William King may refer to:

Arts

* Willie King (1943–2009), American blues guitarist and singer *

William King (author) William King (born 7 December 1959), also known as Bill King, is a Scottish writer of a number of science fiction and fantasy books, most notably in Games Workshop's Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 series, published by Games Workshop's fiction ...

(born 1959), British science fiction author and game designer, also known as Bill King *

William King (artist) William King (25 February 1925 – 4 March 2015) was a contemporary American sculptor born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1925. His work spanned countless media and usually revolved around the figurative portrayal of human figures. After attending ...

(1925–2015), American sculptor * William King (poet) (1663–1712), English poet * William King (singer) (born 1949), American singer with the Commodores *

Bill King (photographer) William King (1939-1987), was an American fashion photographer Fashion photography is a genre of photography which is devoted to displaying clothing and other fashion items, sometimes haute couture. It typically consists of a fashion photographe ...

(1939–1987), American fashion photographer

Politics

Bill King (New Hampshire politician) Bill King is a New Hampshire politician. Early life and education King was born in Queensbury, New York. After graduating high school, King joined the United States Navy, and served there for four years. There, he was trained to be an aviation e ...

, American politician *

William King (Canadian politician) William 'Bill' King (September 15, 1930 - December 3, 2020) was a former British Columbia politician from Revelstoke. King was a member of Dave Barrett's 1972 BC NDP provincial government, serving in the post of Minister of Labour. King was bo ...

(1930–2020), British Columbia politician *

William King (governor) William King (February 9, 1768June 17, 1852) was an American merchant, shipbuilder, army officer, and statesman from Bath, Maine. A proponent of statehood for Maine, he became its first governor when it separated from Massachusetts in 1820. He ...

(1768–1852), American statesman, governor of Maine ** ''William King'' (Simmons), an 1878 marble sculpture *

William King (Governor of West Florida) William King (died January 1826) was an American army officer who was List of colonial governors of Florida, military governor of West Florida from May 26, 1818 to February 4, 1819. He was appointed to the position by Andrew Jackson, who led the A ...

(died 1826), American governor of West Florida, 1818–1819 *

William King (Australian politician) William Thomas King (24 May 1893 – 2 April 1966) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography King was born in Beaudesert, Queensland, the son of James King and his wife Margaret (née Veale). He was educated at Normanton ...

(1893–1966), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly *

William Cutfield King William Cutfield King (1829 – 8 February 1861) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician who was elected to Parliament, but was killed in the New Zealand Wars before the first session. Early life King was born in Devonshire, England in 1829 ...

(1829–1861), New Zealand politician *

William David King Sir William David King (1829 – 22 October 1902) was an English Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician, auctioneer and four times Mayor of Portsmouth 1877–1878, 1878–1879, 1886–1887 and 1889–1890. Biography King was born in Portsmouth 1 ...

(1829–1902), English politician, four times Mayor of Portsmouth *

William E. King William E. King (1885-1967) was an American lawyer and politician in Illinois. He served as a state legislator in the Illinois House of Representatives for eight years, followed by a full term as a state senator. He represented Illinois's 1st Hous ...

(1885–1967), American State Senator from Illinois *

William H. King William Henry King (June 3, 1863November 27, 1949) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist from Salt Lake City, Utah. As a Democrat, King represented Utah in the United States Senate from 1917 until 1941. Life King was born in Fillmore, U ...

(1863–1949), American Senator from Utah *

William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian statesman and politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Canada for three non-consecutive terms from 1921 to 1926, 1926 to 1930, and 1935 to 1948. A Li ...

(1874–1950), tenth prime minister of Canada *

William M. King William Myron King, also known as Colonel King for most of his life, (March 4, 1800 – November 8, 1869) was an American pioneer merchant and Oregon state legislator. He served four terms in Oregon's territorial legislature. This included on ...

, Oregon state legislator *

William R. King William Rufus DeVane King (April 7, 1786 – April 18, 1853) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the 13th vice president of the United States from March 4 until his death in April 1853. Earlier he had served as a U.S. represent ...

(1786–1853), American statesman, 13th vice president of the United States *

William R. King (judge) William R. King (October 3, 1864 – June 2, 1934) was an American politician and judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 37th associate justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. A native of Washington, he also served in Oregon's legislature and ...

(1864–1934), American legislator and jurist from Oregon *

William Robert King William Robert King was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940 affiliated with the Social Credit caucus for the electoral district of Cochrane. Politic ...

(1888–1953), provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada *

William S. King William Smith King (December 16, 1828 – February 24, 1900) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States Representative, U.S. Representative for Minnesota from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1877. He was a journalist and bu ...

(1828–1900), American congressman from Minnesota *

William Sterling King William Sterling King (October 6, 1818 – June 29, 1882) was an American officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, twice elected to the Massachusetts legislature, and was the first Chief Constable of the then-Massachusetts State ...

(1818–1882), American military officer and Massachusetts politician

Religion

William King (bishop) William King (1 May 1650 – 8 May 1729) was an Anglican divine in the Church of Ireland, who was Archbishop of Dublin from 1703 to 1729. He was an author and supported the Glorious Revolution. He had considerable political influence in Ireland ...

(1650–1729), Anglican Archbishop of Dublin *

William King (minister) William King (November 11, 1812 – January 5, 1895) was an Irish-born minister and abolitionist. He founded the Elgin settlement, a community of former African-American slaves, in southwestern Ontario. The son of William King and Elizabeth Tor ...

(1812–1895), Canadian Presbyterian minister and community founder *

William Smyth King William Smyth King (13 December 1810 – 1 January 1890) was an Irish-Anglican priest and Dean of Leighlin. He was the eldest son of Hulton King, commissioner of Customs for Ireland. Hulton assumed the Smyth surname upon his marriage to Anne S ...

(1810–1890), Dean of Leighlin * William King (priest) (died 1590), Canon of Windsor

Science

W. B. R. King William Bernard Robinson King (12 November 1889 – 23 January 1963) was a British geologist. Education King was educated at the University of Cambridge graduating a first-class Honours degree in geology in 1912 Career He joined the British Geo ...

(William Bernard Robinson King, 1889–1963), British geologist * William King (physician) (1786–1865), British physician, supporter of cooperative movement * William King (engineer) (1851–1929), Scottish engineer * William King (geologist) (1809–1886), Irish geologist, first to recognize ''Homo neanderthalensis'' as a species * William Wickham King (1863–1959), British amateur geologist * William Frederick King (1854–1916), Canadian surveyor, astronomer, and civil servant *

William King (GSI) William King FGS (1834? - 1900) was the son of the English born geologist William King who also became a geologist and worked in India with the Geological Survey of India The Geological Survey of India (GSI) is a scientific agency of India. ...

(died 1900), geologist with the Geological Survey of India * William Paul King, American mechanical engineer *

William Richard King William Richard King, the thirty-sixth President of The Institute of Management Sciences (TIMS), is a retired American university professor who studied and researched management science and information systems at the University of Pittsburgh in Pen ...

(born 1938), American management and information scientist

Sports

* Bill King (1927–2005), American sports radio announcer * Bill King (Australian rugby league), rugby league footballer in Australia *

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(fl. 1910s), New Zealand international rugby league player *

Billy King (sportsman) William Robert King (16 December 1902 – January 1987) was an all-round sportsman who played cricket for both Ireland and the Straits Settlements, and played rugby union for Singapore. Biography Educated mainly in Tipperary, he excelled at spor ...

(1902–1987), Irish cricketer *

William King (London cricketer) This is a list of the earliest known English cricketers whose careers began prior to the first matches which are now considered to hold first-class status in 1772. The list is by season, this being the season in which the player's name first ap ...

, English cricketer of the 1750s *

William King (footballer) William Walter Stewart King (1 February 1898 – 10 March 1962) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a wing half in the Scottish League The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional as ...

(1898–1962), Scottish international footballer *

William King (rugby union) William Norris King (December 3, 1890 – July 1, 1937) was an American rugby union player who played in the back row for the United States men's national team in its first two capped matches in 1912 and 1913. Biography William King was bor ...

(1890–1937), American rugby union player *

Willie King (basketball) Wilbert King (February 16, 1915 - 1965) was an American professional basketball and baseball player. King played in the Negro leagues from 1944 to 1947 with the New York Black Yankees, Cleveland Buckeyes, Chicago American Giants, and Homestead Gr ...

(1915–1965), American basketball player * Dolly King (William King, 1916–1969), American baseball player

Other

Bill King (Royal Navy officer) Commander William Donald Aelian King, DSO & Bar, DSC (23 June 1910 – 21 September 2012) was a British naval officer, yachtsman and author. He was the oldest participant in the first solo non-stop, around-the-world yacht race, the ''Sund ...

(1910–2012), British submarine commander, circumnavigator, author *

William King (police officer) William A. King and Antonio L. Murray are two former Baltimore Police Department officers sentenced to a total of 454 years (reduced to 20) in prison after an FBI investigation in 2005. The conviction of King and Murray resulted from the Baltimore ...

(born 1972), former Baltimore police officer sentenced to 315 years in prison * William King (St Mary Hall) (1685–1763), English Jacobite academic and writer * William King, 1st Earl of Lovelace (1805–1893), 8th Baron King and 1st Earl of Lovelace *

William King (merchant) William King (c.1785 - 26 April 1861) was a West Indies merchant and slave owner with interests in estates in British Guiana, Trinidad, and Dominica. He was the son of the slave-trader Thomas King of Camden, Calvert & King. Early life and family ...

(c. 1785–1861), West Indies merchant and slave owner *

William Manly King William Manly King (May 19, 1886 – 1961) was an architect in the United States. He is known for the buildings he designed in Florida, especially West Palm Beach. Several are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. King was born in ...

(1886–1961), American architect *

William G. King Jr. William Gregg King Jr. (14 December 191821 June 2009) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force (USAF). After service with the United States Army in World War II, he joined the USAF in 1947. He helped establish the Eastern Test Rang ...