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

Entertainment industry figures

William Reynolds (actor) William DeClercq Reynolds (''né'' Regnolds; December 9, 1931 – August 24, 2022) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Special Agent Tom Colby in the 1960s television series ''The F.B.I.'' and his film and television roles ...

(1931–2022), American film and TV second lead *

William Reynolds (film editor) William Henry Reynolds (June 14, 1910 – July 16, 1997) was an American film editor whose career spanned six decades. His credits include such notable films as ''The Sound of Music'', ''The Godfather'', ''The Sting'', and '' The Turning Point'' ...

(1910–1997), American winner of two Academy Awards *

Bill Reynolds (producer) Band of Horses is an American rock band formed in 2004 in Seattle, Washington. Led by singer-songwriter Ben Bridwell, who has served as the band's sole constant member throughout numerous line-up changes, the band's current line-up also includ ...

, American rock musician and songwriter active since 2002

Industrialists

William Reynolds (industrialist) William Reynolds (14 April 1758 – 3 June 1803) was an ironmaster and a partner in the ironworks in Coalbrookdale in Shropshire, England. He was interested in advances in science and industry, and invented the inclined plane for canals. Early li ...

(1758–1803), English ironmaster, built Ketley Canal *

William Bainbridge Reynolds William Bainbridge Reynolds (London, 6 March 1855 – Brighton, 31 March 1935) was a British art metal worker and an architect who was active from 1870 to 1932. Reynolds was born in the Duke of York's Royal Military School, Chelsea, where his fath ...

(1855–1935), English metal craftsman and engineer *

William Neal Reynolds William Neal Reynolds (March 22, 1863 – September 10, 1951) was a U.S. sportsman and businessman with R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, which was founded by his brother R. J. Reynolds. Early life Born in Patrick County, Virginia, Reynolds went to ...

(1863–1951), American tobacco manufacturer

Military men

William Reynolds (naval officer) William Reynolds (December 10, 1815 – November 5, 1879) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy who served during the American Civil War. His younger brother (by five years) was United States Army general John F. Reynolds. Reynolds was bo ...

(1815–1879), Union Navy admiral in American Civil War * William Reynolds (VC) (1827–1869), Scottish private who received Victoria Cross * William E. Reynolds (1860–1944), United States Coast Guard commandant

Politicians

William Reynolds (New Zealand politician) William Hunter Reynolds (1 May 1822 – 1 April 1899) was a 19th-century businessman and Member of Parliament in Dunedin, Otago region, New Zealand. He was a cabinet minister. He is the only person who held membership on the Otago Provincial Cou ...

(1822–1899), New Zealand politician and businessman * William H. Reynolds (New York politician), American real estate developer and New York state senator * William Hayden Reynolds (1847–1935), American mayor of Orlando, Florida 1910–1913 * William James Reynolds (1856–1934), Irish nationalist politician and MP for East Tyrone, 1885–1895 * William George Waterhouse Reynolds, English Member of Parliament for Leicester South in 1922–23

Scholars

* William Reynolds (theologian) (1544–1594), English Catholic biblical translator and scholar a/k/a Reginaldus * William Craig Reynolds (1933–2004), American engineer and physicist *

William D. Reynolds William D. Reynolds (, 1867–1951) was an American Southern Presbyterian (PCUS) missionary and Bible translator in Korea. William Davis Reynolds was born 12 November 1867. He received his undergraduate education at Hampden-Sydney College in Virg ...

(1867–1951), American Southern Presbyterian missionary and Bible translator in Korea *

William Morton Reynolds William Morton Reynolds (4 March 1812 – 5 September 1876) was a Lutheran and later Episcopal minister in the United States, professor of Latin, and President of Capital University at Columbus, Ohio, and of the Illinois State University. He was a ...

(1812–1876), American minister, college president and translator

Sportsmen

American football

William Ayres Reynolds William Ayres Reynolds (December 30, 1874 – August 10, 1928) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He played Junior varsity team, scrub football at Princeton University, serving as team captain in 1894, and served a ...

(1874–1928), American college player and coach of football and baseball *

Billy Reynolds (American football) William Dean Reynolds (July 20, 1931December 2, 2002) was a professional American football halfback in the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). He played for the NFL's Cleveland Browns (1953–1957) and Pittsbu ...

(1931–2002), American halfback in NFL and AFL

Baseball

Bill Reynolds (catcher) William Dee Reynolds (August 14, 1884 – June 5, 1924) was a catcher in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees from 1913 to 1914. He was later a manager in the minor leagues for the Waco Indians of the Texas Association The Texas Asso ...

(1884–1924), American catcher for New York Yankees *

Bill Reynolds (Negro leagues) William Edward Reynolds (November 28, 1928 – January 8, 1989), nicknamed "Bunk", was an American Negro league second baseman who played in the 1940s. A native of Stone Mountain, Georgia, Reynolds attended Mansfield High School and played for ...

(born 1929), American Negro leagues baseball player

Football

William Reynolds (footballer, born 1870) William Thomas Reynolds (1870 – after 1893) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath. Reynolds was born in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. He joined Small Heath in April 1893, and made his debut i ...

(1870–after 1893), English left back *

William Reynolds (footballer, born 1879) William Reynolds (22 July 1879 – 1973), sometimes called Billy Reynolds, was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Burton United and Grimsby Town. Career Reynolds began his career with Manch ...

(1879–1973), English forward *

Billy Reynolds (footballer) William Reynolds (born March 1864; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward for Burslem Port Vale between 1882 and 1892. Career Reynolds most likely played for Smallthorne before switching to Burslem Po ...

(1864–after 1892), English centre-forward

Auto racing

*Bill Reynolds, Australian driver in

1963 Armstrong 500 The 1963 Armstrong 500 was the fourth running of the Armstrong 500 touring car race. It was held on 6 October 1963. After the 1962 race, the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit was too damaged to continue to stage the race, forcing it to move t ...

Others

Will Reynolds William Reynolds was an American mass murderer who shot nine people, seven of them fatally, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States on April 6, 1902, before being shot dead himself. Police arrived at Reynolds' home in Tuscumbia's black neighborhoo ...

(''c.''1867–1902), American mass shooter of nine victims in Alabama *

William Bradford Reynolds William Bradford Reynolds (June 21, 1942 – September 14, 2019) was an American attorney who served as the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division from 1981 to 1988. Reynolds was Senior Counsel in BakerBotts Anti ...

(1942–2019), American lawyer; Assistant Attorney General 1981–88

Characters

* Bill Reynolds (''Tea and Sympathy'') in Robert Anderson's 1953 American play * Bill Reynolds ''(The Passage)'' in 2012–16 series of American novels by Justin Cronin * Bill Reynolds ''(Love Thy Neighbour)'' in 1972–76 British sitcom