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 II of Bures

First Name William
Last Name Bures
Died on November 30, 1157

William II of Bures was a Crusader lord of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He was Prince of Galilee from 1148 to his death as successor of his brother Elinand.

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William Vacchiano

First Name William
Last Name Vacchiano
Born on May 23, 1912
Died on September 19, 2005 (aged 93)

William Vacchiano was a trumpeter and trumpet instructor.

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William Trent

First Name William
Last Name Trent
Born on January 1, 1653
Died on December 25, 1724 (aged 71)

William Trent was a prominent trader and merchant in Pennsylvania and New Jersey around the turn of the 18th century after which the capital of New Jersey, Trenton, was named. Little detail is known of his early life, including exactly when he was born.

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William X, Count of Auvergne

First Name William
Last Name Auvergne
Born on November 30, 1149
Died on November 30, 1246 (aged 97)
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William Anthony Yates

First Name William
Last Name Yates
Born on January 1, 1987 (age 39)
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William M. Calder III

First Name William
Last Name III
Born on September 3, 1932 (age 93)
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William Morris Reade

First Name William
Last Name Reade
Born on January 1, 1830
Died on August 6, 1886 (aged 56)
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William Fetherstonhaugh

First Name William
Last Name Fetherstonhaugh
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William Henry Atkinson-Clark

First Name William
Last Name Atkinson-Clark
Born on July 18, 1910 (age 115)
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William MacQuitty

First Name William
Last Name MacQuitty
Born on May 15, 1905
Died on February 4, 2004 (aged 98)

William MacQuitty was a British film producer and also a writer and photographer. He is most noted for his production of the 1958 Rank Organisation / Pinewood Studios film, A Night to Remember, which recreates the story of the sinking of RMS Titanic, based on the book of the same name by Walter Lord. MacQuitty had seen Titanic being launched, when he was a child.

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