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 Staveley

First Name William

Last Name Staveley

Born on July 29, 1784

Died on April 4, 1854 (aged 69)

Lieutenant-General William Staveley was a British Army officer who fought in the Peninsular War and later became Commander and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong.

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William Alexander

First Name William

Last Name Alexander

Born on January 1, 1768

Died on January 1, 1824 (aged 56)

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William Daly

First Name William

Last Name Daly

Born on December 17, 1850

Died on December 27, 1910 (aged 60)

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William Kelly

First Name William

Last Name Kelly

Died on November 15, 1760

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William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine

First Name William

Last Name Aquitaine

Died on September 25, 1086

Born in France, New Aquitaine

William VIII, born Guy-Geoffrey (Gui-Geoffroi), was duke of Gascony (1052–1086), and then duke of Aquitaine and count of Poitiers between 1058 and 1086, succeeding his brother William VII (Pierre-Guillaume).

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William Brooks, 2nd Baron Crawshaw

First Name William

Last Name Crawshaw

Born on October 16, 1853

Died on January 19, 1929 (aged 75)

William Brooks, 2nd Baron Crawshaw DL was a British peer. He was the eldest son of Thomas Brooks, 1st Baron Crawshaw and married Mary Ethel Hicks-Beach on 12 October 1882 daughter of Sir Michael Hicks Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet (1809–1854).

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William Thomas Talbot Pakenham

First Name William

Last Name Pakenham

Born on November 28, 1926

Died on February 17, 2017 (aged 90)

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William Bullen

First Name William

Last Name Bullen

Born on October 13, 1725 (age 300)

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William Harcourt, 2nd Viscount Harcourt

First Name William

Last Name Harcourt

Born on October 5, 1908

Died on January 17, 1979 (aged 70)

Born in United Kingdom, England

William Edward Harcourt, 2nd Viscount Harcourt was an English aristocrat and businessman. Harcourt was a member of the distinguished Harcourt family, who descended from the ancient House of Harcourt in Normandy.

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William Eure, 2nd Lord Eure

First Name William

Last Name Eure

Born on May 10, 1529

Died on September 12, 1594 (aged 65)

William Eure, 2nd Baron Eure was a Tudor-era English nobleman, soldier, and official in the Scottish Marches.

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