People — W
William of Paris
Catholic priest
William of Perth
1150 – 1201
monk
William of Poitiers
1020 – 1090
writer
William of Pontoise
Catholic priest
William of Ramsey
biographer
William of Rennes
poet
William of Rosenberg
1535 – 1592
politician
William of Rubruck
1220 – 1293
explorer
William of Saint-Amour
1202 – 1272
professor
William of Saint-Cloud
1300 – 1301
astronomer
William of Sainte-Mère-Église
1150 – 1224
Catholic priest
William of Saliceto
1210 – 1280
physician
William of Salisbury, 2nd Earl of Salisbury
1150 – 1196
William of Santo Stefano
William of Savoy
Catholic priest
William of Sens
architect
William of Septimania
826 – 850
aristocrat
William of Sherwood
1200 – 1272
teacher
William of Shoreham
poet
William of Soissons
mathematician
William of St Albans
monk
William of St. Barbara
1080 – 1152
Catholic priest
William of St Paul
Catholic priest
William of St-Thierry
1075 – 1148
theologian
William of Talou
1050 – 1099
feudatory
William of the Principate
1020 – 1080
condottiero
William of Tripoli
1250 – 1273
ethnologist
William of Tyre
1130 – 1186
historian
William of Volpiano
962 – 1031
architect
William of Waddington
1200 – 1250
poet
William of Wallingford
monk
William of Werle
1393 – 1436
William of Wrotham
1180 – 1217
judge
William of Wykeham
1324 – 1404
architect
William of York
1050 – 1154
Latin Catholic priest
William of Ypres
1090 – 1164
feudatory
William Ofori Atta
1910 – 1988
diplomat
William Ofori Boafo
b. 1946
politician
William Óg de Burgh
warrior
William Óge Martyn
politician
William Ogier
1863 – 1941
cricketer
William Ogilby
1808 – 1873
naturalist
William Ogilvie
1846 – 1912
surveyor
William Ogilvie
1736 – 1819
economist
William Ogilvie
1740 – 1832
scholar
William Ogilvy
1793 – 1871
politician
William Ogle
1827 – 1912
statistician
William Ogle, 1st Viscount Ogle
politician
William Ogle Carr
1802 – 1856
judge
William Ogle
1653 – 1718
politician
William O’Higgins
1794 – 1853
Catholic priest
William Ohly
1883 – 1955
anthropologist
William Oke
1857 – 1923
judge
William Oke Manning
1879 – 1958
military flight engineer
William Okeden
1662 – 1718
politician
William Okpara
b. 1968
association football player
William Oktavec
1884 – 1956
draftsperson
William Oland Bourne
1819 – 1901
writer
William Olander
1950 – 1989
exhibition curator
William Oldfield
1881 – 1961
trade unionist
William Oldfield Cautley
1822 – 1864
politician
William Oldhall
1390 – 1460
politician
William Oldham
1887 – 1965
rugby union player
William Oldnall Russell
1785 – 1833
judge
William Oldrey
naval officer
William Oldroyd
b. 1979
film director
William Oldsworth
politician
William Oldys
1696 – 1761
antiquarian
William Ole Ntimama
1928 – 2016
politician
William Olin Stillman
1856 – 1924
animal rights advocate
William Oliphant
1551 – 1628
judge
William Oliphant Hutchison
1889 – 1970
painter
William Oliphant, Lord of Aberdalgie
William Oliphant
William Oliveira
b. 1992
association football player
William Oliveira
b. 1984
association football player
William Oliver
1899 – 1973
politician
William Oliver
b. 1892
association football player
William Oliver
1901 – 1981
diplomat
William Oliver Hamilton
1876 – 1951
basketball coach
William Oliver
1804 – 1853
painter
William Oliver
1823 – 1901
painter
William Oliver
1659 – 1716
physician
William Oliver
1695 – 1764
physician
William Oliver
politician
William Oliver
1860 – 1951
politician
William Oliver Rose
1871 – 1936
politician
William Oliver
1800 – 1848
singer-songwriter
William Oliver Stevens
1878 – 1955
writer
William Oliver Stone
1830 – 1875
painter
William Ollis
1871 – 1940
association football player
William Olpherts
1822 – 1902
military personnel
William Olsen
b. 1954
poet
William Olson
1873 – 1931
politician
William Olvis
1958 – 2014
composer
William Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow
1853 – 1911
politician
William Onslow, 6th Earl of Onslow
1913 – 1971
military personnel
William Onyeabor
1946 – 2017
singer
William Opdyke
b. 1958
computer scientist
William Openshaw
1852 – 1915
cricketer