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- Willamette Valley
- Willandra Lakes Region
- Willard Boyle (1924–2011) — Co‑inventor of the CCD Willard Boyle
- Willard Scott — Broadcaster, comedian, and creator of Ronald McDonald Willard Scott
- Willard, Ohio — Huron County city and regional service center Willard, Ohio
- Willebroek (Antwerp) — Belgian canal municipality Willebroek
- Willem Aantjes — Dutch politician and parliamentary leader (1923–2015) Willem Aantjes
- Willem Barents: Dutch Arctic navigator who sought the Northeast Passage Willem Barents
- Willem Coymans (portrait by Frans Hals) Willem Coymans
- Willem Dafoe — American actor noted for intense, versatile screen and stage roles Willem Dafoe
- Willem Drees — Dutch prime minister and architect of the modern welfare state Willem Drees
- Willem Einthoven and the invention of the electrocardiogram Willem Einthoven
- Willem Elsschot: life and work of the Flemish novelist and poet Willem Elsschot
- Willem Janszoon — early Dutch navigator and first recorded European landing in Australia Willem Janszoon
- Willem Kes — inaugural conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra Willem Kes
- Willem Mengelberg — Dutch conductor and long-time leader of the Concertgebouw Orchestra Willem Mengelberg
- Willem Witteveen
- Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
- Willeman — a small commune in Pas-de-Calais, northern France Willeman
- Willemstad (Curaçao) Willemstad
- Willencourt — Commune in Pas-de-Calais, northern France Willencourt
- Willer (Haut-Rhin) — French commune in Grand Est Willer
- Willer-sur-Thur — commune in Haut-Rhin, Alsace (France) Willer-sur-Thur
- Willerval — commune in Pas-de-Calais, northern France Willerval
- Willesden, North‑West London Willesden
- Willey, Iowa — overview, community and local profile Willey, Iowa
- Willi Fuggerer
- Willi Holdorf — German Olympic Decathlon Champion (1940–2020) Willi Holdorf
- Willi Koslowski — German footballer (born 1937) Willi Koslowski
- Willi Reschke — German Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot and Ta 152 Pilot (1922–2017) Willi Reschke
- Willi Sitte — East German painter and cultural leader Willi Sitte
- Willi Stoph: East German statesman and long-serving government leader Willi Stoph
- Willi Tokarev
- William "Hootie" Johnson: Banker, Civic Leader, and Augusta National Chairman William "Hootie" Johnson
- William A. Shine Great Neck South High School
- William A. Thomas (1948–2019): American football player and coach William A. Thomas
- William A. Wheeler (1819–1887) William A. Wheeler
- William Adams: English Navigator and Early European Advisor in Japan William Adams
- William Adelin (1103–1120): heir of Henry I and the White Ship catastrophe William Adelin
- William Agee (1938–2017) William Agee
- William A. Alexander — Georgia Tech football coach and administrator William Alexander (coach)
- William Allain (1928–2013), 58th Governor of Mississippi William Allain
- William Allen White: Emporia Gazette Editor and Voice of Progressive-era America William Allen White
- William Anders
- William Astbury: pioneer of X‑ray studies of proteins and DNA William Astbury
- William Atherton
- William B. Davis: Canadian actor and director best known as the Smoking Man on The X-Files William B. Davis
- William B. Ogden (1805–1877) — first mayor of Chicago and city builder William B. Ogden
- William Baldwin
- William Barr
- William Bateson (1861–1926): champion of Mendelian genetics William Bateson
- William Baumol
- William Benjamin Carpenter (1813–1885): physician, invertebrate zoologist and physiologist William Benjamin Carpenter
- William B. Enright — United States District Judge (1925–2020) William Benner Enright
- William J. Bennett (American politician, educator, and author) William Bennett
- William Blackstone (1723–1780) — English jurist, legal educator and author William Blackstone
- William Blake: English poet, artist and visionary (1757–1827) William Blake
- William Bland (1789–1868): Convict Surgeon and Colonial Statesman William Bland
- William Bligh: Royal Navy officer, commander of HMS Bounty and colonial governor William Bligh
- William Blum: Critic of U.S. Foreign Policy and Author William Blum
- William Bogert — American character actor (1936–2020) William Bogert
- William Boyce (1711–1779) — English composer and editor William Boyce
- William Bradford (Attorney General)
- William Bradford (Mayflower passenger)
- William Brantley Aycock: UNC Chancellor, Law Professor, and Educator (1915–2015) William Brantley Aycock
- William Brewster: Pilgrim Elder, Mayflower Passenger and Leader William Brewster
- William Buckland: English geologist, palaeontologist and ordained clergyman William Buckland
- William Bulger
- William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) William Butler Yeats
- William Byrd (c.1540–1623) — English composer William Byrd
- William C. Oates: Confederate Officer, Alabama Politician, and Later U.S. Brigadier William C. Oates
- William Calley
- William Carney (1942–2017) — U.S. Representative from New York William Carney
- William Cavendish‑Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
- William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
- William Christopher
- William Clark (1770–1838) — American explorer, soldier and administrator William Clark
- William Clay Ford Sr.
- William Clito (1102–1128), Norman prince and claimant to Normandy and Flanders William Clito
- William Cobbett: English journalist, rural reformer and Radical MP William Cobbett
- William S. Cohen William Cohen
- William Colby: American Intelligence Leader and Reformer William Colby
- William Conrad (American actor, producer and voice artist) William Conrad
- William K. Coors William Coors
- William Cox (Australian jurist and former Governor of Tasmania) William Cox
- William Craig (philosopher) — logician and philosopher of science William Craig (philosopher)
- William D. Wittliff — American screenwriter, author and photographer William D. Wittliff
- William Dalrymple: British historian and writer on South Asia William Dalrymple
- William Dampier: English explorer, navigator and natural historian William Dampier
- William Daniels
- William de Wiveleslie Abney
- William Dean Howells
- William Deane (Australian jurist and Governor‑General) William Deane
- William Demarest: American character actor and television patriarch William Demarest
- William Desmond Taylor (1872–1922) — Irish-born silent film director and actor William Desmond Taylor
- William Devane
- William Dobell: Australian portrait painter and landmark Archibald controversy William Dobell
- William Donald Schaefer: Mayor, Governor and Comptroller of Maryland William Donald Schaefer
- William Dozier: Television Producer and Creator of the 1960s Batman Series William Dozier
- William Duborgh Jensen — Norwegian fashion and costume designer William Duborgh Jensen
- William Dufris — American Voice Actor and Audiobook Narrator William Dufris
- William Dunlop (motorcyclist)
- William E. Miller
- William E. Moerner: Pioneer of Single-Molecule Optical Spectroscopy William E. Moerner
- William Ellery: Rhode Island Delegate and Signer of the Declaration William Ellery
- William Eustis
- William Ewart Gladstone — Victorian statesman and four‑time British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone
- William F. Buckley Jr.: Conservative Intellectual and Media Figure William F. Buckley Jr.
- William F. Goodling — U.S. Congressman and education advocate William F. Goodling
- William Faulkner American author
- William Fawcett (1894–1974): American character actor William Fawcett
- William Fichtner — American character actor William Fichtner
- William Floyd (1734–1821), New York signer of the Declaration of Independence William Floyd
- William Foege: Architect of Smallpox Eradication and Public Health Leader William Foege
- William Forsythe: American character actor known for tough and criminal roles William Forsythe
- William Franklin: Last Royal Governor of New Jersey and Prominent Loyalist William Franklin
- William French Smith
- William Friedkin — American film director, producer and screenwriter William Friedkin
- William G. Morgan: Inventor of Volleyball and YMCA Physical Educator William G. Morgan
- William G. Stewart — English television producer, director and quizmaster William G. Stewart
- William Gallas: French defender and Premier League figure William Gallas
- William George Aston (1841–1911) William George Aston
- William Gibson
- William Godwin: Philosopher, Novelist, and Radical Thinker (1756–1836) William Godwin
- William Golding
- William Goldman
- William Gopallawa: First President of Sri Lanka (1897–1981) William Gopallawa
- William Christie Gosse (1842–1881) — explorer of central Australia William Gosse
- William "Wild Bill" Guarnere William Guarnere
- William H. Crawford (1772–1834) William H. Crawford
- William H. Gass
- William H. H. Miller (1840–1917), U.S. Attorney General William H. H. Miller
- William H. Keeler
- William H. Macy — American character actor, director and teacher William H. Macy
- William H. McRaven — U.S. Navy SEAL leader and former university chancellor William H. McRaven
- William H. Prescott: Life and Work of an Early American Historian William H. Prescott
- William H. Seward: Statesman, Abolitionist and Architect of the Alaska Purchase William H. Seward
- William H. Tunner: architect of large-scale military airlift operations William H. Tunner
- William Hague, Baron Hague of Richmond William Hague
- William Haines: Silent‑Era Star Who Became a Designer William Haines
- William Clark Haines — First Premier of Victoria (1810–1866) William Haines (Australian politician)
- William Hale Thompson
- William Hall-Jones — New Zealand's 16th Prime Minister (interim, 1906) William Hall-Jones
- William Hanna — Animator, Producer, and Co‑founder of Hanna‑Barbera William Hanna
- William Hartnell — first Doctor and English character actor William Hartnell
- William Harvey: Pioneer of Blood Circulation and Cardiac Physiology William Harvey
- William D. Hathaway — Maine Democrat and U.S. legislator (1924–2013) William Hathaway
- William Hawkins: Canadian poet, songwriter and journalist William Hawkins (writer)
- William Noah Hedges: Western Australian entrepreneur and federal MP William Hedges (Australian politician)
- William Henry Bragg
- William Henry Danforth II (1926–2020) William Henry Danforth
- William Henry Harrison: soldier, president, and the shortest U.S. presidency William Henry Harrison
- William Henry Hudson: naturalist, ornithologist and novelist William Henry Hudson
- William Herschel
- William Hickey: character actor and distinctive voice William Hickey
- William Hjortsberg — American novelist and screenwriter William Hjortsberg
- William Hogarth: English painter, printmaker and pioneer of satirical narrative William Hogarth
- William Holden: American film star and Academy Award winner William Holden
- William Holman Hunt: English Pre-Raphaelite Painter William Holman Hunt
- William Hooper: North Carolina Patriot, Lawyer, and Signer of the Declaration William Hooper
- William Hootkins: American character actor and comedian William Hootkins
- William Hovell (1786–1875) — English-born explorer of Australia William Hovell
- William Howard Taft (27th U.S. President and later Chief Justice) William Howard Taft
- William Howard Taft High School (Chicago)
- William Huggins — pioneer of astronomical spectroscopy William Huggins
- William Hurt
- William I of the Netherlands (Willem Frederik, Prince of Orange-Nassau) William I of the Netherlands
- William II of England (William Rufus) William II of England
- William II of the Netherlands
- William III of Aquitaine
- William III and II, Prince of Orange — King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1689–1702) William III of England
- William III (King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg, 1849–1890) William III of the Netherlands
- William IV of the United Kingdom (1765–1837) William IV of the United Kingdom
- William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park
- William J. Keating — American lawyer, businessman and Republican politician William J. Keating
- William J. Livsey (1931–2016): U.S. Army General and Commander in Korea William J. Livsey
- William James (1842–1910) William James
- William Jay Smith (1918–2015) — American poet and former U.S. Poet Laureate William Jay Smith
- William Jennings Bryan: Populist Reformer, Orator, and Democratic Leader William Jennings Bryan
- William Jewell College
- William John Coffee: English modeller and sculptor (1774–1846) William John Coffee
- William John Macquorn Rankine: 19th-century Scottish engineer and thermodynamicist William John Macquorn Rankine
- William John Swainson — English naturalist, illustrator and collector (1789–1855) William John Swainson
- William John Wills: English surveyor and member of the Burke and Wills expedition William John Wills
- William J. McDonough: U.S. central banker and financial executive William Joseph McDonough
- William Joseph Nealon Jr.: U.S. District Judge and Longest-Serving Federal District Judge William Joseph Nealon Jr.
- William Kaelin Jr., Nobel laureate in cellular oxygen sensing William Kaelin Jr.
- William Kahan: pioneer of numerical analysis and floating-point computing William Kahan
- William Katt
- William Kemmler
- William Kidd (Captain Kidd): Scottish privateer turned pirate and his legacy William Kidd
- William F. Knowland — U.S. Senator, Newspaper Publisher, and California Republican Leader William Knowland
- William Krehm
- William L. Guy — Governor of North Dakota (1961–1973) William L. Guy
- William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
- William Langland
- William Lassell: British astronomer and reflecting-telescope innovator William Lassell
- William Laud: Archbishop of Canterbury and Advisor to Charles I William Laud
- William Lawson (Australian explorer and colonial leader) William Lawson
- William Lawson (1774–1850): explorer and colonial official in New South Wales William Lawson (explorer)
- William Le Baron Jenney — Pioneer of the American Skyscraper William Le Baron Jenney
- William Levada — American Cardinal and Vatican Prefect William Levada
- William Lewis (chess player)
- William N. Lipscomb — American chemist and Nobel laureate William Lipscomb
- William Lloyd Garrison: American Abolitionist and Reformer William Lloyd Garrison
- William Lombardy: American chess grandmaster, coach and writer William Lombardy
- William Longsword, second ruler of Normandy William Longsword
- William Luce (American playwright and screenwriter) William Luce
- William Lyon — U.S. Air Force Reserve major general and Chief of Air Force Reserve William Lyon (general)
- William Lyon Mackenzie King
- William M. Branham: mid‑20th century faith healer and influential Pentecostal figure William M. Branham
- William M. Daley: U.S. political aide, commerce secretary, and Chicago mayoral candidate William M. Daley
- William M. Jennings
- William M. Jennings Trophy award in the National Hockey League
- William MacDonald (The Mutilator) — Australian serial killer William MacDonald (serial killer)
- William Makepeace Thackeray: life, work, and literary significance William Makepeace Thackeray
- William Margold
- William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
- William McIlvanney
- William McKinley (1843–1901) William McKinley
- William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum, Canton, Ohio William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum
- William McMahon: Australian prime minister (1971–1972) and longtime parliamentarian William McMahon
- William McPherson — American writer, critic, and Pulitzer Prize winner William McPherson
- William Milliken — Governor of Michigan (1969–1983) William Milliken
- William Monahan
- William Morris
- William Moulton Marston: Psychologist, Inventor, and Creator of Wonder Woman William Moulton Marston
- William Mueller (Trevor Murdoch) — American professional wrestler William Mueller
- William Mullan — Scottish football referee and FIFA official William Mullan
- William Kenzo Nakamura — Japanese American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient William Nakamura
- William Needles: Canadian Shakespearean Actor and Teacher William Needles
- William A. Newsom III — American jurist and trustee William Newsom
- William Nordhaus: economist who integrated climate change into macroeconomic analysis William Nordhaus
- William O'Brien (Royal Navy officer)
- William J. O'Malley, S.J.: Jesuit educator, author, and actor William O'Malley
- William of Ockham
- William of Orange: historical figures and legacy William of Orange
- William Orpen (1878–1931) William Orpen
- William Oughtred: mathematician, inventor of the slide rule and notation pioneer William Oughtred
- William P. Carey (1930–2012) — Founder and sale‑leaseback pioneer William P. Carey
- William P. Frye: Maine Statesman and Long‑Serving U.S. Senator William P. Frye
- William P. Frye
- William P. Murphy — American physician and Nobel laureate William P. Murphy
- William P. Rogers
- William Penn
- William J. Perry — U.S. defense leader, engineer, and public advocate on nuclear risk William Perry
- William Peter Blatty
- William Peter Van Ness
- William Petersen (actor and producer) William Petersen
- William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737–1805) William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
- William Pfaff
- William Phillips (economist)
- William Phipps: American actor and voice of Disney's Prince Charming William Phipps
- William Pitt the Younger: Britain’s youngest prime minister and fiscal reformer William Pitt the Younger
- William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
- William Powell (1892–1984), American actor best known for The Thin Man William Powell
- William Powers Jr.: American attorney, academic and University of Texas president William Powers Jr.
- William Clarke Quantrill William Quantrill
- William R. King (William Rufus deVane King, 1786–1853) William R. King
- William R. Maples — American forensic anthropologist William R. Maples
- William F. Raborn Jr.: U.S. Navy Leader and Director of Central Intelligence William Raborn
- William Ramsay — Scottish chemist and discoverer of the noble gases William Ramsay
- William Randolph Hearst: American publisher, media entrepreneur, and public figure William Randolph Hearst
- William Regal: English wrestler, trainer, and NXT authority William Regal
- William Rehnquist: Chief Justice, conservative jurist, and advocate of federalism William Rehnquist
- William Reynolds (1931–2022), American film and television actor William Reynolds (actor)
- William Riker (Star Trek: The Next Generation) William Riker
- William Roache — English actor and long-serving star of Coronation Street William Roache
- William Robert Graham — American physicist and science policy adviser William Robert Graham
- William S. Rosecrans: Union General, Engineer, and Politician William Rosecrans
- William Ruckelshaus
- William Russell (English actor) William Russell
- William Ruto
- William S. Burroughs: Life, Work, and Influence William S. Burroughs
- William S. Paley: Architect of CBS and 20th-Century Broadcasting William S. Paley
- William Sadler (actor)
- William Safire: American columnist, language commentator and speechwriter William Safire
- William Salyers
- William Saroyan: Armenian‑American writer of plays and short stories William Saroyan
- William Schallert (1922–2016) William Schallert
- William Scranton (1917–2013) — Governor of Pennsylvania and U.S. Ambassador William Scranton
- William Scrots
- William Shakespeare playwright, poet, and actor
- William Shand (1902–1997): Scottish-born Argentine poet, playwright and translator William Shand
- William Shatner: actor, author, cultural icon and spaceflight participant William Shatner
- William 'Strata' Smith: creator of the first geological map William Smith (geologist)
- William Smith O'Brien (1803–1864) William Smith O'Brien
- William Somerset Maugham
- William Standish Knowles — pioneer of asymmetric hydrogenation and Nobel laureate William Standish Knowles
- William Stanley Peart (1922–2019) William Stanley Peart
- William Sterndale Bennett
- William G. Stratton — Governor of Illinois (1953–1961) William Stratton
- William T. Anderson ("Bloody Bill") William T. Anderson
- William Taylor Adams (Oliver Optic): 19th-Century Author and Editor William Taylor Adams
- William Tecumseh Sherman
- William Tell: Swiss folk hero and founding legend William Tell
- William Thaddeus Coleman Jr.
- William the Conqueror
- William the Silent (William I of Orange-Nassau) William the Silent
- William Thomas Stead