William
William may refer to:
- William (name), a masculine given name
Royalty
British
- William I of England (1027–1087), aka William the Conqueror, or William the Bastard
- William II of England (1056–1100), aka William Rufus
- William I of Scotland (c. 1142–1214), aka William the Lion
- William IX, Count of Poitiers (1153–1156), first son of Henry II of England
- William III of England (1650–1702), also William II of Scotland, aka William of Orange
- William IV of the United Kingdom (1765–1837)
- Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, formerly Prince William of Wales (b. 1982), son of Charles, Prince of Wales
French
- William of Gellone (c.755–814), Count of Toulouse, canonized a saint
- William II, Prince of Orange (1626–1650)
- William IV, Prince of Orange (1711–1751)
- William V, Prince of Orange (1748–1806)
The Netherlands
- William I, Count of Holland (1167–1222)
- William II of Holland (1228–1256), also King of Germany
- William I, Prince of Orange (1533–1584), a.k.a. William the Silent
- William I of the Netherlands (1772–1843)
- William II of the Netherlands (1792–1849)
- William III of the Netherlands (1817–1890)
Sicily
- William I of Sicily (1131–1166), a.k.a. William the Bad or William the Wicked
- William II of Sicily (1155–1189), a.k.a. William the Good
- William III of Sicily (1190–1198)
Cameroon
- William I of Bimbia, 19th-century king of the Isubu people
- William II of Bimbia (d. 1882), king of the Isubu people
Other royalty
- William II of Villehardouin (d. 1278), Prince of Achaea
- William of Werle (before 1393/94-1436), Lord of Werle-Güstrow
- William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1852–1912)
- William, Prince of Albania (1876–1945)
Other historical people
British
- William de Corbeil (c. 1070–1136), Archbishop of Canterbury
- William of Malmesbury (c. 1080-c. 1143), English historian and monk
- William of Tyre (c. 1130–1185), Archbishop of Tyre, chronicler of the Crusades
- William of Norwich (c. 1132–1144), saint and martyr
- William of York (died 1154), Archbishop of York and saint
- William (bishop of Moray) (died 1162), Roman Catholic bishop in Scotland
- William of Ramsey (fl. 1219), 13th-century monk and hagiographer
- William (bishop of Dunblane) (died early 1290s), Tironensian abbot and bishop in the Kingdom of Scotland
- William of Ockham (c. 1288-c.1348), English friar and philosopher, originator of Occam's Razor
- William of Wykeham (1320–1404), Bishop of Winchester, founder of Winchester College and New College, Oxford
- William (bishop of the Isles) (died. c. 1095), bishop of what later became the Diocese of the Isles
French
- William I, Duke of Normandy (r. 927–942), second Duke of Normandy
- William of Poitiers (c. 1020–1090), Norman chronicler, chaplain to William the Conqueror
- William de St-Calais (d. 1096), a.k.a. William of St. Carilef, Norman abbot, Bishop of Durham
- William (bishop of Orange) (d. 1098), took part in the First Crusade
- William of Champeaux (1070–1121), French philosopher and theologian
- William of Conches (c. 1090-c. 1154), French scholastic philosopher, tutor of Henry II of England
- William of Donjeon (c. 1155–1209), a.k.a. St. William of Bourges and St. William the Confessor, French archbishop
- William the Clerk 13th century Scoto-Norman poet, writer of the Old French Roman de Fergus
- William the Clerk of Normandy, 13th century Norman cleric and Old French poet
- William of Auxerre (d. 1231), French theologian
Others
- William (marcha orientalis), 9th century margrave of the March of Pannonia, part of the Carolingian Empire
- William (Archbishop of Mainz) (929–968), German bishop, son of Emperor Otto the Great
- William of St-Thierry (c. 1085–1148), theologian and mystic, abbot of St. Thierry
- William of Moerbeke (1215–1286), Flemish bishop, translator of philosophical, medical, and scientific texts
Other contemporary people
- Will Stinnett, Guam basketball player
- will.i.am, American musician, member of the Black Eyed Peas
- William (Vilavancode MLA), Indian politician
Fictional characters
- William Brown (fictional boy), main character of the Just William novel series
- Baby William, son of Dana Scully and Fox Mulder in the American television series, The X-Files
Other uses
- William (1770 ship), merchantman and convict ship
- "William" (song), from the album The Others by English indie rock band The Others
- William (TV series), BBC television series of 1962 to 1963, based on Just William books
- William, United States Virgin Islands, settlement on the island of Saint Croix
- William, West Virginia, unincorporated community in Tucker County, West Virginia
- "William" (Haven), an episode of the TV series Haven
See also
- Billy (disambiguation)
- Bill (disambiguation)
- Wilhelm (disambiguation)
- William Street (disambiguation)
- Saint William (disambiguation)
- King William (disambiguation)
- All pages beginning with "William"
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