William or Bill Francis may refer to: *

William Francis (chemist) William Francis (16 February 1817 - 19 January 1904) was a British chemist, scientific author and publisher. Early life He was born in London, the son of Richard Taylor (1781-1858), an English naturalist and publisher of scientific journals ...

(1817–1904), British chemist and publisher * William B. Francis (1860–1954), U.S. Representative from Ohio *

William D. Francis William Douglas Francis (6 March 1889 – 2 January 1959) was an Australian botany, botanist. Born in Bega, New South Wales, at the age of 17 he moved with his father Alfred, and brother Frederick, from Wollongong, New South Wales, where he ...

(1889–1959), Australian botanist *

William T. Francis William T. Francis (March 26, 1870 – July 15, 1929) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat from Minnesota. He was a successful personal and civil rights lawyer, winning discrimination cases against the police and employers, and succe ...

(1869–1929), American lawyer, politician, and diplomat from Minnesota *

Wil Francis William Roy "wiL" Francis (a.k.a. William Control) (born January 8, 1982) is an American rock musician, record producer, author, and artist. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the horror punk band Aiden. Bio ...

(born 1982), member of the American post-hardcore band Aiden *

Willie Francis Willie Francis (January 12, 1929 – May 9, 1947) was an African American teenager known for surviving a failed execution by electrocution in the United States. He was a juvenile offender sentenced to death at age 16 by the state of Louisiana in ...

(1929–1947), convicted murderer * Sir

William Francis (civil engineer) Sir Horace William Alexander Francis CBE FREng (born 31 August 1926) is a British civil engineer. Personal life Francis was born in Clydebank, Scotland on 31 August 1926 to Horace Fairie Francis and Jane McMinn Murray.'FRANCIS, Sir (Horace) W ...

(born 1926), British engineer

Sports

* Willie Francis (swimmer) (1911–1997), Scottish backstroke swimmer *

William Francis (baseball) William Henry Francis (February 28, 1879 – January 26, 1942) was a Negro leagues Third baseman for a few years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons. He was playing for the Philadelphia Giant ...

(1879–1942), Negro leagues baseball player * William Francis (cricketer) (1856–1917), English cricketer * William Francis (rugby union) (1894–1981), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Bill Francis (rugby league) (born 1947), rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s for Wigan, Wales, and Great Britain *

Bill Francis (broadcaster) William Peter Francis (born 1947) is a New Zealand broadcaster, author and sports administrator. Life and career Francis was born in Masterton, where he attended Wairarapa College. After leaving school he started as a cadet journalist with Rad ...

(born 1947), New Zealand broadcaster, author and sports administrator * Bill Francis (wrestler), son of

Ed Francis Edmund Charles "Ed" Francis (June 11, 1926 – November 18, 2016) was a professional wrestler and wrestling promoter in Hawaii in the 1960s. Many wrestlers who came through Hawaii in the 1960s and 1970s were bound to come across the name Ed Fra ...

Sports

See also