William, Willie, Willy, or Bill Peters may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
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William Peters (painter) (1742–1814), British painter
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William Theodore Peters (1862–1904), American poet and actor
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William Wesley Peters
William Wesley Peters (June 12, 1912 – July 17, 1991) was an American architect and engineer, apprentice to and protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Early life
Wes, as he was known to friends and associates, was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on Jun ...
(1912–1991), American architect
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Willy Peters (1915–1976), Swedish actor and director
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William Peters (journalist) (1921–2007), American journalist and documentary filmmaker
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William Peter McGivern (a.k.a. Bill Peters, 1918–1982), American novelist and television scriptwriter
Law and politics
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William Peters (lawyer)
William Peters (1702–1786) was a prominent figure in Philadelphia in the colonial and revolutionary era.
He was born in Liverpool, England, and went to America in 1739, four years after his younger brother, Reverend Richard Peters. He was ...
(1702–1786), American lawyer and judge in colonial Philadelphia
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William Thompson Peters (1805–1885), American politician
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William H. Peters (1825–?), American politician in Wisconsin
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William Peters (Australian politician)
William Charles Peters (15 April 1903 – 21 February 1978) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1959 and 1978. He was a member of the Labor Party.
Peters began his working life as a hat ...
(1903–1978), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
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William Peters (diplomat)
William Peters (28 September 1923 – 23 March 2014), also known as Bill Peters, was a British diplomat who co-founded the Jubilee 2000 Drop the Debt campaign.
Peters was born at Morpeth, Northumberland. The highlight of his career after retire ...
(1923–2014), British diplomat and founder of Jubilee 2000
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William Peters (mayor) (fl. 1963–1965), South African politician;
mayor of Cape Town
The Mayor of Cape Town is the head of the local government of Cape Town, South Africa; currently that government takes the form of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality. In the past, the position of Mayor has varied between that of an ...
Sports
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W. S. Peters (William Stitt Peters, 1867–1933), American baseball player
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Bill Peters (footballer) (1898–1957), Australian footballer
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William Peters (sport shooter) (William Pietersz, 1925–1992), Colombian Olympic shooter
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Bill Peters (ice hockey) (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Willie Peters (born 1979), Australian rugby league player and coach
Others
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William John Peters
William John Peters (February 5, 1863 – July 10, 1942) was an American explorer and scientist who worked extensively in the Arctic and tropics. His significant contributions the study of geomagnetism at sea in the early 1900s helped lay the fou ...
(1863–1942), American explorer and scientist
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William L. Peters (1939–2000), American entomologist
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