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Politics and nobility

William Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian William Kerr, first Earl of Lothian of a new creation (1605–1675) was a Scottish nobleman. Career Kerr signed the national covenant in 1638 and marched with the Scots into England in 1640, being present when the English were routed at t ...

(c. 1605–1675), Scottish nobleman *

William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian Lieutenant-General William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian, (1661 – 28 February 1722) was a Scottish peer who held a number of minor military and political offices. He was known by the courtesy title of Lord Newbattle until 1692, when he su ...

(1661–1722), Scottish peer and soldier *

William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian, ( – 28 July 1767) was a Scottish nobleman, styled Master of Jedburgh from 1692 to 1703 and Lord Jedburgh from 1703 to 1722. Early life He was the son of William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian and Lady Jean ...

(c. 1690–1767), Scottish nobleman *

William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian General William Henry Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian (1710 – 12 April 1775) was a Scottish nobleman, British soldier and politician, the eldest son of William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian. He was styled Master of Jedburgh until 1722, Lord Jedbu ...

(1710–1775), also a Member of Parliament *

William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian General William John Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian (13 March 1737 – 4 January 1815) was a British soldier and peer, styled Lord Newbattle until 1767 and Earl of Ancrum from 1767 to 1775. He was buried at St Andrew's parish Church, Farnham, S ...

(1737–1815), British soldier and peer *

William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian, (4 October 1763 – 27 April 1824), was a British soldier, landowner and politician. He was the son of William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian. He served as a representative peer from 1817 to 1824. Life Ker ...

(1763–1824), son of William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian *

Sir William Kerr, 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 1716), one of the

Scottish representatives to the first Parliament of Great Britain The Scottish representatives to the first Parliament of Great Britain, serving from 1 May 1707 to 26 May 1708, were not elected like their colleagues from England and Wales, but rather hand-picked. The forty five men sent to London in 1707, to t ...

* Sir William Kerr, 4th Baronet (died 1741), of the Kerr baronets * Sir William Kerr, 6th Baronet (died 1755), of the Kerr baronets *

William Johnson Kerr William Johnson Kerr (1787 – April 23, 1845) was a political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in 1787, the son of Robert Kerr and grandson of Sir William Johnson. He was a captain in the Indian Department and with John Brant and John ...

(1787–1845), political figure in Upper Canada * William G. Kerr (''c.'' 1814–1861), mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada *

William Kerr (Canadian politician) William Kerr (February 27, 1836 – November 22, 1906) was a lawyer and political figurein Ontario, Canada. He represented Northumberland West in the House of Commons of Canada from 1874 to 1878 as a Liberal member and served in the Senate of ...

(1836–1906), Canadian politician *

William Franklin Kerr William Franklin Kerr (October 25, 1876 – March 11, 1968) was a journalist and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Regina City from 1934 to 1938 and Turtleford from 1938 to 1944 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as ...

(1876–1968), journalist and politician in Saskatchewan, Canada * William Kerr (mayor) (1809–1853), mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Military

* William Kerr (Royal Navy officer) (born c. 1670), British admiral *

William Munro Kerr Vice Admiral Sir William Munro Kerr (4 March 1876 – 26 October 1959) was a Royal Navy officer who served as First Naval Member and Chief of the Australian Naval Staff from 1929 to 1931. Naval service Born the son of George Munro Kerr and his ...

(1876–1959), British admiral *

William Kerr (British Army officer, died 1741) The Hon. William Kerr (died 17 January 1741) was a British Army officer and Scottish politician who sat in the British House of Commons between 1710 and 1727. Kerr was born before 1682, the third son of Robert Ker, 3rd Earl of Roxburghe, and hi ...

, British Army officer, MP for Aberdeen Burghs and Dysart Burghs * William Alexander Kerr (1831–1919), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross

Sports

William Kerr (American football) William Kerr (March 14, 1915 – June 21, 2005) was an American football and wrestling coach. He served as the head football coach at Fairmont State University in Fairmont, West Virginia from 1972 to 1977, compiling a record of 29–29–1. Head ...

(1914–2005), American football and wrestling coach * Bill Kerr (footballer) (1882–1911), Australian rules footballer * Willie Kerr, Scottish footballer * Billy Kerr (1945–2012), Irish cyclist * William Kerr (baseball), co-owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team *

Will Kerr Will Kerr (born October 21, 1982) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2005 until 2010, he competed for World Extreme Cagefighting. Mixed martial arts career World Extreme Cagefighting Kerr made his WEC debu ...

(born 1982), American mixed martial artist * Bud Kerr (1916–1964), American football player and coach

Other

William Kerr (gardener) William Kerr (died 1814) was a Scottish gardener and plant hunter, the first Western professional full-time plant collector active in China. He also collected in Java and Luzon in the Philippines. Among the plants he sent back to Kew Gardens was t ...

(died 1814), collector of plants in East Asia * William Kerr (journalist) (1812–1859), Scottish-Australian journalist, founder of '' The Argus'' * William Kerr (architect) (1836–1911), Irish-American architect *

William Kerr (bishop) William Shaw Kerr (1873 - 2 February 1960) was an Irish Anglican bishop, the first Bishop of Down and Dromore in the Church of Ireland. Kerr was born in 1873 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1897, his first post was a cur ...

(1873–1960), Irish Anglican bishop *

William Jasper Kerr William Jasper Kerr (November 17, 1863 – April 15, 1947) was an American academic in the states of Oregon and Utah. A native of Utah, he served as president of Oregon State University), known then as Oregon Agricultural College, Brigham Young Co ...

(1863–1947), president of Oregon State University, 1907–1932 *

William Alexander Robb Kerr William Alexander Robb Kerr, (September 29, 1875 – January 19, 1945) was a Canadian academic and the third president of the University of Alberta. Born in Toronto, Ontario, to Thomas and Maria Jane Kerr, Kerr received a Bachelor of Arts deg ...

(1875–1945), Canadian academic and president of the University of Alberta * William R. Kerr, professor at Harvard Business School *

Bill Kerr William Henry Kerr (10 June 1922 – 28 August 2014) was a British and Australian actor, comedian, and vaudevillian. Born in South Africa, he started his career as a child actor in Australia, before emigrating to Britain after the Second Worl ...

(1922–2014), South African-born Australian actor

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