List of Famous people named William

Name William is among the most common names in USA, England, Brazil, Canada, France, Australia. Shortened forms: Bill, Billy, Will, Willie. Similar names: Bill, Billy, Will, Willie, Willam, Wiliam. Here are some famous Williams:

William II of Sicily

First Name William

Last Name Sicily

Born on January 1, 1153

Died on November 18, 1189 (aged 36)

Born in Italy, Sicily

William II, called the Good, was king of Sicily from 1166 to 1189. Our understanding of William's character is very indistinct. Lacking in military enterprise, secluded and pleasure-loving, he seldom emerged from his palace life at Palermo. Yet his reign is marked by an ambitious foreign policy and a vigorous diplomacy. Champion of the papacy and in secret league with the Lombard cities he was able to defy the common enemy, Frederick Barbarossa. In the Divine Comedy, Dante places William II in Paradise. He is also referred to in Boccaccio's Decameron.

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William Taaffe

First Name William

Last Name Taaffe

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William Alexander

First Name William

Last Name Alexander

Born on May 12, 1817

Died on July 11, 1885 (aged 68)

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William John Alexander-Shaw

First Name William

Last Name Alexander-Shaw

Died on May 14, 1856

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William Wickham Wickham

First Name William

Last Name Wickham

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William Christian

First Name William

Last Name Christian

Born on January 3, 1773 (age 253)

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William Lindsay Palmes

First Name William

Last Name Palmes

Born on June 29, 1813

Died on April 1, 1888 (aged 74)

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William Cochrane

First Name William

Last Name Cochrane

Died on January 1, 1725

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William Christian

First Name William

Last Name Christian

Born on January 1, 1612

Died on June 12, 1668 (aged 56)

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William Harbord

First Name William

Last Name Harbord

Born on December 15, 1908

Died on July 28, 1992 (aged 83)

Born in United Kingdom, England

William Edward Harbord played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club as an amateur player between 1929 and 1935. He also played once for Oxford University in 1930 and for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1934 and 1935. He appeared for Yorkshire's Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship competition between 1928 and 1933, and for a Minor Counties representative side in a non-first-class match in 1934.

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