People — W
William Russell
1896 – 1958
fencer
William Russell Flint
1880 – 1969
painter
William Russell Grace
1832 – 1904
politician
William Russell Houck
1926 – 2016
Catholic priest
William Russell Kelly
1905 – 1998
business executive
William Russell
1257 – 1311
knight
William Russell Lane-Joynt
1855 – 1921
sport shooter
William Russell
1821 – 1879
linguist
William Russell, Lord Russell
1639 – 1683
politician
William Russell
1740 – 1818
merchant
William Russell
1805 – 1876
novelist
William Russell
1777 – 1813
organist
William Russell
1852 – 1940
pathologist
William Russell
1798 – 1873
pedagogue
William Russell
1857 – 1896
politician
William Russell
1643 – 1705
politician
William Russell
1735 – 1793
politician
William Russell
1758 – 1825
politician
William Russell
1782 – 1845
politician
William Russell
1798 – 1850
politician
William Russell
1807 – 1866
politician
William Russell
1838 – 1913
politician
William Russell
1842 – 1912
politician
William Russell
1859 – 1937
politician
William Russell Robertson
1853 – 1930
William Russell Robinson
1942 – 2020
politician
William Russell
1880 – 1933
rugby union player
William Russell Sedgfield
1826 – 1902
photographer
William Russell Smith
1815 – 1896
politician
William Russell
1924 – 2024
stage actor
William Russell Walker
b. 1944
missionary
William Russell Willcox
1863 – 1940
lawyer
William Russell
1741 – 1793
writer
William Russo
1928 – 2003
conductor
William Rust
1903 – 1949
journalist
William Rutherford
1798 – 1871
mathematician
William Rutherford Benn
1855 – 1921
William Rutherford Mead
1846 – 1928
engineer
William Rutherford
1839 – 1899
physiologist
William Rutherford Sanders
1828 – 1881
physician
William Ruthven
1893 – 1970
soldier
William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie
1541 – 1584
politician
William Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven
1401 – 1528
William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven
William Ruthven Smith
1868 – 1941
military officer
William Rutledge
1806 – 1876
politician
William Ruto
b. 1966
politician
William Rutson
1791 – 1867
politician
William Rutter
1401 – 1541
politician
William Rutter Dawes
1799 – 1868
astronomer
William Rutty
1687 – 1730
physician
William Ruud
b. 1953
William Ruxton
1697 – 1751
politician
William Ruxton Davison
1850 – 1893
explorer
William Ryan
b. 1988
sailor
William Ryan
association football player
William Ryan
1887 – 1938
journalist
William Ryan
1840 – 1925
politician
William Ryan
1921 – 1994
politician
William Ryan
1923 – 2002
psychologist
William Ryan
1919 – 1942
rugby league player
William Rydelere
politician
William Rydelere
politician
William Ryder
1544 – 1611
politician
William Ryder
b. 1790
William Ryder
politician
William Ryder Richardson
1861 – 1920
rugby union player
William Ryder
b. 1982
rugby union player
William Ryerson
1797 – 1872
William Ryerson Dempsey
1856 – 1914
politician
William Rylaarsdam
1937 – 2020
lawyer
William Ryland
1770 – 1846
William Ryle
1834 – 1881
manufacturer
William Ryley
William Rymal
1759 – 1852
William Rynne
William Ryott Maughan
1863 – 1933
politician
William Ryrie
1805 – 1856
William Ryves
1570 – 1648
judge
William S. Adams
1892 – 1930
cinematographer
William S. Allen
1857 – 1926
politician
William S. Anderson
1919 – 2021
businessperson
William S. Archer
1789 – 1855
politician
William S. B. Lacy
1910 – 1978
William S. Ballenger, Sr.
William S. Banowsky
1936 – 2019
academic
William S. Baring-Gould
1913 – 1967
novelist
William S. Barker
b. 1934
editor
William S. Barry
1821 – 1868
politician
William S. Baylor
1831 – 1862
lawyer
William S. Beardsley
1901 – 1954
politician
William S. Beaton
1896 – 1956
politician
William S. Bennet II
1934 – 2009
businessperson
William S. Benson
1855 – 1932
military officer
William S. Bishop
1805 – 1863
lawyer
William S. Bond
1876 – 1951
tennis player
William S. Bond
1839 – 1892
William S. Bowdern
1897 – 1983
Catholic priest
William S. Bowman
1822 – 1901
politician
William S. Boylston
1927 – 1992
politician