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 Alexander Ducas

First Name William
Last Name Ducas
Born on January 1, 1988 (age 38)
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William Chomsky

First Name William
Last Name Chomsky
Born on January 15, 1896
Died on July 21, 1977 (aged 81)

Zeev "William" Chomsky was an American scholar of Hebrew. He was born in Ukraine and settled in the United States in 1913.

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William Bourke, 6th Baron Bourke of Castleconnell

First Name William
Last Name Castleconnell
Born on April 30, 1623
Died on November 30, 1664 (aged 41)
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William C. Skurla

William Charles Skurla
First Name William
Last Name Skurla
Born on June 1, 1956 (age 70)

William Charles Skurla is the Primate of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church and the Metropolitan Archeparch or Archbishop of the Ruthenian Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh. He succeeded Archbishop Basil Myron Schott, who died in August 2010 of lymphoma. Skurla was appointed on January 19, 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI as metropolitan, and enthroned in a Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Munhall, Pennsylvania on April 18, 2012.

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William Falconer, 6th Lord Falconer of Halkertoun

First Name William
Last Name Halkertoun
Died on January 1, 1776
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William John Bucknall-Estcourt

First Name William
Last Name Bucknall-Estcourt
Born on May 17, 1812
Died on April 4, 1884 (aged 71)
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William G. Conley

First Name William
Last Name Conley
Born on January 8, 1866
Died on October 21, 1940 (aged 74)

William Gustavus Conley was an American lawyer and politician who served as the Attorney General of West Virginia of West Virginia (1908-1913) and 18th Governor of West Virginia as a Republican.

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William Hay

First Name William
Last Name Hay
Died on July 23, 1781
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William deVry

First Name William
Last Name DeVry
Born on April 20, 1968 (age 58)
Born in Canada, Quebec

William deVry is a Canadian television actor. He is best known for his roles in American daytime soap operas, as Tim Dolan on Port Charles, as Michael Cambias on All My Children, as Storm Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful, and as Julian Jerome on General Hospital. He is also known for roles in the Earth: Final Conflict, Stargate SG-1, InSecurity, and Nikita.

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William de Blaquiere

First Name William
Last Name Blaquiere
Born on July 10, 1810
Died on May 23, 1882 (aged 71)
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