William Hawkins may refer to:
- William Hawkins (died c. 1554), MP for Plymouth
- William Hawkins (died 1589), English sea-captain and merchant
- William Hawkins (fl. c. 1600), 16th century representative of the English East India Company
- William Hawkins (serjeant-at-law) (1673âÂÂ1746), English serjeant-at-law and legal writer
- William Hawkins (priest) (1722âÂÂ1801), English poet and dramatist, son of the serjeant-at-law
- William Hawkins (governor) (1777âÂÂ1819), governor of North Carolina
- William Hawkins (mass murderer) (1809âÂÂ1838), convicted perpetrator of the Myall Creek massacre
- William L. Hawkins (1895âÂÂ1990), African-American folk artist
- Bill Hawkins (cricketer) (1861âÂÂ1930), New Zealand cricketer and Member of Parliament
- William Ashbie Hawkins (1862âÂÂ1941), African American lawyer in Baltimore
- William D. Hawkins (1914âÂÂ1943), American Marine awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II
- William E. Hawkins (1863âÂÂ1937), Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
- William Hawkins (songwriter and poet) (1940âÂÂ2016), Canadian songwriter, musician and poet
- Trip Hawkins (born 1953), founder of Electronic Arts
- Bill Hawkins (American football) (born 1966), player for the Los Angeles Rams
- Yisrayl Hawkins (born Buffalo Bill Hawkins), 20th century religious leader
- William A. Hawkins (born 1954), CEO of Medtronic, a medical company in Minnesota
- William Warwick Hawkins, British Member of Parliament for Colchester