William or Will or Willie Harris may refer to:

Politicians and political activists

William Harris (born 1504) William Harris (born 10 March 1504), of Radford in the parish of Plymstock in Devon, was a Member of Parliament for Newport-''juxta''-Launceston in Cornwall. Origins He was the son and heir of Francis Harris (1475–1509) of Radford, by his ...

(1504–?), MP for Newport, Cornwall * William Harris (died 1556), MP for

Maldon Maldon (, locally ) is a town and civil parish on the River Blackwater, Essex, Blackwater estuary in Essex, England. It is the seat of the Maldon District and starting point of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation. It is known for Maldon Sea ...

William Harris (MP, died 1709) William Harris (c. 1652 – 17 October 1709), of Hayne, Devon, was an English landowner and politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1690 and 1709. Early life Harris was the eldest son of Christopher Harris of H ...

(c. 1652–1709), English landowner and member of parliament for St Ives, and for Okehampton *

William Harris (Birmingham Liberal) William Harris (1826 – 25 March 1911) was a Liberal politician and strategist in Birmingham, England, in an era of dramatic municipal reform. On his death, he was described by one obituary-writer as "one of the founders of modern Birmingham". ...

(1826–1911), Liberal Party politician and strategist, architect, and writer, in Birmingham, England * William Harris (civil rights leader) (1867–1931), Australian advocate for Aboriginal rights *

William Harris (Symbionese Liberation Army) The United Federated Forces of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) was a small, American far-left organization active between 1973 and 1975; it claimed to be a vanguard movement. The FBI and American law enforcement considered the SLA to be the ...

, 20th century American militant * William Alexander Harris (Kansas politician) (1841–1909), U.S. Representative from Kansas * William Alexander Harris (Virginia politician) (1805–1864), U.S. Representative from Virginia *

William C. Harris (Illinois politician) William C. Harris (May 7, 1921 – December 30, 2004) was an American businessman and politician. Biography Born in Pontiac, Illinois, Harris served in the United States Navy during World War II. He then worked for his family's funeral home in ...

(1921–2004), American politician *

William J. Harris William Julius Harris (February 3, 1868April 18, 1932) was a United States senator from the state of Georgia. He was a great-grandson of Charles Hooks, who had been a Representative from North Carolina, and son-in-law of Joseph Wheeler, Confed ...

(1868–1932), U.S. Senator from Georgia *

William Littleton Harris William Littleton Harris (1807–1868) was a Mississippi jurist. Early life Born in Elbert County, Georgia, in 1807, Harris graduated from the University of Georgia at the age of fifteen, and read law to be admitted to the bar.Thomas H. Somervill ...

(1807–1868), Justice of the Mississippi Court of Errors and Appeals *

William L. Harris William L. Harris (August 30, 1923 – July 1, 2013) was an American businessman and politician. Harris was born in Marion, Illinois, and went to the Marion public schools. He took classes in administrative management at the University of Chic ...

(1923–2013), American politician * William James Harris (1835–1911), Conservative Party politician * William R. Harris (1803–1858), justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court *

William Harris (New York politician) William G. Harris (November 27, 1849 – November 29, 1924) was an American businessman and politician from New York. Life Harris was born on November 27, 1849, in Hope, New York, the son of William Harris and Susan Wadsworth. His paternal gra ...

, American businessman and politician from New York

Sportsmen

* William Harris (American football) (1965–2014), American football tight end *

Will Harris (American football) William Jamahl Harris (born December 19, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston College. Professional career The Detroit Lions selected H ...

, American football safety *

Bill Harris (swimmer) William White Harris, Jr. (October 26, 1897 – March 7, 1961) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympisch ...

(1897–1961), American swimmer and Olympic bronze medallist *

William Harris (tennis) William "Bill" Harris (January 14, 1947 – March 8, 2002) was an American tennis player in the mid-20th Century. Harris began playing tennis at the age of 8, and started playing tournaments at age 11. Harris was one of the best junior tennis play ...

(1947–2002), American tennis player * William Harris (cricketer, born 1861) (1861–1923), English cricketer *

William Harris (cricketer, born 1864) William Harris (17 June 1864 – 18 June 1949) was an English cricketer. Harris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Kimberley, Nottinghamshire. Harris played a single first-class match for Notting ...

(1864–1949), English cricketer *

William Harris (cricketer, born 1883) William Henry Harris (30 December 1883 – 14 October 1967) was an English first-class cricketer who played in 12 matches for Warwickshire between 1904 and 1919. He was born in Rugby, Warwickshire and died at Shabani, Rhodesia. His brother A ...

(1883–1967), English cricketer *

William Harris (footballer) William Harris (25 September 1890–?) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Benburb, Rutherglen Glencairn and Tottenham Hotspur. Football career Harris signed for Tottenham Hotspur in May, 1909 for a fee of five guineas from ...

(1890–?), Scottish footballer *

William Harris (rugby union) William "Pat" Albert Harris (30 June 1876 – 15 June 1950) was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented the New Zealand national side in 1897. His position of choice was hooker. Harris did not play in any test matches as New Zealand d ...

(1876–1950), New Zealand rugby union player *

Will Harris (baseball) William Taylor Harris (born August 28, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Houston Astros and Washington Nationals. He made his ma ...

(born 1984), baseball player * Willie Harris (born 1978), baseball player *

Will Harris (rugby union) Will Harris (born 8 June 2000, in Australia) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zeal ...

(born 2000), Australian rugby union player *

Will Harris (footballer) William Harris (born 1 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Spennymoor Town. Career A youth product of Hebburn Town and Burnley, Harris began his career with consecutive loans to Colne and War ...

(born 2000), English footballer

Academics and religious figures

* William Harris (Presbyterian minister) (1675?–1740), English divine *

William Harris (historian) William Harris, D.D. (1720 – February 1770) was an English dissenting minister and historian who wrote a series of historically significant biographies of the House of Stuart kings of 17th-century Britain. Life Harris was born in Salisbury, ...

(1720–1770), English dissenting minister and historian * William Harris (academic) (1765–1829), president of Columbia University *

William C. Harris (historian) William C. Harris is Professor Emeritus of History at North Carolina State University. In 2012, he was co-winner of the 2012 Lincoln Prize (shared with Elizabeth D. Leonard). Education He began graduate school in 1958 at the University of Alab ...

, professor of history at North Carolina State University *

William Logan Harris William Logan Harris (4 November 1817 – 2 September 1887) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1872. Birth and family Harris was born near Ontario, Ohio, Ontario in Richland County, Ohio, a son of James and Ma ...

(1817–1887), Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church * William Henry Harris (academic) (1884–1956), Welsh divine, canon and treasurer of St David's Cathedral, and professor of Welsh at St David's College, Lampeter * William Stewart Harris (1922–1994), English-born Australian anthropologist, journalist and Aboriginal rights advocate *

William V. Harris William Vernon Harris (born 13 September 1938) was the William R. Shepherd Professor of History at Columbia University until December 2017. He is the author of numerous groundbreaking monographs on the Greco-Roman world, he is a Fellow of the Ame ...

(born 1938), professor of history *

William Wadé Harris William Wadé Harris (c. 1860 – 1929) was a Liberian Grebo evangelist, who preached in Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. He has been described as the "most extraordinary one man evangelical crusade that Africa has ever known" and is considered ...

(c. 1860–1929), African evangelist * William S. Harris, American professor and researcher on human nutrition

Soldiers

William Harris (colonist) William Harris (1757–1812) was a farmer, soldier, and member of the Pennsylvania legislature. He was the father of two other American military men. Early life William Harris was born October 7, 1757, on his parents' farm in Willistown Townsh ...

(1757–1812), figure in the American Revolution *

William Harris, 2nd Baron Harris William George Harris, 2nd Baron Harris Royal Guelphic Order, KCH (19 January 1782 – 30 May 1845) was a British soldier and peer. Life Harris was the son of General George Harris, 1st Baron Harris. He fought under his father during the Battle ...

(1782–1845), British soldier and peer *William Harris, American Civil War colonel, son of

Ira Harris Ira Harris (May 31, 1802December 2, 1875) was an American jurist and senator from New York. He was also a friend of Abraham Lincoln. Life Ira Harris was born in Charleston, New York on May 31, 1802. He grew up on a farm, and graduated from Unio ...

* William W. Harris (Medal of Honor) (1850–1878), Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Indian Wars *

William Frederick Harris William Frederick Harris (March 6, 1918 – December 7, 1950) was a United States Marine Corps (USMC) lieutenant colonel during the Korean War. The son of USMC General Field Harris, he was a prisoner of war during World War II and a recipient ...

(1918–1950), United States Marine Corps officer

Engineers, inventors and scientists

William Cornwallis Harris Major Sir William Cornwallis Harris (baptised 2 April 1807 – died 9 October 1848) was an English military engineer, artist and hunter. Life and career Early life The son of James Harris of Wittersham, Kent, he entered Addiscombe Milita ...

(1807–1848), English military engineer, artist and hunter *Sir William Gordon Harris (1912–2005), British civil engineer * William Snow Harris (1791–1867), invented a ship-borne lightning rod *William Harris, former director general of Science Foundation Ireland

Others

William Harris (beachcomber) William Harris (born in 1812 or 1813,McDANIEL, Carl N. & GOWDY, John M., ''Paradise for Sale: A Parable of Nature'', Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000, , pp. 32–35 presumed dead in 1889VIVIANI, Nancy, ''Nauru: Phosphate and Political ...

(c. 1813–1889), British escaped convict and settler in pre-colonial Nauru *

William Harris (musician) William Harris (probably c. 1900 - possibly 1930s) was an American country blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He recorded sixteen songs between 1927 and 1928, of which fourteen were released on record. AllMusic noted that Harris was "a fin ...

(fl. 1927–1928), American country blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter * William Harris (theatrical producer) (1844–1916), American theatre producer and vaudevillian performer *

William Harris (Tudor person) Sir William Harris (21 September 1556 – 14 November 1616) was an English knight, land owner, and a notable incorporator in the third Virginia Company of London. This Harris family appears to have originated some east-north-east of London and ...

(1556–1616), English knight, landowner and incorporator in the third Virginia Company of London *

William Harris (settler) William Harris (1610-1681) was one of the four men with Roger Williams at Seekonk in the Plymouth Colony during the winter of 1636. He then joined Williams and several families in establishing the settlement of Providence Plantations which b ...

(1610–1681), founding settler of Providence, Rhode Island *

William Harris, 6th Earl of Malmesbury William James Harris, 6th Earl of Malmesbury TD (18 November 1907 – 11 November 2000), styled Viscount FitzHarris until 1950, was a British peer. The son of James Harris, 5th Earl of Malmesbury, Harris was educated at Eton and Trinity College, ...

(1907–2000), British peer * Bill Harris (neuroscientist) (born 1950), Canadian-born neuroscientist *

William Critchlow Harris William Critchlow Harris (30 April 1854 – 16 July 1913) was an English-born Canadian architect noted mainly for his ecclesiastical and domestic projects in Maritime Canada. He was born near Liverpool, England to Welsh parents but moved to ...

(1854–1913), Canadian architect *

William C. Harris (police officer) Captain William Charles Harris CB (22 April 1809''London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813–1917'' – 8 March 1887''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995'') was the firs ...

, Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, 1856–1881 *Sir

William Henry Harris Sir William Henry Harris (28 March 1883 – 6 September 1973) was an English organist, choral trainer and composer. Early life and education Harris was born in Fulham, London and became a chorister at Holy Trinity, Tulse Hill. At the age o ...

(1883–1973), English organist and composer * William H. Harris (orthopaedic surgeon) (born 1927), American orthopaedic surgeon *

William Laurel Harris William Laurel Harris (February 18, 1870 – September 24, 1924) was an American muralist, educator, editor, and arts organizer. Harris was a member of the Municipal Art Society (of which he was president in 1912), the Architectural L ...

(1870–1924), American muralist and editor *

William Torrey Harris William Torrey Harris (September 10, 1835 – November 5, 1909) was an American educator, philosopher, and lexicographer. He worked for nearly a quarter century in St. Louis, Missouri, where he taught school and served as Superintendent of School ...

(1835–1909), United States Commissioner of Education, American educator, philosopher, lexicographer *

William Harris Jr. William Harris Jr. (1884–1946) was a well-known Broadway theatrical producer. Plays he produced included ''Abraham Lincoln'', ''East is West'', '' Twin Beds'' (1914), and ''Outward Bound''. He was the son of producer William Harris (Sr.), and ...

(1884–1946), Broadway theatrical producer *William Harris, founder of the ''

Ottawa Citizen The ''Ottawa Citizen'' is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. History Established as ''The Bytown Packet'' in 1845 by William Harris (journalist), William Harris, it was renamed the '' ...

'' newspaper * William Bevan Harris, British-American comic actor, better known as