William Sharp may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
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William Sharp (engraver)
William Sharp (29 January 174925 July 1824), was a British engraver and artist.
Life and work
Sharp was the son of a reputable gunsmith who lived at Haydon's Yard, Minories in central London. He was apprenticed to the 'bright-cut' engraver a ...
(1749–1824), English engraver
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William Sharp (lithographer) (1803–1875), English-born lithographer and painter; lived in Boston, Massachusetts
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William Sharp (writer)
William Sharp (12 September 1855 – 12 December 1905) was a Scottish writer, of poetry and literary biography in particular, who from 1893 wrote also as Fiona Macleod, a pseudonym kept almost secret during his lifetime. He was also an editor ...
(1855–1905), Scottish author and poet, pseudonym Fiona MacLeod
Politics
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William Graves Sharp
William Graves Sharp (March 14, 1859 – November 17, 1922) was an American lawyer, manufacturer, three-term congressman, and diplomat.
Biography
Sharp was born in Mount Gilead, Ohio on March 14, 1859.
He moved to Elyria, Ohio with his mot ...
(1859–1922), American congressman (1909–14); Ambassador to France (1914)
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William Sharp (Australian politician)
William Henry Sharp (26 October 1844 – 4 October 1929) was an English-born Australian politician.
Career
He was born in London, the son of a clergyman. He was educated at public school and was apprenticed to government printers until 187 ...
(1844–1929), New South Wales politician
Science
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William Sharp (homeopath)
William Sharp (1805–1896) was an English surgeon and physician. Sharp is credited with first advocating the establishment of local museums in Britain and for putting science on the curricula of British public schools. He was the first science ...
(1805–1896), English early science educator and homeopath
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William Sharp (surgeon)
William Sharp (1729 – 17 March 1810) was an English physician reported to have acted as surgeon to King George III. With his brother Granville Sharp, he was an active supporter of the early campaign against slavery in Britain.
He commissio ...
(1729–1810), surgeon to George III and musician
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William Sharp (scientist)
William Sharp is a biotechnologist and entrepreneur, who holds a PhD in plant cell biology from Rutgers University. He is well known for his application of science into business, creating both start up companies and extensive technology transfe ...
(born 1936), American scientist and entrepreneur
Sports
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William Sharp (footballer) (1889–1915), Scottish footballer
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Billy Sharp (born 1986), English footballer
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Will Sharp
William Sharp (born 13 May 1986) is a Nigerian rugby league footballer who plays as a or on the for the York City Knights in the Betfred Championship.
He has previously played for Harlequins RL and Hull FC in the Super League, and Feathersto ...
(born 1986), Nigerian-born English rugby league player
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Bill Sharp (baseball) (born 1950), outfielder in Major League Baseball
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Bill Sharp (footballer) (1915–2006), Australian rules footballer
Other
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Sir William Sharp, 6th Baronet (1729–1780), Scottish soldier of fortune
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William F. Sharp
William Fletcher Sharp (September 22, 1885 – March 30, 1947) was a United States Army major general.
Sharp, a career Army officer, commanded the Visayan–Mindanao Force during the Philippines campaign (1941–1942), and surrendered his comman ...
(1885–1947), American World War II general
See also
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Michael William Sharp (1776–1840), English painter
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William Sharp Bush (1786–1812), U.S. marine
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William Sharp Macleay
William Sharp Macleay or McLeay (21 July 1792 – 26 January 1865) was a British civil servant and entomologist. He was a prominent promoter of the Quinarian system of classification.
After graduating, he worked for the British embassy in Pari ...
(1792–1865), British entomologist
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William Sharp McKechnie
William Sharp McKechnie (2 September 1863 – 2 July 1930) was a Scottish scholar, historian, lecturer in Constitutional Law and History, and author of ''Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John with an Historical Introductio ...
(1863–1930), Scottish lecturer and author
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William Sharpe (disambiguation)
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