Bill Horton (a.k.a. William)
1965 Days of Our Lives

Jack Deveraux (a.k.a. William)
1965 Days of Our Lives

Mike Horton (a.k.a. William)
1965 Days of Our Lives

Will Horton (a.k.a. William)
1965 Days of Our Lives

William Hodges
1968 Dad's Army

Bill Spencer, Sr. (a.k.a. William)
1987 The Bold and the Beautiful

Bill Spencer, Jr. (a.k.a. William)
1987 The Bold and the Beautiful

Liam Spencer (a.k.a. William)
1987 The Bold and the Beautiful

Will Riker (a.k.a. William)
1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation

Will Smith (a.k.a. William)
1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Randy Taylor (a.k.a. William)
1991 Home Improvement

Jack Frost (a.k.a. William)
1992 A Touch of Frost

Fox Mulder (a.k.a. William)
1993 The X-Files

Will McCorkle (a.k.a. William)
1994 Party of Five

Bill Dauterive (a.k.a. William)
1997 King of the Hill

Billy Thomas (a.k.a. William)
1997 Ally McBeal; The Practice

Will Truman (a.k.a. William)
1998 Will & Grace

Will Tippin (a.k.a. William)
2001 Alias

Sam Winchester (a.k.a. William)
2005 Supernatural

Will Pope (a.k.a. William)
2005 The Closer

Bill Henrickson (a.k.a. William)
2006 Big Love

Dell Parker (a.k.a. William)
2005; 2007 Grey's Anatomy; Private Practice

Bill Compton (a.k.a. William)
2008 True Blood

William Bell
2008 Fringe

Will Gardner (a.k.a. William)
2009 The Good Wife

Will Schuester (a.k.a. William)
2009 Glee

(peace) Randal Cremer (a.k.a. William)
1903 
(physics) John Strutt, Lord Rayleigh (a.k.a. William)
1904 
(chemistry) William Ramsay
1904 
(chemistry) Theodore William Richards
1914 
(physics) William Henry Bragg
1915 
(physics) William Lawrence Bragg
1915 
(chemistry) Francis William Aston
1922 
(literature) William Butler Yeats
1923 
(medicine) William P. Murphy
1934 
(chemistry) William Giauque
1949 
(literature) William Faulkner
1949 
(physics) William Shockley
1956 
(chemistry) William Howard Stein
1972 
(chemistry) William Lipscomb
1976 
(economics) Theodore Schultz (a.k.a. William)
1979 
(economics) Arthur Lewis (a.k.a. William)
1979 
(physics) William Alfred Fowler
1983 
(literature) William Golding
1983 
(economics) William F. Sharpe
1990 
(economics) Robert Fogel (a.k.a. William)
1993 
(economics) William Vickrey
1996 
(physics) William Daniel Phillips
1997 
(chemistry) William Standish Knowles
2001 
(economics) Clive Granger (a.k.a. William)
2003 
(medicine) Jack W. Szostak (a.k.a. William)
2009 
(chemistry) William E. Moerner
2014 
(medicine) William C. Campbell
2015 
(economics) William Nordhaus
2018 
(medicine) William Kaelin Jr.
2019 
Bransby Williams (a.k.a. William)
1870-1961 
Will Rogers (a.k.a. William)
1879-1935 
W. C. Fields (a.k.a. William)
1880-1946 
Billie Burke (a.k.a. William)
1884-1970 
Chips Rafferty (a.k.a. William)
1909-1971 
Dabbs Greer (a.k.a. William)
1917-2007 
William Holden
1918-1981 
William Windom
1923-2012 
William Daniels
1927- 
Bill Daily (a.k.a. William)
1927-2018 
Adam West (a.k.a. William)
1928-2017 
Thane Bettany (a.k.a. William)
1929-2015 
William Shatner
1931- 
Will Sampson (a.k.a. William)
1933-1987 
James Stacy (a.k.a. William)
1936-2016 
Billy Dee Williams (a.k.a. William)
1937- 
Corin Redgrave (a.k.a. William)
1939-2010 
Scott Wilson (a.k.a. William)
1942-2018 
Peter Mayhew (a.k.a. William)
1944-2019 
Dwight Schultz (a.k.a. William)
1947- 
Anson Williams (a.k.a. William)
1949- 
William H. Macy
1950- 
William Hurt
1950-2022 
William Sadler
1950- 
William Petersen
1953- 
James Remar (a.k.a. William)
1953- 
Bill Paxton (a.k.a. William)
1955-2017 
William Forsythe
1955- 
William Fichtner
1956- 
William Baldwin
1963- 
William Shockley
1963- 
Brad Pitt (a.k.a. William)
1963- 
Willie Garson (a.k.a. William)
1964-2021 
Julian McMahon (a.k.a. William)
1968- 
Will Keen (a.k.a. William)
1970- 
Rupert Penry-Jones (a.k.a. William)
1970- 
Seann William Scott
1976- 
Rupert Friend (a.k.a. William)
1981- 
Will Peltz (a.k.a. William)
1986- 
William Moseley
1987- 
(football) William R. "Link" Lyman
1898-1972 
(baseball) Bucky Walters (a.k.a. William)
1909-1991 
(basketball) William "Skinny" Johnson
1911-1980 
(basketball) William "Pop" Gates
1917-1999 
(basketball) Bill Russell (a.k.a. William)
1934- 
(football) Willie Wood (a.k.a. William)
1936-2020 
(driving) Chris Bristow (a.k.a. William)
1937-1960 
(cricket) Bill Playle (a.k.a. William)
1938-2019 
(soccer) Billy McNeill (a.k.a. William)
1940-2019 
(basketball) Billy Cunningham (a.k.a. William)
1943- 
(basketball) Bill Bradley (a.k.a. William)
1943- 
(rugby) Steve Hansen (a.k.a. William)
1959- 
(golf) Brandt Jobe (a.k.a. William)
1965- 
(soccer) Liam Miller (a.k.a. William)
1981-2018 
(rugby) Dan Carter (a.k.a. William)
1982- 
(rugby) Wyatt Crockett (a.k.a. William)
1983- 
(soccer) Alex Wilkinson (a.k.a. William)
1984- 
(football) William Hayes
1985- 
(rugby) James Hook (a.k.a. William)
1985- 
(rugby) Sonny Bill Williams (a.k.a. William)
1985- 
(baseball) Dexter Fowler (a.k.a. William)
1986- 
(soccer) Edwin Hernández (a.k.a. William)
1986- 
(rugby) Will Genia (a.k.a. William)
1988- 
(handball) William Accambray
1988- 
(tennis) John Peers (a.k.a. William)
1988- 
(football) Tress Way (a.k.a. William)
1990- 
(rugby) Gareth Anscombe (a.k.a. William)
1991- 
(soccer) Will Grigg (a.k.a. William)
1991- 
(football) Houston Bates (a.k.a. William)
1991- 
(soccer) William Carvalho
1992- 
(rugby) Will Skelton (a.k.a. William)
1992- 
(soccer) Cian Harries (a.k.a. William)
1997- 
(gold) William Hoyt
1896 pole vault

(bronze) William Burgess
1900 water polo

(silver) William Holland
1900 400 m

(gold) William Lister
1900 water polo

(silver) William Clark
1904 archery - team round

(gold/bronze) William Thompson
1904 archery - American round; archery - team round; archery - York round

(gold) Louis W. Maxson (a.k.a. William)
1904 archery - team round

(gold) William Dickey
1904 diving - plunge for distance

(bronze) William Merz
1904 athletics triathlon

(silver) Wesley Coe (a.k.a. William)
1904 shot put

(bronze) William R. Orthwein
1904 swimming - 4x50 yard freestyle relay

(silver) William Tuttle
1904 swimming - 4x50 yard freestyle relay

(silver) Frank Verner (a.k.a. William)
1904 1500 m; 4 mile team

(bronze/silver) William Hogenson
1904 100 m; 200 m; 60 m

(gold) William Dod
1908 archery - York round

(silver) William Robinson
1908 swimming - 200 m breaststroke

(gold) William Hamilton
1908 medley relay

(bronze) George Gaidzik (a.k.a. William)
1908 diving - springboard

(gold) William Coales
1908 3 mile team

(gold/bronze) William Foster
1908; 1912 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay

(bronze) William Halpenny
1912 pole vault

(bronze) William Cottrill
1912 3000 m team

(silver) Christian Gitsham (a.k.a. William)
1912 marathon

(bronze) George Hutson (a.k.a. William)
1912 3000 m team; 5000 m

(bronze) William Moore
1912 3000 m team

(bronze/gold) William Applegarth
1912 200 m; 4x100 m relay

(gold) William Henry Dean
1920 water polo

(gold) William Peacock
1920 water polo

(bronze/gold) William Petersson
1920 4x100 m relay; long jump

(bronze) William Harris
1920 swimming - 100 m freestyle

(silver) William Seagrove
1920; 1924 3000 m team

(silver) William Herald
1920 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay

(gold) Nick Winter (a.k.a. William)
1924 triple jump

(gold) Beattie Ramsay (a.k.a. William)
1924 ice hockey

(gold) William Stevenson
1924 4x400 m relay

(silver) Wilfred Nichol (a.k.a. William)
1924 4x100 m relay

(bronze) William Kirschbaum
1924 swimming - 200 m breaststroke

(gold) DeHart Hubbard (a.k.a. William)
1924 long jump

(bronze) William Cox
1924 3000 m team

(bronze) Cyril Gill (a.k.a. William)
1928 4x100 m relay

(gold) Sabin Carr (a.k.a. William)
1928 pole vault

(silver) William Droegemueller
1928 pole vault

(gold) Tommy Green (a.k.a. William)
1932 50 km walk

(gold) Ivan Fuqua (a.k.a. William)
1932 4x400 m relay

(gold) Bill Carr (a.k.a. William)
1932 400 m; 4x400 m relay

(gold) Bill Miller (a.k.a. William)
1932 pole vault

(gold) Bill Wheatley (a.k.a. William)
1936 basketball

(gold) William Roberts
1936 4x400 m relay

(gold) Ken Carpenter (a.k.a. William)
1936 discus throw

(gold) Ran Laurie (a.k.a. William)
1948 rowing

(gold) Lew Beck (a.k.a. William)
1948 basketball

(gold) Willie Steele (a.k.a. William)
1948 long jump

(gold) William Smith Jr.
1948 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay

(gold) Bill Porter (a.k.a. William)
1948 110 m hurdles

(gold/silver) Andy Stanfield (a.k.a. William)
1952; 1956 200 m; 4x100 m relay

(gold) William Smith
1952 freestyle wrestling

(gold) Bill Lienhard (a.k.a. William)
1952 basketball

(silver) Bill Miller (a.k.a. William)
1952 javelin throw

(gold/silver) William Woolsey
1952; 1956 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay

(gold) Chris Brasher (a.k.a. William)
1956 3000 m steeplechase

(gold) Bill Hougland (a.k.a. William)
1952; 1956 basketball

(gold/silver) Parry O'Brien (a.k.a. William)
1952; 1956; 1960 shot put

(gold) William Evans
1956 basketball

(gold) Jesse Mashburn (a.k.a. William)
1956 4x400 m relay

(gold) William Albert Yorzyk Jr.
1956 swimming - 200 m butterfly

(gold) Tom Courtney (a.k.a. William)
1956 4x400 m relay; 800 m

(gold) Bill Russell (a.k.a. William)
1956 basketball

(silver/gold) Bill Nieder (a.k.a. William)
1956; 1960 shot put

(silver) Willie May (a.k.a. William)
1960 110 m hurdles

(gold) William Mulliken
1960 swimming - 200 m breaststroke

(gold) Paul Hait (a.k.a. William)
1960 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay

(bronze) Bill Dellinger (a.k.a. William)
1964 5000 m

(gold) Billy Mills (a.k.a. William)
1964 10000 m

(silver) Bill Crothers (a.k.a. William)
1964 800 m

(gold) Bill Bradley (a.k.a. William)
1964 basketball

(gold) William Craig
1964 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay

(gold) Richard Roth (a.k.a. William)
1964 swimming - 400 m medley

(gold) Bill Toomey (a.k.a. William)
1968 decathlon

(bronze) Steven Barnett (a.k.a. William)
1972 water polo

(bronze) Bill Schmidt (a.k.a. William)
1972 javelin throw

(bronze) William Mahony
1972 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay

(silver) Ed Ratleff (a.k.a. William)
1972 basketball

(gold) Caitlyn Jenner (a.k.a. William)
1976 decathlon

(gold) Quinn Buckner (a.k.a. William)
1976 basketball

(bronze) Bill Forrester (a.k.a. William)
1976 swimming - 200 m butterfly

(silver) Robert Hackett (a.k.a. William)
1976 swimming - 1500 m freestyle

(gold) Buzz Schneider (a.k.a. William)
1980 ice hockey

(gold) Joe Kleine (a.k.a. William)
1984 basketball

(bronze) Willie Anderson (a.k.a. William)
1988 basketball

(gold) William Tanui
1992 800 m

(bronze) William Mutwol
1992 3000 m steeplechase

(bronze) Brent Hilliard (a.k.a. William)
1992 volleyball

(gold) William Kirby
2000 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay

(silver/bronze) William Fox-Pitt
2004; 2008; 2012 equestrian

(bronze) Dexter Fowler (a.k.a. William)
2008 baseball

(gold) Reid Priddy (a.k.a. William)
2009 volleyball

(gold) William Accambray
2012 handball

(bronze) William Satch
2012 rowing

(silver) Loui Eriksson (a.k.a. William)
2014 ice hockey

Saint William of Gellone
?-812 
Saint William of Volpiano
962-1031 
Saint William Firmatus
1026-1103 
Saint William of Penacorada
?-1042 
Saint William
?-1067 
Saint William of Vercelli
1085-1142 
Blessed William of Hirsau
?-1091 
Saint William of Eskhill
1125-1203 
Saint William Breteuil
?-1130 
Saint William of Bourges
1149-1209 
Saint William
?-1154 
Blessed William of Maleval
?-1157 
Saint William Pinchon
1175-1234 
Saint William of Pontoise
?-1192 
Blessed William Tempier
?-1197 
Blessed William of Fenoli
?-1205 
Blessed William of Brussels
?-1237 
Blessed William Arnaud
?-1242 
Blessed Guillaume of Toulouse (a.k.a. William)
1297-1369 
Blessed William Exmew
?-1535 
Blessed William Greenwood
?-1537 
Blessed William Horne
?-1540 
Blessed William Carter
1548-1584 
Blessed Guillaume Saultemouche (a.k.a. William)
1555-1593 
Blessed William Freeman
1558-1595 
Blessed William Thomson
1560-1586 
Blessed William Harrington
1566-1594 
Blessed William Ward
1568-1641 
Blessed William Southerne
1579-1618 
Blessed William Filby
?-1582 
Blessed William Lacey
?-1582 
Blessed William Hart
?-1583 
Blessed William Marsden
?-1586 
Blessed William Dean
?-1588 
Blessed William Gunter
?-1588 
Blessed William Hartley
?-1588 
Blessed William Way
?-1588 
Blessed William Spenser
?-1589 
Blessed William Pike
?-1591 
Blessed William Patenson
?-1592 
Blessed William Davies
?-1593 
Blessed William Andleby
?-1597 
Blessed William Richardson
?-1603 
Blessed William Browne
?-1605 
Blessed William Tirry
1608-1654 
Blessed Maurus Scott (a.k.a. William)
?-1612 
Blessed William Howard
1614-1680 
Blessed William Ireland
1636-1679 
Blessed John Plessington (a.k.a. William)
1637-1679 
Blessed William Barrow
?-1679 
Blessed Guillaume-Joseph Chaminade (a.k.a. William)
1761-1850 
Blessed Guillaume Répin (a.k.a. William)
1793-1794 