William Ward

William Ward may refer to:

Athletics

• William Ward (1893–1968), American boxer who fought under the name Kid Norfolk
• William Ward (cricketer) (1787–1849), English cricketer, scorer of the first ever double-century
• William Ward (American football), American football coach at the University of Michigan in 1896
• Billy Ward (rugby league), William "Billy" Ward, rugby league footballer of the 1910s for Great Britain, England, and Leeds

Military

• William Ward (Texas) (?- 1836), American Lieutenant-Colonel during the Texas Revolution
• William E. Ward, American general officer of the United States Army; inaugural combatant commander of United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM)
• William H. Ward (1840–1927), American army officer and Medal of Honor recipient
• William Thomas Ward (1808–1878), American army general and congressman from Kentucky

Politics

• William Ward (16th century MP), in 1547 MP for Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency)
• William Ward (Pennsylvania) (1837–1895), American politician, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
• William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley (1867–1932), British politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Governor-General of Australia
• William Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley (1894–1969), British Conservative politician
• William Ward, 3rd Viscount Dudley and Ward (1750–1823), British peer and politician
• William L. Ward (1856–1933), American politician, US Representative from New York
• William Dudley Ward (1877–1946), British Liberal politician and Olympic sailor
• William Ward (mayor) (1807–1889), English Mayor of Oxford

Religion

• William Ward (priest) (c. 1560–1641), English Roman Catholic martyr
• William Ward (missionary) (1769–1823), British pioneer, Baptist missionary
• William George Ward (1812–1882), English Roman Catholic theologian and mathematician
• William Hayes Ward (1835–1916), American clergyman, editor, and Orientalist

Other fields

• William Ward (Utah architect) (1827-1893) an architect in Utah
• William Ward (Pittsburgh) (born 1922) longtime Pittsburgh Police supervisor, Acting Chief in 1986.
• William Ward (engraver) (1762–1826), English engraver
• William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley (1817–1885), British peer and benefactor
• William Ward, 4th Earl of Dudley (born 1920), British peer
• William Arthur Ward (1921–1994), American motivational writer
• Adolphus William Ward (1837–1924), English historian and man of letters

See also

• Bill Ward (disambiguation)