William Cox

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William Cox may refer to:

  • William Cox (athlete) (1904–1996), United States Olympic medallist
  • William Cox (governor) (born 1936), known as Bill Cox, Governor of the state of Tasmania, Australia
  • William Cox (pioneer) (1764–1837), constructor of the road across the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia
  • William Cox (UK politician) (1817–1889), Member of Parliament for Finsbury 1857–1859, 1861–1865
  • William B. Cox (1910–1989), president of the American Football League, 1941, later owner of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team
  • William Denton Cox (1883–1912), heroic steward aboard RMS Titanic
  • William D. Cox (1910–1989), American businessman and sports executive
  • William E. Cox (1861–1942), U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • William George Cox (c. 1821–1878), Gold Commissioner for the Cariboo and Boundary Districts in the Colony of British Columbia, Canada during the Rock Creek Gold Rush
  • William Harold Cox (1901–1988), U.S. federal judge
  • William Hopkinson Cox (1856–1950), American politician; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
  • William John Cox (born 1941), American public interest lawyer, prosecutor, author and political activist
  • William R. Cox (1832–1911), Confederate general in the United States Civil War, later Secretary of the United States
  • William Robert Cox (1901–1988), prolific writer of short stories and Western and Mystery novels mainly for the pulp and paperback markets
  • William Samuel Cox (1831–1895), Australian racecourse owner, namesake of the Cox Plate
  • William Sands Cox (1802–1875), surgeon in Birmingham, England
  • William Sitgreaves Cox (1790–1874), court-martialled acting third lieutenant of the USS Chesapeake
  • William Wesley Cox (1865–1948), Presidential, Vice Presidential, and perennial U.S. Senate candidate of the Socialist Labor Party
  • Bill Cox (American football) (born 1929), former American football end
  • Bill Cox (baseball) (1913–1988), Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Billy Cox (born 1941), American bassist best known for playing with guitarist Jimi Hendrix
  • Billy Cox (baseball) (1919–1978), American Major League Baseball middle infielder

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