List of Famous people named William
William Charles Wentworth
William Charles Wentworth was an Australian explorer, journalist, politician and author, and one of the leading figures of early colonial New South Wales. He was the first native-born Australian to achieve a reputation overseas, and a leading advocate for self-government for the Australian colonies.
William Pennington
William Norman Pennington was an American casino industry executive. A pioneer in Nevada’s casino industry, he played a major role in establishing the Circus Circus company, including Excalibur Hotel Casino, Luxor and Mandalay Bay. He owned several properties in Las Vegas, Reno, Hawaii and elsewhere. For many years he was listed on the Forbes 400.
William Moore
William Thurston
William Paul Thurston was an American mathematician. He was a pioneer in the field of low-dimensional topology. In 1982, he was awarded the Fields Medal for his contributions to the study of 3-manifolds. From 2003 until his death he was a professor of mathematics and computer science at Cornell University.
William Hubert Warre-Cornish
William Townsend de Moleyns
William Slade Gully
William Thorold
William Sutherland, 7th of Duffus
William Sutherland, 7th of Duffus was a Scottish member of the nobility and a cadet of the Clan Sutherland.
William Brantley Aycock
William Brantley Aycock was an American educator who served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1957 until 1964 and was the retired Kenan Professor of Law at the UNC School of Law. He was born in Lucama, North Carolina in 1915.