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 Robert Grey

First Name William
Last Name Grey
Born on October 28, 1826
Died on October 19, 1896 (aged 69)
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William John St. Aubyn

First Name William
Last Name Aubyn
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William Hedges-White, 3rd Earl of Bantry

First Name William
Last Name Bantry
Born on November 10, 1801
Died on January 15, 1884 (aged 82)

William Henry Hare Hedges-White, 3rd Earl of Bantry was an Anglo-Irish Conservative peer.

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William Molyneux

First Name William
Last Name Molyneux
Born on April 17, 1656
Died on October 11, 1698 (aged 42)
Born in Ireland

William Molyneux FRS was an Anglo-Irish writer on science, politics and natural philosophy.

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William Gore-Langton

First Name William
Last Name Gore-Langton
Born on July 25, 1824
Died on December 11, 1873 (aged 49)

William Henry Powell Gore-Langton DL, JP, was a British Conservative Party politician.

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William Gleadowe Newcomen

First Name William
Last Name Newcomen
Born on November 30, 1739
Died on August 21, 1807 (aged 67)

Sir William Gleadowe-Newcomen, 1st Baronet was an Anglo-Irish politician.

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William Russell Grace

First Name William
Last Name Grace
Born on May 10, 1832
Died on March 21, 1904 (aged 71)

William Russell Grace was an Irish-American politician, the first Roman Catholic mayor of New York City, and the founder of W. R. Grace and Company.

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William Pigott

First Name William
Last Name Pigott
Died on January 1, 1802
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William Gordon-Cumming

First Name William
Last Name Gordon-Cumming
Born on January 1, 1864
Died on January 1, 1949 (aged 85)
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William Gordon, Lord Strathnaver

First Name William
Last Name Strathnaver
Born on December 19, 1683
Died on July 13, 1720 (aged 36)

William Gordon, known by the courtesy title of Lord Strathnaver from 4 March 1703, was a Scottish politician who sat briefly in the British House of Commons in 1708 until he was declared ineligible, being the eldest son of a Scottish peer. In 1719, the family name was changed to Sutherland, when his father was recognised as the Chief of Clan Sutherland.

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