William Rose

William Rose may refer to:

Sports

• William Rose (footballer) (1861–1937), England international footballer
• William Rose (cricketer) (born 1934), former English cricketer
• Bill Rose (footballer) (1931–2007), Australian rules footballer
• Billy Rose (curler) (1904–1987), Canadian curler

Politicians

• William Rose I (fl. 1393–1406), MP for Weymouth
• William Rose (MP for Canterbury) (before 1410–after 1443), MP for Canterbury
• William Oliver Rose (1871–1936), physician and politician in British Columbia, Canada
• William Stewart Rose (1775–1843), poet, translator, Treasurer of the Navy, Member of Parliament
• William Anderson Rose (1820–1881), businessman, MP and Lord Mayor of London
• William G. Rose (1829–?), Republican mayor of Cleveland, Ohio

Others

• William Balthazar Rose (born 1961), British painter
• William Rose (schoolmaster and writer) (1719–1786), Scottish schoolmaster and classical scholar
• William Cumming Rose (1887–1985), American nutritionist
• William Rose (screenwriter) (1914–1987), American screenwriter
• Axl Rose (William Rose, born 1962), Guns N' Roses vocalist
• William I. Rose, American mineralogist
• William I. Rose (general) (1898–1954), American military officer
• Sir William Rose, 2nd Baronet (1846–1902), owner in Victorian times of Moor Park, Farnham
• William Kinnaird Rose (1845–1919), editor of the Brisbane Courier
• William John Rose (1885–1968), Canadian Slavist and historian
• Billy Rose (1899–1966), American theatrical showman