List of Famous people named William

William Drummond, 1st Viscount of Strathallan, Lord Drummond of Cromlix, was a Scottish soldier and politician. He served as a Commissioner for Perthshire in the parliaments of 1669–74, 1681–2 and 1685–6, and at the Convention of Estates of 1678.

Sir William Trumbull was an English statesman who held high office as a member of the First Whig Junto.

William Lutley Sclater was a British zoologist and museum director. He was the son of Philip Lutley Sclater and was named after his paternal grandfather, also William Lutley Sclater.

William Piercy, 1st Baron Piercy CBE was a British economist, civil servant, businessman and financier. He is best remembered as chairman of the Industrial & Commercial Finance Corporation from 1945 to 1964.

Major General William Alington, 3rd Baron Alington LL was an Irish peer.

William McElroy Dozier was an American film and television producer and actor. He is best known for two television series, Batman and The Green Hornet.

William Webb Follett Synge was a British diplomat and author, known for his contributions to The Standard, Punch and the Saturday Review.