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 Crompton-Stansfield

First Name William
Born on November 30, 1834
Died on November 30, 1887 (aged 53)
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William Milner

First Name William
Last Name Milner
Born on November 30, 1695
Died on November 23, 1745 (aged 49)

Sir William Milner, 1st Baronet (c.1696–1745) of Nun Appleton, Yorkshire, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1734.

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William Stourton, 16th Baron Stourton

First Name William
Last Name Stourton
Born on January 1, 1704
Died on January 1, 1781 (aged 77)

William Stourton, 16th Baron Stourton (1704–1781) was a British peer. By his marriage to a co-heiress of the 8th and 9th Dukes of Norfolk, his descendant Alfred Stourton, 20th Baron Stourton (1829–1893) inherited in 1877 the ancient abeyant titles Baron Mowbray and Baron Segrave, with many others, created by writ and thus able to descend via female heirs.

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William Gregory

First Name William
Last Name Gregory
Born on November 30, 1761
Died on November 30, 1839 (aged 78)
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William Rokeby

First Name William
Last Name Rokeby
Born on November 30, 1555
Died on November 30, 1625 (aged 70)
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William Frederick Fisher

First Name William
Last Name Fisher
Born on April 1, 1946 (age 80)

William Frederick Fisher is an American physician and a former NASA astronaut. Fisher went into space in 1985 on board the Space Shuttle. He retired from NASA in 1992 and returned to the full-time practice of medicine. His time at NASA coincided with that of his former wife and fellow astronaut Anna Lee Fisher.

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William John Worth Newenham

First Name William
Last Name Newenham
Born on July 29, 1928 (age 97)
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William Courten

First Name William
Last Name Courten
Died on November 30, 1654
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William Pollock

First Name William
Last Name Pollock
Died on January 17, 1888

Sir William Frederick Pollock, 2nd Baronet was a British barrister and author.

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William A. Brady

First Name William
Last Name Brady
Born on June 19, 1863
Died on January 6, 1950 (aged 86)

William Aloysius Brady was an American theater actor, producer, and sports promoter.

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