Namesakes
Bill
(m) 
Tolkien's Characters
Bill
(m)
Tolkien's Characters
Bill Ferny
(m)
Tolkien's Characters
Bill Weasley
(m)
Harry Potter Characters
Wild Bill Hickok
(m) 1837-1876
Other Notables gunfighter
Bill Sikes
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1838 Oliver Twist
"Buffalo" Bill Cody
(m) 1846-1917
Notable Actors and Entertainers (entertainer)
William Massey
(a.k.a. Bill) (m) 1856-1925
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1912-1925
Bill Burgess
(m) 1872-1950
Olympic Medalists 1900 water polo (bronze)
Bill Holland
(m) 1874-1930
Olympic Medalists 1900 400 m (silver)
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
(m) 1878-1949
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/dancer)
Bill Horr
(m) 1880-1955
Olympic Medalists 1908 discus throw; discus throw - ancient style (bronze/silver)
Bill Tuttle
(m) 1882-1930
Olympic Medalists 1904 swimming - 4x50 yard freestyle relay (silver)
Frank Verner
(a.k.a. Bill) (m) 1883-1966
Olympic Medalists 1904 1500 m; 4 mile team (silver)
Bill McKechnie
(m) 1886-1965
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (baseball)
Bill Tilden
(m) 1893-1953
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Bill Cook
(m) 1896-1986
Hall-of-Famers 1952 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Bill Harris
(m) 1897-1961
Olympic Medalists 1920 swimming - 100 m freestyle (bronze)
Bill Tilman
(m) 1898-1977
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Bill Terry
(m) 1898-1989
Hall-of-Famers 1954 (baseball)
Bill Bailey
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1902 Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?
Bill Kirschbaum
(m) 1902-1953
Olympic Medalists 1924 swimming - 200 m breaststroke (bronze)
Bill Foster
(m) 1904-1978
Hall-of-Famers 1996 (baseball)
Bill Dickey
(m) 1907-1993
Hall-of-Famers 1954 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Bill Wheatley
(m) 1909-1992
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (gold)
Bill Hewitt
(m) 1909-1947
Hall-of-Famers 1971 (football)
Bill Carr
(m) 1909-1966
Olympic Medalists 1932 400 m; 4x400 m relay (gold)
Bill Monroe
(m) 1911-1996
Notable Musicians
Bill Roberts
(m) 1912-2001
Olympic Medalists 1936 4x400 m relay (gold)
Bill Cowley
(m) 1912-1993
Hall-of-Famers 1968 (ice hockey)
Most Valuable Players 1941; 1943 ice hockey
Bill Miller
(m) 1912-2008
Olympic Medalists 1932 pole vault (gold)
Bill Hewlett
(m) 1913-2001
Notable Businesspeople
Bill Durnan
(m) 1916-1972
Hall-of-Famers 1964 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Bill Willis
(m) 1921-2007
Hall-of-Famers 1977 (football)
Bill Mosienko
(m) 1921-1994
Hall-of-Famers 1965 (ice hockey)
Bill Dudley
(m) 1921-2010
Hall-of-Famers 1966 (football)
Bill Quackenbush
(m) 1922-1999
Hall-of-Famers 1976 (ice hockey)
Bill Davidson
(m) 1922-2009
Hall-of-Famers 2008 (basketball)
Bill Bruce
(m) 1923-2002
Olympic Medalists 1948 long jump (silver)
Bill Smith Jr.
(m) 1924-2013
Olympic Medalists 1948 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
Bill Nunn
(m) 1924-2014
Hall-of-Famers 2021 (football)
Bill Hayes
(m) 1925-2024
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Haley
(m) 1925-1981
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1987
Bill Pinkney
(m) 1925-2007
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1988 The Drifters
Bill Porter
(m) 1926-2000
Olympic Medalists 1948 110 m hurdles (gold)
Bill Sharman
(m) 1926-2013
Hall-of-Famers 1975; 2004 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Bill Gadsby
(m) 1927-2016
Hall-of-Famers 1970 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Bill Daily
(m) 1927-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Rowling
(m) 1927-1995
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1974-1975
Bill George
(m) 1929-1982
Hall-of-Famers 1974 (football)
Bill Lienhard
(m) 1930-2022
Olympic Medalists 1952 basketball (gold)
Bill Miller
(m) 1930-2016
Olympic Medalists 1952 javelin throw (silver)
Bill Hougland
(m) 1930-2017
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1956 basketball (gold)
Bill Walsh
(m) 1931-2007
Hall-of-Famers 1993 (football)
Bill Fitch
(m) 1932-2022
Hall-of-Famers 2019 (basketball)
Bill Nieder
(m) 1933-2022
Olympic Medalists 1956; 1960 shot put (silver/gold)
Bill Bixby
(m) 1934-1993
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Russell
(m) 1934-2022
Hall-of-Famers 1974 (basketball)
Most Valuable Players 1958; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1965 basketball
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 1956 basketball (gold)
Bill Dellinger
(m) 1934-
Olympic Medalists 1964 5000 m (bronze)
Bill Cobbs
(m) 1934-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Woolsey
(m) 1934-2022
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1956 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold/silver)
Bill Mazeroski
(m) 1936-
Hall-of-Famers 2001 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Bill Wyman
(m) 1936-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1989 The Rolling Stones
Bill Cosby
(m) 1937-
Emmy Award Winners 1966; 1967; 1968 I Spy (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Withers
(m) 1938-2020
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2015
Bill Toomey
(m) 1939-
Olympic Medalists 1968 decathlon (gold)
Bill Mulliken
(m) 1939-2014
Olympic Medalists 1960 swimming - 200 m breaststroke (gold)
Bill Medley
(m) 1940-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2003 The Righteous Brothers
Bill Crothers
(m) 1940-
Olympic Medalists 1964 800 m (silver)
Bill Parcells
(m) 1941-
Hall-of-Famers 2013 (football)
Bill Polian
(m) 1942-
Hall-of-Famers 2015 (football)
Bill Bradley
(m) 1943-
Hall-of-Famers 1982 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 1964 basketball (gold)
Bill Legend
(m) 1944-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2020 T. Rex
Bill Craig
(m) 1945-2017
Olympic Medalists 1964 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold)
Bill Plympton
(m) 1946-
Notable Artists
Bill Kreutzmann
(m) 1946-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1994 The Grateful Dead
Bill Clinton
(m) 1946-
American Presidents 1993-2001
Bill Hoskett
(m) 1946-
Olympic Medalists 1968 basketball (gold)
Bill Schmidt
(m) 1947-
Olympic Medalists 1972 javelin throw (bronze)
Bill Smitrovich
(m) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Ward
(m) 1948-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2006 Black Sabbath
Bill Bruford
(m) 1949-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2017 Yes
Bill O'Reilly
(m) 1949-
Notable Journalists
Bill Mahony
(m) 1949-
Olympic Medalists 1972 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (bronze)
Bill Nighy
(m) 1949-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Murray
(m) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Barber
(m) 1952-
Hall-of-Famers 1990 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Bill Walton
(m) 1952-
Hall-of-Famers 1993 (basketball)
Most Valuable Players 1978 basketball
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Bill Nunn
(m) 1953-2016
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Pullman
(m) 1953-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Paxton
(m) 1955-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Gates
(m) 1955-
Notable Businesspeople
Bill Cowher
(m) 1957-
Hall-of-Famers 2020 (football)
Bill Forrester
(m) 1957-
Olympic Medalists 1976 swimming - 200 m butterfly (bronze)
Bill Watterson
(m) 1958-
Notable Artists
Bill Berry
(m) 1958-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2007 R.E.M.
Billy Campbell
(a.k.a. Bill) (m) 1959-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Hicks
(m) 1961-1994
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Bill English
(m) 1961-
New Zealand Prime Ministers 2016-2017
Bill Self
(m) 1962-
Hall-of-Famers 2017 (baseball)
Bill Potts
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1963 Doctor Who
Bill
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1965 Don't Mess with Bill
Bill Horton
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
"Bushwick" Bill
(m) 1966-2019
Notable Musicians
Bill
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1968 The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
Bill Burr
(m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Bill Kirby
(m) 1975-
Olympic Medalists 2000 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
Bill Hader
(m) 1978-
Emmy Award Winners 2018; 2019 Barry (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sonny Bill Williams
(m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Bill Spencer Sr.
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful
Bill Spencer Jr.
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful
Bill Kaulitz
(m) 1989-
Notable Musicians
Bill Skarsgård
(m) 1990-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Southgate
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1994 Heartbreak High
Bill
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 1997 (hurricane)
Bill Dauterive
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1997 King of the Hill
Bill Buchanan
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 24
Bill Compton
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 2001 The Southern Vampire Mysteries
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 True Blood
Bill
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2003 (storm)
Bill Henrickson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2006 Big Love
Bill
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2009 (hurricane)
Bill Butler
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2011 Bonita and Bill Butler
Bill
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2015 (storm)
Bill
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2021 (storm)