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 Charles Peel

First Name William
Last Name Peel
Born on February 27, 1863
Died on May 13, 1930 (aged 67)
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William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

First Name William
Last Name Hesse-Kassel
Born on March 10, 1682
Died on February 1, 1760 (aged 77)
Born in Germany, Hesse

William VIII ruled the German Landgraviate Hesse-Kassel from 1730 until his death, first as regent (1730–1751) and then as landgrave (1751–1760).

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William Fane de Salis

First Name William
Last Name Salis
Born on October 27, 1812
Died on August 3, 1896 (aged 83)

William Andreas Salius Fane de Salis was a British businessman, colonialist, and barrister.

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William Dunbar

First Name William
Last Name Dunbar
Born on January 1, 1750
Died on January 1, 1810 (aged 60)

William Dunbar (1750–1810) was a Scottish merchant, plantation owner, naturalist, astronomer and explorer.

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William Finnie

First Name William
Last Name Finnie
Born on September 5, 1774
Died on January 30, 1854 (aged 79)
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William Christie

First Name William
Last Name Christie
Born on December 19, 1944 (age 81)

William Lincoln Christie is an American-born French conductor and harpsichordist. He is a specialist in baroque and classical repertoire and is the founder of the ensemble Les Arts Florissants.

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William Frederick Hunter Swinton, 33rd of that Ilk

First Name William
Last Name Ilk
Born on December 14, 1880
Died on July 24, 1969 (aged 88)
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William Edwardes, 4th Baron Kensington

First Name William
Last Name Kensington
Born on May 11, 1835
Died on October 7, 1896 (aged 61)

William Edwardes, 4th Baron Kensington PC, also 1st Baron Kensington in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, styled The Honourable William Edwardes between 1852 and 1872, was a British landowner and Liberal politician. He notably served as Comptroller of the Household from 1880 to 1885 and as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1892 to 1895.

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William Garnier

First Name William
Last Name Garnier
Born on January 1, 1771
Died on March 18, 1835 (aged 64)
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William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire

First Name William
Last Name Devonshire
Born on September 26, 1698
Died on December 5, 1755 (aged 57)

William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, was a British nobleman and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1721 to 1729 when he inherited the Dukedom.

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