William Burgess may refer to:
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William Burgess (cricketer) (1888–1970), English cricketer
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William Burgess (painter) (died 1812), English painter
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William Burgess (politician)
William Henry Burgess (21 May 1847 – 1 May 1917) was an Australian politician and businessman. Burgess was born in Hobart and was educated at the High School, Hobart, and at Horton College, Ross.
He began his career as a grocer but bel ...
(1847–1917), member of the Tasmanian Parliament
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Bill Burgess (rugby league, born 1897)
William Burgess (second ¼ 1897 – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for ...
, English rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s
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Bill Burgess (rugby, born 1939)
William Burgess (birth registered first ¼ 1939) is an English former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Lancashire, and at club level fo ...
, English rugby union, and rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s
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William Burgess (sailor) (born 1930), Canadian yacht racer
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William J. Burgess (died 1996), American politician
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William Oakley Burgess (died 1844), engraver
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William Starling Burgess
William Starling Burgess (December 25, 1878 – March 19, 1947) was an American yacht designer, aviation pioneer, and naval architect. He was awarded the highest prize in aviation, the Collier Trophy in 1915, just two years after Orville Wright w ...
(1878–1947), American yacht designer, aviation pioneer, and naval architect
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H. William Burgess (1929–2016), Hawaiian lawyer
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Ron Burgess (footballer) (William Arthur Ronald Burgess, 1917–2005), Welsh international association football player, and later manager
See also
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Bill Burgess (disambiguation)
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William Burges
William Burges (; 2 December 1827 – 20 April 1881) was an English architect and designer. Among the greatest of the Victorian art-architects, he sought in his work to escape from both nineteenth-century industrialisation and the Neoc ...
(1827–1881), English architect and designer
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William Burges (politician) (1806/8–1876), early settler in Western Australia
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William Sinclair-Burgess
Major General Sir William Livingston Hatchwell Sinclair-Burgess, (18 February 1880 – 3 April 1964) was a senior officer in the New Zealand Military Forces.
Born in England, his family moved to New Zealand in the 1890s. He became a profession ...
(1880–1964), New Zealand Army major general who served with Australian Forces during World War I
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