#1
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
Top 500 #181 Initials WS #1 Hamlet
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William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror
King of England | Duke of Normandy (c. 1028-1087)
Initials WC #3
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William McKinley
William McKinley
president of the United States from 1897 to 1901
Initials WM #1
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William H. Macy
William H. Macy
American actor
Initials WM #2 Train Dreams
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William Shatner
William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
Initials WS #3 Judgment at Nuremberg
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William Calley
William Calley
US Army officer convicted for massacre at My Lai | Vietnam (1943–2024)
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 #4
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William Fichtner
William Fichtner
American actor (born 1956)
Initials WF #2 Heat
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William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
British politician (1779–1848)
Initials WM #3
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William Wallace
William Wallace
Scottish knight and leading figure in the First War of Scottish Independence
Initials WW #3
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William Atticus Parker
William Atticus Parker
American filmmaker and actor
Initials WP #2
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William Hurt
William Hurt
American actor (1950–2022)
Initials WH #6 Avengers: Endgame
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William F. Buckley Jr.
William F. Buckley Jr.
American public intellectual | conservative author and political commentator (1925–2008)
Initials WJ #2
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William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
United States Army general (1820–1891)
Initials WS #8
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William Blake
William Blake
English poet and artist (1757–1827)
Initials WB #8 And did those feet in ancient time
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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 Perry
William Perry
American football player (born 1962)
Initials WP #5
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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 Compton
William Compton
American football player (born 1989)
Initials WC #7
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William Holden
William Holden
American actor (1918–1981)
Initials WH #10
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William Saliba
William Saliba
French footballer (born 2001)
Initials WS #10
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William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst
American newspaper publisher (1863–1951)
Initials WH #13
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William Baldwin
William Baldwin
American actor | producer | and writer (born 1963)
Initials WB #11
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William Earl Brown
William Earl Brown
American actor
Initials WB #12 Vanilla Sky
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William Patrick Stuart-Houston
William Patrick Stuart-Houston
Half-nephew of Adolf Hitler
Initials WS #15
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William Daniels
William Daniels
American actor (born 1927)
Initials WD #5 The Graduate
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William Katt
William Katt
American actor and musician (born 1951)
Initials WK #5 Carrie
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William Hickey
William Hickey
American actor (1927–1997)
Initials WH #16 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
#30
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 #17 Midsommar
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William Poole
William Poole
American boxer and a founder of the street gang the Bowery Boys (1821–1855)
Initials WP #9
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William Clay Ford, Sr.
William Clay Ford, Sr.
American football executive
Initials WS #17
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William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth
English Romantic poet (1770–1850)
Initials WW #13
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William Mapother
William Mapother
American actor
Initials WM #17 Magnolia
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William Gibson
William Gibson
American-Canadian speculative fiction novelist and founder of the cyberpunk subgenre
Initials WG #5 Neuromancer
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William Friedkin
William Friedkin
American director and producer (1935–2023)
Initials WF #7
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William Morris
William Morris
British textile artist | author | and socialist (1834–1896)
Initials WM #18
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William Moseley
William Moseley
English actor (born 1987)
Initials WM #19
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William Sadler
William Sadler
American actor
Initials WS #21 The Shawshank Redemption
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William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
American politician (1860–1925)
Initials WB #14
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William Devane
William Devane
American actor
Initials WD #7 Interstellar
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William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt the Younger
British statesman (1759–1806)
Initials WY #3
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William Zabka
William Zabka
American actor
Initials WZ #2
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William James Sidis
William James Sidis
American child prodigy (1898-1944)
Initials WS #23
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William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone
British Liberal prime minister (1809–1898)
Initials WG #8
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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 Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
British General in the American War of Independence
Initials WH #19
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William Frawley
William Frawley
American actor (1887–1966)
Initials WF #9 Miracle on 34th Street
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William Petersen
William Petersen
American actor
Initials WP #11
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William H. McRaven
William H. McRaven
United States admiral
Initials WM #21
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William Halsey Jr.
William Halsey Jr.
United States admiral (1882–1959)
Initials WJ #7
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William Joyce
William Joyce
British fascist and propaganda broadcaster (1906-1946)
Initials WJ #8
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William Magear Tweed
William Magear Tweed
American politician (1823-1878)
Initials WT #3
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William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce
English politician and abolitionist (1759–1833)
Initials WW #16
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William Clay Ford
William Clay Ford
American businessman
Initials WF #10
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William Powell
William Powell
American actor (1892–1984)
Initials WP #12
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William Hopper
William Hopper
American actor (1915–1970)
Initials WH #21
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William Somerset Maugham
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965)
Initials WM #23 Of Human Bondage
#60
William Forsythe
William Forsythe
American actor
Initials WF #11 Once Upon a Time in America
#61
William James
William James
American philosopher | psychologist | and pragmatist (1842–1910)
Initials WJ #10
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William Roache
William Roache
English actor
Initials WR #8
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William Atherton
William Atherton
American actor
Initials WA #7 Die Hard
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William Hanna
William Hanna
American animator (1910–2001)
Initials WH #23
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William Devino
William Devino
American mobster (1921-1970)
Initials WD #8
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William Ruto
William Ruto
President of Kenya since 2022
Initials WR #9
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William Smith
William Smith
American actor (1933-2021)
Initials WS #30 The Outsiders
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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 #15
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William Kristol
William Kristol
American writer
Initials WK #10
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William Godwin
William Godwin
English journalist | political philosopher and novelist
Initials WG #10
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William H. Seward
William H. Seward
American lawyer and politician (1801-1872)
Initials WS #32
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William Tyndale
William Tyndale
English Bible translator and reformer
Initials WT #5
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William Christopher
William Christopher
American actor (1932-2016)
Initials WC #19
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William Rehnquist
William Rehnquist
chief justice of the United States from 1986 to 2005
Initials WR #12
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William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray
novelist
Initials WT #6 Vanity Fair
#76
William Troost-Ekong
William Troost-Ekong
Nigerian association football player
Initials WT #7
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William Windom
William Windom
American actor (1923–2012)
Initials WW #20 Planes | Trains and Automobiles
#78
William Hogarth
William Hogarth
English painter | printmaker | pictorial satirist | social critic | and editorial cartoonist
Initials WH #27
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William O. Douglas
William O. Douglas
US Supreme Court justice from 1939 to 1975
Initials WD #10
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William Goldman
William Goldman
American novelist | screenwriter and playwright
Initials WG #13 The Prince
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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 Levy
William Levy
Cuban actor
Initials WL #4
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William Franklin
William Franklin
American soldier | attorney | and colonial administrator
Initials WF #15
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William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
English statesman
Initials WB #28
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William Bonin
William Bonin
American serial killer (1947–1996)
Initials WB #29
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William Luther Pierce
William Luther Pierce
American white supremacist and neo-Nazi (1933–2002)
Initials WP #17 The Turner Diaries
#87
William Kennedy Smith
William Kennedy Smith
American physician
Initials WS #33
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William Clark
William Clark
American explorer | soldier | Indian agent | and territorial governor
Initials WC #23
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William Hale
William Hale
American murderer (1874–1962)
Initials WH #30
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William Westmoreland
William Westmoreland
United States Army general (1914-2005)
Initials WW #22
#91
William Regal
William Regal
British professional wrestler
Initials WR #15
#92
William DuVall
William DuVall
American musician
Initials WD #12
#93
William Henry Vanderbilt
William Henry Vanderbilt
American businessman and philanthropist (1821–1885)
Initials WV #3
#94
William Goyen
William Goyen
Novelist | short story writer | editor | teacher
Initials WG #14
#95
William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King
10th Prime Minister of Canada (1874–1950)
Initials WK #11
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William Hartnell
William Hartnell
English actor (1908-1975)
Initials WH #31
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William Asher
William Asher
American director | producer | screenwriter (1921-2012)
Initials WA #14
#98
William Golding
William Golding
British novelist | poet | playwright and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate
Initials WG #16 Lord of the Flies
#99
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 Bligh
William Bligh
officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator (1754-1817)
Initials WB #34
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William Guarnere
United States Army paratrooper during World War II
Initials WG #17
#102
William III of the Netherlands
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817–1890)
Initials WN #7
#103
William I of the Netherlands
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1815–1840
Initials WN #8
#104
William Stirling
British Army officer of the Special Air Service
Initials WS #39
#105
William H. Gates, Sr.
American attorney and philanthropist (1925–2020)
Initials WS #40
#106
William Nylander Altelius
Canadian-Swedish ice hockey player
Initials WA #15
#107
William Lee Scott
American actor
Initials WS #42 Gattaca
#108
William Wyler
Swiss-German-American director and producer (1902–1981)
Initials WW #25
#109
William Hague
British politician (born 1961)
Initials WH #37
#110
William Gallas
French footballer
Initials WG #20
#111
William I, German Emperor
19th-century German Emperor and King of Prussia
Initials WE #4
#112
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
British politician
Initials WC #27
#113
William Walker
American filibuster
Initials WW #26
#114
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire
British aristocrat and politician
Initials WD #14
#115
William Chan
Hong Kong singer
Initials WC #28
#116
William F. Garrison
United States Army officer
Initials WG #21
#117
William Shockley
American physicist and inventor
Initials WS #45
#118
William Sanderson
American actor
Initials WS #46 Blade Runner
#119
William Wallace Lincoln
third son of Abraham Lincoln
Initials WL #6
#120
William Kissam Vanderbilt I
American railroad manager and horse breeder (1849–1920)
Initials WI #6
#121
William M. Branham
American Christian minister
Initials WB #40
#122
William Averell Harriman
American businessman | politician and diplomat
Initials WH #39
#123
William L. Shirer
American journalist (1904–1993)
Initials WS #48
#124
William McMahon
Australian politician | 20th Prime Minister of Australia (1908–1988)
Initials WM #40
#125
William D. Leahy
United States admiral | ambassador to France | Chief of Staff (1875-1959)
Initials WL #7
#126
William Jefferson Blythe, Jr.
birth father of 42nd U.S. President Bill Clinton
Initials WJ #19
#127
William of Ockham
English medieval Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher and theologian
Initials WO #8
#128
William T. Anderson
American guerrilla fighter
Initials WA #18
#129
William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
English politician and soldier
Initials WH #41
#130
William Lloyd Garrison
American journalist
Initials WG #22
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William B. Davis
Canadian actor
Initials WD #15
#132
William Quantrill
Confederate Army officer
Initials WQ #1
#133
William R. King
American politician
Initials WK #17
#134
William Brocius
gunman | rustler | outlaw
Initials WB #45
#135
William Sylvester
American film actor
Initials WS #55 2001: A Space Odyssey
#136
William Demarest
actor
Initials WD #17
#137
William Rockefeller, Sr.
American con artist
Initials WS #56
#138
William J. Donovan
United States Army General | Medal of Honor recipient | and civil servant
Initials WD #18
#139
William Peter Blatty
American writer and filmmaker (1928-2017)
Initials WB #48 The Exorcist
#140
William C. Durant
American businessman
Initials WD #19
#141
William Brewster
Religious emigrant to North America and leader there
Initials WB #50
#142
William Herschel
German-born British astronomer | technical expert | and composer
Initials WH #47
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William F. Farley
American business person
Initials WF #22
#144
William the Lion
King of the Scots from 1165 to 1214
Initials WL #9
#145
William Cohen
American politician
Initials WC #33
#146
William Moulton Marston
American psychologist | lawyer | inventor and comic book writer
Initials WM #45
#147
William R. Moses
actor
Initials WM #46
#148
William Schallert
actor from the United States
Initials WS #59 Gremlins
#149
William McMaster Murdoch
British sailor (1873–1912)
Initials WM #47
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William McInnes
Australian actor
Initials WM #48
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William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
British noble
Initials WD #21
#152
William Greer
American Secret Service agent (1909–1985)
Initials WG #25
#153
William Lee
George Washington's servant
Initials WL #11
#154
William B. Travis
Alamo defender
Initials WT #8
#155
William Lane Craig
American Christian apologist and evangelist
Initials WC #36
#156
William E. Chandler
American politician
Initials WC #38
#157
William Sprague
American senator for Rhode Island
Initials WS #60
#158
William Close
American surgeon
Initials WC #39
#159
William Kamkwamba
Malawian inventor and author
Initials WK #23
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William Cavendish, Earl of Burlington
British photographer
Initials WB #54
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William Russ
actor | television director
Initials WR #21 American History X
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William Borah
American politician
Initials WB #55
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William Talman
American actor
Initials WT #9
#164
William Redfield
American actor
Initials WR #23 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
#165
William Heirens
American criminal (1928–2012)
Initials WH #53
#166
William Rees-Mogg
former editor of The Times (1928-2012)
Initials WR #24
#167
William Carlos Williams
American poet
Initials WW #34
#168
William Bendix
American actor (1906-1964)
Initials WB #56
#169
William A. Wheeler
American vice president
Initials WW #38
#170
William Saroyan
American writer
Initials WS #68
#171
William Stanford Davis
American actor
Initials WD #26
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William Boyd
British writer
Initials WB #59
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William Bufalino
American attorney
Initials WB #61
#174
William Hung
American singer
Initials WH #56
#175
William Junior Pierce
American serial killer
Initials WP #28
#176
William Colby
American intelligence agent
Initials WC #44
#177
William Newsom
American judge
Initials WN #13
#178
William Steig
American cartoonist | children's illustrator and writer
Initials WS #70 Shrek!
#179
William Osula
Danish footballer
Initials WO #11
#180
William J. Seymour
American minister
Initials WS #73
#181
William Legge, 10th Earl of Dartmouth
British peer and politician
Initials WD #28
#182
William Kunstler
American lawyer and civil rights activist (1919-1995)
Initials WK #25
#183
William S. Paley
American television executive
Initials WP #29
#184
William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor
English businessman and politician
Initials WA #22
#185
William Fox
American film producer
Initials WF #27
#186
William Harvey
English physician
Initials WH #58
#187
William Desmond Taylor
Irish-American film director | actor and murder victim
Initials WT #13
#188
William J. Brennan
U.S. Supreme Court justice from 1956 to 1990
Initials WB #64
#189
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Former Governor-General of Australia
Initials WS #77
#190
William Wesley Peters
American architect
Initials WP #30
#191
William Chomsky
Hebrew grammarian | father of Noam
Initials WC #46
#192
William S. Sessions
American judge
Initials WS #78
#193
William Francis Buckley
United States Army officer and the CIA station chief in Beirut
Initials WB #65
#194
William T. Vollmann
Novelist | short story writer | essayist
Initials WV #7
#195
William Tubman
Liberian politician | 19th president of Liberia
Initials WT #16
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William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
British politician
Initials WP #32
#197
William McNamara
American actor
Initials WM #58
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William Lucking
American actor
Initials WL #20 Erin Brockovich
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William Carey
English Baptist missionary and a Particular Baptist minister
Initials WC #48
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William Stewart Halsted
American surgeon
Initials WH #62