American Presidents: 1 president
Bill Clinton   1993-2001  
Emmy Award Winners: 2 actors
(actor) Bill Cosby   1966; 1967; 1968   I Spy  
(actor) Bill Hader   2018; 2019   Barry  
Fictional Characters from Books: 1 character, 1 villain
Bill Sikes   1838   Oliver Twist  
Bill Compton   2001   The Southern Vampire Mysteries  
Fictional Characters from Song Titles: 4 characters
(character) Bill Bailey   1902   Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?  
(character) Bill   1965   Don't Mess with Bill  
(character) Bill   1968   The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill  
(character) Bill Butler   2011   Bonita and Bill Butler  
Fictional Characters from Television: 9 characters
Bill Potts   1963   Doctor Who  
Bill Horton   1965   Days of Our Lives  
Bill Spencer Sr.   1987   The Bold and the Beautiful  
Bill Spencer Jr.   1987   The Bold and the Beautiful  
Bill Southgate   1994   Heartbreak High  
Bill Dauterive   1997   King of the Hill  
Bill Buchanan   2001   24  
Bill Henrickson   2006   Big Love  
Bill Compton   2008   True Blood  
Hall-of-Famers: 9 football, 7 ice hockey, 6 baseball, 6 basketball
(ice hockey) Bill Cook   1952  
(baseball) Bill Terry   1954  
(baseball) Bill Dickey   1954  
(baseball) Bill McKechnie   1962  
(ice hockey) Bill Durnan   1964  
(ice hockey) Bill Mosienko   1965  
(football) Bill Dudley   1966  
(ice hockey) Bill Cowley   1968  
(ice hockey) Bill Gadsby   1970  
(football) Bill Hewitt   1971  
(football) Bill George   1974  
(basketball) Bill Russell   1974  
(ice hockey) Bill Quackenbush   1976  
(football) Bill Willis   1977  
(basketball) Bill Bradley   1982  
(ice hockey) Bill Barber   1990  
(football) Bill Walsh   1993  
(basketball) Bill Walton   1993  
(baseball) Bill Foster   1996  
(baseball) Bill Mazeroski   2001  
(basketball) Bill Sharman   1975; 2004  
(basketball) Bill Davidson   2008  
(football) Bill Parcells   2013  
(football) Bill Polian   2015  
(baseball) Bill Self   2017  
(basketball) Bill Fitch   2019  
(football) Bill Cowher   2020  
(football) Bill Nunn   2021  
Harry Potter Characters: 1 character
Bill Weasley  
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms: 3 storms, 2 hurricanes
Hurricane Bill   1997  
Storm Bill   2003  
Hurricane Bill   2009  
Storm Bill   2015  
Storm Bill   2021  
Most Valuable Players: 3 winners
Bill Cowley   1941; 1943   ice hockey  
Bill Russell   1958; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1965   basketball  
Bill Walton   1978   basketball  
New Zealand Prime Ministers: 3 prime ministers
William Massey (a.k.a. Bill)   1912-1925  
Bill Rowling   1974-1975  
Bill English   2016-2017  
Notable Actors and Entertainers: 14 actors, 2 comedians, 1 actor/dancer, 1 entertainer
"Buffalo" Bill Cody   1846-1917  
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson   1878-1949  
Bill Hayes   1925-2024  
Bill Daily   1927-2018  
Bill Bixby   1934-1993  
Bill Cobbs   1934-  
Bill Cosby   1937-  
Bill Smitrovich   1947-  
Bill Nighy   1949-  
Bill Murray   1950-  
Bill Nunn   1953-2016  
Bill Pullman   1953-  
Bill Paxton   1955-2017  
Billy Campbell (a.k.a. Bill)   1959-  
Bill Hicks   1961-1994  
Bill Burr   1968-  
Bill Hader   1978-  
Bill Skarsgård   1990-  
Notable Artists: 1 animator/cartoonist, 1 cartoonist
Bill Plympton   1946-  
Bill Watterson   1958-  
Notable Athletes: 4 basketball, 4 ice hockey, 2 baseball, 1 rugby, 1 tennis
(tennis) Bill Tilden   1893-1953  
(ice hockey) Bill Cook   1896-1986  
(baseball) Bill Dickey   1907-1993  
(ice hockey) Bill Durnan   1916-1972  
(basketball) Bill Sharman   1926-2013  
(ice hockey) Bill Gadsby   1927-2016  
(basketball) Bill Russell   1934-2022  
(baseball) Bill Mazeroski   1936-  
(basketball) Bill Bradley   1943-  
(ice hockey) Bill Barber   1952-  
(basketball) Bill Walton   1952-  
(rugby) Sonny Bill Williams   1985-  
Notable Businesspeople: 2 businesspersons
Bill Hewlett   1913-2001  
Bill Gates   1955-  
Notable Explorers and Adventurers: 1 explorer
Bill Tilman   1898-1977  
Notable Journalists: 1 commentator
(commentator) Bill O'Reilly   1949-  
Notable Musicians: 4 musicians, 1 singer
Bill Monroe   1911-1996  
Bill Haley   1925-1981  
Bill Withers   1938-2020  
"Bushwick" Bill   1966-2019  
Bill Kaulitz   1989-  
Olympic Medalists: 15 gold, 7 bronze, 6 silver, 1 bronze/silver, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver/gold
(bronze) Bill Burgess   1900   water polo  
(silver) Bill Holland   1900   400 m  
(silver) Bill Tuttle   1904   swimming - 4x50 yard freestyle relay  
(silver) Frank Verner (a.k.a. Bill)   1904   1500 m; 4 mile team  
(bronze/silver) Bill Horr   1908   discus throw; discus throw - ancient style  
(bronze) Bill Harris   1920   swimming - 100 m freestyle  
(bronze) Bill Kirschbaum   1924   swimming - 200 m breaststroke  
(gold) Bill Carr   1932   400 m; 4x400 m relay  
(gold) Bill Miller   1932   pole vault  
(gold) Bill Wheatley   1936   basketball  
(gold) Bill Roberts   1936   4x400 m relay  
(silver) Bill Bruce   1948   long jump  
(gold) Bill Smith Jr.   1948   swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay  
(gold) Bill Porter   1948   110 m hurdles  
(gold) Bill Lienhard   1952   basketball  
(silver) Bill Miller   1952   javelin throw  
(gold) Bill Hougland   1952; 1956   basketball  
(silver/gold) Bill Nieder   1956; 1960   shot put  
(gold) Bill Russell   1956   basketball  
(gold/silver) Bill Woolsey   1952; 1956   swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay  
(gold) Bill Mulliken   1960   swimming - 200 m breaststroke  
(bronze) Bill Dellinger   1964   5000 m  
(silver) Bill Crothers   1964   800 m  
(gold) Bill Bradley   1964   basketball  
(gold) Bill Craig   1964   swimming - 4x100 m medley relay  
(gold) Bill Toomey   1968   decathlon  
(gold) Bill Hoskett   1968   basketball  
(bronze) Bill Schmidt   1972   javelin throw  
(bronze) Bill Mahony   1972   swimming - 4x100 m medley relay  
(bronze) Bill Forrester   1976   swimming - 200 m butterfly  
(gold) Bill Kirby   2000   swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay  
Other Notables: 1 person
Wild Bill Hickok   1837-1876   gunfighter  
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers: 10 musicians
Bill Haley   1987     
Bill Pinkney   1988   The Drifters  
Bill Wyman   1989   The Rolling Stones  
Bill Kreutzmann   1994   The Grateful Dead  
Bill Medley   2003   The Righteous Brothers  
Bill Ward   2006   Black Sabbath  
Bill Berry   2007   R.E.M.  
Bill Withers   2015     
Bill Bruford   2017   Yes  
Bill Legend   2020   T. Rex  
Tolkien's Characters: 3 characters
Bill   (m)  
Bill   (m)  
Bill Ferny   (m)