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 Christian

First Name William
Last Name Christian
Died on January 1, 1652
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William Irvine, 5th of Artamford

First Name William
Last Name Artamford
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William Butler

First Name William
Last Name Butler
Died on January 3, 1812
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William Monsell

First Name William
Last Name Monsell
Born on January 1, 1706 (age 320)
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William Stradling

First Name William
Last Name Stradling
Born on November 30, 1349
Died on November 30, 1406 (aged 57)
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William FitzWilliam, 3rd Viscount FitzWilliam

First Name William
Last Name FitzWilliam
Died on January 1, 1670

William FitzWilliam, 3rd Viscount FitzWilliam (c.1610–1674) was an Irish nobleman of the Stuart era. He fought on the Royalist side during the English Civil War, but later made his peace with the Cromwellian regime. In his later years he openly professed the Roman Catholic faith, which was then illegal.

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William Goldman

First Name William
Last Name Goldman
Born on January 1, 1955 (age 71)

William Mark Goldman is a professor of mathematics at the University of Maryland, College Park. He received a B.A. in mathematics from Princeton University in 1977, and a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1980.

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William Proxmire

First Name William
Last Name Proxmire
Born on November 11, 1915
Died on December 15, 2005 (aged 90)

Edward William Proxmire was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989, the longest term served by a Wisconsin senator.

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William Stewart, 1st Earl of Blessington

First Name William
Last Name Blessington
Died on August 14, 1769

William Stewart, 1st Earl of Blessington was an Anglo-Irish peer and member of the House of Lords, styled The Honourable William Stewart until 1728 and known as The Viscount Mountjoy from 1728 to 1745.

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William Ramsay

First Name William
Last Name Ramsay
Born on January 1, 1800
Died on November 26, 1881 (aged 81)
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