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 Talbot

First Name William
Last Name Talbot
Died on January 1, 1692
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

William Gear

First Name William
Last Name Gear
Born on August 2, 1915
Died on February 27, 1997 (aged 81)

William Gear RA RBSA was a Scottish painter, most notable for his abstract compositions.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

William Hamilton

First Name William
Last Name Hamilton
Died on January 26, 1680
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

William Daunt

First Name William
Last Name Daunt
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

William R. Timken

First Name William
Last Name Timken
Born on December 21, 1938 (age 87)

William Robert Timken Jr. is an American industrialist, businessman and former diplomat. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany in the 2005–2008 timespan. He has served at The Timken Company as chairman of the board of directors, president and CEO. Timken has been chairman of Securities Investor Protection Corporation, National Association of Manufacturers, The Manufacturing Institute and the Ohio Business Roundtable. He also served on the advisory council of the Stanford University School of Business and the U.S.-Japan Business Council.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

William S. Tillett

First Name William
Last Name Tillett
Born on July 10, 1892
Died on April 4, 1974 (aged 81)

William Smith Tillett was an American internist and microbiologist. He is best known for the discovery of C-reactive protein and the streptokinase. He was also a professor of medicine at the New York University School of Medicine.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

William Noel

First Name William
Last Name Noel
Born on May 2, 1789
Died on January 20, 1859 (aged 69)

The Honourable William Middleton Noel, was a British politician.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

William Dudley Henry Charles Forbes of Callendar

First Name William
Last Name Callendar
Died on August 13, 1977 (aged 7)
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

William Deedes

First Name William
Last Name Deedes
Born on January 1, 1604
Died on January 1, 1653 (aged 49)
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

William Wooldridge Rees-Mogg

First Name William
Last Name Rees-Mogg
Born on November 21, 1848
Died on September 16, 1913 (aged 64)
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her
    index: 1x 0.030920028686523s
fmsppl-page-output: 1x 0.027987957000732s
t_/pages/list-of-people: 1x 0.027962923049927s
t_/blocks/list-of-people: 1x 0.015773057937622s
t_/blocks/person-card: 10x 0.014547824859619s
t_/common/header: 1x 0.0053400993347168s
headline: 4x 0.0036427974700928s
router_page: 1x 0.0023980140686035s
list-of-people-content: 1x 0.0018720626831055s
people-list-rectangle: 2x 0.0018289089202881s
qids: 3x 0.0012359619140625s
t_/common/footer: 1x 0.00029110908508301s
t_/common/head: 1x 0.0001988410949707s
head-facts: 1x 0.00018000602722168s
related: 1x 0.00017905235290527s
t_/blocks/people-list-rectangle: 2x 3.504753112793E-5s
t_/blocks/switcher: 1x 2.3126602172852E-5s
using-file-qids-cache: 3x 2.3841857910156E-6s
using-qids-cache: 1x 9.5367431640625E-7s
----- END OF DUMP (2026-10-04 01:20:10)  -----