William, Willie, Willy, or Bill Peters may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

William Peters (painter) Matthew William Peters (1742 – 20 March 1814) was an English portrait and genre painter who later became an Anglican clergyman and chaplain to George IV. He became known as "William" when he started signing his works as "W. Peters".Simon, ...

(1742–1814), British painter *

William Theodore Peters William Theodore Peters (1862 – 1904 in Paris)Robert Kelsey Rought ThorntonWilliam Theodore Peters (1862–1904) footnote on page 257 in ''Ernest Dowson Collected Poems'', A&C Black, 2003. was an American poet and actor. Associated with 1890s de ...

(1862–1904), American poet and actor * William Wesley Peters (1912–1991), American architect *

Willy Peters Willy Peters (31 January 1915 – 13 August 1976) was a Swedish actor and director. He appeared in about 50 films. He was married to actress Agneta Lagerfeldt. Selected filmography * ''Ungdom av i dag'' (1935) - Nyblom * '' Med folket för fos ...

(1915–1976), Swedish actor and director *

William Peters (journalist) William Ernest Peters Jr. (July 30, 1921 – May 20, 2007) was an American journalist and documentary filmmaker who frequently covered race relations in the United States. His 1956 Redbook magazine article "Our Weapon Is Love" introduced the Re ...

(1921–2007), American journalist and documentary filmmaker *

William Peter McGivern William Peter McGivern (December 6, 1918 – November 18, 1982) was an American novelist and television scriptwriter. He published more than 20 novels, mostly mysteries and crime thrillers, some under the pseudonym Bill Peters. His novels wer ...

(a.k.a. Bill Peters, 1918–1982), American novelist and television scriptwriter

Law and politics

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 * William Thompson Peters (1805–1885), American politician *

William H. Peters William H. Peters was a Wisconsin lawyer who served as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Peters was born on November 26, 1825, in Summerhill, New York. He became a lawyer. Political career Peters was a member of t ...

(1825–?), American politician in Wisconsin *

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 hatt ...

(1903–1978), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council * William Peters (diplomat) (1923–2014), British diplomat and founder of Jubilee 2000 * William Peters (mayor) (fl. 1963–1965), South African politician; mayor of Cape Town

Sports

W. S. Peters William Stitt Peters (May 1867 – April 2, 1933) was an American baseball, player, manager, and owner who played in predecessor teams to the Negro leagues. Peters played first base and managed the Chicago Unions from 1887 to 1900. After owner Fr ...

(William Stitt Peters, 1867–1933), American baseball player * Bill Peters (footballer) (1898–1957), Australian footballer * William Peters (sport shooter) (William Pietersz, 1925–1992), Colombian Olympic shooter *

Bill Peters (ice hockey) William Robert Peters (born January 13, 1965) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former college player. He has served as head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes and Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL), Avtomobilist Yeka ...

(born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player and coach *

Willie Peters Willie Peters (born 1 March 1979) is an Australian professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Hull Kingston Rovers in the Betfred Super League and a former professional rugby league footballer. Peters played in the 1990s and 2 ...

(born 1979), Australian rugby league player and coach

Others

* William John Peters (1863–1942), American explorer and scientist *

William L. Peters William L. Peters (1939–2000) was an American entomologist specializing in mayflies, especially those in the family Leptophlebiidae. Biography William Lee Peters was born in Leavenworth, Kansas. His father was an electrical engineer; the fami ...

(1939–2000), American entomologist {{hndis, Peters, William