William or Bill Fawcett or ''variation'', may refer to:
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William Fawcett (actor)
William Fawcett Thompson (September 8, 1894 – January 25, 1974) was an American character actor who appeared in hundreds of films and television episodes. Because there were other actors named William Thompson he used his first and middle ...
(1894–1974), American actor who was awarded the ''Légion d'honneur''
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William Fawcett (author) (1902–1941), English journalist and writer on horses, hunting, and racing
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William Fawcett (botanist)
William Fawcett (1851–1926) was a British botanist and coauthor of the ''Flora of Jamaica''.
He was born in Arklow, County Wicklow, on 13 February 1851. He studied at the University of London, obtaining a BSc in 1879. He became a Fellow of the ...
(1851–1926), British botanist and co-author of the ''Flora of Jamaica''
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William Fawcett (British Army officer)
General Sir William Fawcett KB (1727–1804) was an Adjutant-General to the Forces.
Military career
Educated at Bury Grammar School in Lancashire, William Fawcett was commissioned into the 33rd Foot in 1748.
In 1758 he was despatched t ...
(1727–1804), former Adjutant-General to the Forces
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William Fawcett (engineer) (1763–1844), British engineer and manufacturer of guns and steam engines
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Bill Fawcett (footballer) (1890–1970), Australian rules footballer for Melbourne
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Bill Fawcett (writer)
William B. Fawcett (born May 13, 1947) is an American editor, anthologist, game designer, book packager, fiction writer, and historian.
Life
Fawcett and fellow science fiction writer Jody Lynn Nye were married in 1987. They first met at a scie ...
(born 1947), mystery and science-fiction author and editor who also publishes as Quinn Fawcett and William Fawcett
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Wilford Fawcett
Wilford Hamilton Fawcett (; April 29, 1885 – February 7, 1940), also known as Captain Billy, was an American magazine publisher and sports shooter. He competed in the trap event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Biography
At the age of 16, F ...
, aka "Captain Billy", "Billy Fawcett" (1885–1940), publisher and founder of Fawcett Publications
Other uses
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Fawcett (surname) Fawcett is an English language, English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*A. Chase Fawcett (1863–1934), Canadian politician.
*Benjamin Fawcett (1808–1893), English woodblock colour printer
*Brian Fawcett (1944–2022), Canadian ...
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William (disambiguation) William is a masculine given name. It may also refer to:
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* List of people named William, a list of people with the given name
* Morgan William (born 1996), American women's basketball player
* will.i.am (born 1975), American mus ...
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Fawcett (disambiguation)
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Bill (disambiguation)
Bill(s) may refer to:
Common meanings
* Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States)
* Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature
* Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer
* Bill, a bird or animal's beak
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