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

Entertainment

* Bill Lee (singer) (1916–1980), American singer who voiced many Disney characters * Bill Lee (musician) (born 1928), American jazz musician *

Bill Lee (author) William Lee (born October 8, 1954) is an American writer. He is the author of three books. He is a former member of the San Francisco Chinatown gang that was responsible for the 1977 Golden Dragon massacre. Biography Lee grew up in San Francisco ...

(born 1954), Chinese-American writer and ex-gang member *

Billy Lee (actor) Billy Lee (William Lee Schlensker) (March 12, 1929 – November 17, 1989) was a child actor who appeared in many films from the mid-1930s through the early 1940s. He is probably best remembered for his performance in '' The Biscuit Eater''. Le ...

(1929–1989), American child actor * Bill Lee (Stargate), fictional character on the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' *

Will Lee (bassist) Will Lee is an American bassist known for his work on the ''Late Show with David Letterman'' as part of the CBS Orchestra and before that "The World's Most Dangerous Band" when Letterman hosted the NBC " Late Night" show. Lee has recorded and t ...

(born 1952), American bassist on David Letterman show *

Will Lee William Lee (born William Lubovsky; August 6, 1908 – December 7, 1982) was an American actor who appeared in numerous television and film roles, but was best known for playing Mr. Hooper, the original store proprietor of the eponymous Hoope ...

(1908–1982), American actor and comedian *

Will Yun Lee William Yun Lee (born March 22, 1971) is an American actor and martial artist. He is best known for his roles as Danny Woo in the supernatural drama ''Witchblade ''Witchblade'' is a comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, an ...

(born 1971), American actor *

William Franklin Lee III William Franklin Lee III, aka Bill Lee (20 February 1929 Galveston, Texas; d. 23 October 2011 New Smyrna Beach, Florida) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, author, and music educator who was renowned for pioneering comprehensive m ...

(1929–2011), pianist, Dean of Miami School of Music *

William Gregory Lee William Gregory Lee (born January 24, 1973) is an American actor. Career His first prominent role was as Virgil on '' Xena: Warrior Princess''. He also played the character of Zack on the series '' Dark Angel'' (2000–2001). Lee has appeared i ...

(born 1973), American actor * William Lee, pen name used by

William S. Burroughs William Seward Burroughs II (; February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American writer and visual artist, widely considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodern author who influenced popular cultur ...

Law

* William Lee (American judge), American judge and member of the Alabama State Legislature *

William Lee (English judge) Sir William Lee (2 August 16888 April 1754) was a British jurist and politician. Life He was the second son of Sir Thomas Lee, 2nd Baronet. He matriculated at Wadham College, Oxford in 1704, shortly after entering the Middle Temple; he did not ...

(1688–1754), British judge and MP for Wycombe *

William Little Lee William Little Lee (February 25, 1821 – May 28, 1857) was an American lawyer who became the first chief justice of the Supreme Court for the Kingdom of Hawaii. Life William Little Lee was born February 25, 1821 in Sandy Hill, New York. His fa ...

(1821–1857), first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the Kingdom of Hawaii * William Charles Lee (born 1938), U.S. federal judge *

William F. Lee William F. Lee (born 1950) is an American intellectual property and commercial litigation trial attorney. As co-managing partner of WilmerHale, Lee was the first Asian-American to lead a major American law firm. He is also a Senior Fellow of the ...

(born 1950), co-managing partner of law firm WilmerHale *

Bill Lann Lee Bill Lann Lee (born February 5, 1949) is an American civil rights attorney who served as Assistant United States Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division for the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division under President Bil ...

(born 1949), Chinese-American civil rights lawyer

Military

* William Raymond Lee (1807–1891), American Union Civil War soldier *

William Henry Fitzhugh Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (May 31, 1837 – October 15, 1891), known as Rooney Lee (often spelled "Roony" among friends and family) or W. H. F. Lee, was the second son of General Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis. He was a planter, a Confed ...

(1837–1891), Confederate Army general and US congressman *

William C. Lee Major General William Carey Lee (March 12, 1895 –June 25, 1948) was a senior United States Army officer who fought in World War I and World War II, during which he commanded the 101st Airborne Division, nicknamed the "Screaming Eagles". Lee is ...

(1895–1948), American Army soldier and general * William A. Lee (1900–1998), American Marine and Navy Cross recipient

Politics

William Lee (diplomat) William Lee (1739–1795) was a Virginia merchant and member of the Lee Family of Virginia who served as an American diplomat during the Revolutionary War, became a plantation owner through marriage, and represented Elizabeth City, Warwick and ...

(1739–1795), American diplomat *

William Lee (Australian politician) William Lee (1 April 1794 – 18 November 1870), also variously known as William Smith and William Pantoney until 1816, was an Australian pastoralist and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1 ...

(1794–1870), New South Wales politician * William Henry Lee (1799–1878), Canadian clerk of the Privy Council * William Lee (1801–1881), British Member of Parliament for Maidstone, 1853–1857 and 1859–1870 *

William Scott Lee William Scott Lee (1851–1916) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Denver, Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern ...

(1851–1916), mayor of Denver, Colorado, 1887–1889 *

William E. Lee William Edwin Lee (January 8, 1852 – November 16, 1920) was a Minnesota politician and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He first served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1885 to 1889, and was sent back to the ...

(1852–1920), Minnesota politician * William H. Lee (New York politician) (1876–1954), New York state senator *

Bill Lee (Georgia politician) William J. Lee (December 15, 1925 – October 30, 2014) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia Gener ...

(1925–2014), American politician from the state of Georgia *

William Swain Lee William Swain Lee (born December 18, 1935) is an American lawyer and Republican politician from Georgetown, in Sussex County, Delaware. He is a member of the Republican Party, who served as a judge of the Delaware Superior Court. He was the ...

(born 1935), American lawyer and politician *

Bill Lee (Canadian politician) The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ran a full slate of candidates in the 1997 federal election, and won 20 seats out of 301 to emerge as the fifth largest party in the House of Commons of Canada. Many of the party's candidates have the ...

, Progressive Conservative Party of Canada *

Bill Lee (Tennessee politician) William Byron Lee (born October 9, 1959) is an American businessman, cattle farmer, former mechanical engineer, and politician serving as the 50th governor of Tennessee since 2019. Elected in 2018, Lee is a member of the Republican Party. Before ...

(born 1959), Governor of Tennessee

Religion

William Lee (bishop of Clifton) William Lee (27 September 1875 – 21 September 1948) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Clifton from 1931 to 1948. Born in Mitchelstown, County Cork on 27 September 1875, he was educated at St. Colm ...

(1875–1948), Roman Catholic bishop * William Lee (bishop of Waterford and Lismore) (born 1941), Roman Catholic bishop * William Lee (priest) (1815–1883), Irish Anglican priest and Archdeacon of Dublin

Sports

Bill Lee (American football) William Earl Lee Sr. (August 19, 1911 – June 23, 1998) was an American football player. Lee played in 82 career games while starting in 60 of them. He played in each game of his first two seasons with the Dodgers; after playing five games wit ...

(1911–1998), American football player *

Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher) William Francis Lee III (born December 28, 1946), nicknamed "Spaceman", is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox (1969–1978) and Montreal Expos (1979–19 ...

(born 1946), American baseball pitcher 'aka Spaceman''*

Bill Lee (right-handed pitcher) William Crutcher "Big Bill" Lee (October 21, 1909 – June 15, 1977) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played professionally for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and Boston Braves during the 1930s and 1940s. Early life and ...

(1909–1977), American baseball pitcher *

Bill Lee (yacht designer) Bill Lee is the designer of noted ocean racing yachts, and one of the founders of the Santa Cruz school of boatbuilding. Known to many as ''the Wizard, Lee's'' designs achieved notoriety in the 1970s, with ''Chutzpah'' and ''Merlin'' having won th ...

(born 1942), designer of Merlin 70' Santa Cruz ULDB * Billy Lee (baseball) (1894–1984), American baseball outfielder * Billy Lee (footballer) (1878–1934), English footballer *

William "Caveman" Lee William Lee (born September 27, 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former professional middleweight boxer who fought out of the fabled Kronk Gym in Detroit. Career One fight for which Lee is noted was with John LoCicero in July, 1981. Tele ...

(born 1956), American middleweight boxer * William Lee (wrestler) (born 1951), American Olympic wrestler

Other

William Lee (inventor) William Lee (1563–1614) was an English clergyman and inventor who devised the first stocking frame knitting machine in 1589, the only one in use for centuries. Its principle of operation remains in use. Lee was born in the village of Cal ...

(c. 1563–1614), inventor of the stocking frame knitting machine * William Lee (captain) (born 1741), English colonial writer and ship's captain *

William Lee (valet) William Lee (c. 17501810), also known as Billy or Will Lee, was a slave and personal assistant of George Washington. He was the only one of Washington's slaves who was freed immediately by Washington's will. Because he served by Washington's side ...

(1750–1828), George Washington's personal servant * William Lee (civil engineer) (1812–1891), English biographer and bibliographer of Daniel Defoe *

William Douglas Lee William Douglas Lee (1894 – August 14, 1965) was an American architect and designer in the early 20th century whose career focused on designing large Neoclassic, Gothic Revival, Renaissance Revival, and Beaux-Arts style manufacturing build ...

(1894–1965), American architect * William Ellsworth Lee (1867–1936), American oil businessman *

William Harold Lee William Harold Lee (December 9, 1884 – February 3, 1971) was an American 20th century movie theater designer and later the chief architect for Eastern College. He was a protégé of acclaimed Philadelphia architect Frank Furness. Lee att ...

(1884–1971), American architect and movie theater designer * William Poy Lee (born 1951), author and political activist * William States Lee III (1929–1996), chairman of the board of Duke Power * Bill Lee (Amtrak station), Chipley, Florida * ''William Lee'' (ship), in the Stone Fleet of the American Civil War * ''William Lee'' (1831 ship), whaler