William Reid may refer to:

Politicians

William Allan Reid William Allan Reid (11 October 1865 – 17 March 1952) was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician, who served as one of the two Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Members of Parliament (MPs) for Derby (UK Parliament ...

(1865–1952), British Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Derby 1931–1945 * William Earl Reid (1934–2013), politician in British Columbia, Canada *

William Ferguson Reid William Ferguson "Fergie" Reid (born March 18, 1925) is a Virginia physician, politician and civil rights activist. In 1968, Reid became the first African-American elected to the Virginia Assembly since the days of Reconstruction. He won re-e ...

(born 1925), Virginia physician, politician and civil rights activist * William Henry Reid (1846–1912), Ontario farmer and political figure * William Reid (British politician) (1889–1965), United Kingdom Member of Parliament for Glasgow Provan 1955–1964 * William Reid (New York politician) (1827–1906), American manufacturer and politician from New York * Willie Mae Reid, African-American politician, Socialist Workers Party candidate for mayor of Chicago, 1975

Sportspeople

American football

Bill Reid (American football coach) William Thomas Reid Jr. (October 25, 1878 – September 28, 1976) was an American football player and coach of Harvard's football team for the 1901, 1905, and 1906 seasons. Though his goal was to produce winning teams, mounting injuries and inte ...

(1878–1976), American football player and coach * Bill Reid (center) (born 1952), American football player *

Willie Reid (American football) Willie Louis Reid (born September 19, 1982) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft after playing college football at Florida State. Reid also played for th ...

(born 1982), American football player

Association football

Willie Reid (football manager) William Reid was a Scottish football player and manager; he managed Norwich City F.C., Norwich City from 1961 to 1962. Managerial career Norwich City After he had guided St. Mirren to a Scottish League Cup final in 1956 and Scottish Cup victo ...

(died 1975), manager of Norwich City F.C. (1961–1962) *

Willie Reid (footballer, born 1884) William Reid (3 May 1884 – 13 May 1964) was a Scottish international football player and manager, who played as a striker. Playing career Club Born in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Reid began his senior career in 1903 with Morton, whom he joined ...

(1884–1964), Scottish international footballer and manager, who played as a striker for Rangers, Motherwell and Albion Rovers * Willie Reid (footballer, born 1903) (1903–1967), Irish footballer for Glentoran, Bethlehem Steel, Heart of Midlothian

Other sports

William Reid (basketball) William A. Reid (September 26, 1893 – October 10, 1955) was an American basketball coach and administrator born in Detroit, Michigan. As a high school player in Adrian, Michigan he led his Adrian High School team to a 1912 state title in bask ...

(1893–1955), basketball coach and administrator *

William Reid (rugby league) William Reid was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (non-Test matches), and England, and at club level for Widnes. Reid won a cap for England ...

, rugby league footballer of the 1910s for England, and Widnes * William Reid (South Australia cricketer) (1867–1943), Australian cricketer * William Reid (Tasmania cricketer) (1882–1950), Tasmania cricketer

Others

William Reid (British Army officer) Major General Sir William Reid (25 April 1791 – 31 October 1858) was a Scottish military engineer, administrator and meteorologist. He was Governor of the Bermudas (1839–1846), of the British Windward Islands (1846–1848), and of Malta ( ...

(1791–1858), British soldier and Governor of the Bermudas, Windward Islands, and Malta *

William Reid (civil servant) Sir William Kennedy Reid KCB (born 15 February 1931) is a retired civil servant who was Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service Commissioner for England, Scotland and Wales (Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman ...

(born 1931), former Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman * William Reid (mining engineer) (1906–1985), Scottish coal expert and co-author of the "Reid Report" on the state of British coal-mining *

William Reid (musician) William Adam Reid (born 28 October 1958) is a Scottish musician, songwriter and singer, best known as being lead guitarist, songwriter, co-founder and occasional singer of the Scottish alternative rock band, The Jesus and Mary Chain. Musical ...

(born 1958), guitarist with The Jesus and Mary Chain *

William Reid (Scottish businessman) William Reid was a Scottish businessman who emigrated to the U.S. state of Oregon in 1874 to establish the Oregonian Railway. He made several extensions to the railroad in the western Willamette Valley. The city of Dundee, Oregon was named after D ...

(1842–?), early financier of railroads in Oregon's Willamette Valley *

William Reid (VC) William Reid (21 December 1921 – 28 November 2001) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He ...

(1921–2001), Scottish World War II war hero * William Arbuckle Reid (1933–2015), British educator, curriculum theorist, and philosophical disciple of Joseph Schwab *

William Hamilton Reid William Hamilton Reid (died 1826) was a British poet and hack writer. A supporter of radical politics turned loyalist, he is known for his 1800 pamphlet exposé ''The Rise and Dissolution of the Infidel Societies in this Metropolis''. His later vi ...

(died 1826), British poet and hack writer *

William P. Reid William Paton Reid, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE (8 September 1854 – 2 February 1932) was apprenticed to the Cowlairs railway works of the North British Railway in 1879 and was Chief Mechanical Engineer, Locomotive Superin ...

(1854–1932), Scottish locomotive engineer *

William Reid (military historian) William Reid CBE (8 November 1926 – 19 June 2014) was a Scottish military historian who became director of the National Army Museum.

(1926–2014), Scottish military historian *

William Reid (psychiatrist) William H. Reid is an American forensic psychiatrist based in Texas. Reid has given expert witness testimony on several high-profile legal cases and has contributed to various academic publications. Early life Reid graduated with a B.A. in psy ...

, American forensic psychiatrist * William S. Reid (1778–1853), vice president and acting president of Hampden–Sydney College *

William Reid IV Reid Collins & Tsai LLP is a national trial law firm with offices in New York, Austin, Dallas, Wilmington, and Washington, D.C. The firm represents plaintiffs in complex commercial litigation on a mixed-fee or contingency-fee basis. Practice ...

, American lawyer * Bill Reid (1920–1998), artist *

Gordon Reid (priest) William Gordon Reid (born 28 January 1942) is an Anglican priest and former Dean of Gibraltar and Vicar General of the Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe. Biography Reid was born in Hawick, Scotland and educated at Galashiels Academy in the Scotti ...

(William Gordon Reid, born 1942), Anglican priest, former Dean of Gibraltar and Vicar General of the Diocese of Europe

Characters

*William Reid, a character in ''Criminal Minds'', father of Dr.

Spencer Reid Dr. Spencer Reid is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama ''Criminal Minds'', portrayed by Matthew Gray Gubler. Reid is a genius with an IQ of 187 and can read 20,000 words per minute with an eidetic memory. He is the youngest member of th ...