William Beard is the name of:
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William Beard (bone collector)
William Beard (24 April 1772 – 9 January 1868) was a British bone collector.
Life
He was the son of a farmer at Banwell, Somerset, was born on 24 April 1772.
He received such education as the parish clerk, who was also the schoolmaster of the ...
(1772–1868), British bone collector, the son of a farmer at Banwell, Somerset
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William Beard (cricketer)
William Beard was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Auckland and Canterbury between 1878 and 1887.
See also
* List of Auckland representative cricketers
This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class ...
, New Zealand cricketer
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William E. Beard
William Ewing Beard (July 12, 1873 – December 21, 1950) was a college football player, soldier, journalist, war correspondent, naval historian, and long-time officer of the Tennessee Historical Commission and member of the Tennessee Historic ...
(1873–1950), American college football player, soldier, journalist and naval historian
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William Holbrook Beard
William Holbrook Beard (April 13, 1824February 20, 1900) was an American artistic painter who is known best for his satirical paintings of beasts performing human-like activities.
Life
Beard was born in Painesville, Ohio. He studied abroad, i ...
(1824–1900), American painter
*William P. "Bull Moose" Beard, publisher of the short-lived ''
Abbeville Scimitar''
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