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 Charles Heaton-Armstrong

First Name William
Last Name Heaton-Armstrong
Born on September 1, 1853
Died on July 20, 1917 (aged 63)

William Charles Heaton-Armstrong was a British Liberal Party politician, merchant and banker.

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William, Archbishop of Mainz

First Name William,
Last Name Mainz
Born on November 30, 0928
Died on March 2, 0968 (aged 39)

William was Archbishop of Mainz from 17 December 954 until his death. He was the son of the Emperor Otto I the Great and a Wendish mother.

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William IV, Duke of Jülich-Berg

First Name William
Last Name Jülich-Berg
Born on January 9, 1455
Died on September 6, 1511 (aged 56)

William IV of Jülich-Berg was the last ruler of the Duchy of Jülich-Berg.

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William Drummond of Hawthornden

First Name William
Last Name Hawthornden
Died on December 4, 1649

William Drummond, called "of Hawthornden", was a Scottish poet.

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William Williams

First Name William
Last Name Williams
Died on January 1, 1892
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William Gill

First Name William
Last Name Gill
Born on January 1, 1865
Died on January 1, 1957 (aged 92)

Colonel William Smith Gill CB VD DL was a Scottish Volunteer Force officer and paint manufacturer.

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William Owen

First Name William
Last Name Owen
Born on November 30, 1687
Died on November 30, 1766 (aged 79)
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William Hope Weir

First Name William
Last Name Weir
Born on May 17, 1736
Died on January 1, 1811 (aged 74)
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William Melville, 3rd of Raith

First Name William
Last Name Raith
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William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe

Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst zu Schaumburg-Lippe
First Name William,
Last Name Schaumburg-Lippe
Born on January 9, 1724
Died on September 10, 1777 (aged 53)

Wilhelm, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe-Bückeburg, born Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Graf zu Schaumburg-Lippe-Bückeburg, was a German ruler of the County of Schaumburg-Lippe-Bückeburg, an important military commander in the Seven Years' War, Generalfeldzeugmeister of the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg, a British field marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) and the grandson of George I of Great Britain.

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