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:
Died on December 1, 1884 (aged 67)
Died on October 27, 1822 (aged 40)
William Jones Lowndes was an American lawyer, planter, and politician from South Carolina. He represented the state in the U.S. Congress from 1811 to May 8, 1822, when he resigned for health reasons.
William Archibald Spooner was a British clergyman and long-serving Oxford don. He was most notable for his absent-mindedness, and for supposedly mixing up the syllables in a spoken phrase, with unintentionally comic effect. Such phrases became known as spoonerisms, and are often used humorously. Many spoonerisms have been invented and attributed to Spooner.
Died on October 9, 1849 (aged 83)
William Townsend Aiton FRHS FLS was an English botanist. He was born at Kew on 2 February 1766, the eldest son of William Aiton.
Died on February 10, 1987 (aged 72)
William Rose was an American screenwriter of British and Hollywood films.
Died on January 1, 1902 (aged 47)
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