List of Famous people named William

The Honourable William Smyth Bernard was an Irish Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1832 and 1863.

William Huntington Russell was an American businessman, educator, and politician. Notably, he was a co-founder of the Yale University secret society Skull and Bones.

William Edward Phillips, also known by his stage name Tourist, is an English electronic musician and songwriter.

Lieutenant General William Seymour was a British soldier and politician. He was the second son of Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet, the prominent Tory. He served successively as Member of Parliament for Cockermouth, Totnes and Newport, Isle of Wight.

Major The Hon. William George Sydney Cadogan MVO was a British Army officer killed in the First World War. A son of the 5th Earl Cadogan, he had previously served in the Boer War, and was equerry to the Prince of Wales from 1912 to 1914. He also played a single match of first-class cricket, for the Europeans team in the 1904 Bombay Presidency Match.