William Parker may refer to:

Entertainment

* William Parker (musician) (born 1952), American jazz double bassist * William Parker (screenwriter) (1886–1941), American screenwriter * William Parker (Private Practice), character in the series TV ''Private Practice'' * F. William Parker (born 1941), American actor

Military

William Parker (privateer) William Parker (died 24th September 1618) was an English captain and privateer, and also Mayor of Plymouth. He was born near Plymouth and was a member of the lesser gentry but he became one of the owners of the Merchants househttp://www.plymou ...

(died 1617), English captain and privateer, and also mayor of Plymouth. *

Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, of Harburn Admiral Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet (1 January 1743 – 31 October 1802), was a British naval commander. Naval career William Parker's father, Augustine Parker, had been mayor of Queenborough, Isle of Sheppey, Kent and a commander of one o ...

(1743–1802), British admiral *

Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, of Shenstone Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy), Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, Order of the Bath, GCB (1 December 1781 – 13 November 1866), was a Royal Navy officer. As a captain's servant he took part in the Battle of The Glorious Fi ...

(1781–1866), British admiral * William Harwar Parker (1826–1896), United States Navy officer *

William Parker (Medal of Honor) William Parker (born c. 1832, date of death unknown) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip. ...

(1832–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient * William Albert Parker, American Civil War Union Navy commander of

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River forces

Politicians

* William Parker (died 1403), Member of Parliament (MP) for London * William Parker (died 1421), MP for

Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...

* William Parker (fl.1410), MP for

Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth (), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside town and unparished area in, and the main administrative centre of, the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located east of Norwich. A pop ...

* William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle (1575–1622), English politician *

William H. Parker (politician) William Henry Parker (May 5, 1847 – June 26, 1908) was an American attorney, South Dakota politician, and American Civil War veteran. Parker served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Colorado and was a member of the Un ...

(1847–1908), US Representative from South Dakota *

William Parker (Boston) William Parker (November 7, 1793 - October 29, 1873) was an American businessman and politician, who served as acting mayor of Boston, Massachusetts in early 1845. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1844–45 and 1847 Events Jan ...

(1793–1873), businessman and politician in the United States *

William Parker (MP) William Windsor Parker (1802 – February 1892) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was known as Windsor Parker. Life He served for 18 years in the cavalry of the East India Company, 1820–38, and was present with the 10th Bengal L ...

(1802–1892), British Member of Parliament for West Suffolk, 1859–1880 * William Parker (Oregon politician), member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature, 1850 * William T. Parker (1928–2014), member of the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates

Religion

William Parker (priest) William Parker (died c. 1631) was an Anglican priest. and archdeacon of Cornwall. Parker was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford. He was Archdeacon of Totnes; from 1613 to 1616: and Archdeacon of Cornwall The Archdeacon of Cornwall is a senio ...

(died 1631), rose to Archdeacon in two diocese * William Parker (priest, died 1802) (c.1749–1802), Anglican controversialist * William Parker (bishop) (1897–1982), Bishop of Shrewsbury in the Church of England

Sports

* Willie Parker (defensive tackle) (born 1945), former American football defensive tackle * Willie Parker (offensive lineman) (born 1948), former American football center * Willie Parker (born 1980), American football running back *

William Parker (Oxford University cricketer) William Windsor Parker (5 May 1832 – 17 July 1873) was an English cricketer. He played nine first-class matches for Oxford University Cricket Club between 1852 and 1860. He was the son of Windsor Parker and was educated at Rugby Schoo ...

(1832–1873), English cricketer * William Parker (New Zealand cricketer) (1862–1930), New Zealand cricketer *

William Parker (MCC cricketer) William Parker (1 September 1886 – 30 July 1915) was an English cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Marylebone Cricket Club between 1913 and 1914. He was killed in action during World War I. See also * List of cricketers wh ...

(1886–1915), English cricketer * William Parker (bowls) (1892–1979), English bowls player *

Will Parker William James Parker (1873 – 10 November 1955)
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(1873–1955), rugby union player *

Sir William Parker, 3rd Baronet Sir William Lorenzo Parker, 3rd Baronet (9 January 1889 – 27 October 1971) was a British rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Parker was born in Kensington London. He inherited the baronetcy on the death of Sir William Biddulph ...

(1889–1971), British rower and Olympic medalist *

Smush Parker William Henry "Smush" Parker (born June 1, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), the NBA D-League and several leagues overseas. Parker played shooting guard in college ...

(born 1981), American basketball player * Tony Parker (William Anthony Parker II, born 1982), French basketball player

Other people

William Parker (early settler) William Parker (1618–1686) was an early Puritan settler in the Connecticut Colony and one of the founders of Hartford. He arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the summer of 1635 after sailing from London on May 21, 1635 aboard the ship Mat ...

(1618–1686), settler in the Connecticut colony *

William Parker (builder) William Parker (1800–1854) was a St. John's masonic builder, shipowner and shopkeeper who along with partner Nicholas Croke built the National Historic Cape Spear lighthouse starting in 1834 or 1835. The Cape Spear lighthouse is the oldest survi ...

(1800–1854), St. John's, Newfoundland builder * William Parker (abolitionist) (1821–1891), anti-slavery activist and freedom fighter *

William Parker (glassmaker) William Parker (probably born in the 18th century–1817) was a British glassmaker and inventor. Based in London, William Parker gained renown for his glass cutting and manufacturing. The foremost chandelier manufacturer of the late 18th century, ...

(?–1817), American glassmaker and inventor *

William Kitchen Parker William Kitchen Parker FRS FRMS (23 June 1823 – 3 July 1890) was a British physician, zoologist and comparative anatomist. From a humble beginning he became Hunterian Professor of Anatomy and Physiology in the College of Surgeons of Engl ...

(1823–1890), British physician and comparative anatomist *

William Parker (master) William Arthur Parker (1870 – 13 July 1953) was an Australian barrister who served as Master in Equity and Master in Lunacy in the Supreme Court of New South Wales from 1918 until 1940. Early life Parker was born in Orange, New South Wales, ...

(1870–1953), Australian barrister in New South Wales *

William Belmont Parker William Belmont Parker (born Hasbury, England, 19 September 1871; died 1934) was a United States editor. Biography He came to the United States in early youth, graduated from Harvard in 1897, and in 1898-1902 was assistant editor of the ''Atlantic ...

(1871–1934), United States editor *

William H. Parker (physicist) William H. Parker (born 1941) is an American professor of physics and academic administrator at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). Parker's earliest laboratory research involved seminal experiments that refined the precision of the measu ...

(1941–), American physicist *

William H. Parker (police officer) William Henry Parker III (June 21, 1905 – July 16, 1966) was an American law enforcement officer who was Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from 1950 to 1966. To date, he is the longest-serving LAPD police chief. Parker has ...

(1905–1966), Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department