William Wadsworth

William Wadsworth may refer to:

• William Wadsworth (patriarch) (1594–1675), First Townsman and founder of Hartford, Connecticut
• William Wadsworth (officer) (1765–;1833), Brigadier General in the New York State militia, before and during the War of 1812
• William H. Wadsworth (1821–1893), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
• William Wadsworth (cricketer) (1823–1891), English cricketer
• William Wadsworth (actor) (1874–1950), American silent film actor
• William Wadsworth (rower) (1875–1971), Canadian rower who won a silver medal at the 1904 Summer Olympics
• William J. Wadsworth (died 1949), municipal politician in Toronto, Canada
• William Wadsworth (poet) (born 1950), American poet