Namesakes for WILLIAM:
Shakespearian Characters:
10 characters
William As You Like It
Sir William Glasdale Henry VI (1)
Sir William Lucy Henry VI (1)
William Stafford Henry VI (2)
Sir William Stanley Henry VI (3)
Sir William Sands Henry VIII
Lord William Willoughby Richard II
Sir William Brandon Richard III
Sir William Catesby Richard III
William Page The Merry Wives of Windsor
Kings and Queens of England:
4 kings
King William I the Conqueror 1066-1087
King William II Rufus 1087-1100
King William III of Orange 1689-1702
King William IV 1830-1837
Kings of Germany and Holy Roman Emperors:
1 king
King William of Holland 1247-1256
Nobel Prize Winners:
5 chemistry, 4 physics, 3 literature, 2 economics, 1 medicine, 1 peace
(chemistry) William S. Knowles 2001
(chemistry) William N. Lipscomb 1976
(chemistry) William H. Stein 1972
(chemistry) William Francis Giauque 1949
(chemistry) Sir William Ramsay 1904
(economics) William Vickrey 1996
(economics) William F. Sharpe 1990
(literature) William Golding 1983
(literature) William Faulkner 1949
(literature) William Butler Yeats 1923
(medicine) William Parry Murphy 1934
(peace) William Randal Cremer 1903
(physics) William D. Phillips 1997
(physics) William A. Fowler 1983
(physics) William B. Shockley 1956
(physics) William Bragg 1915
Oscar Award Winners:
2 actors, 2 directors
(actor) William Holden 1953
(actor) William Hurt 1985
(director) William Friedkin 1971
(director) William Wyler 1942, 1946, 1959
Saints:
21 blessed, 17 saints
Saint William of York
Blessed William Way
Blessed William Ward
Saint William of Vercelli
Saint William of Saint-Brieuc
Saint William of Roeskilde
Saint William of Rochester
Blessed William Richardson
Saint William of Pontoise
Saint William of Penacorada
Blessed William Patenson
Saint William of Norwich
Blessed William Marsden
Saint William of Maleval
Blessed William Lacey
Blessed William Ireland
Blessed William Howard
Blessed William Horne
Blessed William Hartley
Blessed William Hart
Blessed William Harrington
Blessed William Harcourt
Blessed William Guntei
Blessed William Greenwood
Saint William of Gellone
Saint William Freeman
Saint William Firmatus
Blessed William Filby
Blessed William Exmew
Saint William of Eskilsoe
Saint William of Dijon
Blessed William Dean
Blessed William Browne
Saint William Breteuil
Saint William of Bourges
Blessed William Arnaud
Blessed William Andleby
Saint William Abbot
Kings and Queens of Scotland:
2 kings
King Uilleam I the Lion (a.k.a. William) 1165-1214
King Uilleam II (a.k.a. William) 1689-1702
Sports Stars:
4 basketball
(basketball) William J. Cunningham (a.k.a. Billy) 1986
(basketball) William Gates 1989
(basketball) William C. Johnson 1976
(basketball) William Russell (a.k.a. Bill) 1974
Presidents of the United States:
4 presidents
President William Henry Harrison 1841
President William McKinley 1897-1901
President William Howard Taft 1909-1913
President William Jefferson Clinton (a.k.a. Bill) 1993-2001
Notable Artists:
1 artist
(artist) William Blake 1757-1827
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
9 explorers
(explorer) Willem Barents (a.k.a. William) 1550-1597
(explorer) Willem Janszoon (a.k.a. William) 1570-1630
(explorer) William Baffin 1584-1622
(explorer) William Clark 1770-1838
(explorer) William Hovell 1786-1875
(explorer) Sir William Edward Parry 1790-1855
(explorer) William Herndon 1813-1857
(explorer) William Grant Stairs 1863-1892
(explorer) William Tilman (a.k.a. Bill) 1898-1977
Notable Writers:
3 authors, 1 playwright, 1 poet
(playwright) William Shakespeare 1564-1616
(poet) William Wordsworth 1770-1850
(author) Wilhelm Grimm (a.k.a. William) 1786-1859
(author) William Faulkner 1897-1962
(author) Sir William Golding 1911-1993
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 philosopher, 1 psychologist
(philosopher) William of Ockham 1285-1347
(psychologist) William James 1842-1910
