William or Bill Perkins may refer to:

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Bill Perkins (American football) William Osborne Perkins II (January 12, 1941 – February 5, 2016) was an American football running back in the American Football League for the New York Jets; he played college football at the University of Iowa. After his football career he bec ...

(1941–2016), American football running back *

Bill Perkins (Australian rules footballer) William Albert Henry Perkins, or 'Polly' as he was affectionately known, was an Australian rules footballer who was a member of Richmond Football Club's 1943 premiership side. Born in England, Perkins was recruited from Dandenong District Ass ...

(1920–2009), ex-Richmond VFL footballer *

Bill Perkins (baseball) William Gamiel Perkins (June 26, 1906 – January 24, 1958) was an American baseball catcher from who played in the Negro leagues from 1928 to 1948 with several teams. A native of Albany, Georgia, Perkins is best known for being "Satchel Paige's ...

(born 1906), Negro league baseball player *

Bill Perkins (footballer, born 1876) William Perkins (28 January 1876 - c. 1940) was a football goalkeeper who notably played for Liverpool in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Life and playing career Perkins played for Kettering and Luton Town before being signed by Liver ...

(1876–1940), formerly of Liverpool FC * William Perkins (New Zealand cricketer) (born 1934), New Zealand cricketer *

William Perkins (West Indian cricketer) William Perkins (born 8 October 1986) is a West Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who occasionally plays as wicketkeeper. Perkins first came to prominence playing for the West Indies in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, where he ...

(born 1986), West Indian cricketer

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Bill Perkins (businessman) William O. Perkins III (born February 2, 1969) is an American hedge fund manager, film producer and high stakes poker player from Houston, Texas. Perkins focuses on venture capital and energy markets. He founded Small Ventures USA, L.P in 1997 an ...

(born 1969), American hedge fund manager, film producer, and poker player *

Bill Perkins (politician) Bill Perkins is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, he served in the New York City Council from the 9th district from 2017 to 2021. The district includes portions of Harlem in Manhattan. Perkins formerly represented th ...

(1949–2023), member of the New York State Senate *

Bill Perkins (saxophonist) William Reese Perkins ( – ) was an American cool jazz saxophonist and flutist, popular on the West Coast jazz scene, known primarily as a tenor saxophonist. Born in San Francisco, California, United States, Perkins started performing in the bi ...

(1924–2003), jazz musician of the West Coast "Cool" school *

William Perkins (author) William Perkins (fl. c. 1900) was a British author, contributing the biography of John Morris Webster to the ''Dictionary of National Biography The ''Dictionary of National Biography'' (''DNB'') is a standard work of reference on notable ...

, British author * William Perkins, English merchant and founder of

Sir William Perkins's School Sir William Perkins's School is an independent day school for girls aged 11 to 18 in Chertsey, Surrey, England. It is situated on 49,000 m2 of greenbelt land on the outskirts of Chertsey. The school was founded in 1725 and the ''Good Schools Gu ...

, Chertsey * William Perkins, main character in Roald Dahl's short story "

Galloping Foxley "Galloping Foxley" is a short story by Roald Dahl first published in '' Town & Country'' in 1953. It was included in the short-story collection '' Someone Like You'', and was later adapted into an episode of '' Tales of The Unexpected''. Publishe ...

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William Perkins (MP) William Perkins or Parkyns (c.1400-c.1449) was an English landowner and Member of Parliament. Biography Perkins was the first of his family to arrive in Berkshire, where he held the manor of Ufton Robert. In his early years, William was a bail ...

(c. 1400–c. 1449), English landowner and MP *

William Perkins (theologian) William Perkins (1558–1602) was an influential English cleric and Cambridge theologian, receiving both a B.A. and M.A. from the university in 1581 and 1584 respectively, and also one of the foremost leaders of the Puritan movement in the Church ...

(1558–1602), Puritan clergyman and Cambridge theologian * William Henry Perkins, better known as

Moccasin Bill Perkins William Henry Perkins, better known as "Moccasin Bill" Perkins (December 24, 1825 – November 13, 1904), was a frontiersman, scout, and hunter. Born in Indiana, he learned to trap and hunt as a child when the area was a wilderness. He continuall ...

(1825–1904), hunter, miner, and frontiersman * William L. Perkins (died 1957), American architect * William T. Perkins Jr. (1947–1967), United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient

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