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 Edward Townsend

First Name William
Last Name Townsend
Born on September 19, 1873
Died on February 8, 1947 (aged 73)
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William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford

First Name William
Last Name Beresford
Born on October 2, 1768
Died on January 8, 1854 (aged 85)
Born in United Kingdom, England

General William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, 1st Marquis of Campo Maior, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician. A general in the British Army and a Marshal in the Portuguese Army, he fought alongside The Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War and held the office of Master-General of the Ordnance in 1828 in Wellington's first ministry. He led the 1806 failed British invasion of Buenos Aires.

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William Collier, Sr.

First Name William
Last Name Sr.
Born on November 12, 1864
Died on January 13, 1944 (aged 79)
Born in United States of America, New York
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William Collier Sr., born William Morenus, was an American writer, director and actor.

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William Armit Eyre

First Name William
Last Name Eyre
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William de Lindsay

First Name William
Last Name Lindsay
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William Bryant Style

First Name William
Last Name Style
Born on March 21, 1954 (age 72)
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William Comyns Berkeley

First Name William
Last Name Berkeley
Born on October 24, 1810 (age 215)
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William MacKean

First Name William
Last Name MacKean
Born on December 1, 1954 (age 71)
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William Spens, 2nd Baron Spens

First Name William
Last Name Spens
Born on September 18, 1914
Died on November 23, 1984 (aged 70)

William George Michael Spens, 2nd Baron Spens, QC was a British peer.

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William Robinson

First Name William
Last Name Robinson
Born on January 1, 1688
Died on August 29, 1762 (aged 74)
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See also:
List of Famous people named Willam
List of Famous people named Wiliam
 
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