William, Will, Bill or Billy Rice may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* William S. Rice (1873–1963), American woodblock print artist and art educator *

William "Bill" Rice William Rice (August 17, 1931 – January 23, 2006) was an American actor, artist, and member of the no wave avant-garde art scene in Manhattan's East Village for many years. Early life and education He was born in Vermont and graduated from ...

(1931–2006), American artist, writer, actor, and director * William Rice (food journalist) (1938–2016), American food journalist *

Bill Rice Wilburn Steven Rice (born April 19, 1939 in Datto, Arkansas) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Rice charted six singles between 1971 and 1978, including the Top 40 hit "Travelin' Minstrel Man", but is better known for his songw ...

(born 1939), American songwriter

Business and industry

* William Rice (1788) (1788–1863), American merchant and public servant * William Marsh Rice (1816–1900), American businessman, founder of Rice University *

William B. Rice William Ball Rice (April 1, 1840 – May 21, 1909) was an American industrialist who co-founded Rice & Hutchins, a shoe manufacturing company with main offices in Boston, Massachusetts. He served as president of the company from its founding in ...

(1840–1909), American industrialist from Massachusetts *

W. Thomas Rice William Thomas Rice (June 13, 1912 – February 5, 2006) was an American railroad executive from Virginia. He worked in railroading throughout his life, and also served in the Army Reserves where he became a major general. Along with Hays T. Watkin ...

(1912–2006), American railroad tycoon

Law and politics

William Rice (MP) William Rice (by 1522 – 1588), of Medmenham, Buckinghamshire, was an English politician. Family William Rice was the son of Mr. Rice and his wife Eden née Saunders, daughter of Thomas Saunders. He married Barbara ?Fuller. Career He was a Mem ...

(died 1588), English politician * William W. Rice (1826–1896), American statesman, representative from Massachusetts * William Hyde Rice (1846–1924), Hawaiian-American businessman and politician * William Gorham Rice (1856–1945), American state and federal government official *

William Chauncey Rice William Chauncey Rice (September 11, 1878 – December 16, 1941) was an American academic and lawyer in Boston, Massachusetts. Early life and education He was born in Neponset, Boston, the second of five children of the Rev. Charles Francis Ri ...

(1878–1941), American lawyer

Religion

* William Harrison Rice (1813–1862), American missionary teacher in Hawaii * William Rice (librarian) (1821–1897), American minister and librarian *

William A. Rice William A. Rice, S.J. (October 3, 1891 – February 2, 1946) was an American-born bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as the Vicar Apostolic of Belize from 1939 to 1946. He was also the founder of Baghdad College. Biography William Aloysiu ...

(1891–1946), American-born Catholic bishop in Belize

Others

* William North Rice (1845–1928), American geologist *

William Rice (rower) John Wylie "Colonel" Rice (February 18, 1881 – February 12, 1941) was an American-Canadian rower who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Lou ...

(1881–1941), American-Canadian rower *

Billy Rice Billy Rice (12 September 1938 in Belfast, Northern Ireland – 26 June 2008) was a football player who played for Australia in their 1966 FIFA World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tourname ...

(1938–2008), Irish footballer * William Craig Rice (1955–2016), American pedagogy expert

Other uses

* Will Rice College, residential college at Rice University, Houston, Texas, U.S. {{hndis, Rice, William