People — W
William Cole Stockley
1829 – 1919
conductor
William Coleman
b. 1878
politician
William Coleman Anderson
1853 – 1902
politician
William Coleman
b. 1988
basketball player
William Coleman
1934 – 1988
historian of science
William Coleman
1766 – 1829
journalist
William Coleman
1704 – 1769
lawyer
William Coleman Nevils
1878 – 1955
Catholic priest
William Colenso
1811 – 1899
explorer
William Colepaugh
1918 – 2005
spy
William Colepeper
1664 – 1726
poet
William Coleridge, 5th Baron Coleridge
1937 – 2025
politician
William Coles
1913 – 1979
military personnel
William Coles
1626 – 1662
botanist
William Coles Finch
1864 – 1944
engineer
William Coles
1616 – 1697
lawyer
William Coley
1862 – 1936
physician
William Colfax
1756 – 1838
lawyer
William Colford Schermerhorn
1821 – 1903
businessperson
William Colgate
1783 – 1857
entrepreneur
William Colgate Eaton
1851 – 1936
William Colin Mackenzie
1877 – 1938
physician
William Collard Smith
1830 – 1894
politician
William Collazo
b. 1986
athletics competitor
William Colle
1301 – 1401
politician
William Collett
1839 – 1904
cricketer
William Collier
1585 – 1671
William Collier
1890 – 1954
association football player
William Collier Jr.
1902 – 1987
actor
William Collier Smithers
1795 – 1861
William Collier Sr.
1864 – 1944
film director
William Collingbourne
1435 – 1484
William Collings
1899 – 1961
politician
William Collings Lukis
1817 – 1892
archaeologist
William Collingwood
1819 – 1903
painter
William Collingwood Smith
1815 – 1887
painter
William Collins
1721 – 1759
poet
William Collins
1932 – 1993
canoeist
William Collins
1837 – 1876
cricketer
William Collins
1868 – 1942
cricketer
William Collins Engledue
1813 – 1858
pharmacist
William Collins
1848 – 1932
novelist
William Collins
1788 – 1847
painter
William Collins
politician
William Collins
1793 – 1859
politician
William Collins
1818 – 1878
politician
William Collins
1853 – 1934
politician
William Collins
1789 – 1853
schoolmaster
William Collins
1721 – 1793
sculptor
William Collins
1760 – 1819
settler
William Collins Whitney
1841 – 1904
lawyer
William Collis
1900 – 1975
rugby union player
William Collis Meredith
1812 – 1894
lawyer
William Collum
b. 1979
association football referee
William Collumpton
William Collyer
1842 – 1928
cricketer
William Collyer
1841 – 1908
cricketer
William Colman
b. 1728
William Colquhoun
1814 – 1898
politician
William Colston
William Colston Leigh, Sr.
1901 – 1992
businessperson
William Colt MacDonald
1891 – 1968
writer
William Coltman
politician
William Colton
b. 1946
politician
William Colvill
Christian minister
William Colvin
1858 – 1949
Anglican priest
William Colyear, 3rd Earl of Portmore
1745 – 1823
William Combe
1586 – 1667
politician
William Combe
1742 – 1823
poet
William Combe
1551 – 1610
politician
William Combe
1301 – 1401
politician
William Comer Petheram
1835 – 1922
judge
William Comings White
1890 – 1965
electrical engineer
William Comins
1901 – 1965
athletics competitor
William Commanda
1913 – 2011
artist
William Commerell
1822 – 1858
cricketer
William Como
1925 – 1989
editor
William Compston
1931 – 2025
physicist
William Compton
b. 1989
American football player
William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton
1600 – 1630
politician
William Compton, 4th Marquess of Northampton
1818 – 1897
naval officer
William Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton
1851 – 1913
politician
William Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton
1885 – 1978
military personnel
William Compton Bolton
military officer
William Compton Carr
1918 – 2000
politician
William Compton
1482 – 1528
courtier
William Compton
1625 – 1663
politician
William Comstock
1877 – 1949
politician
William Comstock Green
1802 – 1874
politician
William Comyn, Lord of Badenoch
1200 – 1233
judge
William Comyn, Lord of Kilbride
William Comyn of Kirkintilloch
William Conan Davis
1926 – 2022
scientist
William Conant Church
1836 – 1917
journalist
William Conelan
1895 – 1983
politician
William Congdon
1912 – 1998
painter
William Congreve
1824 – 1887
farmer
William Congreve Alcock
1771 – 1813
politician
William Congreve
1670 – 1729
playwright
William Congreve Russell
1778 – 1850
politician