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 Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle

First Name William
Last Name Monteagle
Born on January 1, 1575
Died on July 1, 1622 (aged 47)

William Parker, 13th Baron Morley, 4th Baron Monteagle was an English peer, best known for his role in the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot. In 1605 Parker was due to attend the opening of Parliament. He was a member of the House of Lords as Lord Monteagle, the title on his mother's side. He received a letter; it appears that someone, presumably a fellow Catholic, was afraid he would be blown up. The so-called Monteagle letter survives in the National Archives, but its origin remains mysterious.

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William Williams

First Name William
Last Name Williams
Died on June 22, 1558
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William Legard

First Name William
Last Name Legard
Died on February 1, 1826
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William Bathurst

First Name William
Last Name Bathurst
Died on January 23, 1922
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William Burton

First Name William
Last Name Burton
Died on January 1, 1826
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William Hanmer

First Name William
Last Name Hanmer
Born on January 1, 1674
Died on January 1, 1724 (aged 50)
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William Stourton, 18th Baron Stourton

First Name William
Last Name Stourton
Born on January 1, 1776
Died on January 1, 1846 (aged 70)

William Stourton, 18th Baron Stourton (1776–1846) was a Roman Catholic English peer. He is chiefly remembered for the private memoirs of his relative Maria Fitzherbert, the secret wife of King George IV, which she dictated to him, and which formed the basis for her first biography, published by his brother Charles Langdale in 1856.

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William Hepburn

First Name William
Last Name Hepburn
Born on January 1, 1672
Died on April 12, 1717 (aged 45)
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William John Gore

First Name William
Last Name Gore
Born on January 1, 1810
Died on January 1, 1889 (aged 79)
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William Henry Cairnes

First Name William
Last Name Cairnes
Born on January 1, 1827
Died on January 1, 1889 (aged 62)
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