#1
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
Top 500 #374 Initials WS #1 Hamlet
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William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror
King of England | Duke of Normandy (c. 1028-1087)
Top 500 #442 Initials WC #2
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William Daniels
William Daniels
American actor (born 1927)
Top 500 #449 Initials WD #1 Reds
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William Shatner
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
Initials WS #2
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William H. Macy
William H. Macy
American actor
Initials WM #1 The Running Man
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William Hurt
William Hurt
American actor (1950–2022)
Initials WH #4 Avengers: Endgame
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William McKinley
William McKinley
president of the United States from 1897 to 1901
Initials WM #2
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William Chan
William Chan
Hong Kong singer
Initials WC #4
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William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft
president of the United States from 1909 to 1913
Initials WT #1
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William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison
president of the United States in 1841
Initials WH #6
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William Wallace
William Wallace
Scottish knight and leading figure in the First War of Scottish Independence
Initials WW #6
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William Fichtner
William Fichtner
American actor
Initials WF #4 The Dark Knight
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William Faulkner
William Faulkner
American writer (1897-1962)
Initials WF #5 The Sound and the Fury
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William Contreras
William Contreras
Venezuelan baseball catcher
Initials WC #8
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William Roache
William Roache
English actor
Initials WR #4
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William Baldwin
William Baldwin
American actor | producer | and writer (born 1963)
Initials WB #8
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William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs
American novelist | short story writer | essayist | painter | and spoken word performer (1914–1997)
Initials WB #9 Naked Lunch
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William Blake
William Blake
English poet and artist (1757–1827)
Initials WB #10 And did those feet in ancient time
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William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
United States Army general (1820–1891)
Initials WS #10
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William Saliba
William Saliba
French footballer (born 2001)
Initials WS #11
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William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst
American newspaper publisher (1863–1951)
Initials WH #10
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William Holden
William Holden
American actor (1918–1981)
Initials WH #11
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William James Sidis
William James Sidis
American child prodigy (1898-1944)
Initials WS #14
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William Tyndale
William Tyndale
English Bible translator and reformer
Initials WT #2
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William Ruto
William Ruto
President of Kenya since 2022
Initials WR #6
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William Zabka
William Zabka
American actor
Initials WZ #3 The Karate Kid
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William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce
English politician and abolitionist (1759–1833)
Initials WW #11
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William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats
Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)
Initials WY #1
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William Jackson Harper
William Jackson Harper
American actor
Initials WH #13 Midsommar
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William Mapother
William Mapother
American actor
Initials WM #13 Magnolia
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William F. Buckley Jr.
William F. Buckley Jr.
American public intellectual | conservative author and political commentator (1925–2008)
Initials WJ #4
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William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth
English Romantic poet (1770–1850)
Initials WW #12
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William Friedkin
William Friedkin
American director and producer (1935–2023)
Initials WF #6
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William G. Young
William G. Young
American judge
Initials WY #2
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William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket
William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket
Diplomat | public administrator | viceroy
Initials WP #5
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William Katt
William Katt
American actor and musician (born 1951)
Initials WK #5 Carrie
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William Perry
William Perry
American football player (born 1962)
Initials WP #6
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William Morris
William Morris
British textile artist | author | and socialist (1834–1896)
Initials WM #14
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William Bonin
William Bonin
American serial killer (1947–1996)
Initials WB #16
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William Calley
William Calley
American army officer convicted for leading massacre at My Lai | Vietnam (1943–2024)
Initials WC #15
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William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt the Younger
British statesman (1759–1806)
Initials WY #3
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William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone
British Liberal prime minister (1809–1898)
Initials WG #7
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William Devane
William Devane
American actor
Initials WD #7 Interstellar
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William Earl Brown
William Earl Brown
American actor
Initials WB #17 Scream
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William Forsythe
William Forsythe
American actor
Initials WF #7 Halloween
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William Sadler
William Sadler
American actor
Initials WS #23 The Shawshank Redemption
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William Gibson
William Gibson
American-Canadian speculative fiction novelist and founder of the cyberpunk subgenre
Initials WG #8 Neuromancer
#48
William Poole
William Poole
American boxer and a founder of the street gang the Bowery Boys (1821–1855)
Initials WP #7
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William Petersen
William Petersen
American actor
Initials WP #8
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William Patrick Stuart-Houston
William Patrick Stuart-Houston
Half-nephew of Adolf Hitler
Initials WS #24
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William Atherton
William Atherton
American actor
Initials WA #5 Looking for Mr. Goodbar
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William H. McRaven
William H. McRaven
United States admiral
Initials WM #21
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William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman (1146-1219)
Initials WP #10
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William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
American politician (1860–1925)
Initials WB #22
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William Stirling
William Stirling
British Army officer of the Special Air Service
Initials WS #27
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William Somerset Maugham
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
Initials WM #23 Of Human Bondage
#57
William Penn
William Penn
English real estate entrepreneur | philosopher | early Quaker and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
Initials WP #13
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William Hanna
William Hanna
American animator (1910–2001)
Initials WH #16
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William III of the Netherlands
William III of the Netherlands
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817–1890)
Initials WN #5
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William Compton
William Compton
American football player (born 1989)
Initials WC #16
#61
William Rehnquist
William Rehnquist
chief justice of the United States from 1986 to 2005
Initials WR #10
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William James
William James
American philosopher | psychologist | and pragmatist (1842–1910)
Initials WJ #7
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William Henry Perkin
William Henry Perkin
English chemist
Initials WP #14
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William Frawley
William Frawley
American actor (1887–1966)
Initials WF #9
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William Golding
William Golding
British novelist | poet | playwright and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate
Initials WG #10 Lord of the Flies
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William Junior Pierce
William Junior Pierce
American serial killer
Initials WP #15
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William Hopper
William Hopper
American actor (1915–1970)
Initials WH #17
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William Smith
William Smith
American actor (1933-2021)
Initials WS #29 The Outsiders
#69
William Joyce
William Joyce
British fascist and propaganda broadcaster (1906-1946)
Initials WJ #8
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William Kristol
William Kristol
American writer
Initials WK #10
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William Franklin
William Franklin
American soldier | attorney | and colonial administrator
Initials WF #11
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William Halsey Jr.
William Halsey Jr.
United States admiral (1882–1959)
Initials WJ #9
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William I of the Netherlands
William I of the Netherlands
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1815–1840
Initials WN #6
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William Nylander Altelius
William Nylander Altelius
Canadian-Swedish ice hockey player
Initials WA #7
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William Atticus Parker
William Atticus Parker
American filmmaker and actor
Initials WP #20
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William Moseley
William Moseley
English actor (born 1987)
Initials WM #28
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William Hale
William Hale
American murderer (1874–1962)
Initials WH #21
#78
William Windom
William Windom
American actor (1923–2012)
Initials WW #20
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William Hickey
William Hickey
American actor (1927–1997)
Initials WH #23
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William Conrad
William Conrad
American World War II fighter pilot | actor | producer | and director (1920-1994)
Initials WC #21
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William Devino
William Devino
American mobster (1921-1970)
Initials WD #9
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William Luther Pierce
William Luther Pierce
American white supremacist and neo-Nazi (1933–2002)
Initials WP #22 The Turner Diaries
#83
William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty
American writer and filmmaker (1928-2017)
Initials WB #29 The Exorcist The Exorcist
#84
William Powell
William Powell
American actor (1892–1984)
Initials WP #23
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William H. Seward
William H. Seward
American lawyer and politician (1801-1872)
Initials WS #31
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William Magear Tweed
William Magear Tweed
American politician (1823-1878)
Initials WT #4
#87
William Warbrick
William Warbrick
New Zealand rugby union player
Initials WW #22
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William Goldman
William Goldman
American novelist | screenwriter and playwright
Initials WG #14 The Prince
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King
10th Prime Minister of Canada (1874–1950)
Initials WK #11
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William Hague
William Hague
British politician (born 1961)
Initials WH #27
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William Asher
William Asher
American director | producer | screenwriter (1921-2012)
Initials WA #10
#92
William Westmoreland
William Westmoreland
United States Army general (1914-2005)
Initials WW #23
#93
William Henry Vanderbilt
William Henry Vanderbilt
American businessman and philanthropist (1821–1885)
Initials WV #3
#94
William H. Gates, Sr.
William H. Gates, Sr.
American attorney and philanthropist (1925–2020)
Initials WS #35
#95
William Kidd
William Kidd
Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean
Initials WK #12
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William Regal
William Regal
British professional wrestler
Initials WR #18
#97
William Christopher
William Christopher
American actor (1932-2016)
Initials WC #26
#98
William M. Branham
William M. Branham
American Christian minister
Initials WB #34
#99
William Ragsdale
William Ragsdale
American film and television actor
Initials WR #20
#100
William DuVall
William DuVall
American musician
Initials WD #10
#101
William Cohen
American politician
Initials WC #27
#102
William Shockley
American physicist and inventor
Initials WS #40
#103
William Wyler
Swiss-German-American director and producer (1902–1981)
Initials WW #26
#104
William I, German Emperor
19th-century German Emperor and King of Prussia
Initials WE #4
#105
William Clay Ford
American businessman
Initials WF #17
#106
William B. Davis
Canadian actor
Initials WD #12
#107
William R. King
American politician
Initials WK #14
#108
William Stanford Davis
American actor
Initials WD #13
#109
William Kennedy Smith
American physician
Initials WS #42
#110
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
British politician (1779–1848)
Initials WM #34
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William Russ
actor | television director
Initials WR #21 American History X
#112
William Kissam Vanderbilt I
American railroad manager and horse breeder (1849–1920)
Initials WI #5
#113
William Levy
Cuban actor
Initials WL #4
#114
William Bligh
officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator (1754-1817)
Initials WB #36
#115
William Newsom
American judge
Initials WN #9
#116
William John Tell
American rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist
Initials WT #5
#117
William O. Douglas
US Supreme Court justice from 1939 to 1975
Initials WD #15
#118
William Sanderson
American actor
Initials WS #44 Blade Runner
#119
William Osula
Danish footballer
Initials WO #9
#120
William Alwyn
English composer | conductor | and music teacher
Initials WA #15
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William Clark
American explorer | soldier | Indian agent | and territorial governor
Initials WC #30
#122
William Godwin
English journalist | political philosopher and novelist
Initials WG #16
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William Makepeace Thackeray
novelist
Initials WT #6 Vanity Fair
#124
William Troost-Ekong
Nigerian association football player
Initials WT #7
#125
William McMahon
Australian politician | 20th Prime Minister of Australia (1908–1988)
Initials WM #37
#126
William Castle
director | producer
Initials WC #31 Rosemary's Baby
#127
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
British politician
Initials WC #32
#128
William McNamara
American actor
Initials WM #38
#129
William Clay Ford, Sr.
American football executive
Initials WS #51
#130
William Gallas
French footballer
Initials WG #17
#131
William Averell Harriman
American businessman | politician and diplomat
Initials WH #32
#132
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire
British aristocrat and politician
Initials WD #17
#133
William Kamkwamba
Malawian inventor and author
Initials WK #15
#134
William of Ockham
English medieval Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher and theologian
Initials WO #10
#135
William F. Garrison
United States Army officer
Initials WG #18
#136
William Hartnell
English actor (1908-1975)
Initials WH #33
#137
William Herschel
German-born British astronomer | technical expert | and composer
Initials WH #34
#138
William Lee Scott
American actor
Initials WS #54 The Butterfly Effect
#139
William Rockefeller, Sr.
American con artist
Initials WS #55
#140
William Quantrill
Confederate Army officer
Initials WQ #1
#141
William Schallert
actor from the United States
Initials WS #56 Gremlins
#142
William T. Anderson
American guerrilla fighter
Initials WA #17
#143
William L. Shirer
American journalist (1904–1993)
Initials WS #59 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
#144
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
English statesman
Initials WB #48
#145
William Carlos Williams
American poet
Initials WW #32
#146
William Moulton Marston
American psychologist | lawyer | inventor and comic book writer
Initials WM #44
#147
William Hogarth
English painter | printmaker | pictorial satirist | social critic | and editorial cartoonist
Initials WH #36
#148
William Wallace Lincoln
third son of Abraham Lincoln
Initials WL #7
#149
William Walker
American filibuster
Initials WW #34
#150
William Heirens
American criminal (1928–2012)
Initials WH #38
#151
William the Lion
King of the Scots from 1165 to 1214
Initials WL #8
#152
William A. Chanler
American politician
Initials WC #38
#153
William Lloyd Garrison
American journalist
Initials WG #20
#154
William J. Donovan
United States Army General | Medal of Honor recipient | and civil servant
Initials WD #20
#155
William Guarnere
United States Army paratrooper during World War II
Initials WG #22
#156
William Byron
American racecar driver
Initials WB #51
#157
William Francis Buckley
United States Army officer and the CIA station chief in Beirut
Initials WB #52
#158
William B. Travis
Alamo defender
Initials WT #10
#159
William Hamilton
Scottish diplomat | antiquarian | archaeologist and vulcanologist (1730-1803)
Initials WH #43
#160
William Jefferson Blythe, Jr.
birth father of 42nd U.S. President Bill Clinton
Initials WJ #23
#161
William D. Leahy
United States admiral | ambassador to France | Chief of Staff (1875-1959)
Initials WL #10
#162
William McInnes
Australian actor
Initials WM #49
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William S. Paley
American television executive
Initials WP #29
#164
William Talman
American actor
Initials WT #11
#165
William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
English politician and soldier
Initials WH #44
#166
William Leonard Pickard
writer and researcher
Initials WP #30
#167
William Cavendish, Earl of Burlington
British photographer
Initials WB #54
#168
William J. Brennan
U.S. Supreme Court justice from 1956 to 1990
Initials WB #55
#169
William Petit
American physician and politician
Initials WP #32
#170
William Lane Craig
American Christian apologist and evangelist
Initials WC #41
#171
William Demarest
actor
Initials WD #21
#172
William Brocius
gunman | rustler | outlaw
Initials WB #56
#173
William McMaster Murdoch
British sailor (1873–1912)
Initials WM #52
#174
William Kunstler
American lawyer and civil rights activist (1919-1995)
Initials WK #23
#175
William Steig
American cartoonist | children's illustrator and writer
Initials WS #69 Shrek!
#176
William Harvey
English physician
Initials WH #48
#177
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
British noble
Initials WD #23
#178
William Boyd
British writer
Initials WB #58
#179
William Rees-Mogg
former editor of The Times (1928-2012)
Initials WR #27
#180
William T. Vollmann
Novelist | short story writer | essayist
Initials WV #5
#181
William Carey
English Baptist missionary and a Particular Baptist minister
Initials WC #44
#182
William Mulholland
Builder of the Los Angeles Aqueduct
Initials WM #54
#183
William Richard Bradford
American serial killer
Initials WB #61
#184
William J. Hartman
U.S. Army general
Initials WH #50
#185
William R. Moses
actor
Initials WM #55
#186
William Lucking
American actor
Initials WL #15 Red Dragon
#187
William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
British General in the American War of Independence
Initials WH #51
#188
William Hung
American singer
Initials WH #53
#189
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Former Governor-General of Australia
Initials WS #72
#190
William Unek
African spree killer | killed 57 people at two separate slayings 1954 and 1957
Initials WU #1
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William Suff
American serial killer
Initials WS #73
#192
William Fox
American film producer
Initials WF #27
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William Saroyan
American writer
Initials WS #76
#194
William C. Durant
American businessman
Initials WD #26
#195
William LeMessurier
American structural engineer (1926-2007)
Initials WL #17
#196
William Desmond Taylor
Irish-American film director | actor and murder victim
Initials WT #14
#197
William Colby
American intelligence agent
Initials WC #50
#198
William Rowan Hamilton
Irish physicist | astronomer | and mathematician
Initials WH #60
#199
William Greer
American Secret Service agent (1909–1985)
Initials WG #30
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William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor
English businessman and politician
Initials WA #24