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)

Born in United States of America, Maine

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)

Born in United Kingdom, Scotland

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 94)

Born in United States of America, New York, New York City

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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 116)

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William MacQuitty

First Name William

Last Name MacQuitty

Born on May 15, 1905

Died on February 4, 2004 (aged 98)

Born in United Kingdom, Northern Ireland

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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