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 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 located north of London, north-east of Peterborough, no ...

in 1593 * William Lewis (MP for Cardiff), MP for Cardiff 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 William J. Lewis (July 4, 1766 – November 1, 1828) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. Born in Augusta County, Virginia, Lewis was the son of Major William Lynn Lewis (1724-1811) and Anne Margaret Montgomery (1737-1808). His grandfather w ...

(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 He 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 abando ...

(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 William Edwin "Bud" Lewis (September 3, 1918 - October 31, 1989) was an American politician who served as a Missouri state representative. Lewis was graduated from the De Soto public schools in 1937. In 1940, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, servi ...

(1918-1989), Missouri politician

Sportspeople

* William H. Lewis (1868–1949), first African-American All-American football player and United States Assistant Attorney General * William Lewis (athlete) (1876–1962), American hurdler in the 1900 Olympic Games * 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 * William Lewis (cricketer) (1807–1889), English cricketer * William Lewis (figure skater), former Canadian figure skater * William Lewis (football) (1860–1916), association football referee, and secretary of Chelsea F.C. * William Lewis (chess player) (1787–1870), English chess competitor and author * William Lewis (Antigua and Barbuda footballer), former Antigua and Barbuda association football player and coach * Will Lewis (American football) (born 1958), American football executive and former cornerback * Willie Lewis (boxer) (1884–1949), American boxer

Arts

* William Lewis (tenor) (born 1935), American operatic tenor * Willie Lewis (1905–1971), jazz clarinettist * Willie Lewis (rockabilly musician) (born 1946), musician and founder of Rock-A-Billy Records * William Lewis (journalist) (born 1969), British journalist and editor * William Thomas Lewis (1748–1811), English actor * Willard Louis (1882–1926), American actor who was sometimes credited as William Lewis * Spliff Star (William A. Lewis, born 1971), American rapper

Scientists

* William Lewis (chemist) (1869–1963), Professor of Chemistry at Exeter University *

William Lewis (mineralogist) William James Lewis F.R.S. (10 January 1847 – 16 April 1926) was a Welsh mineralogist. Life and career Lewis was born in Llanwyddelan, Montgomeryshire, the second son of clergyman John Lewis, and educated at Llanrwst grammar school and Jes ...

(1847–1926), professor of mineralogy at Cambridge University * William Lewis (physical chemist) (1885–1956), propounded collision theory * William Lewis (scientist) (1708–1781), English scientist and physician *

William M. Lewis Sr. William Madison Lewis Sr. (26 November 1921 in Faison, North Carolina – 15 May 2010 in Clinton, North Carolina) was a fish biologist who founded the Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He attended ...

(1921–2010), fish biologist

Businessmen

* William Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr (1837–1914), Welsh coal mining magnate *

William D. Lewis William David Lewis (1792-1881) was a 19th-century banker, merchant, and railroad executive based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1832, Lewis hired future locomotive titan Matthias Baldwin to assemble a locomotive kit for the New Castle and Fren ...

, 19th-century banker, merchant, and railroad executive * William Turnor Lewis (1840–1915), Wisconsin businessman and state legislator

Other

* William Lewis (pirate) (fl. 1687-?), English pirate (possibly fictional) * William Lewis (judge) (1752–1819), United States federal judge * William B. Lewis (New York treasurer) (c. 1816–1884), New York State treasurer, 1862–1863 * William Berkeley Lewis (1784–1866), confidant of Andrew Jackson and auditor of the U.S. Treasury *

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 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 G. Lewis (1835–1901), Confederate general in the American Civil War * Sir W. Arthur Lewis (William Arthur Lewis, 1915–1991), Saint Lucian economist * William Mather Lewis (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 Episcopal prelate who served as Bishop of Nevada from 1942 to 1959 and Bishop of Olympia from 1960 to 1964. Education Lewis was born on May 15, 1902, in Elmsford, New York, the son ...

(1902–1964), Episcopal bishop

Companies

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