People — W
William Beatson
1807 – 1870
architect
William Beattie
1864 – 1931
photographer
William Beattie-Brown
1831 – 1909
painter
William Beattie Gordon
1862 – 1943
politician
William Beattie Nesbitt
1866 – 1913
politician
William Beattie
1793 – 1875
physician
William Beattie
1942 – 2025
politician
William Beattie
1889 – 1917
rugby league player
William Beatton Moonie
1883 – 1961
composer
William Beatty
1835 – 1898
politician
William Beatty Archer
1793 – 1870
politician
William Beatty Kelly
1875 – 1948
politician
William Beatty-Kingston
1837 – 1900
writer
William Beatty
1787 – 1851
politician
William Beatty
rugby union player
William Beatty
1773 – 1842
surgeon
William Beaty Boyd
1923 – 2020
academic administrator
William "Beau" Harrison
b. 1993
William Beauchamp
politician
William Beauchamp Nevill
1860 – 1939
writer
William Beauchamp
politician
William Beauchamp
William Beauchamp Wildman
b. 1852
William Beauclerc Otway
b. 1819
gold miner
William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans
1840 – 1898
politician
William Beauclerk, 8th Duke of St Albans
1766 – 1825
William Beauclerk, 9th Duke of St Albans
1801 – 1849
cricketer
William Beaudine
1892 – 1970
actor
William Beaumont
1427 – 1453
William Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Beaumont
1438 – 1507
William Beaumont
1785 – 1853
military physician
William Beauvais
b. 1956
composer
William Beavers
1935 – 2024
politician
William Beavis
geneticist
William Beaw
1616 – 1706
William Beazley
1854 – 1912
politician
William Bebb
1802 – 1873
lawyer
William Bebb Richardson
1912 – 2006
mammalogist
William Bebbington
1856 – 1939
politician
William Bechtel
b. 1951
philosopher
William Beck
b. 1976
actor
William Beck
1884 – 1957
William Beck
architect
William Beck
1929 – 2017
athlete
William Beck Ochiltree
1811 – 1867
politician
William Beck
1823 – 1911
politician
William Beck
1894 – 1975
sport cyclist
William Beck, Sr.
b. 1934
politician
William Becke
1916 – 2009
military personnel
William Becket
1684 – 1738
surgeon
William Beckett
1870 – 1965
politician
William Beckett
1862 – 1956
civil engineer
William Beckett-Denison
1826 – 1890
banker
William Beckett
1784 – 1863
politician
William Beckett
b. 1985
singer
William Beckford
1709 – 1770
politician
William Beckford of Somerley
1744 – 1799
entrepreneur
William Beckford
1760 – 1844
writer
William Becklean
b. 1936
coxswain
William Beckley
monk
William Beckley
1930 – 2015
actor
William Beckman
1881 – 1933
amateur wrestler
William Beckmann
William Becknell
1790 – 1856
politician
William Beckner
b. 1941
mathematician
William Beckwith
1795 – 1871
military leader
William Beckwith McInnes
1889 – 1939
painter
William Beckwith
b. 1952
sculptor
William Becton
b. 1968
songwriter
William Bede Dalley
1831 – 1888
solicitor
William Bede Melville
politician
William Bedell
1571 – 1642
translator
William Bedell Stanford
1910 – 1984
politician
William Bedford
1781 – 1852
justice of the peace
William Bedford
association football player
William Bedford
b. 1963
basketball player
William Bedford
1764 – 1827
naval officer
William Bedford Van Lare
1904 – 1969
judge
William Bedle
1679 – 1768
cricketer
William Bedloe
1650 – 1680
spy
William Bedster
1750 – 1805
cricketer
William Bedwell
1561 – 1632
lexicographer
William Bee Ravenel III
1914 – 1968
teacher
William Beebe
1877 – 1962
explorer
William Beecham
1799 – 1869
cricketer
William Beeche
politician
William Beecher
1628 – 1694
politician
William Beecher
1580 – 1651
diplomat
William Beecher Scoville
1906 – 1984
surgeon
William Beechey
1753 – 1839
painter
William Beedie
1894 – 1951
association football player
William Beehan
b. 1853
politician
William Beeley
William Beeman
b. 1947
anthropologist
William Beer
b. 1988
cricketer
William Bees
1871 – 1938
military personnel
William Beesley
1895 – 1966
military personnel
William Beeston
politician
William Beeston
1606 – 1682
actor
William Beeston
1636 – 1702
judge