William Edward Sanders
William Edward Sanders VC DSO (7 February 1883 – 14 August 1917) was a First World War New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award f…
William Etty
William Etty RA (10 March 1787 – 13 November 1849) was an English artist best known for his historical paintings containing nude figures. H…
William F. Raynolds
William Franklin Raynolds (March 17, 1820 – October 18, 1894) was an American explorer, engineer and U.S. army officer who served in the Mexican–American War an…
William Feiner
William Feiner SJ (born Wilhelm Feiner; December 27, 1792 – June 9, 1829) was a German Catholic priest and Jesuit who became a missionary to the United States a…
William Garrow
Sir William Garrow, QC, FRS (13 April 1760 – 24 September 1840) was an English barrister, politician and judge known for his indirect reform of the advo…
William Gibson
William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is a speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as cyb…
William H. Seward
William Henry Seward (/ˈsuːərd/; May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869 an…
William Hanna
William Denby Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, voice actor, and musician. Hanna and Joseph Barbera co-created Tom and Jerry and …
William Hardham
William James Hardham, VC (31 July 1876 – 13 April 1928) was a New Zealand soldier who was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry "i…
William Hayden English
William Hayden English (August 27, 1822 – February 7, 1896) was an American politician. He served as a U.S. representative from Indiana from 1853 to 1861 a…
William Hely
Air Vice Marshal William Lloyd Hely, CB, CBE, AFC (24 August 1909 – 20 May 1970) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He g…
William Henry Bury
William Henry Bury (25 May 1859 – 24 April 1889) was suspected of being the notorious serial killer "Jack the Ripper". He was hanged for the murder of his wife …
William Henry Harrison 1840 presidential campaign
In 1840, William Henry Harrison was elected President of the United States. Harrison, who had served as a general and as United States Senator from Ohio, defeat…
William Hillcourt
William Hillcourt (born Vilhelm Hans Bjerregaard Jensen; August 6, 1900 – November 9, 1992), was a Danish-American scouting leader. Known within the Scouting mo…
William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States from 1909 to 1913 and the tenth chief justic…
William III of England
William III and II (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange f…
William IV
William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830…
William IV's British coinage
William IV as king
The British coinage struck under William IV (r. 1830–1837) ranged in denomination from the double sovereign (£2) to the third farthing …
William Jennings Bryan 1896 presidential campaign
In 1896, William Jennings Bryan ran unsuccessfully for president of the United States. Bryan, a former Democratic congressman from Nebraska, gained his party'…
William Lyon Mackenzie
William Lyon Mackenzie (March 12, 1795 –  August 28, 1861) was a Scottish-born Canadian-American journalist and politician. He founded …
William M. Branham
William Marrion Branham (April 6, 1909 – December 24, 1965) was an American Christian minister and faith healer who initiated the post-World War II healing…
William Matthews (priest)
William Matthews (December 16, 1770 – April 30, 1854), occasionally spelled Mathews, was an American Catholic priest who was the fifth ordained in the United St…
William McGregor (football)
William McGregor (13 April 1846 – 20 December 1911) was a Scottish association football administrator in the Victorian era who was the founder of the Football L…
William McKinley
William McKinley (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination i…