William or Bill Perkins may refer to:

Sports

Bill Perkins (American football) William Osborne Perkins II (January 12, 1941 – February 5, 2016) was an American football running back in the American Football League for the New York Jets; he played college football at the University of Iowa. After his football career he bec ...

(1941–2016), American football running back * Bill Perkins (Australian rules footballer) (1920–2009), ex-Richmond VFL footballer *

Bill Perkins (baseball) William Gamiel Perkins (June 26, 1906 – January 24, 1958) was an American baseball catcher from who played in the Negro leagues from 1928 to 1948 with several teams. A native of Albany, Georgia, Perkins is best known for being "Satchel Paige's ...

(born 1906), Negro league baseball player *

Bill Perkins (footballer, born 1876) William Perkins (28 January 1876 - c. 1940) was a football goalkeeper who notably played for Liverpool in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Life and playing career Perkins played for Kettering and Luton Town before being signed by Liver ...

(1876–1940), formerly of Liverpool FC *

William Perkins (New Zealand cricketer) William Perkins (born 23 March 1934) is a New Zealand cricketer. He played in six first-class matches for Wellington from 1952 to 1954. See also * List of Wellington representative cricketers This is a list of cricketers who have represente ...

(born 1934), New Zealand cricketer *

William Perkins (West Indian cricketer) William Perkins (born 8 October 1986) is a West Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who occasionally plays as wicketkeeper. Perkins first came to prominence playing for the West Indies in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, where he ...

(born 1986), West Indian cricketer

Other

* Bill Perkins (businessman) (born 1969), American hedge fund manager, film producer, and poker player * Bill Perkins (politician) (born 1950), member of the New York State Senate * Bill Perkins (saxophonist) (1924–2003), jazz musician of the West Coast "Cool" school * William Perkins (author), British author * William Perkins, English merchant and founder of

Sir William Perkins's School Sir William Perkins's School is an independent day school for girls aged 11 to 18 in Chertsey, Surrey, England. It is situated on 49,000 m2 of greenbelt land on the outskirts of Chertsey. The school was founded in 1725 and the ''Good Schools Gu ...

, Chertsey * William Perkins, main character in Roald Dahl's short story "

Galloping Foxley "Galloping Foxley" is a short story by Roald Dahl first published in '' Town & Country'' in 1953. It was included in the short-story collection '' Someone Like You'', and was later adapted into an episode of '' Tales of The Unexpected''. Publishe ...

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William Perkins (MP) William Perkins or Parkyns (c.1400-c.1449) was an English landowner and Member of Parliament. Biography Perkins was the first of his family to arrive in Berkshire, where he held the manor of Ufton Robert. In his early years, William was a bail ...

(c. 1400–c. 1449), English landowner and MP * William Perkins (theologian) (1558–1602), Puritan clergyman and Cambridge theologian * William Henry Perkins, better known as Moccasin Bill Perkins (1825–1904), hunter, miner, and frontiersman *

William L. Perkins William L. Perkins (died 1957) was an American architect of Chariton, Iowa. His career is documented in a National Park Service study, "Architectural Career of William L. Perkins in Iowa:1917-1957 MPS".http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natregadvancedsearc ...

(died 1957), American architect *

William T. Perkins Jr. William Thomas Perkins Jr. (August 10, 1947 – October 12, 1967) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the United States' highest military decoration for valor — the Medal of Honor — for his heroic action on October ...

(1947–1967), United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient