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 Gold

First Name Bill
Last Name Gold
Born on January 3, 1921
Died on May 20, 2018 (aged 97)

William Gold was an American graphic designer best known for thousands of film poster designs.

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Bill Berry

First Name Bill
Last Name Berry
Born on July 31, 1958 (age 67)

William Thomas Berry is a retired American musician who was the drummer for the alternative rock band R.E.M. Although best known for his economical drumming style, Berry also played other instruments, including guitar, bass guitar and piano, both for songwriting and on R.E.M. albums. After 17 years with the band, Berry left the music industry to become a farmer, and has since maintained a low profile, making sporadic reunions with R.E.M. and appearing on other artists' recordings.

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Bill Travers

First Name Bill
Last Name Travers
Born on January 3, 1922
Died on March 29, 1994 (aged 72)
Height 196 cm | 6'5

William Inglis Lindon Travers, known professionally as Bill Travers, was a British actor, screenwriter, director and animal rights activist. Prior to his show business career, he had served in the British army with Gurkha and special forces units.

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Bill Nunn

First Name Bill
Last Name Nunn
Born on September 30, 1925
Died on May 7, 2014 (aged 88)

William Goldwyn Nunn Jr. was a sportswriter, newspaper editor and American football scout for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL). Due to the fame of his son, actor William G. Nunn III, he was also known as Bill Nunn Sr.

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Bill Torrey

First Name Bill
Last Name Torrey
Born on June 23, 1934
Died on May 2, 2018 (aged 83)
Born in Canada, Quebec

William Arthur Torrey was a Canadian hockey executive. He served as a general manager in the National Hockey League for the Oakland Seals, New York Islanders, and Florida Panthers. He developed the Islanders into a dynasty that won four consecutive Stanley Cups. He was often known as "The Architect", and "Bow-Tie" Bill, after the signature bow tie he always wore.

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Bill Ward

First Name Bill
Last Name Ward
Born on May 5, 1967 (age 58)

Bill Ward is an English actor. He is known for his soap opera roles as Charlie Stubbs in Coronation Street and James Barton in Emmerdale.

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Bill Schuette

First Name Bill
Last Name Schuette
Born on October 13, 1953 (age 72)

William Duncan Schuette is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 53rd attorney general of Michigan from 2011 to 2019. He was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Governor of Michigan in the 2018 gubernatorial election.

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Bill Walker

William Martin Walker
First Name Bill
Last Name Walker
Born on April 16, 1951 (age 75)

William Martin Walker is an American attorney and politician who served as the 11th governor of Alaska, from 2014 to 2018. He is the second Alaska born governor after William A. Egan.

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Bill Milner

First Name Bill
Last Name Milner
Born on March 4, 1995 (age 31)

William Henry Milner is an English actor. He starred as Will Proudfoot in Son of Rambow (2007), Edward in Is Anybody There? (2008), and the young Erik Lensherr in X-Men: First Class (2011).

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Bill Scanlon

William Neil Scanlon
First Name Bill
Last Name Scanlon
Born on November 13, 1956
Died on June 2, 2021 (aged 64)
Height 185 cm | 6'1

William Neil Scanlon was a tennis player from the United States, who won seven singles and two doubles titles during his 13-year professional career. The right-hander reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 9 in January 1984. He is also known for having upset top-seeded John McEnroe in the fourth round at the 1983 US Open.

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