William or Willie Lewis may refer to:

Politicians

William Lewis (MP for Anglesey) William Lewis (1526-1601?) was an MP for Anglesey. Early life He was the first son of Hugh Lewis of Presaddfed Hall and his mother was Agnes, daughter of Sir William Gruffydd of Penrhyn. Between the deaths of his father and grandfather he was the ...

(by 1526–1601 or later), MP for Anglesey in 1553 and 1555 *

William Lewis (MP for Helston) William or Willie Lewis may refer to: Politicians * William Lewis (MP for Anglesey) (by 1526–1601 or later), MP for Anglesey in 1553 and 1555 * William Lewis (MP for Helston), MP for Helston in 1584 * William Lewis (MP for King's Lynn) (died 1 ...

, MP for

Helston Helston () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at the northern end of the The Lizard, Lizard Peninsula approximately east of Penzance and south-west of Falmouth, Cornwall, Falmouth.Ordnance Survey: ...

in 1584 * William Lewis (MP for King's Lynn) (died 1593), MP for

King's Lynn King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is north-east of Peterborough, north-north-east of Cambridg ...

in 1593 * William Lewis (MP for Cardiff), MP for

Cardiff Cardiff (; ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of in and forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area officially known as the City and County of Ca ...

in 1601 * Sir William Lewis, 1st Baronet (1598–1677), MP for Petersfield, Breconshire and Lymington * William Lewis (MP for Devizes) (1625–1661), MP for Devizes, 1660–1661 * William J. Lewis (1766–1828), U.S. Representative from Virginia *

William Lewis (Australian politician) William Lewis JP (23 April 1818 – 12 April 1895) was a businessman and politician in South Australia. History Lewis was born in Tredegar, Wales, the only surviving son of Rev. Lewis, and at age 14 was forced by the death of his father to aband ...

(1818–1895), businessman and politician of Kapunda, South Australia * William Lewis (New York politician) (1827–1891), New York politician *

William James Lewis William James Lewis (September 23, 1830 – June 22, 1910) was a physician and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Albert County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1879 to 1896 and Albert in the House of ...

(1830–1910), physician and politician in New Brunswick, Canada * William Lewis (Kentucky politician) (1868–1959), U.S. Representative from Kentucky *

William Lewis, 3rd Baron Merthyr Major William Brereton Couchman Lewis, 3rd Baron Merthyr, KBE, TD, PC (7 January 1901 – 16 April 1977), styled The Honourable William Lewis between 1914 and 1932, was a British barrister and politician. Lewis was the son of Herbert Clark Lewi ...

(1901–1977), Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords * William E. Lewis (1918-1989), Missouri politician *

Frederick William Lewis Frederick William Lewis (died May 24, 1907) was a Canadian politician from Ontario. He represented Dufferin in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 di ...

(died 1907), Canadian politician from Ontario

Sportspeople

William Lewis (chess player) William Lewis (1787–1870) was an English chess player and author, best known for the Lewis Countergambit. He may have been the first player ever described as a Grandmaster of the game. Life and works Born in Birmingham, William Lewis moved ...

(1787–1870), English chess competitor and author * William Lewis (cricketer) (1807–1889), English cricketer *

William Lewis (football) William Lewis (September 1860 – 6 May 1916) was an English football referee, director, secretary and manager, active in the early 20th century. He managed Brentford and Chelsea, the latter in the Football League. Managerial career Brent ...

(1860–1916), association football referee, and secretary of Chelsea F.C. *

William H. Lewis William Henry Lewis (November 28, 1868 – January 1, 1949) was an African-American pioneer in athletics, law and politics. Born in Virginia to freedmen, he graduated from Amherst College in Massachusetts, where he had been one of the first Afric ...

(1868–1949), first African-American All-American football player and United States Assistant Attorney General *

William Lewis (athlete) William Fraser Lewis (March 2, 1876 – March 1, 1962) was an American track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Lewis competed in the 110 metre hurdles. He placed third in his first-round heat and sec ...

(1876–1962), American hurdler in the 1900 Olympic Games *

Willie Lewis (boxer) Willie Lewis (21 May 1884 – 18 May 1949) was a professional American boxer from New York. His career spanned from 1901 to 1915. He was best known in the United States and France where In early 1910, Lewis made an unsuccessful bid at the wor ...

(1884–1949), American boxer * William

Ian Lewis (cricketer) William Ian Lewis (29 September 1935 – 20 November 2004), usually known by his middle name, was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played twenty times for the Ireland cricket team between 1955 and 1973 including five first-class m ...

(1935–2004), Irish cricketer *

Will Lewis (American football) Willie L. Lewis (born January 16, 1958) is an American football executive and former professional player who is the general manager for the Houston Roughnecks of the United Football League (UFL). He was most recently the Director of Player P ...

(born 1958), American football executive and former cornerback *

William Lewis (figure skater) William Lewis is a former Canadian figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurr ...

, former Canadian figure skater

Arts

William Thomas Lewis William Thomas Lewis (c.1748–1811), known as "Gentleman" Lewis, due to his refined acting style, was an English actor. Raised in Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, he made his name on the Dublin stage before moving to the Theatre Royal, Covent Gard ...

(1748–1811), English actor *

Willard Louis Willard Louis (April 19, 1882 – July 22, 1926) was an American stage and film actor of the silent film, silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1911 and 1926. He was born in San Francisco, California. Louis had an art studio ...

(1882–1926), American actor who was sometimes credited as William Lewis *

Willie Lewis William T. Lewis ''(né'' Willie Meria Tawlton Lewis; 10 June 1905 – 13 January 1971) was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader. Career Lewis was born Cleburne, Texas, United States. He grew up in Dallas and played in variety shows as ...

(1905–1971), jazz clarinettist *

William Lewis (tenor) William L. Lewis (born November 23, 1931, in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American operatic tenor and academic. Biography William Lewis was educated at the University of Colorado, Texas Christian University and New York University. He began his career ...

(born 1931), American operatic tenor *

Willie Lewis (rockabilly musician) Willie Lewis (1946 – October 17, 2014) was a rockabilly recording artist and founder of The Rock-A-Billy Record Company, a record label based in Denver, Colorado Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and cou ...

(born 1946), musician and founder of Rock-A-Billy Records *

Spliff Star William A. Lewis (born April 18, 1971), professionally known as Spliff Star, is an American rapper and record producer from Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York. He's best known for his work with Busta Rhymes. Both ''Vibe'' and ''Complex'' listed Spliff ...

(William A. Lewis, born 1971), American rapper * William W. Lewis (1920-2002), writer, screenwriter

Scientists

William Lewis (scientist) William Lewis Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (c. 1708 – 21 January 1781) was a British chemist and physician. He is known for his writings related to pharmacy and medicine, and for his research into metals. Life and work William Lewis, t ...

(1708–1781), English scientist and physician * William Lewis (mineralogist) (1847–1926), professor of mineralogy at Cambridge University *

William Lewis (chemist) William Henry Lewis (1869 – 25 May 1963) was Professor of Chemistry at the University of Exeter for more than 30 years. Lewis was educated at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (as it was then known) and Jesus College, Oxford. After ...

(1869–1963), Professor of Chemistry at Exeter University * William Lewis (physical chemist) (1885–1956), propounded collision theory * William M. Lewis Sr. (1921–2010), fish biologist

Businessmen

William Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr William Thomas Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr (5 August 1837 – 27 August 1914), known as Sir William Lewis, 1st Baronet, from 1896 to 1911, was a Welsh coal mining magnate. Early life Lewis was born in 1837 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, the ...

(1837–1914), Welsh coal mining magnate * William Turnor Lewis (1840–1915), Wisconsin businessman and state legislator * William D. Lewis, 19th-century banker, merchant, and railroad executive *

William Lewis (journalist) Sir William John Lewis (born 2 April 1969) is a British media executive who serves as the publisher and chief executive officer of ''The Washington Post''. He was formerly chief executive of Dow Jones & Company and publisher of ''The Wall Stree ...

(born 1969), publisher and CEO of The ''Washington Post''

Other

William Lewis (pirate) William Lewis (floruit, fl. 1687?) was a pirate supposedly active in the Caribbean, off the American east coast, and off the west coast of Africa in the 18th century. He was known for sparing his victims and for being killed after announcing he ha ...

(fl. 1687-?), English pirate (possibly fictional) *

William Lewis (judge) William Lewis (January 22, 1752 – August 16, 1819) was a United States Attorney for the District of Pennsylvania and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania. Education and career Bor ...

(1752–1819), United States federal judge *

William Terrell Lewis William Terrell Lewis (1757 – February 4, 1813) was an American Revolutionary War veteran, land surveyor, land speculator, tavern keeper, and North Carolina state legislator. Biography Lewis was one of 11 children of William Terrell Lewis S ...

(b. 1757), Nashville businessman *

William Berkeley Lewis William Berkeley Lewis (1784 – November 12, 1866) was an influential friend and advisor to Andrew Jackson. He was born in Loudoun County, Virginia, and later moved near Nashville, Tennessee, in 1809. Major Lewis served as quartermaster under G ...

(1784–1866), confidant of Andrew Jackson and auditor of the U.S. Treasury * William B. Lewis (New York treasurer) (c. 1816–1884), New York State treasurer, 1862–1863 *

William Garrett Lewis William Garrett Lewis (1821–1885) was a Baptist preacher and pastor of Westbourne Grove Church in Bayswater, London for 33 years. He was an apologist author of two books, ''Westbourne Grove Sermons'' and ''The Trades and Industrial Occupations ...

(1821–1885), British Baptist preacher * William G. Lewis (1835–1901), Confederate general in the American Civil War *

William Draper Lewis William Draper Lewis (1867–1949) was the first full-time dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School (1896–1914), and the founding director (1923–1947) of the American Law Institute. Personal life and education William Draper ...

(1867–1949), dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School; founding director of the American Law Institute *

William Mather Lewis William Mather Lewis (March 24, 1878 – November 11, 1945) was an American teacher, university president, local politician, and a state and national government official. He was mayor of Lake Forest, Illinois from 1915 to 1917, President of Ge ...

(1878–1945), President of George Washington and Lafayette Universities and a government official *

William F. Lewis William Fisher Lewis (May 15, 1902 - September 6, 1964) was an The Episcopal Church, Episcopal prelate who served as Episcopal Diocese of Nevada, Bishop of Nevada from 1942 to 1959 and Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, Bishop of Olympia from 1960 to 1 ...

(1902–1964), Episcopal bishop * Sir W. Arthur Lewis (William Arthur Lewis, 1915–1991), Saint Lucian economist

Companies

* William Lewis & Son Co., a Chicago-based orchestral string instrument company acquired in 1995 by Selmer