#1
William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror
King of England | Duke of Normandy (c. 1028-1087)
Top 500 #56 Initials WC #1
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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
Top 500 #360 Initials WS #1 Hamlet
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William Shatner
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
Initials WS #3
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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 Osula
William Osula
Danish footballer
Initials WO #1
#6
William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft
president of the United States from 1909 to 1913
Initials WT #1
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William H. Macy
William H. Macy
American actor
Initials WM #4 The Running Man
#8
William Wallace
William Wallace
Scottish knight and leading figure in the First War of Scottish Independence
Initials WW #4
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William Hurt
William Hurt
American actor (1950–2022)
Initials WH #5 Avengers: Endgame
#10
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison
president of the United States in 1841
Initials WH #6
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William Fichtner
William Fichtner
American actor
Initials WF #2 The Dark Knight
#12
William Faulkner
William Faulkner
American writer (1897-1962)
Initials WF #4 The Sound and the Fury
#13
William Holden
William Holden
American actor (1918–1981)
Initials WH #8
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William F. Buckley Jr.
William F. Buckley Jr.
American public intellectual | conservative author and political commentator (1925–2008)
Initials WJ #3
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William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst
American newspaper publisher (1863–1951)
Initials WH #9
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William Blake
William Blake
English poet and artist (1757–1827)
Initials WB #7 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 S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs
American novelist | short story writer | essayist | painter | and spoken word performer (1914–1997)
Initials WB #8 Naked Lunch
#19
William Baldwin
William Baldwin
American actor | producer | and writer (born 1963)
Initials WB #9
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William Calley
William Calley
American army officer convicted for leading massacre at My Lai | Vietnam (1943–2024)
Initials WC #6
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William Arthur Ganfield
William Arthur Ganfield
American academic administrator
Initials WG #6
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William Perry
William Perry
American football player (born 1962)
Initials WP #5
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William Saliba
William Saliba
French footballer (born 2001)
Initials WS #11
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William Daniels
William Daniels
American actor (born 1927)
Initials WD #4 The Blue Lagoon
#25
William Compton
William Compton
American football player (born 1989)
Initials WC #7
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William Friedkin
William Friedkin
American director and producer (1935–2023)
Initials WF #6
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William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats
Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)
Initials WY #1
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William Mapother
William Mapother
American actor
Initials WM #10 Vanilla Sky
#29
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth
English Romantic poet (1770–1850)
Initials WW #11
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William Zabka
William Zabka
American actor
Initials WZ #4 The Karate Kid
#31
William Devane
William Devane
American actor
Initials WD #6 Interstellar
#32
William Morris
William Morris
British textile artist | author | and socialist (1834–1896)
Initials WM #16
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William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce
English politician and abolitionist (1759–1833)
Initials WW #13
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William Hopper
William Hopper
American actor (1915–1970)
Initials WH #13
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William Sadler
William Sadler
American actor
Initials WS #19 The Shawshank Redemption
#36
William James
William James
American philosopher | psychologist | and pragmatist (1842–1910)
Initials WJ #6
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William Powell
William Powell
American actor (1892–1984)
Initials WP #7
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William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt the Younger
British statesman (1759–1806)
Initials WY #2
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William Somerset Maugham
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
Initials WM #20 Of Human Bondage
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William Katt
William Katt
American actor and musician (born 1951)
Initials WK #6 Super
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William Jackson Harper
William Jackson Harper
American actor
Initials WH #16 Midsommar
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William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone
British Liberal prime minister (1809–1898)
Initials WG #10
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William Forsythe
William Forsythe
American actor
Initials WF #10 Once Upon a Time in America
#44
William Gibson
William Gibson
American-Canadian speculative fiction novelist and founder of the cyberpunk subgenre
Initials WG #11 Neuromancer
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William Wyler
William Wyler
American film director | producer and screenwriter (1902-1981)
Initials WW #17
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William Joyce
William Joyce
British fascist and propaganda broadcaster (1906-1946)
Initials WJ #8
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William Penn
William Penn
English real estate entrepreneur | philosopher | early Quaker and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
Initials WP #9
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William Petersen
William Petersen
American actor
Initials WP #10 Detachment
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William Tyndale
William Tyndale
English Bible translator and reformer
Initials WT #2
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William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
American politician (1860–1925)
Initials WB #19
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William Rehnquist
William Rehnquist
chief justice of the United States from 1986 to 2005
Initials WR #6
#52
William T. Vollmann
William T. Vollmann
Novelist | short story writer | essayist
Initials WV #3
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William Frawley
William Frawley
American actor (1887–1966)
Initials WF #11
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William Devino
William Devino
American mobster (1921-1970)
Initials WD #8
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William Roache
William Roache
English actor
Initials WR #7
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William Kamkwamba
William Kamkwamba
Malawian inventor and author
Initials WK #9
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William Bonin
William Bonin
American serial killer (1947–1996)
Initials WB #20
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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 Conrad
William Conrad
American World War II fighter pilot | actor | producer | and director (1920-1994)
Initials WC #16
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William Moseley
William Moseley
English actor (born 1987)
Initials WM #25
#61
William Luther Pierce
William Luther Pierce
American white supremacist and neo-Nazi (1933–2002)
Initials WP #11 The Turner Diaries
#62
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman
Initials WP #12
#63
William Hanna
William Hanna
American animator (1910–2001)
Initials WH #20
#64
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire
British aristocrat and politician
Initials WD #9
#65
William Kissam Vanderbilt I
William Kissam Vanderbilt I
American railroad manager and horse breeder (1849–1920)
Initials WI #4
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William James Sidis
William James Sidis
American child prodigy (1898-1944)
Initials WS #25
#67
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
British politician (1779–1848)
Initials WM #27
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William Newsom
William Newsom
American judge
Initials WN #5
#69
William Regal
William Regal
British professional wrestler
Initials WR #10
#70
William H. Seward
William H. Seward
American lawyer and politician (1801-1872)
Initials WS #29
#71
William Henry Vanderbilt
William Henry Vanderbilt
American businessman and philanthropist (1821–1885)
Initials WV #4
#72
William H. McRaven
William H. McRaven
United States admiral
Initials WM #29
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William Poole
William Poole
American boxer and a founder of the street gang the Bowery Boys (1821–1855)
Initials WP #15
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William Smith
William Smith
American actor (1933-2021)
Initials WS #30 The Outsiders
#75
William Ruto
William Ruto
President of Kenya since 2022
Initials WR #14
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William H. Gates, Sr.
William H. Gates, Sr.
American attorney and philanthropist (1925–2020)
Initials WS #31
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William Asher
William Asher
American director | producer | screenwriter (1921-2012)
Initials WA #8
#78
William Halsey Jr.
William Halsey Jr.
United States admiral (1882–1959)
Initials WJ #13
#79
William McNamara
William McNamara
American actor
Initials WM #30
#80
William DuVall
William DuVall
American musician
Initials WD #11
#81
William Hague
William Hague
British politician (born 1961)
Initials WH #26
#82
William Gallas
William Gallas
French footballer
Initials WG #15
#83
William Westmoreland
William Westmoreland
United States Army general (1914-2005)
Initials WW #21
#84
William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King
10th Prime Minister of Canada (1874–1950)
Initials WK #12
#85
William Kidd
William Kidd
Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean
Initials WK #13
#86
William Atherton
William Atherton
American actor
Initials WA #9 Ghostbusters
#87
William Atticus Parker
William Atticus Parker
American filmmaker and actor
Initials WP #16
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William Goldman
William Goldman
American novelist | screenwriter and playwright
Initials WG #16 The Prince
#89
William DeVaughn
William DeVaughn
American R&B singer | songwriter and guitarist
Initials WD #12
#90
William Levy
William Levy
Cuban actor
Initials WL #3
#91
William D. Swenson
William D. Swenson
medal of Honor recipient and former U.S. Army captain
Initials WS #37
#92
William Troost-Ekong
William Troost-Ekong
Nigerian association football player
Initials WT #4
#93
William Bligh
William Bligh
officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator (1754-1817)
Initials WB #27
#94
William Windom
William Windom
American actor (1923–2012)
Initials WW #22
#95
William Quantrill
William Quantrill
Confederate Army officer
Initials WQ #1
#96
William Herschel
William Herschel
German-born British astronomer | technical expert | and composer
Initials WH #30
#97
William Gomes
William Gomes
Brazilian footballer
Initials WG #18
#98
William Hale
William Hale
American murderer (1874–1962)
Initials WH #32
#99
William I, German Emperor
William I, German Emperor
19th-century German Emperor and King of Prussia
Initials WE #3
#100
William Clay Ford
William Clay Ford
American businessman
Initials WF #18
#101
William Sanderson
American actor
Initials WS #39 Blade Runner
#102
William Moulton Marston
American psychologist | lawyer | inventor and comic book writer
Initials WM #33
#103
William Magear Tweed
American politician (1823-1878)
Initials WT #5
#104
William I of the Netherlands
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1815–1840
Initials WN #8
#105
William Golding
British novelist | poet | playwright and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate
Initials WG #19 Lord of the Flies
#106
William Christopher
American actor (1932-2016)
Initials WC #20
#107
William Kristol
American writer
Initials WK #15
#108
William Shockley
American physicist and inventor
Initials WS #41
#109
William Guarnere
United States Army paratrooper during World War II
Initials WG #20
#110
William III of the Netherlands
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817–1890)
Initials WN #9
#111
William McMahon
Australian politician | 20th Prime Minister of Australia (1908–1988)
Initials WM #34
#112
William T. Anderson
American guerrilla fighter
Initials WA #13
#113
William Makepeace Thackeray
novelist
Initials WT #6 Vanity Fair
#114
William O. Douglas
US Supreme Court justice from 1939 to 1975
Initials WD #15
#115
William Lee Scott
American actor
Initials WS #46 The Butterfly Effect
#116
William Kennedy Smith
American physician
Initials WS #47
#117
William Earl Brown
American actor
Initials WB #31 The Unforgivable
#118
William B. Davis
Canadian actor
Initials WD #16
#119
William Oefelein
American astronaut
Initials WO #9
#120
William Averell Harriman
American businessman | politician and diplomat
Initials WH #37
#121
William M. Branham
American Christian minister
Initials WB #34
#122
William of Ockham
English medieval Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher and theologian
Initials WO #10
#123
William R. Moses
actor
Initials WM #39
#124
William Wrigley
American businessman (1861-1932)
Initials WW #27
#125
William Backhouse Astor, Jr.
American businessman | yachtsman | and racehorse owner/breeder
Initials WJ #21
#126
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
English statesman
Initials WB #39
#127
William Hickey
American actor (1927–1997)
Initials WH #38
#128
William Contreras
Venezuelan baseball catcher
Initials WC #25
#129
William Hartnell
English actor (1908-1975)
Initials WH #40
#130
William Brocius
gunman | rustler | outlaw
Initials WB #45
#131
William Cavendish, Earl of Burlington
British photographer
Initials WB #46
#132
William Franklin
American soldier | attorney | and colonial administrator
Initials WF #21
#133
William Clay Ford, Sr.
American football executive
Initials WS #51
#134
William Rees-Mogg
former editor of The Times (1928-2012)
Initials WR #21 The Sovereign Individual
#135
William Heirens
American criminal (1928–2012)
Initials WH #42
#136
William Stirling
British Army officer of the Special Air Service
Initials WS #53
#137
William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
British General in the American War of Independence
Initials WH #43
#138
William Godwin
English journalist | political philosopher and novelist
Initials WG #23
#139
William Hogarth
English painter | printmaker | pictorial satirist | social critic | and editorial cartoonist
Initials WH #44
#140
William J. Brennan
U.S. Supreme Court justice from 1956 to 1990
Initials WB #50
#141
William Rockefeller, Sr.
American con artist
Initials WS #54
#142
William Peter Blatty
American writer and filmmaker (1928-2017)
Initials WB #51 The Exorcist The Exorcist
#143
William Bendix
American actor (1906-1964)
Initials WB #52
#144
William the Lion
King of the Scots from 1165 to 1214
Initials WL #8
#145
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
British noble
Initials WD #22
#146
William Schallert
actor from the United States
Initials WS #55
#147
William F. Garrison
United States Army officer
Initials WG #24
#148
William Clark
American explorer | soldier | Indian agent | and territorial governor
Initials WC #30
#149
William Warbrick
New Zealand rugby union player
Initials WW #34
#150
William Fox
American film producer
Initials WF #22
#151
William Cohen
American politician
Initials WC #32
#152
William Russ
actor | television director
Initials WR #24 American History X
#153
William Walker
American filibuster
Initials WW #35
#154
William Dunlop
British motorcycle racer
Initials WD #23
#155
William Wallace Lincoln
third son of Abraham Lincoln
Initials WL #9
#156
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
British politician
Initials WC #34
#157
William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
English politician and soldier
Initials WH #46
#158
William Alwyn
English composer | conductor | and music teacher
Initials WA #20
#159
William H. Webster
first Chairperson of the Homeland Security Advisory Council
Initials WW #40
#160
William Lane Craig
American Christian apologist and evangelist
Initials WC #35
#161
William J. Donovan
United States Army General | Medal of Honor recipient | and civil servant
Initials WD #24
#162
William Stanford Davis
American actor
Initials WD #25
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William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor
English businessman and politician
Initials WA #21
#164
William R. King
American politician
Initials WK #23
#165
William McMaster Murdoch
British sailor (1873–1912)
Initials WM #47
#166
William Steig
American cartoonist | children's illustrator and writer
Initials WS #58 Shrek!
#167
William Boyd
British writer
Initials WB #57
#168
William Carey
English Baptist missionary and a Particular Baptist minister
Initials WC #37
#169
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor
American politician
Initials WA #23
#170
William D. Leahy
United States admiral | ambassador to France | Chief of Staff (1875-1959)
Initials WL #12
#171
William Carlos Williams
American poet
Initials WW #41
#172
William Talman
American actor
Initials WT #8
#173
William Saroyan
American writer
Initials WS #60
#174
William Byron
American racecar driver
Initials WB #59
#175
William Francis Buckley
United States Army officer and the CIA station chief in Beirut
Initials WB #60
#176
William Jefferson Blythe, Jr.
birth father of 42nd U.S. President Bill Clinton
Initials WJ #28
#177
William Suff
American serial killer
Initials WS #62
#178
William B. Travis
Alamo defender
Initials WT #10
#179
William Lloyd Garrison
American journalist
Initials WG #27
#180
William S. Hamilton
American politician
Initials WH #49
#181
William L. Shirer
American journalist (1904–1993)
Initials WS #64 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
#182
William Colby
American intelligence agent
Initials WC #39
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William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Former Governor-General of Australia
Initials WS #65
#184
William Stewart Halsted
American surgeon
Initials WH #51
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William Demarest
actor
Initials WD #26
#186
William Greer
American Secret Service agent (1909–1985)
Initials WG #28
#187
William Joseph Simmons
Ku Klux Klan founder
Initials WS #68
#188
William Hung
American singer
Initials WH #55
#189
William Lucking
American actor
Initials WL #14 K-PAX
#190
William Kissam Vanderbilt II
American racing driver (1878-1944)
Initials WI #4
#191
William Carvalho
Portuguese association football player
Initials WC #44
#192
William S. Paley
American television executive
Initials WP #29
#193
William Harvey
English physician
Initials WH #56
#194
William Kunstler
American lawyer and civil rights activist (1919-1995)
Initials WK #24
#195
William Bøving
Danish association football player
Initials WB #65
#196
William Brewster
Religious emigrant to North America and leader there
Initials WB #66
#197
William Borah
American politician
Initials WB #67
#198
William Weld
American politician
Initials WW #46
#199
William Gaunt
English actor
Initials WG #29
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William Orbit
English musician | composer and record producer
Initials WO #14