People — W
William Wirt
1772 – 1834
lawyer
William Wirt Adams
1819 – 1888
politician
William Wirt Clayton
1812 – 1885
businessperson
William Wirt Culbertson
1835 – 1911
politician
William Wirt Hastings
1866 – 1938
politician
William Wirt Henry
1831 – 1900
lawyer
William Wirt Howe
1833 – 1909
jurist
William Wirt Kimball
1848 – 1930
military officer
William Wirt Vaughan
1831 – 1878
politician
William Wirt Virgin
1823 – 1893
lawyer
William Wirt Watkins
1826 – 1898
politician
William Wirt Winchester
1837 – 1881
entrepreneur
William Wirtz
1887 – 1965
basketball coach
William Wise
b. 1923
writer
William Wiseman
judge
William Wishart
1201 – 1279
Catholic priest
William Wishart
1692 – 1753
Christian minister
William Wishart
1660 – 1729
civil servant
William Wisher Jr.
1955 – 2026
screenwriter
William Wister Haines
1908 – 1989
screenwriter
William Wiswesser
1914 – 1989
chemist
William Witham
William Wither Beach
1826 – 1901
politician
William Withering
1741 – 1799
botanist
William Witherle Lawrence
1876 – 1958
Germanist
William Withers
1657 – 1721
politician
William Withers
1823 – 1913
journalist
William Witney
1915 – 2002
actor
William Witt
b. 1950
politician
William Witte
1907 – 1992
Germanist
William Wittrick
1922 – 1986
civil engineer
William Wodehouse
1706 – 1737
politician
William Wogan
1638 – 1708
judge
William Wogan
William Wogan
1678 – 1758
writer
William Wohlforth
b. 1959
political scientist
William Wolbert
1883 – 1918
actor
William Wolf
1925 – 2020
critic
William Wolf
b. 1935
politician
William Wolfe
1924 – 2010
politician
William Wolfe Capes
1834 – 1914
librarian
William Wolff
1927 – 2020
journalist
William Wolfskill
1798 – 1866
winegrower
William Wollaston
1659 – 1724
philosopher
William Wollaston
1731 – 1797
politician
William Wollaston
1693 – 1757
politician
William Wolman
1927 – 2011
economist
William Wolryche-Whitmore
1787 – 1858
politician
William Wolseley
1640 – 1697
military officer
William Wolseley
1756 – 1842
naval officer
William Wolstenholme
1865 – 1931
composer
William Womack Heath
1903 – 1971
diplomat
William Wondriska
1931 – 2016
illustrator
William Wongso
b. 1947
businessperson
William Woo
1936 – 2006
journalist
William Wood
b. 1900
association football player
William Wood
1808 – 1894
William Wood
1862 – 1908
William Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley
1801 – 1881
judge
William Wood
1888 – 1971
amateur wrestler
William Wood
1907 – 1958
association football player
William Wood
1904 – 1961
association football player
William Wood
b. 1910
association football player
William Wood
1745 – 1808
botanist
William Wood
1946 – 2000
competitive diver
William Wood
1849 – 1924
cricketer
William Wood Crump
1819 – 1897
lawyer
William Wood Deane
1825 – 1873
painter
William Wood
1881 – 1940
marathon runner
William Wood
1671 – 1730
metallurgist
William Wood
1816 – 1872
politician
William Wood
1827 – 1884
politician
William Wood
1869 – 1953
politician
William Wood
politician
William Wood Porter
1826 – 1907
judge
William Wood (Scottish surgeon)
1782 – 1858
surgeon
William Wood
Screenwriter
William Wood-Sims
1858 – 1926
cricketer
William Wood
1774 – 1857
surgeon
William Wood
1872 – 1956
trade unionist
William Wood
1822 – 1885
writer
William Woodall
b. 2000
tennis player
William Woodall
1832 – 1901
politician
William Woodard
1896 – 1973
academic
William Woodbridge
1819 – 1888
politician
William Woodbridge
1780 – 1861
politician
William Woodbridge
1755 – 1836
writer
William Woodburn
1838 – 1915
politician
William Woodburn Skiles
1849 – 1904
politician
William Woodbury
1892 – 1983
cricketer
William Woodbury Hicks
1896 – 1966
engineer
William Woodcock
b. 1987
athletics competitor
William Woodfall
1746 – 1803
newspaper editor
William Woodfield
1928 – 2001
photographer
William Woodford
1330 – 1397
friar
William Woodford
1858 – 1944
William Woodford
1734 – 1780
military officer
William Woodhouse
1856 – 1938
cricketer
William Woodhouse
1857 – 1939
painter
William Woodhouse
1517 – 1564
politician