List of Famous people named William

William Wordsworth was an English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads (1798).

William Byrd III was the son of William Byrd II and Maria Taylor Byrd. He was the grandson of William Byrd I.

William II of Bavaria was duke of Bavaria-Straubing and count of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland. He ruled from 1404 until 1417, when he died from an infection caused by a dog bite.

Sven William "Wille" Löfqvist was a Swedish ice hockey goaltender who played for the Swedish national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics. He later became a professional golfer and played on the Swedish Golf Tour.

William Randolph II, also known as William Randolph Jr. or Councillor Randolph, was an American planter and politician. He was the Treasurer of Virginia and the oldest child of William Randolph and Mary Isham.