List of Famous people named William

William Tanuwijaya is an Indonesian entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Tokopedia, an Indonesian technology company with a leading e-Commerce business. Tanuwijaya represents Indonesia as Young Global Leader at World Economic Forum. In 2019, he received Satyalancana Wira Karya or Medal of Honor from the President of Republic of Indonesia for his contribution to Indonesia's technology and economic growth.

William D. Taylor is a United States Army major general who has served as the Deputy Director for Regional Operations and Force Management of the Joint Staff since June 2020. Previously, he served as the Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan.

William Remington Moses is an American actor.

William Shaw Stickman IV is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

William Happer is an American physicist who has specialized in the study of atomic physics, optics and spectroscopy. He is the Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics, Emeritus, at Princeton University, and a long-term member of the JASON advisory group, where he pioneered the development of adaptive optics. From 1991 to 1993, Happer served as director of the Department of Energy's Office of Science as part of the George H.W. Bush administration. He was dismissed from the Department of Energy in 1993 by the Clinton Administration after disagreements on the ozone hole.

William Bogert was an American character actor best known for his roles as Brandon Brindle on the TV series Small Wonder from 1985 to 1989, Kent Wallace, the host of Chappelle's Show's Frontline spoofs from 2003 to 2004, and as the titular character of the 1964 "Confessions of a Republican" ad. In 1964 he appeared onstage in the touring production of A Man For All Seasons.

William Clay Ford Jr. is an American businessman, serving as executive chairman of Ford Motor Company. The great-grandson of company founder Henry Ford, Ford joined the board in 1988 and has served as chairman since January 1999. Ford also served as the president, CEO, and COO until turning over those roles to former Boeing executive Alan Mulally in September 2006. Ford is also the vice chairman of the Detroit Lions NFL franchise. Ford serves as a chairman of the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce. He holds a B.A. degree from Princeton University and a M.S. degree from MIT.

William Henry Crook was one of President Abraham Lincoln's bodyguards in 1865. After Lincoln's assassination, he continued to work in the White House for a total of more than 50 years, serving 12 presidents.

William Augustus Franke is an airline investor and a co-founder and Managing Partner of Indigo Partners LLC, a private equity fund focused in air transportation. He has been the President at Franke and Company, Inc. since 1987. Bill has been Chairman of Wizz Air since 2004, and serves as Chairman of Frontier Airlines. He also serves as the President and Chairman of Bristol Group SA.

William Fernando da Silva, known simply as William da Silva or William, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for CSA. He also holds Mexican citizenship.