William

William may refer to:

• William (name), a masculine given name

Royalty

British

• William I of England (1027–1087), aka William the Conqueror, William the Bastard
• William II of England (1056–1100), aka William Rufus
• William I of Scotland (c. 1142–1214), aka William the Lion
• William IX, Count of Poitiers (1153–1156), first son of Henry II of England
• William III of England (1650–1702), also William II of Scotland, aka William of Orange
• William IV of the United Kingdom (1765–1837)
• Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, formerly Prince William of Wales (b. 1982), son of Charles, Prince of Wales

French

• William of Gellone (c.755–814), Count of Toulouse, canonized a saint
• William II, Prince of Orange (1626–1650)
• William IV, Prince of Orange (1711–1751)
• William V, Prince of Orange (1748–1806)

The Netherlands

• William I, Count of Holland (1167–1222)
• William II of Holland (1228–1256), also King of Germany
• William I, Prince of Orange (1533–1584), a.k.a. William the Silent
• William I of the Netherlands (1772–1843)
• William II of the Netherlands (1792–1849)
• William III of the Netherlands (1817–1890)

Sicily

• William I of Sicily (1131–1166), a.k.a. William the Bad or William the Wicked
• William II of Sicily (1155–1189), a.k.a. William the Good
• William III of Sicily (1190–1198)

Cameroon

• William I of Bimbia, 19th century king of the Isubu people
• William II of Bimbia (d. 1882), king of the Isubu people

Other royalty

• William II of Villehardouin (d. 1278), Prince of Achaea
• William of Werle (before 1393/94-1436), Lord of Werle-Güstrow
• William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1852–1912)
• William, Prince of Albania (1876–1945)

Other historical people

British

• William de Corbeil (c.1070–1136), Archbishop of Canterbury
• William of Malmesbury (c.1080-c.1143), English historian and monk
• William of Tyre (c.1130–1185), Archbishop of Tyre, chronicler of the Crusades
• William of Norwich (c.1132–1144), saint and martyr
• William of York (died 1154), Archbishop of York and saint
• William (bishop of Moray) (died 1162), Roman Catholic bishop in Scotland
• William of Ramsey (fl. 1219), 13th century monk and hagiographer
• William of Ockham (c. 1288-c.1348), English friar and philosopher, originator of Occam's Razor
• William of Wykeham (1320–1404), Bishop of Winchester, founder of Winchester College and New College, Oxford

French

• William I, Duke of Normandy (r. 927–942), second Duke of Normandy
• William of Poitiers (c.1020–1090), Norman chronicler, chaplain to William the Conqueror
• William de St-Calais (d. 1096), a.k.a. William of St. Carilef, Norman abbot, Bishop of Durham
• William of Champeaux (1070–1121), French philosopher and theologian
• William of Conches (c.1090-c.1154), French scholastic philosopher, tutor of Henry II of England
• William of Donjeon (c.1155–1209), a.k.a. St. William of Bourges and St. William the Confessor, French archbishop
• William the Clerk 13th century Scoto-Norman poet, writer of the Old French Roman de Fergus
• William the Clerk of Normandy, 13th century Norman cleric and Old French poet
• William of Auxerre (d. 1231), French theologian

Others

• William (marcha orientalis), 9th century margrave of the March of Pannonia, part of the Carolingian Empire
• William, Archbishop of Mainz (929–968), German bishop, son of Emperor Otto the Great
• William of St-Thierry (c.1085–1148), theologian and mystic, abbot of St. Thierry
• William of Moerbeke (1215–1286), Flemish bishop, translator of philosophical, medical, and scientific texts

Other contemporary people

• will.i.am, American musician, member of the Black Eyed Peas
• William (Vilavancode MLA), Indian politician

Fictional characters

• William Brown (fictional boy), main character of the Just William novel series
• Baby William, son of Dana Scully and Fox Mulder in the American television series, The X-Files

Other uses

• "William" (song), from the album The Others by English indie rock band The Others

See also

• Wilhelm (disambiguation)
• Saint William (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with "William"