Bill, Billy, Will, Willie or William Howard may refer to:

Noblemen and politicians

American

William J. Howard William Jordan Howard (December 31, 1799 – October 2, 1862), served as Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1845 to 1846. Biography Howard was born in Wilmington, Delaware and went to Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield. He worked as a merchant. ...

(1799–1862), Pittsburgh mayor in 1845 *

William Alanson Howard William Alanson Howard (April 8, 1813 – April 10, 1880) served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan from March 4, 1855 to March 3, 1859 and from May 15, 1860 to March 3, 1861. Howard was the sixth Governor of ...

(1813–1880), U.S. Representative from Michigan (1855–1859) and Governor of Dakota Territory 1878–1880 *

William Howard (congressman) William Howard (December 31, 1817 – June 1, 1891) was a United States Army soldier, lawyer, and a U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1859 to 1861. Early life and education Born in Jefferson County, Virginia, Howard attended publi ...

(1817–1891), U.S. Representative from Ohio *

William Marcellus Howard William Marcellus Howard (December 6, 1857 – July 5, 1932) was a noted jurist and politician from the American state of Georgia. Life Howard was born in Berwick, Louisiana and moved to Georgia with his family while in his youth. He atten ...

(1857–1932), U.S. Representative from Georgia *

William S. Howard William Schley Howard (June 29, 1875 – August 1, 1953) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia, and cousin of U.S. Senator Augustus O. Bacon. Born in Kirkwood, Georgia, of entirely English descent, Howard attended Neel's Academy. At the ...

(1875–1953), U.S. Representative from Georgia *

William Lorenzo Howard William Lorenzo Howard, known as W. L. "Jack" Howard (April 23, 1921 – November 11, 2004), was a five-term Democratic mayor of Monroe, Louisiana, who served from 1956 to 1972 and again from 1976 to 1978. He was a partner in the former How ...

(1921–2004), mayor of Monroe, Louisiana

British

William Howard (judge) Sir William Howard (by 1225 – 1308) of East Winch and Wiggenhall St Germans, Wiggenhall in Norfolk, England, was a lawyer who became a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas (England), Court of Common Pleas. He is the founder and earliest known ...

(before 1230—1308), English nobleman and ancestor of aristocratic Howard family, Judge Advocate of Fleet * William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham (''c.''1510–1573), English nobleman * William Howard (died 1600) (1538–1600), English member of parliament *

Lord William Howard Lord William Howard (19 December 1563 – 7 October 1640) was an English nobleman and antiquary, sometimes known as "Belted or Bauld (bold) Will". Early life Howard was born on 19 December 1563 at Audley End in Essex. He was the third son o ...

(1563–1640), nicknamed "Belted Will" or "Bauld Willie", third son of 4th Duke of Norfolk *

William Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham William Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham (27 December 1577 – 28 November 1615) was an English nobleman, the eldest son of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham (who as Lord Howard of Effingham famously led the English fleet against the Spa ...

(1577–1615), his grandson, heir to 1st Earl of Nottingham *

William Howard (died 1672) Sir William Howard (c. 1599 – by 7 August 1672) of Tollesbury Hall, Essex was an English courtier and a member of Parliament between 1624 and 1640. He was the 4th surviving son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk by his 2nd wife. He was creat ...

(''c.''1599–1672), English gentleman and member of parliament * William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford (1614–1680) *

William Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Escrick William Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Escrick (c. 1626–1694) was an English Parliamentarian soldier, nobleman, and plotter. Life Howard was the second son of Edward Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Escrick and Mary Butler. He matriculated at Corpus C ...

(1626–1694), conspirator in Rye House Plot *

William Howard (died 1701) The Honourable William Howard (c. 1674 – 18 July 1701) was an English Member of Parliament. Howard was a younger son of the 2nd Earl of Carlisle, and brother of the 3rd Earl of Carlisle (who became First Lord of the Treasury in 1701). He en ...

(''c.''1674–1701), English Member of Parliament for Carlisle 1695–1701 and Northumberland 1701 *

William Howard (Irish politician) William Howard may refer to: People France * William Howard (basketball) (born 1993), French basketball player Kingdom of England * William Howard (judge) (died 1308), English nobleman and ancestor of the aristocratic Howard family, Judge Advoca ...

(before 1680—1728), Member of Parliament for Dublin City 1727–28 * William Howard, Viscount Andover (1714–1756), British Member of Parliament and heir to Earl of Berkshire *

William Howard, 3rd Earl of Wicklow William Howard, 3rd Earl of Wicklow PC (I) (January 1761 – 27 September 1818), known as William Forward between 1780 and 1815, was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer. Early life Howard was the second son of Ralph Howard, 1st Viscount Wicklow ...

(1761–1818), British nobleman, Earl of Wicklow *

William Howard (1781–1843) The Hon. William Howard (25 December 1781 – 25 January 1843) was an English politician who was a Conservative Member of Parliament for Morpeth (1806–32) and Sutherland (1837–40). Early life and family Howard was the second son of Frederick ...

, British Member of Parliament for Morpeth 1806–1826 and 1830–1832, Sutherland 1837–1840 *

William Howard, 4th Earl of Wicklow William Howard, 4th Earl of Wicklow KP (13 February 1788 – 22 March 1869) was an Anglo-Irish peer, styled Lord Clonmore from 1815 to 1818. He was the eldest son of William Howard, 3rd Earl of Wicklow and Eleanor Caulfeild. He became Earl of W ...

(1788–1869), British nobleman *

William Howard, 8th Earl of Wicklow William Cecil James Philip John Paul Howard, 8th Earl of Wicklow (30 October 1902 – 8 February 1978), styled Lord Clonmore until 1946, was an Anglo-Irish peer. He was the only child of Ralph Howard, 7th Earl of Wicklow and the Countess of ...

(1902–1978), British nobleman *

William George Howard, 8th Earl of Carlisle William George Howard, 8th Earl of Carlisle (23 February 1808 – 29 March 1889) was an English clergyman and peer. Early life He was born in London the third son of George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle and Lady Georgiana Cavendish, daughter ...

(1808–1889), English clergyman and peer

Performers

*Willie Howard (1883–1949), American comedian with his brother Eugene as

Howard Brothers Willie Howard (April 13, 1883 – January 14, 1949) and Eugene Howard (July 7, 1880 – August 1, 1965), billed as the Howard Brothers, were Silesian-born American vaudeville performers of the first half of the 20th century. They were two of the ...

Billy Howard Billy Howard is a British comedy impressionist, who appeared on the ITV series ''Who Do You Do?'', in the early 1970s, alongside other impressionists such as Faith Brown. Howard was born in Edgware, London, England. He commenced his musical care ...

, English comedian and impressionist active since 1960s

Sportsmen

Billy Howard (gridiron football) Billy Howard Sr. (July 17, 1950 – February 13, 2005) was an American football defensive lineman who played three seasons with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Lions in the second round of the 1974 ...

(1950–2005), American defensive lineman with Detroit Lions * William Howard (American football) (born 1964), American running back with Tampa Bay Buccaneers * Willie Howard (born 1977), American football defensive end and coach * Will Howard (cricketer) (born 1981), English first-class cricketer *

William Howard (basketball) William Howard (born October 25, 1993) is a French professional basketball player who last played for Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB. Howard started his basketball career in his home country, France. Professional career Gravelines-Dunk ...

(born 1993), French power forward * Will Howard (American football) (born 2001), American quarterback with Kansas State Wildcats

Writers

* William Howard (engineer) (1793–1834), American railroad topographer and memoirist *

William Lee Howard William Lee Howard (1860-1918) was an American physician and writer. Howard was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He obtained his M.D. from University of Vermont in 1890. Howard was memorably described by Howard A. Kelly Howard Atwood Kelly ( ...

(1860–1918), American physician and writer *

William K. Howard William K. Howard (June 16, 1899 – February 21, 1954) was an American film director, writer, and producer. Considered one of Hollywood's leading directors, he directed over 50 films from 1921 to 1946, including '' The Thundering Herd'' (1925), ...

(1899–1954), American film director, writer and producer * William Alvin Howard (born 1926), American proof theorist (Curry-Howard correspondence) * M. William Howard Jr. (born 1946), American academic and Reformed Church historian *

Bill Howard William Patrick Howard (born in Princeton, New Jersey) is a Catholic journalist who is media director for The Cor Project. He is formerly the editor in chief of ''The Colorado Catholic Herald'' for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs an ...

(born 1969), American Catholic journalist and editor

Others

William Howard (typefounder) William Howard may refer to: People France * William Howard (basketball) (born 1993), French basketball player Kingdom of England * William Howard (judge) (died 1308), English nobleman and ancestor of the aristocratic Howard family, Judge Advoca ...

, 19th-century English designer at

Chiswick Press The Chiswick Press was founded by Charles Whittingham I (1767–1840) in 1811. The management of the Press was taken over in 1840 by the founder's nephew Charles Whittingham II (1795–1876). The name was first used in 1811, and the Press continue ...

in Great Queen Street *

William Howard (artist) William Howard was an American woodworker and craftsman who lived in Mississippi during the mid-nineteenth century. Howard is known for his relief carvings that depict common tools and objects from daily life including cutlery, scissors, hammers, ...

(before 1830—after 1870), African American woodworker and craftsman * William R. Howard (1922–2009), American businessman and Piedmont Airlines executive