William Crawford may refer to:
Entertainment
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Broderick Crawford
William Broderick Crawford (December 9, 1911 – April 26, 1986) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actor, often cast in tough-guy roles and best known for his Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning portrayal of Willie Stark in ''All t ...
(1911–1986), American film actor
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Bill Crawford (cartoonist) (1913–1982), American editorial cartoonist
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William L. Crawford (1911–1984), U.S. publisher and editor
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William Crawford (knight), character in epic poem about Scottish knight William Wallace
Military
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William Crawford (soldier)
William Crawford (2 September 1732 – 11 June 1782) was an American soldier and surveyor who worked as a western land agent for George Washington. Crawford fought in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War. He was tortured a ...
(1732–1782), soldier in American Revolution, burnt at the stake by Native Americans
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William Lyne Crawford (1839–1920), American Confederate soldier and lawyer
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William J. Crawford
William John Crawford (May 19, 1918 – March 15, 2000) was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II. The Medal of Honor award was believed to be posthumous, even though he was a prisoner of ...
(1918–2000), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
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William Crawford (Royal Navy officer)
Vice Admiral Sir William Godfrey Crawford KBE, CB, DSC (14 September 1907 – 16 June 2003) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Sea Training.
Naval career
Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Crawford joined the ...
(1907–2003), British admiral
Politics
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William Crawford (Pennsylvania politician)
William Crawford (1760October 23, 1823) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and a slaveholder. Updated 12 April 2022
Crawford was born in Paisley, Scotland, in 1760. He received a liberal schooling, ...
(1760–1823), American Representative from Pennsylvania
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William Crawford (Virginia politician) William Crawford (his last name was also spelled Craford or Crafford) (died before April 15, 1762) was an American soldier, politician, and founder of Portsmouth, Virginia. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses for over thirty yea ...
(died 1762), politician in Virginia House of Burgesses, founder of Portsmouth, Virginia
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William H. Crawford
William Harris Crawford (February 24, 1772 – September 15, 1834) was an American politician and judge during the early 19th century. He served as US Secretary of War and US Secretary of the Treasury before he ran for US president in the 1824 ...
(1772–1834), U.S. Secretary of War and Secretary of the Treasury
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William T. Crawford
William Thomas Crawford (born June 1, 1856 near Waynesville, North Carolina; died November 16, 1913, Waynesville, North Carolina) was a Representative from North Carolina.
He attended the public schools and Waynesville Academy.
From 1884-1888 ...
(1856–1913), U.S. Representative from North Carolina
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Bill Crawford (Indiana politician) (1936–2015), Democrat in Indiana House of Representatives
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William Sharman Crawford
William Sharman Crawford (1780–1861) was an Irish landowner who, in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, championed a democratic franchise, a devolved legislature for Ireland, and the interests of the Irish tenant farmer. As a Radical represe ...
(1781–1861), Irish MP
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William Crawford (London MP) (1780–1843), British MP for the City of London, 1833–1841
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William Crawford (trade unionist)
William Crawford (1833 – 1 July 1890) was an English miner, trade unionist, and a Liberal politician.
Crawford was born at Cullercoats Northumberland and worked in Hartley Coal Mines from the age of 10. In 1862 he actively opposed the attem ...
(1833–1890), British MP for Mid Durham, 1885–1890
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William Fitzgerald Crawford (1844–1915), New Zealand mayor
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William Crawford (Canadian politician)
William Crawford (August 28, 1847 – 1897) was a land surveyor, farmer and political figure in Manitoba. He represented High Bluff and Poplar Point from 1883 to 1886 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Conservative.
He was born in ...
(1847–1897), Canadian surveyor and politician in Manitoba
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William A. Crawford
William Avery Crawford (January 14, 1915 – December 14, 2001) was an American diplomat who served as the last Minister and first United States Ambassador to Romania, from 1962 to 1965.
Early life and education
Crawford was born on January 14, 1 ...
(1915–2001), U.S. Ambassador to Romania
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William R. Crawford Jr. (1928–2002), US ambassador to Yemen and Cyprus
Sports
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William James Crawford (active 1906–1937), British sports photographer
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Bill Crawford (footballer)
William Alfred Crawford (8 May 1872 – 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward
Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch ...
(1872–1955), English pro footballer
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Ernie Crawford
William Ernest Crawford (17 November 1891 – 12 January 1959) was an Ireland rugby union international during the 1920s. He was also a noted soccer player and was included in the Ireland squad for the 1924 Olympic Football Tournament.
Club c ...
(1891–1959), Irish rugby union player
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Bill Crawford (American football)
William Crawford (born July 17, 1937) is a Canadian-born former American football offensive lineman who played in the National Football League (NFL). Crawford played CIS football for the UBC Thunderbirds. After graduation in 1960, he signed wi ...
(born 1937), Canadian player of American football
Other
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William Crawford (judge)
William Crawford (1784 – February 28, 1849) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama and the United States ...
(1784–1849), United States federal judge
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William Crawford William Crawford may refer to:
Entertainment
* William Broderick Crawford (1911–1986), American film actor
* Bill Crawford (cartoonist) (1913–1982), American editorial cartoonist
* William L. Crawford (1911–1984), U.S. publisher and editor
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(1788-1847), Philanthropist and prison reformer
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William Crawford (artist)
William Crawford ARSA (1822–1869) was a Scottish portrait and genre painter.
Life
He was born on 9 August 1822 in Ayr the second son of the auctioneer and poet Archibald Crawfurd (sic) and his wife Catherine Craig.
His father placed him at ...
(1822–1869), Scottish painter
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William Monod Crawford
William Monod Crawford (1872–1941) was an Irish colonial civil servant in India and an entomologist.
William Monod Crawford's father was a wealthy linen manufacturer. He was born in Paris on 31 October 1872, living there until he was sixteen ...
(1872–1941), Irish colonial civil servant in India and entomologist
See also
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Bill Crawford-Compton
Air Vice Marshal William Vernon Crawford-Compton, (2 March 1915 – 2 January 1988) was a New Zealand flying ace of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He was officially credited with destroying at least 20 enemy aircraft.
Bo ...
(1915–1988), New Zealand-born pilot
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Bill Crawford (comedian)
Bill Crawford is a comedian and radio personality, best known for his work on ''The DVE Morning Show'' on WDVE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania since January 2012. Crawford began doing standup in his native Pittsburgh in the early 2000s. In 2004, he w ...
(born 1979), American comedian and radio personality
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Billy Crawford
Billy Joe Ledesma Crawford (born May 16, 1982) is a Filipino actor, musician, singer, dancer, comedian and television host who released 7 studio albums and has had a number of singles, notably " Trackin'", " When You Think About Me" (a remake o ...
(born 1982), Filipino-American musician and actor
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Wille Crafoord
Carl-Henning William "Wille" Crafoord (born 8 February 1966) is a Swedish composer, songwriter, singer and rap artist. He became known in the late 1980s for introducing hip hop music in Sweden to a wider audience through his rap group Just D. He ...
(born 1966), Swedish composer and singer
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William Crawford & Sons, former British biscuit company
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Willie Crawford
Willie Murphy Crawford (September 7, 1946 – August 27, 2004) was a professional baseball outfielder. He played with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1964–1975), St. Louis Cardinals (1976), Houston Astros (1977) and Oakland Athletics (1977) of Major ...
(1946–2004), American Major League Baseball player
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