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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