List of Famous people named William

Vice-Admiral William Lukin, later William Lukin Windham was a Royal Navy officer who rose to the rank of Vice Admiral and served with great distinction through the Napoleonic Wars. Eventually he inherited the house and estates of William Windham.

Prince William Henry of Nassau-Usingen was from 1702 to 1718 Prince of Nassau-Usingen.

William Dudley Ward PC was an English sportsman and Liberal politician.

William II was the count of Holland and Zeeland from 1234 until his death. He was elected anti-king of Germany in 1248 and ruled as sole king from 1254 onwards.

William Wallace Hozier, 1st Baron Newlands, known as Sir William Hozier, Bt, between 1890 and 1898, was a Scottish soldier and businessman.

William Douglas Home was a British dramatist and politician.

William Bourdon, is a French lawyer of the Paris Bar Association who practices criminal law, particularly specializing in white-collar crime, communications law and human rights. He particularly specializes in defending the victims of globalization and crimes against humanity. He has been with Bourdon Simoni Voituriez since 1979. He is widely considered one of the most powerful international lawyers.