William Paterson or Bill Paterson may refer to:

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Bill Paterson (actor) William Tulloch Paterson (born 3 June 1945) is a Scottish actor with a career in theatre, film, television and radio. Throughout his career he has appeared regularly in radio drama and provided the narration for a large number of documentaries ...

(born 1945), Scottish actor *

Bill Paterson (footballer, born 1897) William Paterson (5 March 1897 – 31 July 1970) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He began his career in Scotland in the 1910s and switched to English football twice. In 1926, he joined the American Soccer ...

(1897–1970), Scottish footballer for Cowdenbeath, Derby, Providence, New Bedford etc * Bill Paterson (footballer, born 1930) (1930–2002), Scottish footballer for Doncaster, Newcastle, Rangers etc * William Paterson (actor) (1919–2003), American actor *

William Paterson (Australian politician) William Paterson (4 June 1847 – 11 March 1920) was an Australian politician and businessman in Western Australia. He was a member of the unicameral Legislative Council from 1889 until its dissolution the following year, and then a member of ...

(1847–1920), Australian politician *

William Paterson (banker) Sir William Paterson (April 1658 - 22 January 1719) was a Scottish trader and banker. He was one of the founders of the Bank of England and was one of the main proponents of the catastrophic Darien scheme. Later he became an advocate of Union ...

(1658–1719), Scottish trader, a founder of the Bank of England *

William Paterson (Canadian politician) William Paterson, (September 19, 1839 – March 18, 1914) was a Canadian politician. Paterson was born in Hamilton, Upper Canada, the son of James and Martha Paterson. His parents died from cholera in 1849 and he was adopted by Reverend D ...

(1839–1914), Canadian Member of Parliament and Cabinet minister *

William Paterson (explorer) Colonel William Paterson, FRS (17 August 1755 – 21 June 1810) was a Scottish soldier, explorer, Lieutenant Governor and botanist best known for leading early settlement at Port Dalrymple in Tasmania. In 1795, Paterson gave an order that res ...

(1755–1810), Scottish soldier, and botanist; former lieutenant governor of Tasmania * William Paterson (goalkeeper) (1902–?), Scottish footballer for Dunfermline, Dundee United, Arsenal, Airdrieonians etc *

William Paterson (judge) William Paterson (December 24, 1745 – September 9, 1806) was an American statesman and a signer of the United States Constitution. He was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, the second governor of New Jersey, and a Found ...

(1745–1806), United States Founding Father, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and signer of the U.S. Constitution *

William Paterson (Michigan politician) William Paterson was a Michigan politician and the seventh mayor of the City of Flint, Michigan serving from 1862 to 1863. Political life In 1845, he was elected Supervisor of Flint Township and served until 1847. He served in that same office ...

, Mayor of Flint, Michigan *

William Paterson (trade unionist) William Paterson (3 January 1843''Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 '' – 17 December 1906) was a Scottish trade unionist and fire officer. Born in Elgin, Paterson followed his father in becoming a joiner. He completed an a ...

(1843–1906), Scottish trade unionist and fire officer * William Paterson (wrestler), Australian Olympic wrestler *

William A. Paterson William A. Paterson (October 3, 1838 – September 8, 1921) was born in Canada in 1838 and arrived in Flint, Michigan in 1868. He established the W. A. Paterson Company, a carriage-manufacturer. One of the original stockholders of Buick Motor Com ...

(1838–1921), American auto manufacturer and Mayor of Flint, Michigan * William Alexander Paterson a.k.a. Bill Alexander, (born 1948), American theatre director * William Burns Paterson (1849–1915), Scottish horticulturist, founder Alabama State University * William Paterson Paterson (1860–1939),

Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the ministers and elders of the Church of Scotland, minister or elder chosen to moderate (chair) the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which is held for a week i ...

in 1919 * William Romaine Paterson, Scottish writer * William Stanley Bryce Paterson a.k.a. Stan Paterson (1924–2013), glaciologist * Willie Paterson ( 1913–1928), Scottish footballer for Hamilton, Motherwell, Charlton etc

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William Paterson University William Paterson University, officially William Paterson University of New Jersey (WPUNJ), is a public university in Wayne, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. Founded in 1855 and was named after American ju ...

, Wayne, New Jersey

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