William Gordon may refer to:

British people

* William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen (1679–1746), Scottish peer, Tory politician and Jacobite * William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure (c. 1672–1716), Scottish Jacobite *

William Gordon, Lord Strathnaver William Gordon (19 December 1683 – 13 July 1720), known by the courtesy title of Lord Strathnaver from 4 March 1703, was a Scottish politician who sat briefly in the British House of Commons in 1708 until he was declared ineligible, being t ...

(1683–1720), MP for Tain Burghs, judged ineligible to sit because he was the eldest son of a Scottish peer *

William Gordon (bishop of Aberdeen) William Gordon (c. 1499 – 6 August 1577) was a 16th-century Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish Nobility, noble and prelate, the last of the pre-Scottish Reformation, Reformation Bishop of Aberdeen, bishops of Aberdeen owing allegiance to the Roman ...

(died 1577), last of the pre-Reformation bishops of Aberdeen owing allegiance to the Roman Catholic Church * William Gordon (bishop of Leeds) (1831–1911), English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church *

William Gordon (physician) William Gordon (1801–1849) was a physician and Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, associated with Christian temperance and social causes in the English city of Hull in the early 19th century. Gordon was born at Fountains Hall near Ripo ...

(1801–1849), physician and Fellow of the Linnean Society of London *

William Gordon (Royal Navy officer, born 1705) Rear Admiral William Gordon (1705 – 17 April 1769) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, The Nore. Naval career Promoted to captain, Gordon became commanding officer of the 24-gun , and working with Lord George Graham comman ...

(1705–1769), became Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1762 *

William Gordon (Royal Navy officer, born 1784) Vice-Admiral William Gordon (18 December 1784 – 3 February 1858) was a Scottish naval commander and Tory politician. Naval career Gordon was the second son of George Gordon, Lord Haddo, son of George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen. His mother ...

(1784–1858), Scottish vice-admiral, naval commander and politician *

William Eagleson Gordon Colonel William Eagleson Gordon, VC, CBE (4 May 1866 – 10 March 1941) was a Scottish British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be a ...

(1866–1941), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross * William Gordon (British Army officer) (1736–1816), British general and politician *

William Gordon (Chelsea MP) William Gordon (1818 – 9 June 1894) was a British solicitor and Conservative Party politician. The youngest son of Alexander Gordon, a solicitor of Old Broad Street and Wandsworth Common and his wife Harriet née Elwyn, he was admitted as a s ...

(1818–1894), British Member of Parliament for Chelsea, 1874–1880 * Lord William Gordon (1744–1823), MP for Elginshire, Inverness-shire, and Horsham * Sir William Gordon, 1st Baronet (died 1742), MP for Sutherland, Cromartyshire and Nairnshire *

William Gordon (Rochester MP) William Gordon (c. 1735 - 29 March 1776) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1771. Gordon was High Sheriff of Kent in 1763. In 1768 Gordon was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochester and held the ...

(c. 1735–1776), MP for Rochester * Sir William Duff-Gordon, 2nd Baronet (1772–1823), known as William Gordon until 1815, Scottish politician *

William McD. Gordon William McDougall Gordon, MBE (1899 – 27 June 1950) was born in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the son of William Gordon and Margaret McDougall. Gordon was a cabinet maker and the town treasurer for Peterhead. Gordon served as provost o ...

(1899–1950), Provost of Peterhead, 1946–1950 *Sir William Gordon (diplomat) (1726–1798), British diplomat and politician, MP for Portsmouth *

William Thomas Gordon William Thomas Gordon FRSE FGS FGSE FLS FGA (1884–1950) was a Scottish palaeontologist and palaeobotanist in the early 20th century. He was also an expert on diamonds and gemstones and assisted Hatton Garden in the testing of rare stones. Li ...

(1884–1950), British palaeontologist and palaeobotanist

American people

* William Gordon (New Hampshire politician) (1763–1802), United States Representative from New Hampshire *

William Gordon (Ohio politician) William Gordon (December 15, 1862 – January 16, 1942) was a lawyer, politician, businessman, and three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1913 to 1919. Biography Gordon was born on a farm near Oak Harbor in Ottawa County, Ohio. He a ...

(1862–1942), U.S. Representative from Ohio *

William E. Gordon William Edwin Gordon (January 8, 1918 – February 16, 2010) was an electrical engineer, physicist and astronomer. He was referred to as the "''father of the Arecibo Observatory''". Biography William E. Gordon was an Electrical Engineer. He w ...

(1918–2010), physicist and astronomer, "father of the Arecibo Observatory" *

William F. Gordon William Fitzhugh Gordon (January 13, 1787 – July 21, 1858) was a nineteenth-century, lawyer, military officer, politician and planter from the piedmont region of Virginia. Early life and education William Fitzhugh Gordon was born at "Ger ...

(1787–1858), U.S. Representative from Virginia * William Washington Gordon (1796–1842), American politician and railroad executive, founder Central of Georgia Railroad *

William Gordon (bishop of Alaska) William Jones Gordon Jr. (May 6, 1918 - January 4, 1994) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska from 1948 to 1974 and was known as the "Flying Bishop of Alaska" for his ministry of flying his own plane across the vast diocese. Early life ...

(1918–1994), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska, 1948–1974 *

William J. J. Gordon William J. J. Gordon (September 9, 1919 – June 30, 2003) was an inventor and psychologist. He is recognized as the co-creator of a problem solving approach called synectics, which he developed along with George M. Prince while working in the Inve ...

(1919–2003), inventor and psychologist *

William D. Gordon (politician) William D. Gordon (1858–1917) was a politician and attorney from Michigan who served as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan from 1898 to 1906, and who had previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives, and ...

(1858–1917), politician and attorney from Michigan *

William Osceola Gordon Judge William Osceola Gordon (1837–1914) was an American judge. Early life William Osceola Gordon was born on October 23, 1837, in Maury County, Tennessee. He was a direct descendant of Pocahontas. His father, Powhatan Gordon, was a farme ...

(1837–1914), American judge * William Washington Gordon II (1834–1912), Confederate officer, later a U.S. Army general *

William D. Gordon (actor) William Douglas Gordon (January 4, 1918 – August 12, 1991) was an American actor, writer, director, story editor, and producer. Although he is best known for his writing credits, he acted occasionally on numerous TV series. Biography Gordon wa ...

(1918–1991), American actor, writer and director

Others

* George William Gordon (1820–1865), Jamaican politician *

William James Gordon William James Gordon, (19 May 1864 – 15 August 1922) was a West Indian soldier in the British Army and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth ...

(1864–1922), West Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross * William Gordon (Australian politician) (1862–1943), Australian politician *William

Deuchar Gordon William Deuchar Gordon (19 June 1871 – 11 September 1951) was an Australian pastoralist. He was born into a socially prominent New South Wales rural family and was president of the Australian Club. Early life Gordon was born at the now her ...

(1871–1951), Australian pastoralist *

Billy Gordon William John Gordon ( – 25 November 2022) was an Australian indigenous politician. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2015 to 2017, representing the electorate of Cook. Career Hailing from Innisfail, Queensland, G ...

, Australian politician

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