William Cunningham may refer to:

Academics and ecclesiastics

* William Cunningham (economist) (1849–1919), English economist and Archdeacon of Ely * William Cunningham (theologian) (1805–1861), Scottish theologian *

William H. Cunningham William H. Cunningham (born 1944) is an American academic administrator, a university faculty member and a business executive. He served as the 24th president of the University of Texas at Austin from 1985 to 1992. He served as the seventh chancell ...

(born ), former president of the University of Texas at Austin *

William T. Cunningham William T. Cunningham (1930 – May 26, 1997), a Detroit native, began studies for priesthood in 1943 at Sacred Heart Seminary. Cunningham was a parish priest for five years, then in 1961 joined the faculty of Sacred Heart Seminary as an English ...

(1930–1997), American Roman Catholic priest

Noblemen

* Cunningham baronets of Cunninghamhead, Ayr in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia: **

Sir William Cunningham, 1st Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English language, English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist i ...

(died ) **

Sir William Cunningham, 2nd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(died 1670) **

Sir William Cunningham, 3rd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(died 1724) *

William Cunningham, 3rd Earl of Glencairn William Cunningham, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 5th Lord of Kilmaurs (c. 1480–1548) was a Scottish nobleman, soldier, and "notorious intriguer". Family He was the eldest son and heir of Cuthbert Cunningham, 3rd Earl of Glencairn, by his spouse, Lady ...

, Scottish noble *

William Cunningham, 4th Earl of Glencairn William Cunningham, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 5th Lord of Kilmaurs (c. 1480–1548) was a Scottish nobleman, soldier, and "notorious intriguer". Family He was the eldest son and heir of Cuthbert Cunningham, 3rd Earl of Glencairn, by his spouse, Lady ...

(c. 1490–1547), Scottish noble * William Cunningham, 6th Earl of Glencairn (c. 1520–c. 1578), Scottish noble *

William Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn William Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn (1575–1630) was a Scottish politician. The son of James Cunningham, 7th Earl of Glencairn by his spouse Margaret (d. January 1610), daughter of Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy and Katherine Ruthven. His ...

(1575–1630), Scottish noble * William Cunningham, 9th Earl of Glencairn (1610–1664), Scottish noble

Politicians

W. Pete Cunningham William Pete Cunningham (November 7, 1929 – December 21, 2010) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the 107th House district, including constituents in Mecklenburg county. He resigned on December 31, 200 ...

(1929–2010), American politician and soldier * William Cunningham (Illinois politician) (born 1976), member of the Illinois Senate *

William J. Cunningham District 28 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves Baylor, Borden, Childress, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Cottle, Crane, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Eastland, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Hale, Hardeman, Hask ...

(1870–1952), Texas state senator * William Tharp Cunningham (1871–1952), American judge and state legislator

Soldiers

* William "Bloody Bill" Cunningham (1756–1787), American Loyalist commander * William Cunningham (lawyer) (1883–1959), New Zealand major general and lawyer

Sportsmen

Association footballers

* Bill Cunningham (footballer) (), Irish footballer *

William Cunningham (footballer) William Cunningham (27 October 1894 – 28 June 1934) was an English footballer who played as a wing half; he made three appearances for Liverpool and also played for Blyth Spartans, Barrow and Mid-Rhondda. Club career Blyth Spartans Cunnin ...

(1899–1934), English footballer * Willie Cunningham (footballer, born 1925) (1925–2000), Scottish footballer * Willie Cunningham (Northern Irish footballer) (1930–2007), also football manager

Other sportsmen

* Bill Cunningham (cricketer) (1900–1984), New Zealand cricketer * Bill Cunningham (infielder) (1886–1946), American Major League Baseball player * Bill Cunningham (outfielder) (1894–1953), American Major League Baseball player * Bill Cunningham (rugby union) (1874–1927), New Zealand rugby union player * Billy Cunningham (born 1943), American National Basketball Association Hall-of-Fame player and head coach *

W. A. Cunningham William Alexander Cunningham (July 9, 1886 – August 15, 1968) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Georgia from 1910 to 1919, compiling a career college football record of 43-1 ...

(1886–1958), American college football and basketball coach * William Cunningham (American football) (1872–1957), American college football player * William Cunningham (basketball) (born 1974), American professional basketball player

Others

* Bill Cunningham (American photographer) (1929–2016), American fashion photographer for ''The New York Times'' * William Cunningham (body snatcher) (1807–1871), Irish-American body snatcher * Bill Cunningham (musician) (born 1950), American musician, original bass guitarist / keyboardist for the Box Tops * Bill Cunningham (talk show host) (born 1947), American radio and television talk show host, commentator, attorney and entrepreneur *

William Meredith Cunningham William Meredith Cunningham (1901-1967) was an acclaimed Oklahoma writer of the 1930s, involved in the Works Progress Administration's Federal Writer's Project, and was a supporter of the American Socialist Party.Larry O'Dell, "Cunningham, Willi ...

(born 1901), American writer