William Wood may refer to one of the following notable people:

Bankers

* William Wood (banker), Scottish-American banker * William Henry O'Malley Wood, Australian banker, public servant and surveyor

Clergy

William Wood (botanist) William Wood (29 May 1745 – 1 April 1808) was an English Unitarian minister and botanist who was involved in efforts to remedy the political and educational disabilities of Nonconformists under the Test Acts. Life Wood was born in Collingtre ...

(1745–1808), English Unitarian minister and botanist *

William Robertson Wood The Reverend William Robertson Wood (June 6, 1874—December 11, 1947) was a Presbyterian minister and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1920, as a member of the Liberal Party. Wood wa ...

(1874–1947), Canadian Presbyterian minister and politician * William Willis Wood (mayor) (1844–1905), English Wesleyan Methodist preacher, mill owner, and mayor of Bradford, Yorkshire

Entertainers

Will Wood (musician) Will Wood is an American singer-songwriter, composer, filmmaker, comedian, and multimedia artist. Wood has released four studio albums: ''Everything Is A Lot'' in 2015; ''SELF-iSH'' in 2016, ''The Normal Album'' in 2020, and "''In case I make It ...

, American alternative singer-songwriter and lead singer of The Tapeworms *

William Wood (ventriloquist) William B. Wood (1861/1862 – January 20, 1908) was an American illusionist and ventriloquist who toured South America and Europe with his own company. Billed professionally as Will B. Wood and sometimes called "The Kellar of South America", in r ...

(c. 1861–1908), American illusionist and ventriloquist * William "Merlyn" Wood, American vocalist for the band Brockhampton *

William B. Wood (actor) William Burke Wood (b. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 26 May 1779; d. Philadelphia, 23 September 1861) was an American theatre manager and actor. He was brought as a child to New York City, where he began life as a clerk. Feeling that he had a vo ...

(1779–1861), American theatre manager and actor

Government figures

Civil servants

* Sir William Alan Wood (1916–2010), British civil servant * W. A. R. Wood (William Alfred Rae Wood) (1878–1970), British diplomat in Siam *

William Braucher Wood William Braucher Wood (born August 7, 1950) is the U.S. Envoy for International Sanctions Implementation at the Department of State. He is a former Ambassador from the United States of America to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Colombia. ...

(born 1950), American diplomat, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan and Colombia *

William McKenzie Wood William is a male given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norm ...

, Canadian ambassador to Israel in 1965 *

William P. Wood William Patrick Wood (March 11, 1820 – March 20, 1903) was a colonel in the United States Army and the first Director of the United States Secret Service. He was born to James Wood and Margaret Turner in Alexandria, Virginia. Wood enlisted in th ...

(1820–1903), first Director of the United States Secret Service

Politicians

* William Wood (MP for Berkshire), Member of Parliament (MP) for

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...

, 1395 * William Wood (15th century MP), MP for

Winchester Winchester is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs Nation ...

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William Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley William Page Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley, PC (29 November 1801 – 10 July 1881) was a British lawyer and statesman who served as a Liberal Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain between 1868 and 1872 in William Ewart Gladstone's first ministry. ...

(1801–1881), British statesman and Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain * William Wood (MP for Pontefract) (1816–1872), British MP for Pontefract *

William Wood (New Zealand politician) William Wood (1827 – 30 August 1884) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician. Biography He represented the Invercargill electorate in Parliament from to 1870, when he retired, and then the Mataura electorate from 1876 to 1878, when he ...

(1827–1884), New Zealand politician for Invercargill and Mataura *

William Wood (Australian politician) William Herbert Wood (4 November 1869 – 30 May 1953) was an Australian politician. Born at Wallhollow, Victoria, to storekeeper Henry Gibson Wood, he attended schools in Victoria and Sydney before completing his secondary education at Sy ...

(1869–1953), member of the New South Wales Parliament * William Wood (Texas politician), member of the Twentieth Texas Legislature (1887–1888) *

William R. Wood (Indiana politician) William Robert Wood (January 5, 1861 – March 7, 1933) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1915 to 1933. Biography Born in Oxford, Indiana, Wood attended the public schools of Oxford. ...

(1861–1933), U.S. Representative from Indiana *

William Thomas Wood William Thomas Wood (10 June 1854 – 10 June 1943) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. Early life and family Born in Hobart, Tasmania, in June 1854, Wood was the son of Robert Wood and Charlotte Wood (née Watford). After ...

(1854–1943), New Zealand politician

Industrialists

* William Bruce Wood (1848–1928), Canadian mill owner and political figure in Ontario *

William Madison Wood William Madison Wood (June 18, 1858 – February 2, 1926) was an American textile mill owner of Lawrence, Massachusetts who was considered to be an expert in efficiency. He made a good deal of his fortune through being hired by mill owners to tu ...

(1858–1926), American textile mill owner in Massachusetts *

William Valentine Wood Sir William Valentine Wood Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, KBE, worked for much of his life on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), rising to become its President. He was known for his ability with n ...

(1883–1959), Irish-born president of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, 1941–1947

Military figures

* William D. Wood (1822–1867), American Union brevet brigadier general *

William Maxwell Wood William Maxwell Wood (May 27, 1809 – March 1, 1880) was an officer and surgeon in the United States Navy in the middle 19th century. He became the First Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy in 1871, with the equivalent rank of Commodore (USN), commod ...

(1809–1880), United States Navy officer and surgeon, first Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy ** USS ''William M. Wood'', the name of three ships of the U.S. Navy (two canceled, one built) *

William W. Wood William Willis Wiley Wood (May 30, 1818 – August 31, 1882) was an engineer of the United States Navy, who served as Engineer-in-Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering from 1873 until 1877. Biography Wood was born in Wake County, North ...

(1818–1882), U.S. Navy engineer and head of the Bureau of Steam Engineering

Sportspeople

Football (soccer)

Will Wood (footballer) William Nicholas Wood (born 29 November 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a left back for Welling United. Early and personal life Wood grew up in Burgess Hill and attended Oakmeeds Community College. Career Wood joined Southampton ...

(born 1996), English football defender for several teams including Ebbsfleet United *

William Wood (footballer, born 1900) William Wood (born 1900, date of death unknown) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Aberdare Athletic and Stoke. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and Unitary authorities ...

(1900–?), English football player for Aberdare Athletic and Stoke * William Wood (footballer, born April 1910) (1910–?), English football defender for Burnley and Yeovil Town * William Wood (footballer, born June 1910) (1910–1958), English footballer for several teams including Blackburn Rovers and Burnley * William Wood (footballer, born 1904) (1904–1961), English footballer, goalkeeper for Rochdale

Other sports

* William Wood (cricketer) (1849–1924), Australian cricketer * William Wood (athlete) (1881–1940), English-born Canadian track and field athlete * William Wood (wrestler) (1886–1971), British wrestler * William Wood (rower) (1899–1969), Canadian rower and Olympic silver medalist * William Wood (diver) (1946–2000), English competition diver *

William H. Wood (American football) William Holmes Wood (September 6, 1900 – June 7, 1988) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach of football, and United States Army officer. He served as the head football coach at the United States Military Academy fr ...

(1900–1988), American gridiron football coach and United States Army officer *

William Wood-Sims William Wood Wood-Sims (10 February 1858 – 30 November 1926) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1879 and 1886. Wood-Sims was born at Ironville, Derbyshire as William W Sims, the son of Joseph W Si ...

(1858–1925), English cricketer

Trade unionists

William Wood (trade unionist) William Wood (18 February 1873''1939 England and Wales Register'' – 3 March 1956) was a British trade union leader. Wood was born in Bolton, Lancashire.''1911 England Census'' He left school at the age of 11, and began working half-time at ...

(1873–1956), British trade union leader * William H. Wood, American labor union leader, first president of the

National Association of Letter Carriers The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) is an American labor union, representing non-rural letter carriers employed by the United States Postal Service. It was founded in 1889. The NALC has 2,500 local branches representing letter c ...

, 1889–1890 *

William Henry Wood William Henry Wood was a British trade union leader. Biography Wood was a compositor, and became the Secretary of the Manchester Typographical Society, serving until 1879. In 1864, he was elected as the first Secretary of the Manchester Trades ...

(fl. 1860s), British trade union leader

Other people

William Wood (ironmaster) William Wood (1671–1730) was a hardware manufacturer, ironmaster, and mintmaster, notorious for receiving a contract to strike an issue of Irish coinage from 1722 to 1724. He also struck the 'Rosa Americana' coins of British America during t ...

(1671–1730), British ironmaster and mint master * William Wood (Scottish surgeon) (1782–1858), Scottish surgeon *

William Wood (screenwriter) William Wood is an American screenwriter. Along with Mel Goldberg, He wrote for the 1964 film ''The Lively Set'', starring James Darren, Pamela Tiffin, Doug McClure and Joanie Summers. He also wrote for television programs including ''Mission: I ...

, American screenwriter *

William Wood (zoologist) William Wood FRS FLS (1774–1857), was an English surgeon, zoologist and entomologist. He was born in Kendal, Westmorland and trained in surgery at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He practised for several years as a surgeon at Wingham, near Cante ...

(1774–1857), English entomologist *

William B. Wood (builder) William B. Wood was a building contractor in Kentucky, active in the 1890s. A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. *Hausgen House, 1404 Walnut Lane Anchorage, KY (Wood William B.), NRHP-listed *Hillcrest (A ...

(fl. 1890s), American building contractor in Kentucky * William Charles Henry Wood (1864–1947), Canadian historian *

William Halsey Wood William Halsey Wood (April 24, 1855 – March 13, 1897) was an American architect. Early life Wood was the youngest of four sons born to Daniel Halsey Wood and Hannah Lippincott Wood. Shortly after his birth in 1855, the family relocated from ...

(1855–1897), American architect *

William J. Wood William J. Wood was a Canadian painter, etcher (May 26, 1877January 5, 1954) Wood was a close friend of several members of the Group of Seven: Arthur Lismer and A.Y. Jackson. In 1923 at one exhibition Wood is listed as a member of the Group of Sev ...

(1877–1954), Canadian painter and etcher *

William Ransom Wood William Ransom Wood (February 3, 1907 – February 25, 2001) was an American politician and leader of the University of Alaska. Wood was born near Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois. He was an Episcopalian. He served in the U.S. Navy during Wor ...

(1907–2001), president of the University of Alaska, 1960–1973 *

William Wightman Wood William Wightman Wood ( ?1804 – ?) was an American journalist, businessman, naturalist and poet based in Macau and Canton, China. Biography He was the son of celebrated actors William B. Wood and Juliana Westray Wood. In 1827, W ...

(fl. 1804–1833), American journalist, businessman and poet