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 Henry Fitzhugh Lee

First Name William
Last Name Lee
Born on May 31, 1837
Died on October 15, 1891 (aged 54)

William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, known as Rooney Lee or W. H. F. Lee, was the second son of General Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis. He was a planter, a Confederate cavalry General in the American Civil War, and later a Democratic Congressman from Virginia.

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William Taubman

First Name William
Last Name Taubman
Born on November 13, 1940 (age 85)

William Chase Taubman is an American political scientist. His biography of Nikita Khrushchev won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 2004 and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography in 2003.

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William Crosby Fitzmaurice

First Name William
Last Name Fitzmaurice
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William F. Harrah

First Name William
Last Name Harrah
Born on September 2, 1911
Died on June 30, 1978 (aged 66)

William Fisk Harrah was an American businessman and the founder of Harrah's Hotel and Casinos, now part of Caesars Entertainment.

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William Ramsay, 3rd Earl of Dalhousie

First Name William
Last Name Dalhousie
Born on January 1, 1700
Died on November 1, 1682
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William IV of Burgundy

First Name William
Last Name Burgundy
Born on January 1, 1095
Died on September 27, 1155 (aged 60)

William III of Mâcon (1088–1156), also known as William IV of Burgundy, was count of Mâcon (1102–1156), count of Auxonne (1127–1156), count of Vienne (1148–1156) and regent of the county of Burgundy (1148–1156). He was a younger son of Stephen I, Count of Burgundy, and of Beatrice of Lorraine. After the death of his brother, Renaud III, he took control of the county of Burgundy in the name of his niece Beatrice. He was recognized as count by the emperor Frederick Barbarossa by 1152. He died in 1156 while on Crusade in the Holy Land, and Frederick married Beatrice and took over the county.

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William Addison, 4th Viscount Addison

First Name William
Last Name Addison
Born on June 13, 1945 (age 81)

William Matthew Wand Addison, 4th Viscount Addison, is a British peer. The son of Michael Addison, 3rd Viscount Addison, he succeeded the Viscountcy on the death of his father in 1992.

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William Cuninghame, 1st of Craigends

First Name William
Last Name Craigends
Died on September 9, 1513
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William Borthwick, 4th Lord Borthwick

First Name William
Last Name Borthwick
Born on November 30, 1489
Died on November 30, 1542 (aged 53)

William Borthwick, 4th Lord Borthwick was a Scottish nobleman.

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William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy

First Name William
Last Name Abernethy
Died on November 30, 1543
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