black Sabbath
Bill Watterson
(m) 1958-
Notable Artists
Bill Weasley
(m)
Harry Potter Characters
Bill Wheatley
(m) 1909-1992
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (gold)
Bill Willis
(m) 1921-2007
Hall-of-Famers 1977 (football)
Bill Withers
(m) 1938-2020
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2015
Bill Woolsey
(m) 1934-2022
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1956 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold/silver)
Bill Wyman
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1936-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1989 The Rolling Stones
Billie Burke
(f) 1884-1970
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Barty
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1924-2000
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy "the Kid" Bonney
(m) 1859-1881
Notable Evildoers
Billy Boyd
(m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Burke
(m) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Campbell
(m) 1959-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Connolly
(m) 1942-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Corgan
(m) 1967-
Notable Musicians
Billy Crudup
(m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Crystal
(m) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Billy Cunningham
(m) 1943-
Hall-of-Famers 1986 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Billy Evans
(m) 1932-2020
Olympic Medalists 1956 basketball (gold)
Billy Fisher
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1959 Billy Liar
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals 1974 Billy
Billy Gibbons
(m) 1949-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2004 ZZ Top
Billy Graham
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1918-2018
Other Religious Leaders Southern Baptist Convention
Billy Hamilton
(m) 1866-1940
Hall-of-Famers 1961 (baseball)
Billy Henderson
(m) 1939-2007
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2023 The Spinners
Billy Herman
(m) 1909-1992
Hall-of-Famers 1975 (baseball)
Billy Hughes
(m) 1862-1952
Australian Prime Ministers 1915-1923
Billy Idol
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1955-
Notable Musicians
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 Koch
(m) 1974-
Olympic Medalists 1996 baseball (bronze)
Billy Magnussen
(m) 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy McGimsie
(m) 1880-1968
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
Billy McNeill
(m) 1940-2019
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Billy Mills
(m) 1938-
Olympic Medalists 1964 10000 m (gold)
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 Preston
(m) 1946-2006
Notable Musicians
Billy Shaw
(m) 1938-
Hall-of-Famers 1999 (football)
Billy Smith
(m) 1950-
Hall-of-Famers 1993 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Billy Southworth
(m) 1893-1969
Hall-of-Famers 2008 (baseball)
Billy Swan
(m) 1942-
Notable Musicians
Billy Thomas
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1997 Ally McBeal
Billy Warlock
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Dee Williams
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1937-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Zane
(m) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bob Barker
(middle name William) (m) 1923-2023
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Bobby Hackett
(middle name William) (m) 1959-
Olympic Medalists 1976 swimming - 1500 m freestyle (silver)
Bobby Leonard
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1932-2021
Hall-of-Famers 2014 (basketball)
Boz Scaggs
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1944-
Notable Musicians
Brad Pitt
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1963-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2020 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (actor)
Brent Hilliard
(middle name William) (m) 1970-
Olympic Medalists 1992 volleyball (bronze)
Brian Aherne
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1902-1986
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Buck Ewing
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1859-1906
Hall-of-Famers 1939 (baseball)
Bucky Walters
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1909-1991
Most Valuable Players 1939 baseball
Bud Abbott
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1897-1974
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Doctor Butts
(a.k.a. William) (m) ?-1545
Shakespearian Characters Henry VIII
Buzz Schneider
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1954-
Olympic Medalists 1980 ice hockey (gold)
Caitlyn Jenner
(a.k.a. William) (f) 1949-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (reality star)
Notable Athletes (track)
Olympic Medalists 1976 decathlon (gold)
Candy Cummings
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1848-1924
Hall-of-Famers 1939 (baseball)
Charley Paddock
(middle name William) (m) 1900-1943
Olympic Medalists 1920; 1924 100 m; 200 m; 4x100 m relay (gold/silver)
Chester W. Nimitz
(middle name William) (m) 1885-1966
Notable Military Figures
Chips Rafferty
(middle name William) (m) 1909-1971
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Brasher
(middle name William) (m) 1928-2003
Olympic Medalists 1956 3000 m steeplechase (gold)
Chris Bristow
(middle name William) (m) 1937-1960
Notable Athletes (driving)
Christian Gitsham
(middle name William) (m) 1888-1956
Olympic Medalists 1912 marathon (silver)
Clark Gable
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1901-1960
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1935 It Happened One Night (actor)
Claude Rains
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1889-1967
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Clive Granger
(middle name William) (m) 1934-2009
Nobel Prize Winners 2003 (economics)
Clu Gulager
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1928-2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Connor Jessup
(middle name William) (m) 1994-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Corin Redgrave
(middle name William) (m) 1939-2010
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Cyril Gill
(middle name William) (m) 1902-1989
Olympic Medalists 1928 4x100 m relay (bronze)
Dabbs Greer
(middle name William) (m) 1917-2007
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dan Carter
(middle name William) (m) 1982-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Dan McCafferty
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1946-2022
Notable Musicians
Dane DeHaan
(middle name William) (m) c. 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Darren McGavin
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1922-2006
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dave Power
(middle name William) (m) 1928-2014
Olympic Medalists 1960 10000 m (bronze)
Dave Sime
(middle name William) (m) 1936-2016
Olympic Medalists 1960 100 m (silver)
Dave Thomas
(middle name William) (m) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
David Cameron
(middle name William) (m) 1966-
British Prime Ministers 2010-2016
DeHart Hubbard
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1903-1976
Olympic Medalists 1924 long jump (gold)
Dell Parker
(a.k.a. William) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005; 2007 Grey's Anatomy; Private Practice
Dennis Weaver
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1924-2006
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dexter Fowler
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (bronze)
Dick Roth
(middle name William) (m) 1947-
Olympic Medalists 1964 swimming - 400 m medley (gold)
Don Felder
(middle name William) (m) 1947-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1998 The Eagles
Dwight Schultz
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dylan Moran
(middle name William) (m) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
Earl Eby
(middle name William) (m) 1894-1970
Olympic Medalists 1920 800 m (silver)
Ed Ratleff
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1950-
Olympic Medalists 1972 basketball (silver)
Edgar Buchanan
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1903-1979
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Edward Elgar
(middle name William) (m) 1857-1934
Notable Musicians
Edwin Hernández
(middle name William) (m) 1986-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Emil Breitkreutz
(middle name William) (m) 1883-1972
Olympic Medalists 1904 800 m (bronze)
Fox Mulder
(middle name William) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 The X-Files
Francis William Aston
(m) 1877-1945
Nobel Prize Winners 1922 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Frank Verner
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1883-1966
Olympic Medalists 1904 1500 m; 4 mile team (silver)
Fred Durst
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1970-
Notable Musicians
Fred Englehardt
(middle name William) (m) 1879-1942
Olympic Medalists 1904 triple jump (silver)
Frederick Schule
(middle name William) (m) 1879-1962
Olympic Medalists 1904 110 m hurdles (gold)
Friedrich Wilhelm I
(middle name William) (m) 1688-1740
Other Royalty 1713-1740 Prussia (king)
Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia
(middle name William) (m) 1744-1797
Other Royalty 1786-1797 Prussia (king)
Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia
(middle name William) (m) 1770-1840
Other Royalty 1797-1840 Prussia (king)
Friedrich of Prussia
(middle name William) (m) 1794-1863
Other Royalty 1794-1863 Prussia (prince)
Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia
(middle name William) (m) 1795-1861
Other Royalty 1840-1861 Prussia (king)
Friedrich of Prussia
(middle name William) (m) 1911-1966
Other Royalty 1911-1966 Prussia (prince)
Gareth Anscombe
(middle name William) (m) 1991-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Gareth Hughes
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1894-1965
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Georg of Prussia
(middle name William) (m) 1826-1902
Other Royalty 1826-1902 Prussia (prince)
G. W. Bailey
(middle name William) (m) 1944-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
George Forbes
(middle name William) (m) 1869-1947
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1930-1935
George Gaidzik
(middle name William) (m) 1885-1938
Olympic Medalists 1908 diving - springboard (bronze)
George Hutson
(middle name William) (m) 1889-1914
Olympic Medalists 1912 3000 m team; 5000 m (bronze)
Guillaume of Toulouse
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1297-1369
Saints
Guillaume-Joseph Chaminade
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1761-1850
Saints
Guillaume Saultemouche
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1555-1593
Saints
Harrison "Bones" Dillard
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1923-2019
Olympic Medalists 1948; 1952 100 m; 110 m hurdles; 4x100 m relay (gold)
Harry Wright
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1835-1895
Hall-of-Famers 1953 (baseball)
Lord Hastings
(a.k.a. William) (m) c. 1430-1483
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (3); Richard III
Heinrich of Prussia
(middle name William) (m) 1862-1929
Other Royalty 1862-1929 Prussia (prince)
O. Henry
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1862-1910
Notable Writers
Henry, Duke of Gloucester
(middle name William) (m) 1900-1974
Other Royalty 1900-1974 United Kingdom (prince)
Henry Fox Talbot
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1800-1877
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Hod Stuart
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1879-1907
Hall-of-Famers 1945 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Howard W. Hunter
(middle name William) (m) 1907-1995
Other Religious Leaders 1994-1995 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Isaac Hempstead-Wright
(middle name William) (m) 1999-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ivan Fuqua
(middle name William) (m) 1909-1994
Olympic Medalists 1932 4x400 m relay (gold)
Jack Dempsey
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1895-1983
Notable Athletes (boxing)
Jack Deveraux
(a.k.a. William) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Jack Elam
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1920-2003
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jack Frost
(a.k.a. William) (m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1984 Frost at Christmas
Fictional Characters from Television 1992 A Touch of Frost
Jack Ketchum
(middle name William) (m) 1946-2018
Notable Writers
Jack W. Szostak
(middle name William) (m) 1952-
Nobel Prize Winners 2009 (medicine)
James Fox
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1939-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
James Hook
(middle name William) (m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
James Nesbitt
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
James Remar
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1953-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
James Stacy
(middle name William) (m) 1936-2016
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
James Van Der Beek
(middle name William) (m) 1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jason Dohring
(middle name William) (m) 1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jeff Conaway
(middle name William) (m) 1950-2011
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jeremy Brett
(middle name William) (m) 1933-1995
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jeremy Irvine
(middle name William) (m) 1990-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jerry Paris
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1925-1986
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jesse Mashburn
(middle name William) (m) 1933-
Olympic Medalists 1956 4x400 m relay (gold)
Joe Cottrill
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1888-1972
Olympic Medalists 1912 3000 m team (bronze)
Joe Frazier
(middle name William) (m) 1944-2011
Notable Athletes (boxing)
Joe Kleine
(middle name William) (m) 1962-
Olympic Medalists 1984 basketball (gold)
Joe Locke
(middle name William) (m) 2003-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Cheever
(middle name William) (m) 1912-1982
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1979 The Stories of John Cheever
John Coltrane
(middle name William) (m) 1926-1967
Notable Musicians
John DiMaggio
(middle name William) (m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John William Godward
(m) 1861-1922
Notable Artists
John Grieb
(middle name William) (m) 1879-1939
Olympic Medalists 1904 triathlon (silver)
John Jakes
(middle name William) (m) 1932-2023
Notable Writers
John Peers
(middle name William) (m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
John Plessington
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1637-1679
Saints
John Steffensen
(middle name William) (m) 1982-
Olympic Medalists 2004 4x400 m relay (silver)
John Strutt, Lord Rayleigh
(middle name William) (m) 1842-1919
Nobel Prize Winners 1904 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John William Waterhouse
(m) 1849-1917
Notable Artists
Johnny Carson
(middle name William) (m) 1925-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Johnny Ramone
(middle name William) (m) 1948-2004
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2002 The Ramones
Joie Ray
(middle name William) (m) 1894-1978
Olympic Medalists 1924 3000 m team (bronze)
Jon Huertas
(middle name William) (m) 1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jonas Armstrong
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jonathan Lipnicki
(middle name William) (m) 1990-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
J. M. W. Turner
(middle name William) (m) 1775-1851
Notable Artists
Josh Hopkins
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Judy Johnson
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1899-1989
Hall-of-Famers 1975 (baseball)
Julian McMahon
(middle name William) (m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ken Carpenter
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1913-1984
Olympic Medalists 1936 discus throw (gold)
King Baggot
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1879-1948
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Kyle Soller
(middle name William) (m) 1983-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lee Tracy
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1898-1968
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Leif Erickson
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1911-1986
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Leslie Nielsen
(middle name William) (m) 1926-2010
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lew Beck
(middle name William) (m) 1922-1970
Olympic Medalists 1948 basketball (gold)
Liam Gallagher
(m) 1972-
Notable Musicians
Liam Miller
(middle name William) (m) 1981-2018
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Liam Neeson
(m) 1952-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Liam Spencer
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful
Linus Roache
(middle name William) (m) 1964-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lionel Atwill
(middle name William) (m) 1885-1946
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Loui Eriksson
(middle name William) (m) 1985-
Olympic Medalists 2014 ice hockey (silver)
Louis W. Maxson
(middle name William) (m) 1855-1916
Olympic Medalists 1904 archery - team round (gold)
Louis Tomlinson
(middle name William) (m) 1991-
Notable Musicians
Mark William "The Undertaker" Calaway
(m) 1965-
Notable Athletes (wrestling)
Martin Hawkins
(middle name William) (m) 1888-1959
Olympic Medalists 1912 110 m hurdles (bronze)
Matthew Dellavedova
(middle name William) (m) 1990-
Olympic Medalists 2020 basketball (bronze)
Matthew Goode
(middle name William) (m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Matthew Lawrence
(middle name William) (m) 1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Maurus Scott
(a.k.a. William) (m) ?-1612
Saints
Mike Horton
(middle name William) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Mike Phillips
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1982-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Naveen Andrews
(middle name William) (m) 1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Winter
(middle name William) (m) 1894-1955
Olympic Medalists 1924 triple jump (gold)
Nikolai of Denmark
(middle name William) (m) 1999-
Other Royalty 1999-2023 Denmark (prince)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
(middle name William) (m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Owen Teague
(middle name William) (m) 1998-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Parry O'Brien
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1932-2007
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1956; 1960 shot put (gold/silver)
Pat O'Brien
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1899-1983
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Paul W. S. Anderson
(middle name William) (m) 1965-
Notable Filmmakers
Paul Hait
(middle name William) (m) 1940-
Olympic Medalists 1960 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold)
Paul Walker
(middle name William) (m) 1973-2013
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Pete Ham
(middle name William) (m) 1947-1975
Notable Musicians
Pete Postlethwaite
(middle name William) (m) 1946-2011
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Peter Krause
(middle name William) (m) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Peter Mayhew
(middle name William) (m) 1944-2019
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Petr Cornelie
(middle name William) (m) 1995-
Olympic Medalists 2020 basketball (silver)
Quinn Buckner
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1954-
Olympic Medalists 1976 basketball (gold)
Ran Laurie
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1915-1998
Olympic Medalists 1948 rowing (gold)
Randal Cremer
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1828-1908
Nobel Prize Winners 1903 (peace)
Randy Taylor
(middle name William) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1991 Home Improvement
Ray Guy
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1949-2022
Hall-of-Famers 2014 (football)
Notable Athletes (football)
Raymond Hatton
(middle name William) (m) 1887-1971
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Reid Priddy
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1977-
Olympic Medalists 2009 volleyball (gold)
Richard Burgi
(middle name William) (m) 1958-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Richard Farnsworth
(middle name William) (m) 1920-2000
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Riley Hern
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1880-1929
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
Rob Corddry
(middle name William) (m) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Robert Armstrong
(middle name William) (m) 1890-1973
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Robert Fogel
(middle name William) (m) 1926-2013
Nobel Prize Winners 1993 (economics)
Robert Sterling
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1917-2006
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Roger Allam
(middle name William) (m) 1953-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ron Clarke
(middle name William) (m) 1937-2015
Olympic Medalists 1964 10000 m (bronze)
Ronnie Barker
(middle name William) (m) 1929-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Lord Ross
(a.k.a. William) (m) ?-1414
Shakespearian Characters Richard II
Rube Marquard
(middle name William) (m) 1886-1980
Hall-of-Famers 1971 (baseball)
Rupert Friend
(middle name William) (m) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rupert Penry-Jones
(middle name William) (m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sabin Carr
(middle name William) (m) 1904-1983
Olympic Medalists 1928 pole vault (gold)
Sam Winchester
(middle name William) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Supernatural
Scott Wilson
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1942-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Seán William "Jacksepticeye" McLoughlin
(m) 1990-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (youtuber)
Seann William Scott
(m) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Sonny Bill Williams
(m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Spencer Pratt
(middle name William) (m) 1983-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (reality star)
Sprague Cleghorn
(middle name William) (m) 1890-1956
Hall-of-Famers 1958 (ice hockey)
Stanley Baker
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1928-1976
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Stephen Boyd
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1931-1977
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Stephen Hawking
(middle name William) (m) 1942-2018
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Steve Hansen
(middle name William) (m) 1959-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Steven Barnett
(middle name William) (m) 1943-
Olympic Medalists 1972 water polo (bronze)
Ted Kotcheff
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1931-
Notable Filmmakers
Ted Lange
(middle name William) (m) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Theodore William Richards
(m) 1868-1928
Nobel Prize Winners 1914 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Theodore Schultz
(middle name William) (m) 1902-1998
Nobel Prize Winners 1979 (economics)
Todd Field
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1964-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Tom Courtney
(middle name William) (m) 1933-2023
Olympic Medalists 1956 4x400 m relay; 800 m (gold)
Tom Hiddleston
(middle name William) (m) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tom Selleck
(middle name William) (m) 1945-
Emmy Award Winners 1984 Magnum, P.I. (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tommy Green
(middle name William) (m) 1894-1975
Olympic Medalists 1932 50 km walk (gold)
Tony Parker
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1982-
Hall-of-Famers 2023 (basketball)
True Boardman
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1882-1918
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Wallace Reid
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1891-1923
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Warren William
(middle name William) (m) 1894-1948
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Wayne Rogers
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1933-2015
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Wesley Coe Jr
(middle name William) (m) 1879-1926
Olympic Medalists 1904 shot put (silver)
Wil Wheaton
(m) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Wilfred Nichol
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1901-1955
Olympic Medalists 1924 4x100 m relay (silver)
Wilhelm I
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1797-1888
Other Royalty 1861-1888; 1871-1888 Prussia; German Empire (king/emperor)
Wilhelm II
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1859-1941
Other Royalty 1888-1918 German Empire; Prussia (emperor/king)
Will Champion
(m) 1978-
Notable Musicians
Will Eisner
(m) 1917-2005
Notable Artists
Will Estes
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Will Ferrell
(m) 1967-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Will Friedle
(m) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Will Gardner
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2009 The Good Wife
Will Genia
(m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Will Grigg
(m) 1991-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Will Horton
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Will Keen
(m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Will Keith Kellogg
(m) 1860-1951
Notable Businesspeople
Will McCorkle
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1994 Party of Five
Will Patton
(m) 1954-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Will Peltz
(m) 1986-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Will Pope
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 The Closer
Will Poulter
(m) 1993-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Will Riker
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation
Will Rogers
(m) 1879-1935
Notable Actors and Entertainers (entertainer/actor)
Will Sampson
(m) 1933-1987
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Will Sasso
(m) 1975-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Will Schuester
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2009 Glee
Will Skelton
(m) 1992-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Will Smith
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Will Stevens
(m) 1991-
Notable Athletes (driving)
Will Tippin
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 Alias
Will Truman
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1998 Will & Grace
Will Turner
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean
Will Wright
(m) 1960-
Notable Artists
Willem of Orange
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1533-1584
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Other Royalty 1544-1584 Orange (prince)
Willem I of the Netherlands
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1772-1843
Other Royalty 1815-1840 Netherlands (king)
Willem II of the Netherlands
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1792-1849
Other Royalty 1840-1849 Netherlands (king)
Willem III of the Netherlands
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1817-1890
Other Royalty 1849-1890 Netherlands (king)
Willem, Prince of Orange
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1840-1879
Other Royalty 1849-1879 Netherlands (prince)
Willem Barentsz
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1550-1597
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
William
(m)
Shakespearian Characters As You Like It
William of Gellone
(m) ?-812
Saints
William of Volpiano
(m) 962-1031
Saints
William I the Conqueror
(m) c. 1028-1087
English and British Kings and Queens 1066-1087
Notable Military Figures
William of Penacorada
(m) ?-1042
Saints
William II Rufus
(m) c. 1060-1100
English and British Kings and Queens 1087-1100
William
(m) ?-1067
Saints
William of Vercelli
(m) 1085-1142
Saints
William of Hirsau
(m) ?-1091
Saints
William of Eskhill
(m) 1125-1203
Saints
William I the Lion
(m) c. 1143-1214
Scottish Kings and Queens 1165-1214
William of Bourges
(m) 1149-1209
Saints
William
(m) ?-1154
Saints
William of Maleval
(m) ?-1157
Saints
William of Pontoise
(m) ?-1192
Saints
William of Fenoli
(m) ?-1205
Saints
William of Holland
(m) 1228-1256
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors 1247-1256
William of Brussels
(m) ?-1237
Saints
William of Ockham
(m) c. 1287-1347
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
William III of Orange
(m) 1650-1702
English and British Kings and Queens 1689-1702
Scottish Kings and Queens 1689-1702
William IV
(m) 1765-1837
English and British Kings and Queens 1830-1837
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
(m) 1852-1912
Other Royalty 1905-1912 Luxembourg (grand duke)
William S. Harley
(m) 1880-1943
Notable Businesspeople
William Trevor
(m) 1928-2016
Notable Writers
William of Gloucester
(m) 1941-1972
Other Royalty 1941-1972 United Kingdom (prince)
Will.i.am
(m) 1975-
Notable Musicians
William, Prince of Wales
(m) 1982-
Other Royalty 1982- United Kingdom (prince)
William
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1984 William, It Was Really Nothing
William
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1994 William's Wish Wellingtons
William
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2009 William's Last Words
William Accambray
(m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (handball)
Olympic Medalists 2012 handball (gold)
William Adams
(m) 1564-1620
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
William Andleby
(m) ?-1597
Saints
William Arnaud
(m) ?-1242
Saints
William Backhouse Astor Sr.
(m) 1792-1875
Notable Businesspeople
William Backhouse Astor Jr.
(m) 1829-1892
Notable Businesspeople
William Atherton
(m) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Baffin
(m) 1584-1622
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
William Baldwin
(m) 1963-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Barrow
(m) ?-1679
Saints
William Bell
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 Fringe
William Bendix
(m) 1906-1964
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Blake
(m) 1757-1827
Notable Artists
Notable Writers
William Peter Blatty
(m) 1928-2017
Notable Filmmakers
Notable Writers
William E. Boeing
(m) 1881-1956
Notable Businesspeople
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
(m) 1825-1905
Notable Artists
William Boyd
(m) 1952-
Notable Writers
William Henry Bragg
(m) 1862-1942
Nobel Prize Winners 1915 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Lawrence Bragg
(m) 1890-1971
Nobel Prize Winners 1915 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Stanley Braithwaite
(m) 1878-1962
Notable Writers
Sir William Brandon
(m) 1456-1485
Shakespearian Characters Richard III
William Breteuil
(m) ?-1130
Saints
William Brown
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1922 Just William
W. Earl Brown
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1963-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Browne
(m) ?-1605
Saints
William S. Burroughs
(m) 1914-1997
Notable Writers
W. Bruce Cameron
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1960-
Notable Writers
William C. Campbell
(m) 1930-
Nobel Prize Winners 2015 (medicine)
William Carter
(m) 1548-1584
Saints
William Carvalho
(m) 1992-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Sir William Catesby
(m) 1450-1485
Shakespearian Characters Richard III
William Cavendish
(m) 1720-1764
British Prime Ministers 1756-1757
William Cavendish-Bentinck
(m) 1738-1809
British Prime Ministers 1783; 1807-1809
William Clark
(m) 1770-1838
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
William A. Clark Sr.
(m) 1839-1925
Notable Businesspeople
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
William Clark
(m) 1842-1913
Olympic Medalists 1904 archery - team round (silver)
William Coales
(m) 1886-1960
Olympic Medalists 1908 3 mile team (gold)
William "Bootsy" Collins
(m) 1951-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1997 Parliament-Funkadelic
William Dampier
(m) 1651-1715
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
William Daniels
(m) 1927-
Emmy Award Winners 1985; 1986 St. Elsewhere (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Davies
(m) ?-1593
Saints
William Dean
(m) ?-1588
Saints
William Henry Dean
(m) 1887-1949
Olympic Medalists 1920 water polo (gold)
William Demarest
(m) 1892-1983
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Devane
(m) 1939-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Dickey
(m) 1874-1944
Olympic Medalists 1904 diving - plunge for distance (gold)
William Dobbin
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1847 Vanity Fair
William Dod
(m) 1867-1954
Olympic Medalists 1908 archery - York round (gold)
William Jonathan "Flavor Flav" Drayton Jr.
(m) 1959-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2013 Public Enemy
William Droegemueller
(m) 1906-1987
Olympic Medalists 1928 pole vault (silver)
William C. Durant
(m) 1861-1947
Notable Businesspeople
William Elliot
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1818 Persuasion
William Exmew
(m) ?-1535
Saints
William Faulkner
(m) 1897-1962
Nobel Prize Winners 1949 (literature)
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1954; 1963 A Fable; The Reivers
William Fichtner
(m) 1956-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
W. C. Fields
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1880-1946
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
William Filby
(m) ?-1582
Saints
William Firmatus
(m) 1026-1103
Saints
William Forsythe
(m) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Foster
(m) 1890-1963
Olympic Medalists 1908; 1912 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold/bronze)
William Alfred Fowler
(m) 1911-1995
Nobel Prize Winners 1983 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Fox
(m) 1812-1893
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1856; 1861-1862; 1869-1872; 1873
William Fox-Pitt
(m) 1969-
Olympic Medalists 2004; 2008; 2012 equestrian (bronze/silver)
William Frawley
(m) 1887-1966
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Freeman
(m) 1558-1595
Saints
William Friedkin
(m) 1935-2023
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 1972 The French Connection (director)
William Gargan
(m) 1905-1979
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William "Pop" Gates
(m) 1917-1999
Hall-of-Famers 1989 (basketball)
William Gaunt
(m) 1937-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Giauque
(m) 1895-1982
Nobel Prize Winners 1949 (chemistry)
William Gibson
(m) 1948-
Notable Writers
William Gilbert
(m) 1544-1603
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Ewart Gladstone
(m) 1809-1898
British Prime Ministers 1868-1874; 1880-1885; 1886; 1892-1894
Sir William Glansdale
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (1)
William Golding
(m) 1911-1993
Nobel Prize Winners 1983 (literature)
Notable Writers
W. G. Grace
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1848-1915
Notable Athletes (cricket)
William Greenwood
(m) ?-1537
Saints
William Grenville
(m) 1759-1834
British Prime Ministers 1806-1807
William "DJ Snake" Grigahcine
(m) 1986-
Notable Musicians
William Guest
(m) 1941-2015
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1996 Gladys Knight & the Pips
William Gunter
(m) ?-1588
Saints
William Hall-Jones
(m) 1851-1936
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1906
William Halpenny
(m) 1882-1960
Olympic Medalists 1912 pole vault (bronze)
William Rowan Hamilton
(m) 1805-1865
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Hamilton
(m) 1883-1955
Olympic Medalists 1908 medley relay (gold)
William Hanna
(m) 1910-2001
Notable Artists
Notable Filmmakers
William Harrington
(m) 1566-1594
Saints
William Henry Harrison
(m) 1773-1841
American Presidents 1841
William Hart
(m) ?-1583
Saints
William Hartley
(m) ?-1588
Saints
William Hartnell
(m) 1908-1975
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Harvey
(m) 1578-1657
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Randolph Hearst
(m) 1863-1951
Notable Businesspeople
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
William Herald
(m) 1900-1976
Olympic Medalists 1920 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver)
William Herschel
(m) 1738-1822
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Hickey
(m) 1927-1997
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Hodges
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1968 Dad's Army
William Hogarth
(m) 1697-1764
Notable Artists
William Hogenson
(m) 1884-1965
Olympic Medalists 1904 100 m; 200 m; 60 m (bronze/silver)
William Holden
(m) 1918-1981
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1954 Stalag 17 (actor)
William Hope
(m) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Hopper
(m) 1915-1970
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Horne
(m) ?-1540
Saints
William Hovell
(m) 1786-1875
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
William Howard
(m) 1614-1680
Saints
William Hoyt
(m) 1875-1954
Olympic Medalists 1896 pole vault (gold)
William Huggins
(m) 1824-1910
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Holman Hunt
(m) 1827-1910
Notable Artists
William Hurt
(m) 1950-2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1986 Kiss of the Spider Woman (actor)
William Ireland
(m) 1636-1679
Saints
William James
(m) 1842-1910
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
William "Skinny" Johnson
(m) 1911-1980
Hall-of-Famers 1976 (basketball)
William Kaelin Jr.
(m) 1957-
Nobel Prize Winners 2019 (medicine)
William Katt
(m) 1951-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Kennedy
(m) 1928-
Pulitzer Award Winners 1984 Ironweed
William Kidd
(m) 1645-1701
Notable Evildoers
William R. King
(m) 1786-1853
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
William Lyon Mackenzie King
(m) 1874-1950
Canadian Prime Ministers 1921-1926; 1926-1930; 1935-1948
W. P. Kinsella
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1935-2016
Notable Writers
William Standish Knowles
(m) 1917-2012
Nobel Prize Winners 2001 (chemistry)
William Lacey
(m) ?-1582
Saints
William Lamb
(m) 1779-1848
British Prime Ministers 1834; 1835-1841
William D. Leahy
(m) 1875-1959
Notable Military Figures
William Levy
(m) 1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Lipscomb
(m) 1919-2011
Nobel Prize Winners 1976 (chemistry)
William Lucking
(m) 1941-2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sir William Lucy
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (1)
William Lundigan
(m) 1914-1975
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William R. "Link" Lyman
(m) 1898-1972
Hall-of-Famers 1964 (football)
William H. Macy
(m) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Marsden
(m) ?-1586
Saints
William Massey
(m) 1856-1925
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1912-1925
W. Somerset Maugham
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1874-1965
Notable Writers
William McKinley
(m) 1843-1901
American Presidents 1897-1901
William McMahon
(m) 1908-1988
Australian Prime Ministers 1971-1972
William McNamara
(m) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Merz
(m) 1878-1946
Olympic Medalists 1904 triathlon (bronze)
William E. Moerner
(m) 1953-
Nobel Prize Winners 2014 (chemistry)
William Moore
(m) 1890-1960
Olympic Medalists 1912 3000 m team (bronze)
William G. Morgan
(m) 1870-1942
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Morris
(m) 1834-1896
Notable Artists
William Moseley
(m) 1987-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William P. Murphy
(m) 1892-1987
Nobel Prize Winners 1934 (medicine)
William Mutwol
(m) 1967-
Olympic Medalists 1992 3000 m steeplechase (bronze)
William Nordhaus
(m) 1941-
Nobel Prize Winners 2018 (economics)
William R. Orthwein
(m) 1881-1955
Olympic Medalists 1904 swimming - 4x50 yard freestyle relay (bronze)
William Page
(m)
Shakespearian Characters The Merry Wives of Windsor
William Edward Parry
(m) 1790-1855
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
William Patenson
(m) ?-1592
Saints
William Peacock
(m) 1891-1948
Olympic Medalists 1920 water polo (gold)
William Petersen
(m) 1953-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Petersson
(m) 1895-1965
Olympic Medalists 1920 4x100 m relay; long jump (bronze/gold)
William Petty
(m) 1737-1805
British Prime Ministers 1782-1783
William Daniel Phillips
(m) 1948-
Nobel Prize Winners 1997 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Henry Pickering
(m) 1858-1938
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Pike
(m) ?-1591
Saints
William Pinchon
(m) 1175-1234
Saints
William Pitt the Elder
(m) 1708-1778
British Prime Ministers 1766-1768
William Pitt the Younger
(m) 1759-1806
British Prime Ministers 1783-1801; 1804-1806
William Powell
(m) 1892-1984
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Powell
(m) 1942-1977
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2005 The O'Jays
William Price
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1814 Mansfield Park
William Ramsay
(m) 1852-1916
Nobel Prize Winners 1904 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Rawls
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2002 The Wire
William Richardson
(m) ?-1603
Saints
William Robinson
(m) 1870-1940
Olympic Medalists 1908 swimming - 200 m breaststroke (silver)
William "Smokey" Robinson Jr.
(m) 1940-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1987
William Rosenberg
(m) 1916-2002
Notable Businesspeople
William Russ
(m) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Sadler
(m) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sir William Sands
(m) 1470-1540
Shakespearian Characters Henry VIII
William Satch
(m) 1989-
Olympic Medalists 2012 rowing (bronze)
William Schallert
(m) 1922-2016
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Seagrove
(m) 1898-1980
Olympic Medalists 1920; 1924 3000 m team (silver)
William Shakespeare
(m) 1564-1616
Notable Writers
William F. Sharpe
(m) 1934-
Nobel Prize Winners 1990 (economics)
William Shatner
(m) 1931-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Tecumseh Sherman
(m) 1820-1891
Notable Military Figures
William Shockley
(m) 1910-1989
Nobel Prize Winners 1956 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Shockley
(m) 1963-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
W. Eugene Smith
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1918-1978
Notable Journalists
William Smith
(m) 1928-2018
Olympic Medalists 1952 freestyle wrestling (gold)
William Smith
(m) 1933-2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Southerne
(m) 1579-1618
Saints
William Spenser
(m) ?-1589
Saints
William Stafford
(m) ?-1450
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (2)
Sir William Stanley
(m) c. 1435-1495
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (3)
W. T. Stead
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1849-1912
Notable Journalists
William Howard Stein
(m) 1911-1980
Nobel Prize Winners 1972 (chemistry)
William Stevenson
(m) 1900-1985
Olympic Medalists 1924 4x400 m relay (gold)
William Grant Still
(m) 1895-1978
Notable Musicians
William Styron
(m) 1925-2006
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1968 The Confessions of Nat Turner
William Howard Taft
(m) 1857-1930
American Presidents 1909-1913
William Tanui
(m) 1964-
Olympic Medalists 1992 800 m (gold)
William Desmond Taylor
(m) 1872-1922
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
William Tempier
(m) ?-1197
Saints
William Makepeace Thackeray
(m) 1811-1863
Notable Writers
William Thompson
(m) 1848-1918
Olympic Medalists 1904 archery - American round; archery - team round; archery - York round (gold/bronze)
William Thomson
(m) 1560-1586
Saints
William Thomson
(m) 1824-1907
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Tirry
(m) 1608-1654
Saints
William Vickrey
(m) 1914-1996
Nobel Prize Winners 1996 (economics)
William Waddington
(m) 1826-1894
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1879 (prime minister)
William Wallace
(m) c. 1270-1305
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Notable Military Figures
William Ward
(m) 1568-1641
Saints
William Way
(m) ?-1588
Saints
William Wharton
(m) 1925-2008
Notable Writers
William A. Wheeler
(m) 1819-1887
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
William Carlos Williams
(m) 1883-1963
Notable Writers
Lord William Willoughby
(m) c. 1370-1409
Shakespearian Characters Richard II
William Windom
(m) 1923-2012
Emmy Award Winners 1970 My World and Welcome to It (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Hyde Wollaston
(m) 1766-1828
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Wordsworth
(m) 1770-1850
Notable Writers
William Wyler
(m) 1902-1981
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 1943; 1947; 1960 Mrs. Miniver; The Best Years of Our Lives; Ben-Hur (director)
William Butler Yeats
(m) 1865-1939
Nobel Prize Winners 1923 (literature)
Notable Writers
William Albert Yorzyk Jr.
(m) 1933-2020
Olympic Medalists 1956 swimming - 200 m butterfly (gold)
William Zabka
(m) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Willie Aames
(middle name William) (m) 1960-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Willie Anderson
(m) 1966-
Olympic Medalists 1988 basketball (bronze)
Willie Applegarth
(m) 1890-1958
Olympic Medalists 1912 200 m; 4x100 m relay (bronze/gold)
Willie Brown
(m) 1940-2019
Hall-of-Famers 1984 (football)
Willie D. Davenport
(m) 1943-2002
Olympic Medalists 1968; 1976 110 m hurdles (gold/bronze)
Willie Garson
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1964-2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
"Little" Willie John
(m) 1937-1968
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1996
Willie Keeler
(m) 1872-1923
Hall-of-Famers 1939 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Willie May
(m) 1936-2012
Olympic Medalists 1960 110 m hurdles (silver)
Willie Roaf
(m) 1970-
Hall-of-Famers 2012 (football)
Willie "The Lion" Smith
(m) 1893-1973
Notable Musicians
Willie Smith
(m) 1910-1967
Notable Musicians
Willie Steele
(m) 1923-1989
Olympic Medalists 1948 long jump (gold)
Willie Wood
(m) 1936-2020
Hall-of-Famers 1989 (football)
Notable Athletes (football)
Willy Loman
(m)
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals 1949 Death of a Salesman
Wyatt Crockett
(middle name William) (m) 1983-
Notable Athletes (rugby)