William Hancock may refer to:
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William Augustus Hancock
William Augustus Hancock (May 17, 1831 – March 24, 1902) was an American pioneer, attorney, and politician. Arriving in Arizona Territory during the American Civil War, he settled in the Salt River Valley. There he performed the survey work re ...
(1831–1902), American pioneer, surveyor, engineer, politician, and jurist
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William Hancock (priest)
William Hancock (1863–1955) was an Anglican priest in Australia, most notably Archdeacon of Melbourne from 1928 to 1935.
Hancock was educated at Trinity College, Melbourne and ordained in 1888. Hindley served at Nathalia, St Kilda, Sandhur ...
, Anglican priest in Australia
*William Hancock (ophthalmologist) (1873–1910), English ophthalmologist and sportsman
*William Hancock Sr. (judge) (died 1762), commissioned Hancock House in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey
*William Hancock Jr. (judge) (died 1778), mortally wounded at the Hancock's Bridge massacre
*Billy Hancock (1946–2018), American singer, guitarist, and recording artist
*Keith Hancock (historian) (William Keith Hancock, 1898–1988), Australian historian
*William Hancock of Pendle Hall, Lower Higham, Padiham, Lancaster, father-in-law of Thomas Anderton (1611–1671)
*William Hancock (botanist) (1847–1914), commemorated by ''Cyathea hancockii''
*William Hancock (brewer) of Hancocks Brewery in the South West of England, father of Frank, Froude and William Hancock
*William Hancock (rugby), List of England national rugby union players, England national rugby union player, Newport RFC, and Salford (RL), first capped 1955
*William J. Hancock, headmaster of Bastrop Academy, who commissioned Fowler House in 1852
*William John Hancock (1864–1931), telephone and X-ray pioneer in Western Australia
*William Hancock (architect), British architect, Gate Cinema
*Bill Hancock, a Canadian Alliance candidate in the Canadian Alliance candidates, 2000 Canadian federal election, 2000 Canadian federal election
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