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 Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt

First Name William
Last Name Jowitt
Born on April 15, 1885
Died on August 16, 1957 (aged 72)

William Allen Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt, was a British Liberal Party, National Labour and then Labour Party politician and lawyer who served as Lord Chancellor under Clement Attlee from 1945 to 1951.

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William Blaquiere

First Name William
Last Name Blaquiere
Born on January 27, 1778
Died on November 12, 1851 (aged 73)
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William Dolben

First Name William
Last Name Dolben
Born on January 1, 1587
Died on January 1, 1631 (aged 44)

William Dolben was a Welsh clergyman.

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William of Aumelas

First Name William
Last Name Aumelas
Died on November 30, 1155

William of Aumelas was the second son of William V of Montpellier and of Ermessende, daughter of count Peter of Melgueil. The lordship of Aumelas was detached from the territories of Montpellier to create a property for him.

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William Osbaldeston

First Name William
Last Name Osbaldeston
Born on November 30, 1630
Died on November 30, 1706 (aged 76)
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William P. Murphy Jr.

First Name William
Last Name Jr.
Born on November 11, 1923 (age 102)

William P. Murphy Jr. is a medical doctor and inventor of medical devices including collaborating on a flexible sealed blood bag used for blood transfusions. He is the son of the American physician William Parry Murphy who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology for Medicine in 1934, and Harriett Adams, the first licensed female dentist in Massachusetts.

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William Pelham

First Name William
Last Name Pelham
Born on January 1, 1530
Died on November 24, 1587 (aged 57)

Sir William Pelham was an English soldier and Lord Justice of Ireland, which was a military and political role rather than a judicial one.

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William Hamilton, 7th Lord Belhaven and Stenton

First Name William
Last Name Stenton
Born on November 30, 1764
Died on November 30, 1813 (aged 49)
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William Currie

First Name William
Last Name Currie
Born on February 26, 1756
Died on June 3, 1829 (aged 73)

William Currie,, was an English land owner, distiller, banker and Member of Parliament for Gatton and Winchelsea.

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William Craven, 5th Earl of Craven

First Name William
Last Name Craven
Born on July 31, 1897
Died on September 15, 1932 (aged 35)

William George Bradley Craven, 5th Earl of Craven was a British peer.

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