William Phillips

William Phillips may refer to:

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William Phillips (editor) (1907–2002), American editor and co-founder of Partisan Review
William T. Phillips (1863–1937), American author
William Phillips (director), Canadian film-maker who wrote and directed the film Gunless
William Phillips (musician), Grammy-winning songwriter
William Phillips (1864–1943), American character actor known as Tully Marshall
Tourist (musician) (William Edward Phillips, born 1987), UK

William Phillips Sr. (1722–1804), Boston merchant and politician
William Phillips Jr. (1750–1827), Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1812–1823
William Edward Phillips (fl. 1810–1826), Governor of Penang
William A. Phillips (1824–1893), American lawyer and politician
William Phillips (diplomat) (1878–1968), U.S. diplomat, first United States ambassador to Canada
William M. Phillips (1900–1962), Philadelphia city councilman

William Phillips (geologist) (1775–1828), British mineralogist who founded the Geological Society of London
William Phillips (botanist) (1822–1905), English botanist and antiquary
William Dale Phillips (1925–1993), American chemist and member of the National Academy of Sciences
William Daniel Phillips (born 1948), Nobel laureate physicist specializing in laser cooling of atoms

William David Phillips (1855–1918), Wales international rugby union player
William Phillips (cricketer, born 1876) (1876–?), cricketer and test match umpire
William Phillips (basketball) (born 1979), American basketball player
William Phillips (water polo) (1943–2022), Australian water polo player
Will Phillips (cricketer) (born 1993), English cricketer
William Lloyd Phillips, Welsh gymnast
William Phillips (sailor), Australian sailor
Will Phillips (footballer), Australian rules footballer

William Phillips (British Army officer) (1731–1781), a major-general in the American Revolutionary War
William Eric Phillips (1890s–1964), chairman and chief executive officer of Massey Ferguson
William Phillips (economist) (1914–1975), New Zealander known for the Phillips curve and Moniac hydraulic computer
William Phillips (gunman) (c. 1947–2007), responsible for a standoff with police at the Johnson Space Center, 2007