William King

William King may refer to:

Arts

• Willie King (1943–2009), American blues guitarist and singer
• William King (author) (born 1959), British science fiction author and game designer, also known as Bill King
• William King (artist) (1925–2015), American sculptor
• William King (poet) (1663–1712), English poet
• William King (singer) (born 1949), American singer with the Commodores
• Bill King (photographer) (1939–1987), American fashion photographer

Politics

• Bill King (New Hampshire politician), American politician
• William King (Canadian politician) (1930–2020), British Columbia politician
• William King (Maine governor) (1768–1852), American statesman, governor of Maine
• William King (Simmons), an 1878 marble sculpture
• William King (Governor of West Florida) (died 1826), American governor of West Florida, 1818–1819
• William King (Australian politician) (1893–1966), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
• William Cutfield King (1829–1861), New Zealand politician
• William David King (1829–1902), English politician, four times Mayor of Portsmouth
• William E. King (1885–1967), American State Senator from Illinois
• William H. King (1863–1949), American Senator from Utah
• William Harrison King (1814–1867), 1959 mayor of Houston, Texas
• William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874–1950), tenth prime minister of Canada
• William M. King (1800–1869), Oregon state legislator
• William R. King (1786–1853), American statesman, 13th vice president of the United States
• William R. King (judge) (1864–1934), American legislator and jurist from Oregon
• William Robert King (1888–1953), provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada
• William S. King (1828–1900), American congressman from Minnesota
• William Sterling King (1818–1882), American military officer and Massachusetts politician

Religion

• William King (bishop) (1650–1729), Anglican Archbishop of Dublin
• William King (minister) (1812–1895), Canadian Presbyterian minister and community founder
• William Smyth King (1810–1890), Dean of Leighlin
• William King (priest) (died 1590), Canon of Windsor

Science

• W. B. R. King (William Bernard Robinson King, 1889–1963), British geologist
• William King (physician) (1786–1865), British physician, supporter of cooperative movement
• William King (engineer) (1851–1929), Scottish engineer
• William King (geologist) (1809–1886), Irish geologist, first to recognize Homo neanderthalensis as a species
• William Wickham King (1863–1959), British amateur geologist
• William Frederick King (1854–1916), Canadian surveyor, astronomer, and civil servant
• William King (GSI) (died 1900), geologist with the Geological Survey of India
• William Paul King, American mechanical engineer
• William Richard King (born 1938), American management and information scientist

Sports

• Bill King (1927–2005), American sports radio announcer
• Bill King (Australian rugby league), rugby league footballer in Australia
• Bill King (New Zealand rugby league) (fl. 1910s), New Zealand international rugby league player
• Billy King (sportsman) (1902–1987), Irish cricketer
• William King (London cricketer), English cricketer of the 1750s
• William King (footballer) (1898–1962), Scottish international footballer
• William King (rugby union) (1890–1937), American rugby union player
• Willie King (basketball) (1915–1965), American basketball player
• Dolly King (William King, 1916–1969), American baseball player

Other

• Bill King (Royal Navy officer) (1910–2012), British submarine commander, circumnavigator, author
• William King (police officer) (born 1972), former Baltimore police officer sentenced to 315 years in prison
• William King (academic) (1685–1763), English Jacobite academic and writer
• William King, 1st Earl of Lovelace (1805–1893), 8th Baron King and 1st Earl of Lovelace
• William King (merchant) (c. 1785–1861), West Indies merchant and slave owner
• William Manly King (1886–1961), American architect
• William G. King Jr. (1918–2009), United States Air Force general
• William King Atkinson (born William King; 1765–1820), American lawyer and judge

See also

• Billy King (disambiguation)
• King William (disambiguation)