Famous People Named William
William Bakewell
Actor, All Quiet on the Western Front
William Bainbridge
Military, Commodore, War of 1812
William Bagley
Educator, Opponent of Dewey's progressive education
William Baffin
Explorer, Tried to find North-West Passage
William J. Avery
Business, CEO of Crown Cork & Seal, 1990-2001
William H. Avery
Politician, Governor of Kansas, 1965-67
William Atherton
Actor, Ghostbusters
William Waldorf Astor
Publisher, The Observer
William Henry Ashley
Business, Fur trader turned Congressman
William Asher
Film Director, Beach Blanket Bingo
William L. Armstrong
Politician, US Senator from Colorado, 1979-91
William Apess
Author, A Son of the Forest
William Andrews
Football, Former Atlanta Falcons RB
William Robert Anderson
Military, Commander, USS Nautilus
J. William Andersen
Business, Administrator, UW-Oshkosh
William Boyd Allison
Politician, US Senator from Iowa, 1873-1908
William Allingham
Poet, Day and Night Songs
William Allain
Politician, Governor of Mississippi, 1984-88