Namesakes
Bill Weasley
(m) 
Harry Potter Characters
William
(m)
Shakespearian Characters As You Like It
Sir William Glansdale
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (1)
Sir William Lucy
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (1)
William Page
(m)
Shakespearian Characters The Merry Wives of Windsor
William of Gellone
(m) ?-812
Saints
William of Volpiano
(m) 962-1031
Saints
William Firmatus
(m) 1026-1103
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
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William of Vercelli
(m) 1085-1142
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William of Hirsau
(m) ?-1091
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William of Eskhill
(m) 1125-1203
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William Breteuil
(m) ?-1130
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William I the Lion
(m) c. 1143-1214
Scottish Kings and Queens 1165-1214
William of Bourges
(m) 1149-1209
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William
(m) ?-1154
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William of Maleval
(m) ?-1157
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William Pinchon
(m) 1175-1234
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William of Pontoise
(m) ?-1192
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William Tempier
(m) ?-1197
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William of Fenoli
(m) ?-1205
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William of Holland
(m) 1228-1256
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors 1247-1256
William of Brussels
(m) ?-1237
Saints
William Arnaud
(m) ?-1242
Saints
William Wallace
(m) c. 1270-1305
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Notable Military Figures
William of Ockham
(m) c. 1287-1347
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Guillaume of Toulouse
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1297-1369
Saints
Lord William Willoughby
(m) c. 1370-1409
Shakespearian Characters Richard II
Bagot
(a.k.a. William) (m) ?-1407
Shakespearian Characters Richard II
Lord Ross
(a.k.a. William) (m) ?-1414
Shakespearian Characters Richard II
Lord Hastings
(a.k.a. William) (m) c. 1430-1483
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (3); Richard III
Sir William Stanley
(m) c. 1435-1495
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (3)
William Stafford
(m) ?-1450
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (2)
Sir William Catesby
(m) 1450-1485
Shakespearian Characters Richard III
Sir William Brandon
(m) 1456-1485
Shakespearian Characters Richard III
Sir William Sands
(m) 1470-1540
Shakespearian Characters Henry VIII
Willem of Orange
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1533-1584
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Other Royalty 1544-1584 Orange (prince)
William Exmew
(m) ?-1535
Saints
William Greenwood
(m) ?-1537
Saints
William Horne
(m) ?-1540
Saints
William Gilbert
(m) 1544-1603
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Doctor Butts
(a.k.a. William) (m) ?-1545
Shakespearian Characters Henry VIII
William Carter
(m) 1548-1584
Saints
Willem Barentsz
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1550-1597
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Guillaume Saultemouche
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1555-1593
Saints
William Freeman
(m) 1558-1595
Saints
William Thomson
(m) 1560-1586
Saints
William Shakespeare
(m) 1564-1616
Notable Writers
William Adams
(m) 1564-1620
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
William Harrington
(m) 1566-1594
Saints
William Ward
(m) 1568-1641
Saints
William Harvey
(m) 1578-1657
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Southerne
(m) 1579-1618
Saints
William Filby
(m) ?-1582
Saints
William Lacey
(m) ?-1582
Saints
William Hart
(m) ?-1583
Saints
William Baffin
(m) 1584-1622
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
William Marsden
(m) ?-1586
Saints
William Dean
(m) ?-1588
Saints
William Gunter
(m) ?-1588
Saints
William Hartley
(m) ?-1588
Saints
William Way
(m) ?-1588
Saints
William Spenser
(m) ?-1589
Saints
William Pike
(m) ?-1591
Saints
William Patenson
(m) ?-1592
Saints
William Davies
(m) ?-1593
Saints
William Andleby
(m) ?-1597
Saints
William Richardson
(m) ?-1603
Saints
William Browne
(m) ?-1605
Saints
William Tirry
(m) 1608-1654
Saints
Maurus Scott
(a.k.a. William) (m) ?-1612
Saints
William Howard
(m) 1614-1680
Saints
William Ireland
(m) 1636-1679
Saints
John Plessington
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1637-1679
Saints
William Kidd
(m) 1645-1701
Notable Evildoers
William III of Orange
(m) 1650-1702
English and British Kings and Queens 1689-1702
Scottish Kings and Queens 1689-1702
William Dampier
(m) 1651-1715
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
William Barrow
(m) ?-1679
Saints
Friedrich Wilhelm I
(middle name William) (m) 1688-1740
Other Royalty 1713-1740 Prussia (king)
William Hogarth
(m) 1697-1764
Notable Artists
William Pitt the Elder
(m) 1708-1778
British Prime Ministers 1766-1768
William Cavendish
(m) 1720-1764
British Prime Ministers 1756-1757
August Wilhelm of Prussia
(middle name William) (m) 1722-1758
Other Royalty 1722-1758 Prussia (prince)
William Petty
(m) 1737-1805
British Prime Ministers 1782-1783
William Cavendish-Bentinck
(m) 1738-1809
British Prime Ministers 1783; 1807-1809
William Herschel
(m) 1738-1822
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia
(middle name William) (m) 1744-1797
Other Royalty 1786-1797 Prussia (king)
William Blake
(m) 1757-1827
Notable Artists
Notable Writers
William Pitt the Younger
(m) 1759-1806
British Prime Ministers 1783-1801; 1804-1806
William Grenville
(m) 1759-1834
British Prime Ministers 1806-1807
Guillaume-Joseph Chaminade
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1761-1850
Saints
William IV
(m) 1765-1837
English and British Kings and Queens 1830-1837
William Hyde Wollaston
(m) 1766-1828
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Wordsworth
(m) 1770-1850
Notable Writers
William Clark
(m) 1770-1838
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia
(middle name William) (m) 1770-1840
Other Royalty 1797-1840 Prussia (king)
Willem I of the Netherlands
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1772-1843
Other Royalty 1815-1840 Netherlands (king)
William Henry Harrison
(m) 1773-1841
American Presidents 1841
J. M. W. Turner
(middle name William) (m) 1775-1851
Notable Artists
William Lamb
(m) 1779-1848
British Prime Ministers 1834; 1835-1841
August of Prussia
(middle name William) (m) 1779-1843
Other Royalty 1779-1843 Prussia (prince)
William R. King
(m) 1786-1853
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
William Hovell
(m) 1786-1875
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
William Edward Parry
(m) 1790-1855
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
William Backhouse Astor Sr.
(m) 1792-1875
Notable Businesspeople
Willem II of the Netherlands
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1792-1849
Other Royalty 1840-1849 Netherlands (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)
Wilhelm I
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1797-1888
Other Royalty 1861-1888; 1871-1888 Prussia; German Empire (king/emperor)
Henry Fox Talbot
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1800-1877
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Rowan Hamilton
(m) 1805-1865
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Ewart Gladstone
(m) 1809-1898
British Prime Ministers 1868-1874; 1880-1885; 1886; 1892-1894
William Makepeace Thackeray
(m) 1811-1863
Notable Writers
William Fox
(m) 1812-1893
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1856; 1861-1862; 1869-1872; 1873
William Price
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1814 Mansfield Park
Willem III of the Netherlands
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1817-1890
Other Royalty 1849-1890 Netherlands (king)
William Elliot
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1818 Persuasion
William A. Wheeler
(m) 1819-1887
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
William Tecumseh Sherman
(m) 1820-1891
Notable Military Figures
William Huggins
(m) 1824-1910
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Thomson
(m) 1824-1907
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
(m) 1825-1905
Notable Artists
Georg of Prussia
(middle name William) (m) 1826-1902
Other Royalty 1826-1902 Prussia (prince)
William Waddington
(m) 1826-1894
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1879 (prime minister)
William Holman Hunt
(m) 1827-1910
Notable Artists
Randal Cremer
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1828-1908
Nobel Prize Winners 1903 (peace)
William Backhouse Astor Jr.
(m) 1829-1892
Notable Businesspeople
William Morris
(m) 1834-1896
Notable Artists
Harry Wright
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1835-1895
Hall-of-Famers 1953 (baseball)
Bill Sikes
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1838 Oliver Twist
William A. Clark Sr.
(m) 1839-1925
Notable Businesspeople
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Willem, Prince of Orange
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1840-1879
Other Royalty 1849-1879 Netherlands (prince)
William Clark
(m) 1842-1913
Olympic Medalists 1904 archery - team round (silver)
William James
(m) 1842-1910
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
John Strutt, Lord Rayleigh
(middle name William) (m) 1842-1919
Nobel Prize Winners 1904 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William McKinley
(m) 1843-1901
American Presidents 1897-1901
"Buffalo" Bill Cody
(m) 1846-1917
Notable Actors and Entertainers (entertainer)
William Dobbin
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1847 Vanity Fair
William Thompson
(m) 1848-1918
Olympic Medalists 1904 archery - American round; archery - team round; archery - York round (gold/bronze)
W. G. Grace
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1848-1915
Notable Athletes (cricket)
Candy Cummings
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1848-1924
Hall-of-Famers 1939 (baseball)
John William Waterhouse
(m) 1849-1917
Notable Artists
W. T. Stead
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1849-1912
Notable Journalists
Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
(middle name William) (m) 1850-1942
Other Royalty 1850-1942 United Kingdom (prince)
William Hall-Jones
(m) 1851-1936
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1906
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
(m) 1852-1912
Other Royalty 1905-1912 Luxembourg (grand duke)
William Ramsay
(m) 1852-1916
Nobel Prize Winners 1904 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Louis W. Maxson
(middle name William) (m) 1855-1916
Olympic Medalists 1904 archery - team round (gold)
William Massey
(m) 1856-1925
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1912-1925
Edward Elgar
(middle name William) (m) 1857-1934
Notable Musicians
William Howard Taft
(m) 1857-1930
American Presidents 1909-1913
William Henry Pickering
(m) 1858-1938
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Wilhelm II
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1859-1941
Other Royalty 1888-1918 German Empire; Prussia (emperor/king)
Buck Ewing
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1859-1906
Hall-of-Famers 1939 (baseball)
Billy "the Kid" Bonney
(m) 1859-1881
Notable Evildoers
Will Keith Kellogg
(m) 1860-1951
Notable Businesspeople
John William Godward
(m) 1861-1922
Notable Artists
William C. Durant
(m) 1861-1947
Notable Businesspeople
William Henry Bragg
(m) 1862-1942
Nobel Prize Winners 1915 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
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
Billy Hughes
(m) 1862-1952
Australian Prime Ministers 1915-1923
William Randolph Hearst
(m) 1863-1951
Notable Businesspeople
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
William Butler Yeats
(m) 1865-1939
Nobel Prize Winners 1923 (literature)
Notable Writers
Billy Hamilton
(m) 1866-1940
Hall-of-Famers 1961 (baseball)
William Dod
(m) 1867-1954
Olympic Medalists 1908 archery - York round (gold)
Theodore William Richards
(m) 1868-1928
Nobel Prize Winners 1914 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
George Forbes
(middle name William) (m) 1869-1947
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1930-1935
William G. Morgan
(m) 1870-1942
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Robinson
(m) 1870-1940
Olympic Medalists 1908 swimming - 200 m breaststroke (silver)
Willie Keeler
(m) 1872-1923
Hall-of-Famers 1939 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
William Desmond Taylor
(m) 1872-1922
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Bill Burgess
(m) 1872-1950
Olympic Medalists 1900 water polo (bronze)
William Dickey
(m) 1874-1944
Olympic Medalists 1904 diving - plunge for distance (gold)
W. Somerset Maugham
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1874-1965
Notable Writers
Bill Holland
(m) 1874-1930
Olympic Medalists 1900 400 m (silver)
Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(middle name William) (m) 1874-1899
Other Royalty 1874-1893 United Kingdom (prince)
William Lyon Mackenzie King
(m) 1874-1950
Canadian Prime Ministers 1921-1926; 1926-1930; 1935-1948
William D. Leahy
(m) 1875-1959
Notable Military Figures
William Hoyt
(m) 1875-1954
Olympic Medalists 1896 pole vault (gold)
Francis William Aston
(m) 1877-1945
Nobel Prize Winners 1922 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Alben W. Barkley
(middle name William) (m) 1877-1956
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
William Merz
(m) 1878-1946
Olympic Medalists 1904 triathlon (bronze)
William Stanley Braithwaite
(m) 1878-1962
Notable Writers
Hod Stuart
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1879-1907
Hall-of-Famers 1945 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Wesley Coe Jr
(middle name William) (m) 1879-1926
Olympic Medalists 1904 shot put (silver)
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)
Will Rogers
(m) 1879-1935
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/entertainer)
King Baggot
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1879-1948
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
John Grieb
(middle name William) (m) 1879-1939
Olympic Medalists 1904 triathlon (silver)
W. C. Fields
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1880-1946
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Billy McGimsie
(m) 1880-1968
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
Riley Hern
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1880-1929
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
William S. Harley
(m) 1880-1943
Notable Businesspeople
William E. Boeing
(m) 1881-1956
Notable Businesspeople
William R. Orthwein
(m) 1881-1955
Olympic Medalists 1904 swimming - 4x50 yard freestyle relay (bronze)
Bill Tuttle
(m) 1882-1930
Olympic Medalists 1904 swimming - 4x50 yard freestyle relay (silver)
True Boardman
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1882-1918
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Halpenny
(m) 1882-1960
Olympic Medalists 1912 pole vault (bronze)
Frank Verner
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1883-1966
Olympic Medalists 1904 1500 m; 4 mile team (silver)
William Hamilton
(m) 1883-1955
Olympic Medalists 1908 medley relay (gold)
William Carlos Williams
(m) 1883-1963
Notable Writers
Emil Breitkreutz
(middle name William) (m) 1883-1972
Olympic Medalists 1904 800 m (bronze)
Alexander Bustamante
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1884-1977
Other Leaders 1962-1967 Jamaica (prime minister)
Billie Burke
(f) 1884-1970
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Hogenson
(m) 1884-1965
Olympic Medalists 1904 100 m; 200 m; 60 m (bronze/silver)
George Gaidzik
(middle name William) (m) 1885-1938
Olympic Medalists 1908 diving - springboard (bronze)
Chester W. Nimitz
(middle name William) (m) 1885-1966
Notable Military Figures
Lionel Atwill
(middle name William) (m) 1885-1946
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Coales
(m) 1886-1960
Olympic Medalists 1908 3 mile team (gold)
Bill McKechnie
(m) 1886-1965
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (baseball)
Rube Marquard
(middle name William) (m) 1886-1980
Hall-of-Famers 1971 (baseball)
William Henry Dean
(m) 1887-1949
Olympic Medalists 1920 water polo (gold)
William Frawley
(m) 1887-1966
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Raymond Hatton
(middle name William) (m) 1887-1971
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Martin Hawkins
(middle name William) (m) 1888-1959
Olympic Medalists 1912 110 m hurdles (bronze)
Joe Cottrill
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1888-1972
Olympic Medalists 1912 3000 m team (bronze)
Christian Gitsham
(middle name William) (m) 1888-1956
Olympic Medalists 1912 marathon (silver)
Claude Rains
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1889-1967
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tony Award Winners 1951 Darkness at Noon (actor)
George Hutson
(middle name William) (m) 1889-1914
Olympic Medalists 1912 3000 m team; 5000 m (bronze)
Sprague Cleghorn
(middle name William) (m) 1890-1956
Hall-of-Famers 1958 (ice hockey)
William Lawrence Bragg
(m) 1890-1971
Nobel Prize Winners 1915 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Moore
(m) 1890-1960
Olympic Medalists 1912 3000 m team (bronze)
Willie Applegarth
(m) 1890-1958
Olympic Medalists 1912 200 m; 4x100 m relay (bronze/gold)
William Foster
(m) 1890-1963
Olympic Medalists 1908; 1912 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold/bronze)
Robert Armstrong
(middle name William) (m) 1890-1973
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Peacock
(m) 1891-1948
Olympic Medalists 1920 water polo (gold)
Wallace Reid
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1891-1923
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William P. Murphy
(m) 1892-1987
Nobel Prize Winners 1934 (medicine)
William Demarest
(m) 1892-1983
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Powell
(m) 1892-1984
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Tilden
(m) 1893-1953
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Billy Southworth
(m) 1893-1969
Hall-of-Famers 2008 (baseball)
Willie "The Lion" Smith
(m) 1893-1973
Notable Musicians
Tommy Green
(middle name William) (m) 1894-1975
Olympic Medalists 1932 50 km walk (gold)
Arthur Fadden
(middle name William) (m) 1894-1973
Australian Prime Ministers 1941
Joie Ray
(middle name William) (m) 1894-1978
Olympic Medalists 1924 3000 m team (bronze)
Gareth Hughes
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1894-1965
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Winter
(middle name William) (m) 1894-1955
Olympic Medalists 1924 triple jump (gold)
Earl Eby
(middle name William) (m) 1894-1970
Olympic Medalists 1920 800 m (silver)
Warren William
(middle name William) (m) 1894-1948
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Grant Still
(m) 1895-1978
Notable Musicians
William Giauque
(m) 1895-1982
Nobel Prize Winners 1949 (chemistry)
Jack Dempsey
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1895-1983
Notable Athletes (boxing)
William Petersson
(m) 1895-1965
Olympic Medalists 1920 4x100 m relay; long jump (bronze/gold)
Beattie Ramsay
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1895-1952
Olympic Medalists 1924 ice hockey (gold)
Bill Cook
(m) 1896-1986
Hall-of-Famers 1952 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
William Faulkner
(m) 1897-1962
Nobel Prize Winners 1949 (literature)
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1954; 1963 A Fable; The Reivers
Bud Abbott
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1897-1974
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Bill Harris
(m) 1897-1961
Olympic Medalists 1920 swimming - 100 m freestyle (bronze)
Bill Tilman
(m) 1898-1977
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Lee Tracy
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1898-1968
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Seagrove
(m) 1898-1980
Olympic Medalists 1920; 1924 3000 m team (silver)
Bill Terry
(m) 1898-1989
Hall-of-Famers 1954 (baseball)
William R. "Link" Lyman
(m) 1898-1972
Hall-of-Famers 1964 (football)
Judy Johnson
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1899-1989
Hall-of-Famers 1975 (baseball)
Pat O'Brien
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1899-1983
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Henry, Duke of Gloucester
(middle name William) (m) 1900-1974
Other Royalty 1900-1974 United Kingdom (prince)
William Herald
(m) 1900-1976
Olympic Medalists 1920 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver)
Charley Paddock
(middle name William) (m) 1900-1943
Olympic Medalists 1920; 1924 100 m; 4x100 m relay; 200 m (gold/silver)
William Stevenson
(m) 1900-1985
Olympic Medalists 1924 4x400 m relay (gold)
Clark Gable
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1901-1960
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1935 It Happened One Night (actor)
Wilfred Nichol
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1901-1955
Olympic Medalists 1924 4x100 m relay (silver)
Will Geer
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1902-1978
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Cyril Gill
(middle name William) (m) 1902-1989
Olympic Medalists 1928 4x100 m relay (bronze)
Theodore Schultz
(middle name William) (m) 1902-1998
Nobel Prize Winners 1979 (economics)
Brian Aherne
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1902-1986
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Wyler
(m) 1902-1981
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 1943; 1947; 1960 Mrs. Miniver; The Best Years of Our Lives; Ben-Hur (director)
Bill Kirschbaum
(m) 1902-1953
Olympic Medalists 1924 swimming - 200 m breaststroke (bronze)
Edgar Buchanan
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1903-1979
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
DeHart Hubbard
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1903-1976
Olympic Medalists 1924 long jump (gold)
Bill Foster
(m) 1904-1978
Hall-of-Famers 1996 (baseball)
Bill Cox
(m) 1904-1996
Olympic Medalists 1924 3000 m team (bronze)
Sabin Carr
(middle name William) (m) 1904-1983
Olympic Medalists 1928 pole vault (gold)
William Gargan
(m) 1905-1979
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Bendix
(m) 1906-1964
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Droegemueller
(m) 1906-1987
Olympic Medalists 1928 pole vault (silver)
Bill Dickey
(m) 1907-1993
Hall-of-Famers 1954 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Howard W. Hunter
(middle name William) (m) 1907-1995
Other Religious Leaders 1994-1995 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
William Hartnell
(m) 1908-1975
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William McMahon
(m) 1908-1988
Australian Prime Ministers 1971-1972
Chips Rafferty
(middle name William) (m) 1909-1971
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bucky Walters
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1909-1991
Most Valuable Players 1939 baseball
Bill Wheatley
(m) 1909-1992
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (gold)
Billy Herman
(m) 1909-1992
Hall-of-Famers 1975 (baseball)
Ivan Fuqua
(middle name William) (m) 1909-1994
Olympic Medalists 1932 4x400 m relay (gold)
Bill Hewitt
(m) 1909-1947
Hall-of-Famers 1971 (football)
Bill Carr
(m) 1909-1966
Olympic Medalists 1932 400 m; 4x400 m relay (gold)
William Shockley
(m) 1910-1989
Nobel Prize Winners 1956 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Hanna
(m) 1910-2001
Notable Artists
Notable Filmmakers
Willie Smith
(m) 1910-1967
Notable Musicians
William Howard Stein
(m) 1911-1980
Nobel Prize Winners 1972 (chemistry)
William Alfred Fowler
(m) 1911-1995
Nobel Prize Winners 1983 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William "Skinny" Johnson
(m) 1911-1980
Hall-of-Famers 1976 (basketball)
Bill Monroe
(m) 1911-1996
Notable Musicians
William Golding
(m) 1911-1993
Nobel Prize Winners 1983 (literature)
Notable Writers
Leif Erickson
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1911-1986
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Friedrich of Prussia
(middle name William) (m) 1911-1966
Other Royalty 1911-1966 Prussia (prince)
Bill Roberts
(m) 1912-2001
Olympic Medalists 1936 4x400 m relay (gold)
John Cheever
(middle name William) (m) 1912-1982
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1979 The Stories of John Cheever
Bill Cowley
(m) 1912-1993
Hall-of-Famers 1968 (ice hockey)
Most Valuable Players 1941; 1943 ice hockey
Ben Hogan
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1912-1997
Notable Athletes (golf)
Bill Miller
(m) 1912-2008
Olympic Medalists 1932 pole vault (gold)
Ken Carpenter
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1913-1984
Olympic Medalists 1936 discus throw (gold)
Bill Hewlett
(m) 1913-2001
Notable Businesspeople
William S. Burroughs
(m) 1914-1997
Notable Writers
William Lundigan
(m) 1914-1975
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Vickrey
(m) 1914-1996
Nobel Prize Winners 1996 (economics)
Arthur Lewis
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1915-1991
Nobel Prize Winners 1979 (economics)
William Hopper
(m) 1915-1970
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ran Laurie
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1915-1998
Olympic Medalists 1948 rowing (gold)
Bill Durnan
(m) 1916-1972
Hall-of-Famers 1964 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
William Rosenberg
(m) 1916-2002
Notable Businesspeople
Will Eisner
(m) 1917-2005
Notable Artists
Dabbs Greer
(middle name William) (m) 1917-2007
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Standish Knowles
(m) 1917-2012
Nobel Prize Winners 2001 (chemistry)
William "Pop" Gates
(m) 1917-1999
Hall-of-Famers 1989 (basketball)
Robert Sterling
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1917-2006
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Holden
(m) 1918-1981
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1954 Stalag 17 (actor)
Billy Graham
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1918-2018
Other Religious Leaders Southern Baptist Convention
W. Eugene Smith
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1918-1978
Notable Journalists
William Lipscomb
(m) 1919-2011
Nobel Prize Winners 1976 (chemistry)
Richard Farnsworth
(middle name William) (m) 1920-2000
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jack Elam
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1920-2003
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Willis
(m) 1921-2007
Hall-of-Famers 1977 (football)
Bill Mosienko
(m) 1921-1994
Hall-of-Famers 1965 (ice hockey)
Bill Dudley
(m) 1921-2010
Hall-of-Famers 1966 (football)
William Brown
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1922 Just William
Bill Travers
(m) 1922-1994
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lew Beck
(middle name William) (m) 1922-1970
Olympic Medalists 1948 basketball (gold)
Darren McGavin
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1922-2006
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Schallert
(m) 1922-2016
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Davidson
(m) 1922-2009
Hall-of-Famers 2008 (basketball)
Harrison "Bones" Dillard
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1923-2019
Olympic Medalists 1948; 1952 100 m; 110 m hurdles; 4x100 m relay (gold)
Willie Steele
(m) 1923-1989
Olympic Medalists 1948 long jump (gold)
Bill Bruce
(m) 1923-2002
Olympic Medalists 1948 long jump (silver)
William Windom
(m) 1923-2012
Emmy Award Winners 1970 My World and Welcome to It (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bob Barker
(middle name William) (m) 1923-2023
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Bill Smith Jr.
(m) 1924-2013
Olympic Medalists 1948 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
Dennis Weaver
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1924-2006
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Nunn
(m) 1924-2014
Hall-of-Famers 2021 (football)
Billy Barty
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1924-2000
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Hayes
(m) 1925-2024
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Styron
(m) 1925-2006
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1968 The Confessions of Nat Turner
Bill Haley
(m) 1925-1981
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1987
Jerry Paris
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1925-1986
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Johnny Carson
(middle name William) (m) 1925-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
William Wharton
(m) 1925-2008
Notable Writers
Fritz Weaver
(middle name William) (m) 1926-2016
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tony Award Winners 1970 Child's Play (actor)
Leslie Nielsen
(middle name William) (m) 1926-2010
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Porter
(m) 1926-2000
Olympic Medalists 1948 110 m hurdles (gold)
Bill Sharman
(m) 1926-2013
Hall-of-Famers 1975; 2004 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Robert Fogel
(middle name William) (m) 1926-2013
Nobel Prize Winners 1993 (economics)
John Coltrane
(middle name William) (m) 1926-1967
Notable Musicians
William Daniels
(m) 1927-
Emmy Award Winners 1985; 1986 St. Elsewhere (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Gadsby
(m) 1927-2016
Hall-of-Famers 1970 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Bill Daily
(m) 1927-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Hickey
(m) 1927-1997
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Barron Hilton
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1927-2019
Notable Businesspeople
Andy Stanfield
(middle name William) (m) 1927-1985
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1956 4x100 m relay; 200 m (gold/silver)
William Peter Blatty
(m) 1928-2017
Notable Filmmakers
Notable Writers
William Kennedy
(m) 1928-
Pulitzer Award Winners 1984 Ironweed
Stanley Baker
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1928-1976
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Trevor
(m) 1928-2016
Notable Writers
Dave Power
(middle name William) (m) 1928-2014
Olympic Medalists 1960 10000 m (bronze)
Chris Brasher
(middle name William) (m) 1928-2003
Olympic Medalists 1956 3000 m steeplechase (gold)
William Smith
(m) 1928-2018
Olympic Medalists 1952 freestyle wrestling (gold)
Adam West
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1928-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Clu Gulager
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1928-2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ronnie Barker
(middle name William) (m) 1929-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
Bill George
(m) 1929-1982
Hall-of-Famers 1974 (football)
Bill Lienhard
(m) 1930-2022
Olympic Medalists 1952 basketball (gold)
Bill Miller
(m) 1930-2016
Olympic Medalists 1952 javelin throw (silver)
Bill Hougland
(m) 1930-2017
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1956 basketball (gold)
William C. Campbell
(m) 1930-
Nobel Prize Winners 2015 (medicine)
William Shatner
(m) 1931-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ted Kotcheff
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1931-
Notable Filmmakers
Stephen Boyd
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1931-1977
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Walsh
(m) 1931-2007
Hall-of-Famers 1993 (football)
Parry O'Brien
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1932-2007
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1956; 1960 shot put (gold/silver)
John Jakes
(middle name William) (m) 1932-2023
Notable Writers
Bill Fitch
(m) 1932-2022
Hall-of-Famers 2019 (basketball)
Bobby Leonard
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1932-2021
Hall-of-Famers 2014 (basketball)
Billy Evans
(m) 1932-2020
Olympic Medalists 1956 basketball (gold)
Jesse Mashburn
(middle name William) (m) 1933-
Olympic Medalists 1956 4x400 m relay (gold)
William Smith
(m) 1933-2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Wayne Rogers
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1933-2015
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Albert Yorzyk Jr.
(m) 1933-2020
Olympic Medalists 1956 swimming - 200 m butterfly (gold)
Bill Nieder
(m) 1933-2022
Olympic Medalists 1956; 1960 shot put (silver/gold)
Tom Courtney
(middle name William) (m) 1933-2023
Olympic Medalists 1956 4x400 m relay; 800 m (gold)
Will Sampson
(m) 1933-1987
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jeremy Brett
(middle name William) (m) 1933-1995
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
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 Dellinger
(m) 1934-
Olympic Medalists 1964 5000 m (bronze)
Bill Cobbs
(m) 1934-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William F. Sharpe
(m) 1934-
Nobel Prize Winners 1990 (economics)
Clive Granger
(middle name William) (m) 1934-2009
Nobel Prize Winners 2003 (economics)
Bill Woolsey
(m) 1934-2022
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1956 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold/silver)
W. P. Kinsella
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1935-2016
Notable Writers
William Friedkin
(m) 1935-2023
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 1972 The French Connection (director)
Dave Sime
(middle name William) (m) 1936-2016
Olympic Medalists 1960 100 m (silver)
Bill Mazeroski
(m) 1936-
Hall-of-Famers 2001 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Bill Wyman
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1936-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1989 The Rolling Stones
Willie May
(m) 1936-2012
Olympic Medalists 1960 110 m hurdles (silver)
James Stacy
(middle name William) (m) 1936-2016
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Willie Wood
(m) 1936-2020
Hall-of-Famers 1989 (football)
Notable Athletes (football)
Ron Clarke
(middle name William) (m) 1937-2015
Olympic Medalists 1964 10000 m (bronze)
William Gaunt
(m) 1937-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Dee Williams
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1937-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Cosby
(m) 1937-
Emmy Award Winners 1966; 1967; 1968 I Spy (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
"Little" Willie John
(m) 1937-1968
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1996
Chris Bristow
(middle name William) (m) 1937-1960
Notable Athletes (driving)
Billy Mills
(m) 1938-
Olympic Medalists 1964 10000 m (gold)
Bill Withers
(m) 1938-2020
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2015
Benjamin Mkapa
(middle name William) (m) 1938-2020
Other Leaders 1995-2005 Tanzania (president)
Billy Shaw
(m) 1938-
Hall-of-Famers 1999 (football)
Bill Toomey
(m) 1939-
Olympic Medalists 1968 decathlon (gold)
James Fox
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1939-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Corin Redgrave
(middle name William) (m) 1939-2010
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Henderson
(m) 1939-2007
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2023 The Spinners
Bill Mulliken
(m) 1939-2014
Olympic Medalists 1960 swimming - 200 m breaststroke (gold)
William Devane
(m) 1939-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William "Smokey" Robinson Jr.
(m) 1940-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1987
Billy McNeill
(m) 1940-2019
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Paul Hait
(middle name William) (m) 1940-
Olympic Medalists 1960 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold)
Bill Medley
(m) 1940-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2003 The Righteous Brothers
Willie Brown
(m) 1940-2019
Hall-of-Famers 1984 (football)
Bill Crothers
(m) 1940-
Olympic Medalists 1964 800 m (silver)
William Nordhaus
(m) 1941-
Nobel Prize Winners 2018 (economics)
William Guest
(m) 1941-2015
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1996 Gladys Knight & the Pips
William Lucking
(m) 1941-2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William of Gloucester
(m) 1941-1972
Other Royalty 1941-1972 United Kingdom (prince)
Stephen Hawking
(middle name William) (m) 1942-2018
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Powell
(m) 1942-1977
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2005 The O'Jays
Scott Wilson
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1942-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Swan
(m) 1942-
Notable Musicians
Billy Connolly
(m) 1942-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Polian
(m) 1942-
Hall-of-Famers 2015 (football)
Steven Barnett
(middle name William) (m) 1943-
Olympic Medalists 1972 water polo (bronze)
Billy Cunningham
(m) 1943-
Hall-of-Famers 1986 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Willie D. Davenport
(m) 1943-2002
Olympic Medalists 1968; 1976 110 m hurdles (gold/bronze)
Bill Bradley
(m) 1943-
Hall-of-Famers 1982 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 1964 basketball (gold)
Joe Frazier
(middle name William) (m) 1944-2011
Notable Athletes (boxing)
Bill Legend
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1944-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2020 T. Rex
Peter Mayhew
(middle name William) (m) 1944-2019
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Boz Scaggs
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1944-
Notable Musicians
G. W. Bailey
(middle name William) (m) 1944-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Craig
(m) 1945-2017
Olympic Medalists 1964 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold)
Tom Selleck
(middle name William) (m) 1945-
Emmy Award Winners 1984 Magnum, P.I. (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Paterson
(m) 1945-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Pete Postlethwaite
(middle name William) (m) 1946-2011
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Kreutzmann
(m) 1946-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1994 The Grateful Dead
Bill Clinton
(m) 1946-
American Presidents 1993-2001
Billy Preston
(m) 1946-2006
Notable Musicians
Dan McCafferty
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1946-2022
Notable Musicians
Jack Ketchum
(middle name William) (m) 1946-2018
Notable Writers
Don Felder
(middle name William) (m) 1947-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1998 The Eagles
Pete Ham
(middle name William) (m) 1947-1975
Notable Musicians
Bill Smitrovich
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Atherton
(m) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dick Roth
(middle name William) (m) 1947-
Olympic Medalists 1964 swimming - 400 m medley (gold)
Dwight Schultz
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Schmidt
(m) 1947-
Olympic Medalists 1972 javelin throw (bronze)
Ted Lange
(middle name William) (m) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Crystal
(m) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
William Gibson
(m) 1948-
Notable Writers
Bill Ward
(m) 1948-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2006 Black Sabbath
Dave Thomas
(middle name William) (m) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Johnny Ramone
(middle name William) (m) 1948-2004
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2002 The Ramones
William Daniel Phillips
(m) 1948-
Nobel Prize Winners 1997 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Willy Loman
(m)
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals 1949 Death of a Salesman
Billy Joel
(m) 1949-
Grammy Award Winners 1979; 1980 Just the Way You Are; 52nd Street (record of the year/song of the year/album of the year)
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1999
Bill Bruford
(m) 1949-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2017 Yes
Bill Mahony
(m) 1949-
Olympic Medalists 1972 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (bronze)
Anson Williams
(middle name William) (m) 1949-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Caitlyn Jenner
(a.k.a. William) (f) 1949-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (reality star)
Notable Athletes (track)
Olympic Medalists 1976 decathlon (gold)
Bill Nighy
(m) 1949-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Gibbons
(m) 1949-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2004 ZZ Top
Ray Guy
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1949-2022
Hall-of-Famers 2014 (football)
Notable Athletes (football)
William H. Macy
(m) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Hurt
(m) 1950-2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1986 Kiss of the Spider Woman (actor)
Ed Ratleff
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1950-
Olympic Medalists 1972 basketball (silver)
Bill Irwin
(m) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tony Award Winners 2005 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (actor)
William Sadler
(m) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Murray
(m) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jeff Conaway
(middle name William) (m) 1950-2011
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Russ
(m) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
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
William Katt
(m) 1951-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William "Bootsy" Collins
(m) 1951-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1997 Parliament-Funkadelic
Bill Moseley
(m) 1951-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Boyd
(m) 1952-
Notable Writers
Billy Powell
(m) 1952-2009
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2006 Lynyrd Skynyrd
Liam Neeson
(m) 1952-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Barber
(m) 1952-
Hall-of-Famers 1990 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Bill Walton
(m) 1952-
Hall-of-Famers 1993 (basketball)
Most Valuable Players 1978 basketball
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Jack W. Szostak
(middle name William) (m) 1952-
Nobel Prize Winners 2009 (medicine)
William Petersen
(m) 1953-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William E. Moerner
(m) 1953-
Nobel Prize Winners 2014 (chemistry)
Bill Nunn
(m) 1953-2016
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Roger Allam
(middle name William) (m) 1953-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Pullman
(m) 1953-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
James Remar
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1953-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Will Patton
(m) 1954-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Quinn Buckner
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1954-
Olympic Medalists 1976 basketball (gold)
Buzz Schneider
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1954-
Olympic Medalists 1980 ice hockey (gold)
William Hope
(m) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Paxton
(m) 1955-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Forsythe
(m) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Gates
(m) 1955-
Notable Businesspeople
Billy Idol
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1955-
Notable Musicians
William Fichtner
(m) 1956-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Cowher
(m) 1957-
Hall-of-Famers 2020 (football)
William Kaelin Jr.
(m) 1957-
Nobel Prize Winners 2019 (medicine)
Bill Forrester
(m) 1957-
Olympic Medalists 1976 swimming - 200 m butterfly (bronze)
Bill Watterson
(m) 1958-
Notable Artists
Richard Burgi
(middle name William) (m) 1958-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Berry
(m) 1958-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2007 R.E.M.
Billy Fisher
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1959 Billy Liar
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals 1974 Billy
William Jonathan "Flavor Flav" Drayton Jr.
(m) 1959-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2013 Public Enemy
Steve Hansen
(middle name William) (m) 1959-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Billy Campbell
(m) 1959-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bobby Hackett
(middle name William) (m) 1959-
Olympic Medalists 1976 swimming - 1500 m freestyle (silver)
Will Wright
(m) 1960-
Notable Artists
W. Bruce Cameron
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1960-
Notable Writers
Willie Aames
(middle name William) (m) 1960-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Warlock
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill English
(m) 1961-
New Zealand Prime Ministers 2016-2017
Joe Kleine
(middle name William) (m) 1962-
Olympic Medalists 1984 basketball (gold)
Axl Rose
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1962-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2012 Guns N' Roses
William Baldwin
(m) 1963-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
W. Earl Brown
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1963-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Shockley
(m) 1963-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Brad Pitt
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1963-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2020 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (actor)
Linus Roache
(middle name William) (m) 1964-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Willie Garson
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1964-2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Tanui
(m) 1964-
Olympic Medalists 1992 800 m (gold)
Todd Field
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1964-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Bill Horton
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Jack Deveraux
(a.k.a. William) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Mike Horton
(middle name William) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Will Horton
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
James Nesbitt
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Paul W. S. Anderson
(middle name William) (m) 1965-
Notable Filmmakers
Mark William "The Undertaker" Calaway
(m) 1965-
Notable Athletes (wrestling)
William McNamara
(m) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Peter Krause
(middle name William) (m) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Zabka
(m) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Willie Anderson
(m) 1966-
Olympic Medalists 1988 basketball (bronze)
Billy Zane
(m) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
David Cameron
(middle name William) (m) 1966-
British Prime Ministers 2010-2016
Billy Burke
(m) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
"Bushwick" Bill
(m) 1966-2019
Notable Musicians
Billy Corgan
(m) 1967-
Notable Musicians
Will Ferrell
(m) 1967-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Mutwol
(m) 1967-
Olympic Medalists 1992 3000 m steeplechase (bronze)
William Hodges
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1968 Dad's Army
Bill Burr
(m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Billy Crudup
(m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Julian McMahon
(middle name William) (m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Boyd
(m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John DiMaggio
(middle name William) (m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Fox-Pitt
(m) 1969-
Olympic Medalists 2004; 2008; 2012 equestrian (silver/bronze)
Naveen Andrews
(middle name William) (m) 1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jon Huertas
(middle name William) (m) 1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Will Keen
(m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Brent Hilliard
(middle name William) (m) 1970-
Olympic Medalists 1992 volleyball (bronze)
Willie Roaf
(m) 1970-
Hall-of-Famers 2012 (football)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
(middle name William) (m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Fred Durst
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1970-
Notable Musicians
Josh Hopkins
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rupert Penry-Jones
(middle name William) (m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rob Corddry
(middle name William) (m) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Dylan Moran
(middle name William) (m) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
Wil Wheaton
(m) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Liam Gallagher
(m) 1972-
Notable Musicians
Paul Walker
(middle name William) (m) 1973-2013
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Koch
(m) 1974-
Olympic Medalists 1996 baseball (bronze)
Will.i.am
(m) 1975-
Notable Musicians
Will Sasso
(m) 1975-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Kirby
(m) 1975-
Olympic Medalists 2000 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
Will Friedle
(m) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Seann William Scott
(m) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Jerry Trainor
(middle name William) (m) 1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
James Van Der Beek
(middle name William) (m) 1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Reid Priddy
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1977-
Olympic Medalists 2009 volleyball (gold)
Matthew Goode
(middle name William) (m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Hader
(m) 1978-
Emmy Award Winners 2018; 2019 Barry (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Will Champion
(m) 1978-
Notable Musicians
Will Estes
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Matthew Lawrence
(middle name William) (m) 1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Levy
(m) 1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jonas Armstrong
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tom Hiddleston
(middle name William) (m) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Liam Miller
(middle name William) (m) 1981-2018
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Rupert Friend
(middle name William) (m) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dan Carter
(middle name William) (m) 1982-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Jason Dohring
(middle name William) (m) 1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tony Parker
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1982-
Hall-of-Famers 2023 (basketball)
William, Prince of Wales
(m) 1982-
Other Royalty 1982- United Kingdom (prince)
Mike Phillips
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1982-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
John Steffensen
(middle name William) (m) 1982-
Olympic Medalists 2004 4x400 m relay (silver)
Wyatt Crockett
(middle name William) (m) 1983-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Kyle Soller
(middle name William) (m) 1983-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Spencer Pratt
(middle name William) (m) 1983-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (reality star)
William
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1984 William, It Was Really Nothing
Jack Frost
(a.k.a. William) (m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1984 Frost at Christmas
Fictional Characters from Television 1992 A Touch of Frost
Joe Gilgun
(middle name William) (m) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Alex Wilkinson
(middle name William) (m) 1984-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Dane DeHaan
(middle name William) (m) c. 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Magnussen
(m) 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
James Hook
(middle name William) (m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Loui Eriksson
(middle name William) (m) 1985-
Olympic Medalists 2014 ice hockey (silver)
Sonny Bill Williams
(m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Dexter Fowler
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (bronze)
Will Peltz
(m) 1986-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William "DJ Snake" Grigahcine
(m) 1986-
Notable Musicians
Edwin Hernández
(middle name William) (m) 1986-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Will Sharpe
(m) 1986-
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
Liam Spencer
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful
Will Riker
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation
William Moseley
(m) 1987-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Will Genia
(m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
William Accambray
(m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (handball)
Olympic Medalists 2012 handball (gold)
John Peers
(middle name William) (m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Beau Mirchoff
(a.k.a. William) (m) 1989-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Satch
(m) 1989-
Olympic Medalists 2012 rowing (bronze)
Will Smith
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Seán William "Jacksepticeye" McLoughlin
(m) 1990-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (youtuber)
Jeremy Irvine
(middle name William) (m) 1990-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Matthew Dellavedova
(middle name William) (m) 1990-
Olympic Medalists 2020 basketball (bronze)
Jonathan Lipnicki
(middle name William) (m) 1990-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Randy Taylor
(middle name William) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1991 Home Improvement
Gareth Anscombe
(middle name William) (m) 1991-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Will Stevens
(m) 1991-
Notable Athletes (driving)
Will Grigg
(m) 1991-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Louis Tomlinson
(middle name William) (m) 1991-
Notable Musicians
William Carvalho
(m) 1992-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Will Skelton
(m) 1992-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Fox Mulder
(middle name William) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 The X-Files
Will Poulter
(m) 1993-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Will McCorkle
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1994 Party of Five
William
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1994 William's Wish Wellingtons
Connor Jessup
(middle name William) (m) 1994-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Petr Cornelie
(middle name William) (m) 1995-
Olympic Medalists 2020 basketball (silver)
Bill Dauterive
(a.k.a. William) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1997 King of the Hill
Billy Thomas
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1997 Ally McBeal
Will Truman
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1998 Will & Grace
Owen Teague
(middle name William) (m) 1998-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Isaac Hempstead-Wright
(middle name William) (m) 1999-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nikolai of Denmark
(middle name William) (m) 1999-
Other Royalty 1999-2023 Denmark (prince)
Will Tippin
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 Alias
Bill Compton
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 2001 The Southern Vampire Mysteries
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 True Blood
William Rawls
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2002 The Wire
Will Turner
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean
Joe Locke
(middle name William) (m) 2003-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Winchester
(middle name William) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Supernatural
Will Pope
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 The Closer
Dell Parker
(a.k.a. William) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005; 2007 Grey's Anatomy; Private Practice
Bill Henrickson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2006 Big Love
William Bell
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 Fringe
Will Gardner
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2009 The Good Wife
Will Schuester
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2009 Glee
William
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2009 William's Last Words