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 Brown

William Walter Brown
First Name Bill
Last Name Brown
Born on July 19, 1855
Died on January 11, 1941 (aged 85)

William Walter Brown was an American pioneer rancher in central Oregon. He owned two large ranches between Burns and Prineville, Oregon. Together, his properties comprised one of the largest privately owned sheep and horse operations in the United States. He was known as the Horse King of the West and the Millionaire Horse King because over 10,000 horses carried his Horseshoe Bar brand. Brown was also a well-known philanthropist who gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to a wide range of religious and educational institutions.

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Bill Turnbull

First Name Bill
Last Name Turnbull
Born on January 25, 1956
Died on August 31, 2022 (aged 66)

William Robert Jolyon Turnbull is an English journalist and presenter, who currently works as a presenter for the radio station Classic FM, following many years as a presenter with the BBC.

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Bill Cunningham

First Name Bill
Last Name Cunningham
Born on March 13, 1929
Died on June 25, 2016 (aged 87)

William John Cunningham Jr. was an American fashion photographer for the New York Times, known for his candid and street photography.

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Bill Daily

William Edward Daily Jr.
First Name Bill
Last Name Daily
Born on August 30, 1927
Died on September 4, 2018 (aged 91)

William Edward Daily was an American actor and comedian known for his sitcom work as Major Roger Healey on I Dream of Jeannie and Howard Borden on The Bob Newhart Show.

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Bill Camp

First Name Bill
Last Name Camp
Born on October 13, 1961 (age 64)

William Camp is an American character actor. He became known for playing supporting roles in many films such as Lincoln (2012), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Love and Mercy (2015), Loving (2016), Molly's Game (2017), Vice (2018), Wildlife (2018), and Joker (2019), as well as the HBO miniseries The Night Of in 2016 and The Outsider in 2020, and the Netflix miniseries The Queen's Gambit in 2020.

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Bill Maynard

Walter Frederick George Williams
First Name Bill
Last Name Maynard
Born on October 8, 1928
Died on March 30, 2018 (aged 89)

Walter Frederick George Williams, better known by the stage name Bill Maynard, was an English comedian and actor. He is perhaps best known for sitcom roles as the titular character in Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt and as Fred Moffatt in The Gaffer, and for playing Claude Jeremiah Greengrass in the long-running television series Heartbeat.

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Bill Koch

First Name Bill
Last Name Koch
Born on May 3, 1940 (age 85)

William Ingraham Koch is an American billionaire businessman, sailor, and collector. His boat was the winner of the America's Cup in 1992. Forbes estimated Koch's net worth at $1.8 billion in 2019, from oil and other investments.

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Bill Oddie

First Name Bill
Last Name Oddie
Born on July 7, 1941 (age 84)
Height 160 cm | 5'3

William Edgar Oddie is an English writer, comedian, composer, musician, artist, birder, conservationist, television presenter and actor. He was a member of comedy trio The Goodies.

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Bill Rieflin

First Name Bill
Last Name Rieflin
Died on March 24, 2020 (aged 50)

William Frederick Rieflin was an American musician. Rieflin came to prominence in the 1990s mainly for his work as a drummer with groups such as Ministry, the Revolting Cocks, Lard, KMFDM, Pigface, Swans, Chris Connelly, and Nine Inch Nails. He worked regularly with R.E.M. following the retirement of Bill Berry in 1997. He was a member of King Crimson from 2013 until his death in 2020.

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Bill Stepien

First Name Bill
Last Name Stepien
Born on January 1, 1978 (age 48)

Bill Stepien is an American political consultant who served as the campaign manager for Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign beginning in July of that year. A member of the Republican Party, he was the White House Director of Political Affairs in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2018.

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