William Cox, Will Cox, Bill Cox, or Billy Cox may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* Bill Cox (1897–1968), American country and folk musician *

Billy Cox William Cox (born October 18, 1941) is an American bassist, best known for performing with Jimi Hendrix. Cox is the only surviving musician to have regularly played with Hendrix: first with the experimental group that backed Hendrix at Woodstoc ...

(born 1941), American bassist best known for playing with guitarist Jimi Hendrix * Will Cox (actor), Australian actor associated with Independent Theatre, an Adelaide theatre company * William R. Cox (1901–1988), writer of short stories and Western and mystery novels

Military

* William Cox (British general) (1776–1864), British general of the peninsular war, in Siege of Almeida *

William Ruffin Cox William Ruffin Cox (March 11, 1831/1832December 26, 1919) was an American soldier and politician from the state of North Carolina. He was a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, a three-term member of the United Stat ...

(1832–1919), Confederate general in the United States Civil War, later Secretary of the United States * William Reginald Cox (1905–1988), British Army officer * William Sitgreaves Cox (1790–1874), court-martialled acting third lieutenant of the USS ''Chesapeake''

Law

* William Cox (Nova Scotia lawyer) (1921–2008), past president of the Canadian Bar Association *

William Harold Cox William Harold Cox (June 23, 1901 – February 25, 1988) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. H ...

(1901–1988), U.S. federal judge *

William John Cox William John "Billy Jack" Cox (born February 15, 1941) is an American public interest lawyer and author. Biography Early career Employed in 1962 by the El Cajon Police Department, he attended the nearby San Diego Police Department Academy. In ...

(born 1941), American public interest lawyer, prosecutor, author and political activist

Politicians

* William Cox (British politician) (1817–1889), Member of Parliament for Finsbury 1857–1859, 1861–1865 * William Cox (governor) (born 1936), known as Bill Cox, Governor of the state of Tasmania, Australia * William E. Cox (1861–1942), U.S. Representative from Indiana * William H. Cox Jr. (born 1942), American politician from Maryland * William Hopkinson Cox (1856–1950), American politician; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky * William Thomas Cox (1808–1877), British politician * William Wesley Cox (1865–1948), presidential, vice presidential, and perennial U.S. Senate candidate of the Socialist Labor Party

Sports

Bill Cox (American football) John William Cox (May 9, 1929 – May 14, 2017) was an American football End (American football), end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Duke University and was NFL Draft, drafted in ...

(1929–2017), former American football end *

Bill Cox (baseball) William Donald Cox (June 23, 1913 – February 16, 1988) was an American politician and professional baseball pitcher. Baseball career Cox played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1936 until 1940, for the St. Louis Card ...

(1913–1988), American Major League Baseball pitcher and Illinois state legislator * Bill Cox (golfer) (1910–1985), author and professional golfer at Fulwell Golf Club from 1946 to 1975 * Bill Cox (footballer) (1880–1915), English football centre forward * Bill Cox (runner) (1904–1996), United States Olympic medallist * Bill Cox (speed skater) (born 1947), American Olympic speed skater *

Billy Cox (baseball) William Richard Cox (August 29, 1919 – March 30, 1978) was an American professional baseball third baseman and shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Baltimore Orioles. He played ...

(1919–1978), American Major League Baseball middle infielder * William Cox (wrestler), British Olympic wrestler *

William D. Cox William Drought Cox (1909–1989) was an American businessman and sports executive. Early life Cox was born in 1909, growing up on Riverside Drive on Manhattan's Upper West Side. He graduated from high school at the age of 15, then attended New ...

(1909–1989), American businessman and sports executive *

William Samuel Cox William Samuel (W.S.) Cox (1831–1895) was a pioneer of Thoroughbred racing in Australia. He opened his first venture, Kensington Park Racecourse, in 1874, which operated until 1882. He founded the Moonee Valley Racing Club in 1883, on land he le ...

(1831–1895), Australian racecourse owner, namesake of the Cox Plate

Others

William Cox (pioneer) William Cox (19 December 1764 – 15 March 1837) was an English soldier, known as an explorer, road builder and pioneer in the early period of British settlement of Australia. Early life Cox was born in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, son of William ...

(1764–1837), constructor of the road across the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia *

William Denton Cox William Denton Cox (1883 – 15 April 1912) was a third class steward aboard RMS ''Titanic'' who died while bringing groups of third class passengers to lifeboats during the sinking. Cox was from Southampton and transferred to ''Titanic'' from ...

(1883–1912), heroic steward aboard RMS Titanic *

William George Cox William George Cox (ca. 1821 – 6 October 1878) was Gold Commissioner for the Cariboo and Boundary Districts in the Colony of British Columbia, Canada during the Rock Creek Gold Rush. He was born in Ireland. Cox was among the war party ...

(c. 1821–1878), Gold Commissioner for the Cariboo and Boundary Districts in the Colony of British Columbia, Canada * William M. Cox (1942–2017), American highways administrator *

William Sands Cox William Sands Cox (1802 in Birmingham – 23 December 1875 in Kenilworth) was a surgeon in Birmingham, England. He founded Birmingham's first medical school in 1825 as a residential Anglican-based college in Temple Row, where a blue plaque comm ...

(1802–1875), surgeon in Birmingham, England *

William T. L. Cox William Taylor Laimaka Cox is an assistant scientist in the department of psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is an experimental cognitive scientist specializing in stereotyping, prejudice, and learning. His work explores ...

(born 1984), American social psychologist

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