William Barnes William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English polymath, writer, poet, philologist, priest, mathematician, engraving artist and inventor. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a co ...

(1801–1886) was an English writer, poet, minister, and philologist. William or Bill Barnes may also refer to:

Sports

* William Barnes (boxer), Irish Olympic boxer *

William F. Barnes William F. Barnes (October 20, 1917 – April 23, 2009) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1958 to 1964. Barnes guided his teams to a record, including two s ...

(1917–2009), American football coach * William Barnes (sport shooter) (1876–1925), Canadian Olympic sport shooter * Bill Barnes (pitcher) (1919–1996), Negro league baseball player *

Bill Barnes (center fielder) William H. Barnes (April 13, 1858 – July 10, 1945) was a baseball player, playing as a center fielder in the 19th century. He played for the St. Paul Saints of the Union Association, a replacement team which began play near the end of the 1884 ...

(William H. Barnes, 1858–1945), baseball player *

Billy Barnes (cricketer) William Barnes (27 May 1852 – 24 March 1899) was an English professional cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club from 1875 to 1894, and in 21 Test matches for England from 1880 to 1890. He was born at Sutton-in-Ashfield, ...

(1852–1899), English cricketer * Bill Barnes (footballer) (born 1939), Scottish footballer

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William Barnes (died 1558) William Barnes, Barne, Barneis or Berners (by 1502–58), of Thoby, Essex, was an English politician. Family Barnes had four sons, including the MP for Wigan, William Barnes, and one daughter. Career He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of E ...

, MP for East Grinstead, Marlborough, Taunton and Downton *

William Barnes (died 1559) William Barnes or Barne, Barneis or Berners (by 1533–59), of Fryerning and Thoby, Essex, was an English Member of Parliament. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Hythe Hythe, from Anglo-Saxon ''hȳð'', may refer to a landi ...

, MP for

Wigan Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the nor ...

* William Barnes (labour leader) (1827–1918), New Zealand blacksmith and labour reformer * William D. Barnes (1856–1927), New York politician * William D. Barnes (Florida), Florida Comptroller *

William H. Barnes (jurist) William Henry Barnes (May 14, 1843 – November 10, 1904) was an American jurist who served as Assistant Justice on the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court from 1885 till 1889. Background Barnes was born on May 14, 1843 in Hampton, Connecticut, ...

(1843–1904), Illinois politician and Arizona Territorial judge * William H. Barnes (Wisconsin politician) (1885–1973), Wisconsin politician *

William Barnes Jr. William Barnes Jr. (November 17, 1866 – June 25, 1930) was an American journalist and politician. The longtime owner and publisher of the ''Albany Evening Journal'', Barnes was most notable as a major behind the scenes player in state and ...

(1866–1930), American journalist and politician *

William Barnes Sr. William Barnes Sr. (May 25, 1824 – February 22, 1913) was an American attorney, author and government official from Albany, New York. He was an anti-slavery activist and a founder of the Republican Party. Barnes served as New York's first sta ...

(1824–1913), American attorney and Republican Party leader * William G. Barnes, American politician, Democratic candidate in the 2010 United States Senate election in Alabama

Others

* William Barnes, lead singer of American rock band

Car Seat Headrest Car Seat Headrest (CSH) is an American indie rock band formed in Leesburg, Virginia, and currently located in Seattle, Washington. The band consists of Will Toledo (vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizers), Ethan Ives (guitar, bass, backing vocals) ...

James William Barnes Steveni James William Barnes Steveni (born 1859:Michael Skinner: ''What we did for the Russians'', page 186ff, Lulu, Garamond 2008Sofia Andreevna Tolstaya: ''My life'', page 781. Ottawa 2010The Online Books Page: William Barnes Steveni' in Kingston up ...

(1859–1944), British correspondent in Russia *

William H. Barnes (Medal of Honor) William Henry Barnes (c. 1840 or 1845-December 24, 1866) was an Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of the Medal of Honor, America's highest military decoration. He was African American. Biography Barnes was born an ...

(c. 1840–1866), Union Army soldier *

William Sullivan Barnes William Sullivan Barnes, (16 June 1841 – 2 April 1912), was born in Boston and became a Unitarian minister. After working in the business world, Barnes studied at Newton Theological Seminary. After graduating, he was a practicing minister in ...

(1841–1912), Canadian Unitarian minister *

William Thomas Barnes Lieutenant William Thomas Barnes (10 March 1892 – 28 November 1920) was an English World War I flying ace. He served as an observer/gunner in Bristol F.2 Fighters, gaining, in conjunction with his pilots, nine confirmed aerial victories (6 de ...

(1894–1920), English flying ace of World War I * William Barnes (entomologist) (1860–1930), American physician, butterfly, and moth collector *

William Emery Barnes William Emery Barnes (1859–1939) was an English academic, most notably Hulsean Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge from 1901 until 1934. Early life and education Barnes was born on 26 May 1859 in Islington. He was educated a ...

, English Anglican theologian

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