List of Famous people named Bill

Name Bill is among the most common names in USA, Canada. Often it's a shorthand for William. Similar names: William, Billy, Bela, Bella, Billie, Belle, Bille, Bel, Bell, Bil, Bello, Byllee. Here are some famous Bills:

Bill Rancic

First Name Bill
Last Name Rancic
Born on May 16, 1971 (age 54)

William Rancic is an American entrepreneur who was the first candidate hired by The Trump Organization at the conclusion of the first season of Donald Trump's reality television show The Apprentice. He is married to E! News host Giuliana Rancic and currently resides in Chicago, Illinois.

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Bill Peduto

First Name Bill
Last Name Peduto
Born on October 30, 1964 (age 61)

William Mark Peduto is an American politician serving as the 60th mayor of Pittsburgh. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a member of the Pittsburgh City Council from 2002 to 2014.

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Bill Barilko

First Name Bill
Last Name Barilko
Born on March 25, 1927
Died on August 26, 1951 (aged 24)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 180 cm | 5'11

William "Bashin' Bill" Barilko was a Canadian ice hockey player who played his entire National Hockey League career for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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Bill Shankly

First Name Bill
Last Name Shankly
Born on September 2, 1913
Died on September 29, 1981 (aged 68)

William Shankly was a Scottish football player and manager, who is best known for his time as manager of Liverpool. Shankly brought success to Liverpool, gaining promotion to the First Division and winning three League Championships and the UEFA Cup. He laid foundations on which his successors Bob Paisley and Joe Fagan were able to build by winning seven league titles and four European Cups in the ten seasons after Shankly retired in 1974. A charismatic, iconic figure at the club, his oratory stirred the emotions of the fanbase. In 2019, 60 years after Shankly arrived at Liverpool, Tony Evans of The Independent wrote, “Shankly created the idea of Liverpool, transforming the football club by emphasising the importance of the Kop and making supporters feel like participants.”

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Bill Williams

Hermann August Wilhelm Katt
First Name Bill
Last Name Williams
Born on May 15, 1915
Died on September 21, 1992 (aged 77)

William Herman Katt, known as Bill Williams, was an American television and film actor. He is best known for his starring role in the early television series The Adventures of Kit Carson, which aired in syndication from 1951 to 1955.

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Bill Wurtenburg

First Name Bill
Last Name Wurtenburg
Born on December 24, 1863
Died on March 26, 1957 (aged 93)

William Charles Wurtenburg was an American college football player and coach. Born and raised in Western New York to German parents, Wurtenburg attended the prestigious Phillips Exeter Academy, where he played football. He enrolled in classes at Yale University in 1886 and soon earned a spot on the school's football team. He played for Yale from 1886 through 1889, and again in 1891; two of those teams were later recognized as national champions. His 35-yard run in a close game in 1887 against rival Harvard earned him some fame. Wurtenburg received his medical degree from Yale's Sheffield Scientific School in 1893.

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Bill Clay

First Name Bill
Last Name Clay
Born on April 30, 1931 (age 94)

William Lacy Clay is an American politician from Missouri. As Congressman from Missouri's first district, he represented portions of St. Louis in the U.S. House of Representatives for 32 years.

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Bill Danoff

William Thomas Danoff
First Name Bill
Last Name Danoff
Born on May 7, 1946 (age 79)

William Thomas Danoff is an American songwriter and singer. He is known for “Afternoon Delight", which he wrote and performed as a member of the Starland Vocal Band, and writing hits for John Denver, such as "Take Me Home, Country Roads".

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Bill Robinson

Luther Robinson
First Name Bill
Last Name Robinson
Died on November 25, 1949

Bill Robinson, nicknamed Bojangles was an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, the best known and the most highly paid Black American entertainer in America during the first half of the 20th century. His long career mirrored changes in American entertainment tastes and technology. His career began in the age of minstrel shows and moved to vaudeville, Broadway theatre, the recording industry, Hollywood films, radio, and television.

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Bill McDermott

First Name Bill
Last Name McDermott
Born on August 18, 1961 (age 64)

William R. McDermott is an American businessman and is currently CEO of ServiceNow. Before ServiceNow, he was the CEO of the technology company SAP SE. During his tenure as co-CEO and CEO, SAP's market value increased from $39 billion to $156 billion. McDermott, along with Joanne Gordon, wrote a memoir, Winners Dream: A Journey from Corner Store to Corner Office, and was awarded a gold medal for business memoir of the year by the Axiom Business Book Awards. McDermott began his role as CEO of ServiceNow in November, 2019.

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