William Abbott

William Abbott or Billy Abbott may refer to:

• William Abbott (manager) (before 1810–after 1841), English theatrical impresario who, following work with London's Haymarket Theatre, moved to South Carolina in United States, operating New Charleston Theatre from 1837 to 1841
• William Hawkins Abbott (1819–1901), American pioneer oil producer and trader who, in Pennsylvania city of Titusville, established first petroleum refinery in 1861, followed by first retail coal enterprise and first oil pipeline
• William Louis Abbott (1860–1936), American physician and philanthropist who gained renown as ornithologist, field naturalist and explorer; donated to Smithsonian extensive collections of biological specimens and ethnological artifacts
• William Abbott (legislator) (before 1875–after 1891), Australian political figure in New South Wales Legislative Assembly; Protectionist Party member representing Electoral district of Upper Hunter from 1889 to 1891
• William Abbott (footballer) (before 1876–after 1893), English outside-left, born in Yorkshire, who played in Football League during 1890s, for Riddings, Poollsbrook United, Chesterfield Town, Walgrave and, most notably, Derby County in 1893
• William Alexander Abbott (1895–1974), birth name of American vaudeville and film actor Bud Abbott who partnered with Lou Costello in comedy team Abbott and Costello
• William Osler Abbott (1902–1943), American physician noted as co-developer of Miller-Abbott tube, used in decompression and stenting of small intestine, and also for co-devising Abbot-Rawson tube; died of leukemia at age 41

Fictional characters

• Billy Abbott, child/adult character on American daytime drama The Young and the Restless; born in 1993, he was rapidly aged through subsequent recastings and has been played by actor Billy Miller since September 2008

See also

• William, Abbot of Saint Florent (before 1045–after 1070), Corsican clergyman, son of French nobleman Rivallon I of Dol; served as abbot in Haute-Corse commune of Saint Florent during 1070
• William Abbot (martyr) (before 1576–1596), English Catholic, from Yorkshire town of Howden, who was executed on 29 November 1596 along with Catholics William Knight (martyr), George Errington and William Gibson
• William Abbotts (1736–1805), English landowner in Warwickshire who, in 1784, discovered medicinal spring on his land, thus co-founding, in 1786, "Original Baths" which, along with later springs, turned Leamington into resort town
• William Abbot (1790–1843), English actor on stage since age 16; first London appearance in 1808; success at Covent Garden in 1813, in light comedy and melodrama; in 1830 played Romeo to Fanny Kemble's Juliet; died in U.S.
• William Abbott Moseley (1798–1873), American physician, lawyer and legislator; Whig from New York who served in State Senate from 1838 to 1841 and represented 32^nd congressional district from 1843 to 1847
• William Abbott Herdman (1858–1924), Scottish marine zoologist, oceanographer and academic who authored studies of Irish Sea fauna; endowed Herdman chair of geology in 1916 and oceanography in 1919
• William Abbott Oldfather (1880–1945), American classical scholar and academic at University of Illinois from 1909 until his death; brother of classical scholar Charles Henry Oldfather (1887–1954); both were classical translators
• Jeffrey William Abbott (born 1972), American baseball player; outfielder in major leagues from 1997 to 2001 who played for Chicago White Sox and Florida Marlins
• Abbott (surname)