William or Bill Webb may refer to:

Politicians

William Benning Webb William Benning Webb (September 17, 1825 March 13, 1896) was an American politician and attorney who was the Police Superintendent of Washington, D.C., and president of the board of commissioners for the District of Columbia, U.S., from 1886 ...

(1825–1896), American politician and attorney * William C. Webb (1824–1898), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Kansas House of Representatives *

William George Webb William George Webb (1843 – 14 June 1905) was an English businessman, brewer and politician. He was Member of Parliament for . Life He was the elder son of Edward Webb (1810–1872) of Wordsley, Staffordshire, and his wife Eliza. His father's ...

(1843–1905), British Member of Parliament for Kingswinford, 1900–1905 * William Hoste Webb (1820–1890), Quebec lawyer and political figure * William R. Webb (1842–1926), U.S. Senator from Tennessee *

William Wilson Webb William Wilson Webb (28 July, 1827 - June 30, 1894)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/254076392/william-wilson-webb was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Northumberland East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a ...

(1826–1894), Ontario businessman and political figure * William Webb (Victorian politician), MP in the

Victorian Legislative Assembly The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria in Australia; the upper house being the Victorian Legislative Council. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The presiding ...

from 1889 to 1904

Sports

* B. W. Webb (William Wilson Webb Jr., born 1990), American football cornerback * William Webb (boxer) (1882–?), British Olympic bronze medal (1908) bantamweight boxer *

William Webb (rower) William Charles Webb (21 January 1880 – 2 October 1960) was the first New Zealander to hold the professional World Sculling Championship title. He was also known as Bill or Billy Webb. Early life Webb was born at Lyttelton, the port of Christ ...

(1880–1960), New Zealand World Champion rower * Bill Webb (pitcher) (1913–1994), Major League Baseball player * Bill Webb (rugby union) (1868–c. 1931), Australian rugby union player * Bill Webb (Australian footballer) (1883–1947), Australian rules footballer *

Bill Webb (second baseman) William Joseph Webb (June 25, 1895 – January 12, 1943) was an American professional baseball player, coach, front-office executive and manager. Although he appeared in only five Major League games as a second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pi ...

(1895–1943), Major League Baseball player * William

Earl Webb William Earl Webb (September 17, 1897 – May 23, 1965) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball, playing from 1925 to 1933. He played for five teams, including the Boston Red Sox for three years. He batted left-handed, and threw rig ...

(1897–1965), Major League Baseball outfielder *

William Webb (cricketer, born 1872) William Webb (1872 – 29 January 1913) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played seven first-class matches for Otago between 1897 and 1901. A right-arm bowler, Webb's best bowling figures came on Otago's northern tour in 1899–1900, when h ...

(1872–1913), New Zealand cricketer * William Webb (cricketer, born 1898) (1898–1969), English cricketer *

William Webb (diver) William Webb (born 21 June 1862, date of death unknown) was a British diver. He competed in the men's 10 metre platform event at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as L ...

, British Olympic diver

Musicians

Boogie Bill Webb Boogie Bill Webb (March 24, 1924 – August 22, 1990) was an American Louisiana blues and Rhythm and blues, rhythm-and-blues guitarist, singing, singer and songwriter. His music combined Mississippi country blues with New Orleans rhythm and ...

(1924–1990), American blues guitarist and singer *

Chick Webb William Henry "Chick" Webb (February 10, 1905 – June 16, 1939) was an American jazz and swing music drummer and band leader. Early life Webb was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to William H. and Marie Webb. The year of his birth is disputed. ...

(William Henry Webb, 1905–1939), American jazz and swing musician * William Webb (composer) (c. 1600–1657), English musician and song composer

Others

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William Webb (judge) Sir William Flood Webb (21 January 1887 – 11 August 1972) was a judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland and the High Court of Australia. He was President of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, common known as the Toky ...

(1887–1972), Australian judge * William A. Webb (1824–1881), American Civil War sailor *

Suhaib Webb Suhaib Webb is an American Muslim imam who converted from Christianity to Islam in 1992. He has previously been the imam of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center (ISBCC). Biography Early life He was born William Webb in 1972 in Oklah ...

(William Webb, born 1972), American Islamic activist *

William Alfred Webb William Alfred Webb (1878–1936) was an American railroad executive who had wide experience with US railroads, including the management of nationwide railroad operations during World War I, before serving as Commissioner of the South Australian ...

(1878–1936), American and Australian railway administrator *

William Frederick Webb William Frederick Webb (1829–1899) was a High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and officer in the British Army. Background and early life William Frederick Webb was born in Sussex in March 1829, one of four children of Frederick Webb and Mary Shi ...

(1829–1899), wealthy British land owner *

William H. Webb William Henry Webb (June 19, 1816 – October 30, 1899) was a 19th-century New York City shipbuilder and philanthropist, who has been called America's first true naval architect. Early life William Henry Webb was born in New York on June ...

(1816–1899), American shipbuilder, naval architect, industrialist and philanthropist *

William James Webb William James Webbe (or Webb) (born July 13, 1830 in Redruth, Cornwall, England – died 1904 in England) was an early English Pre-Raphaelite painter and illustrator, known for his rustic, religious, and book paintings. Life Webbe was born on ...

(1830–1904), English painter *

William J. Webb William J. Webb is a theologian, ordained Baptist minister and former professor of New Testament at Heritage Baptist College and Heritage Theological Seminary, Heritage Seminary, Ontario. He is currently adjunct professor at Tyndale Seminary in Tor ...

, Canadian egalitarian theologian known for his 'redemptive-movement' hermeneutic *

William Seward Webb William Seward Webb (January 31, 1851 – October 29, 1926) was a businessman, and inspector general of the Vermont militia with the rank of colonel. He was a founder and former president of the Sons of the American Revolution. Early life Webb w ...

(1851–1926), American doctor, financier, railroad president, and well-connected businessperson *

William Snyder Webb William Snyder Webb (19 January 1882 – 15 February 1964) was an American academic and anthropologist. Born in Greendale, Kentucky, Webb studied at the University of Kentucky, Cornell University and the University of Chicago. He learned to s ...

(1882–1964), American anthropologist *

William Trego Webb William Trego Webb (24 August 1847 – 8 January 1934) was a British educationist and author who taught English Literature in various colleges in Bengal in India in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A prolific writer, he also produced a num ...

(1847–1934), educationist and author *

William Walter Webb William Walter Webb (November 20, 1857 – January 15, 1933), was the sixth Bishop of Milwaukee, from 1906 till 1933. Early life and education Webb was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, on November 20, 1857, the son of William Hewitt Webb and E ...

(1857–1933), American Episcopal bishop * Bill Webb (game designer), role-playing game designer *

William Webb (naturalist) William Webb (1834?–1897) was a collector and trader of plants and animals, active in the region around King George Sound in Southwest Australia. Biography William Webb was born sometime around 1834 in Staffordshire, England, and emigrated to A ...

(1834?–1897), Australian collector and trader of plants and animals *

William Webb (priest) William Thomas Webb, Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin), MA (5 March 1825 – 6 May 1896) was Archdeacon of Grenada from 1879 until his death. He was educated at Codrington College; and ordained in 1849. After a Curate, curacy at St George, Gren ...

(1825–1896), Archdeacon of Grenada * William Webb (Master of Clare College, Cambridge) (1775–1856)

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