People — W
William Rickard
William Rickart Hepburn
politician
William Rickatson Dykes
1877 – 1925
botanist
William Ricketts
1898 – 1993
sculptor
William Rickford
1768 – 1854
banker
William Rickford Collett
1810 – 1882
banker
William Rickhill
1301 – 1447
politician
William Rickman
1715 – 1783
physician
William Riddell
1807 – 1847
Catholic priest
William Riddet
1896 – 1958
academic
William Ridding
1830 – 1900
cricketer
William Ride
1926 – 2011
zoologist
William Ridenour
b. 1958
politician
William Rider
1723 – 1785
lexicographer
William Ridgeway
1858 – 1926
anthropologist
William Ridgeway
1765 – 1817
writer
William Ridgley Morris
1811 – 1889
politician
William Ridley
1836 – 1911
missionary
William Ridley
1819 – 1878
anthropologist
William Ridley Colborne
1814 – 1846
politician
William Ridley Wills
1897 – 1957
novelist
William Ridsdel
1844 – 1931
William Riedell
1904 – 1952
sport shooter
William Riefkohl
b. 1939
businessperson
William Rieger
1922 – 2009
politician
William Rigg
1877 – 1966
priest
William Rigg
1847 – 1926
politician
William Riggs
1896 – 1973
politician
William Rigley
1852 – 1897
cricketer
William Rignold
1836 – 1904
stage actor
William Riley
businessperson
William Riley
1852 – 1937
architect
William Riley
1888 – 1917
cricketer
William Riley
1892 – 1955
cricketer
William Riley Dunham
1856 – 1921
politician
William Riley Parker
1906 – 1968
university teacher
William Rimmer
1816 – 1879
painter
William Rimmer
1862 – 1936
conductor
William Ringrose
1871 – 1943
cricketer
William Ringrose Gelston Atkins
1884 – 1959
chemist
William Ringwood
William Rintoul
1870 – 1936
chemist
William Riordan
rugby union player
William "Rip" Robertson
1920 – 1970
military officer
William Ripia
b. 1985
rugby union player
William Ripley Brown
1840 – 1916
politician
William Ripper
1853 – 1937
engineer
William Rishanger
1250 – 1312
historian
William Ritchie
1817 – 1862
barrister
William Ritchie
b. 1895
association football player
William Ritchie
1781 – 1831
journalist
William Ritchie
1790 – 1837
physicist
William Ritchie
1882 – 1940
rugby union player
William Ritchie Russell
1903 – 1980
neurologist
William Ritchie Sorley
1855 – 1935
historian
William Ritchie
b. 1758
teacher
William Rittenhouse
1794 – 1862
politician
William Rittenhouse
1644 – 1708
preacher
William Ritter
1867 – 1955
journalist
William Ritter
1870 – 1943
baseball player
William Rivers
1788 – 1856
military officer
William Rivers Pitt
1971 – 2022
journalist
William Rivier
1882 – 1974
chess player
William Riviere
1806 – 1876
painter
William Roach
1914 – 1944
cricketer
William Roache
b. 1932
actor
William Robarts
1786 – 1820
politician
William Robb
1895 – 1976
association football player
William Robb
1927 – 2002
association football player
William Robb
1888 – 1961
military officer
William Robbie
1849 – 1929
politician
William Robbins
1885 – 1963
athletics competitor
William Robbins
actor
William Robe
1765 – 1820
military personnel
William Roberson
William Robert Barker
b. 1948
botanist
William Robert Baxter
b. 1960
William Robert Bell
1845 – 1913
farmer
William Robert Berkley
1946 – 2026
business executive
William Robert Black
1859 – 1930
William Robert Bousfield
1854 – 1943
politician
William Robert Braden
1858 – 1922
politician
William Robert Brady
1956 – 2023
politician
William Robert Brooks
1844 – 1921
astronomer
William Robert Broughton
1762 – 1821
explorer
William Robert Brownlow
1830 – 1901
Catholic priest
William Robert Button
1895 – 1921
military personnel
William Robert Campbell
1835 – 1905
diplomat
William Robert Chaplin
William Robert Collinson
1912 – 1995
lawyer
William Robert Colton
1867 – 1921
sculptor
William Robert Copeland
1799 – 1867
William Robert Cornish
1828 – 1896
military physician
William Robert Daly
1871 – 1935
actor
William Robert Dashiell
1863 – 1939
military personnel
William Robert Davidge
1879 – 1961
architect
William Robert Fossey Bolton
1905 – 1973
businessperson
William Robert Gordon
1872 – 1955
painter
William Robert Gorham Ebun Priddy
1926 – 2003
William Robert Graham
b. 1937
physicist