William Campbell
Appearance
William, Willy, Will, Billy, or Bill Campbell may refer to:
Government officials
- Lord William Campbell (c. 1731–1778), Scottish-born Royal Governor of Nova Scotia and South Carolina
- William Campbell, 2nd Baron Stratheden and Campbell (1824–1893), British peer and Liberal politician
- William John Campbell, Creole mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone
- William Robert Campbell (fl. 1860s), British colonial Inspector General of Police of Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
- William Campbell, Lord Skerrington (1855–1927), Scottish law lord
Canada
- William Campbell (judge) (1758–1834), Scottish-born Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Upper Canada
- William Campbell (Canadian politician) (born 1929), Canadian House of Commons, 1979–1980
- William Campbell (Prince Edward Island politician) (1836–1909), farmer and political figure
- William A. Campbell (1873–1934), Alberta provincial politician
- William Bennett Campbell (1943–2008), former premier of Prince Edward Island
- Bill Campbell (Nova Scotia politician) (1919–2003), Canadian politician in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
- William Neil Campbell (1885–1979), Canadian politician
United States
- William Campbell (California politician) (1935–2015), American politician
- William Campbell (surveyor) (c. 1767–1844), American physician and politician from New York, of Cherry Valley, Otsego County
- William B. Campbell (1807–1867), governor of Tennessee
- William J. Campbell (Illinois politician) (1850–1896), American politician (23rd Lieutenant Governor of Illinois)
- William Joseph Campbell (1905–1988), U.S. federal judge
- William L. Campbell Jr. (born 1969), U.S federal judge
- William W. Campbell (New York) (1806–1881), U.S. congressman from New York
- William W. Campbell (New York state senator) (1870–1934), American lawyer and politician from New York
- William Wildman Campbell (1853–1927), U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Bill Campbell (California politician) (born 1942), Republican politician from California
- Bill Campbell (mayor) (born 1953), former mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
- William Douglas Campbell, lobbyist and FBI informant in 2017
Australia
- William Campbell (Victorian politician) (1810–1896), pastoralist and member of the Victorian Legislative Council
- William Campbell (New South Wales politician) (1838–1906), New South Wales politician
- William Henry Campbell (Queensland politician) (1846–1919), Queensland politician and newspaper editor/proprietor
- Bill Campbell (Victorian politician) (1920–1996), Victorian politician
Sports
- William Campbell (sport shooter) (1919–?), Irish Olympic sport shooter
- William Alexander Campbell (born 1961), Australian vascular surgeon and former Wallabies rugby player
- Willie Campbell (hurler) (1918–?), Irish hurler
- Bill Campbell (sportscaster) (1923–2014), sportscaster in the Philadelphia area
Association football
- William Campbell (footballer) (1865–?), Scottish forward with various clubs including Preston North End, Darwen and Newton Heath
- Willie Campbell (footballer) (c. 1900–?), Scottish footballer
- Billy Campbell (footballer, born 1920) (1920–1994), Scotland international footballer (Greenock Morton FC)
- Billy Campbell (Northern Irish footballer) (born 1944), Northern Ireland international footballer (Sunderland AFC, Dundee FC, Motherwell FC)
Australian rules football
- Bill Campbell (footballer, born 1883) (1883–1954), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy
- Bill Campbell (footballer, born 1904) (1904–2007), Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne
Baseball
- Bill Campbell (baseball) (born 1948), former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Billy Campbell (baseball) (1873–1957), baseball player
Golf
- William C. Campbell (golfer) (1923–2013), former president of the United States Golf Association
- Willie Campbell (golfer) (1862–1900), Scottish golfer
Gridiron football
- William Campbell (American football) (born 1991), American football offensive guard
- Bill Campbell (gridiron football) (1920–1974), American player of gridiron football
Military figures
- William Campbell (general) (1745–1781), Virginia militia general in the American Revolution
- William Campbell (Medal of Honor, 1838) (1838–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- William Campbell (Medal of Honor, 1840) (1840–1919), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- William A. Campbell (Tuskegee Airman) (1917–2012), African American pilot
- William Charles Campbell (1889–1958), World War I fighter pilot
- William Hunter Campbell (1839–1862), Ohio civilian who worked for the Union Army during the American Civil War
- William Pitcairn Campbell (1856–1933), British Army general during World War I
- William J. Campbell (general) (1931–2017), American Air Force general
- William Campbell (British army adjutant) (died 1779) killed in battle at West Haven, Connecticut
- William Edward Campbell, better known as William March (1893–1954), American soldier and novelist
Entertainment
- William Campbell (filmmaker), television and film producer, documentary filmmaker, and photojournalist
- William L. Campbell (1946–2005), film editor of Storm 1987
- William M. Campbell, president of Discovery Networks U.S.
- Bill Campbell (illustrator) (born 1920), illustrator for the Hawk Model Company
- Billy Campbell (TV executive) (born 1959), American TV executive producer
- William Wilfred Campbell (1858–1918), Canadian poet
Actors
- William Campbell (actor, born 1923) (1923–2011), American film and television actor
- Billy Gilbert (silent film actor) (William V. Campbell, 1891–1961), American silent film actor
- Billy Campbell (born 1959), American actor sometimes referred to as William Oliver Campbell or Bill Campbell
Musicians
- Junior Campbell (William Campbell, born 1947), musician & composer
- William Campbell (Scottish musician) (fl1990s), Scottish musician
Religious figures
- William Campbell (missionary) (1841–1921), Presbyterian missionary to Taiwan
- William Rickarby Campbell (1840–1918), New Zealand Presbyterian minister
- Will Campbell (Baptist minister) (1924–2013), American Baptist minister
Other people
- William Campbell (business executive) (1940–2016), former CEO of Intuit
- William Campbell (metallographer) (1876–1936), English metallurgist
- William C. Campbell (scientist) (born 1930), Irish biochemist and a Nobel laureate
- William Durant Campbell (1907–1995), world Scouting leader
- William Henry Campbell (college president) (1808–1890), President of Rutgers College, 1862–1882
- William Wallace Campbell (1862–1938), American astronomer
- William Middleton Campbell (1849–1919), Governor of the Bank of England
- William Campbell, Paul McCartney lookalike; according to urban legend took McCartney's place in the Beatles, see Paul is dead
- Bill Ransom Campbell (1920–1996), academic achitect from North Carolina