William Cunningham may refer to:

Academics and ecclesiastics

William Cunningham (economist) William Cunningham (29 December 184910 June 1919) was a Scottish economic historian and Anglican priest. He was a proponent of the historical method in economics and an opponent of free trade. Early life and education Cunningham was born in Edi ...

(1849–1919), English economist and Archdeacon of Ely *

William Cunningham (theologian) William Cunningham (2 October 180514 December 1861) was a Scottish theologian and co-founder of the Free Church of Scotland. He was Moderator of the Free Church in 1859. Life Cunningham was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire the eldest son of ...

(1805–1861), Scottish theologian * William H. Cunningham (born ), former president of the University of Texas at Austin * William T. Cunningham (1930–1997), American Roman Catholic priest

Noblemen

Cunningham baronets There have been six Cunningham baronetcies: Cunningham baronets of Cunninghamhead, Ayr :Created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia 4 July 1627 * Sir William Cunningham, 1st Baronet (died ) * Sir William Cunningham, 2nd Baronet (died 1670) * Sir Wi ...

of Cunninghamhead, Ayr in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia: ** Sir William Cunningham, 1st Baronet (died ) ** Sir William Cunningham, 2nd Baronet (died 1670) ** Sir William Cunningham, 3rd Baronet (died 1724) * William Cunningham, 3rd Earl of Glencairn, Scottish noble *

William Cunningham, 4th Earl of Glencairn William Cunningham, 4th Earl of Glencairn, 5th Lord of Kilmaurs (c. 1480–1548) was a Scottish nobleman, soldier, and "notorious intriguer". Family He was the eldest son and heir of Cuthbert Cunningham, 3rd Earl of Glencairn, by his spouse, Lady ...

(c. 1490–1547), Scottish noble *

William Cunningham, 6th Earl of Glencairn William Cunningham, 6th Earl of Glencairn (after 1530 – c. 1578) was a Scottish nobleman. Biography He was the son of Alexander Cunningham, 5th Earl of Glencairn and Janet Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran. On 20 Augus ...

(c. 1520–c. 1578), Scottish noble *

William Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn William Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn (1575–1630) was a Scottish politician. The son of James Cunningham, 7th Earl of Glencairn by his spouse Margaret (d. January 1610), daughter of Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy and Katherine Ruthven. His ...

(1575–1630), Scottish noble *

William Cunningham, 9th Earl of Glencairn William Cunningham, 9th Earl of Glencairn ( gd, Uilleam Coineagan) (1610–1664), was a Scottish nobleman, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, and a cavalier. He was also the chief of Clan Cunningham. The eldest son of William Cunningham, 8th Earl of ...

(1610–1664), Scottish noble

Politicians

* W. Pete Cunningham (1929–2010), American politician and soldier *

William Cunningham (Illinois politician) Bill Cunningham (born August 12, 1967) is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 18th District. The 18th district includes all or parts of Beverly, Mount Greenwood, Morgan Park and Auburn-Gresham in Chicago and the subur ...

(born 1976), member of the Illinois Senate * William J. Cunningham (1870–1952), Texas state senator *

William Tharp Cunningham William is a male given name of 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 Norman conquest of Engl ...

(1871–1952), American judge and state legislator

Soldiers

* William "Bloody Bill" Cunningham (1756–1787), American Loyalist commander *

William Cunningham (lawyer) Major General Sir William Henry Cunningham (24 September 1883 – 20 April 1959) was an officer in the New Zealand Military Forces who served during the First and Second World Wars. Cunningham joined the New Zealand Expeditionary Force followin ...

(1883–1959), New Zealand major general and lawyer

Sportsmen

Association footballers

Bill Cunningham (footballer) William R. Cunningham was an Irish international footballer who played club football for Ulster. Cunningham earned four caps for Ireland - three at the 1892 British Home Championship and one at the 1893 British Home Championship Events ...

(), Irish footballer * William Cunningham (footballer) (1899–1934), English footballer *

Willie Cunningham (footballer, born 1925) William Carruthers Cunningham (22 February 1925 – 27 November 2000) was a Scottish footballer who played in both Scotland and England. Born in Hill of Beath, Fife, Cunningham began his career as a centre half with Dunfermline Athletic, combi ...

(1925–2000), Scottish footballer *

Willie Cunningham (Northern Irish footballer) William Edward Cunningham (20 February 1930 – 31 August 2007) was a Northern Ireland international footballer and manager. Born in County Antrim but raised in Scotland from a young age, he signed for St Mirren in 1950 and played there until ...

(1930–2007), also football manager

Other sportsmen

Bill Cunningham (cricketer) William Henry Ranger Cunningham (23 January 1900 – 29 November 1984) was a first-class cricketer in New Zealand from 1922 to 1931. A right-arm opening bowler and lower-order batsman, Cunningham made his first-class debut for Canterbury in t ...

(1900–1984), New Zealand cricketer *

Bill Cunningham (infielder) William James Cunningham (June 9, 1886 – February 21, 1946) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. ...

(1886–1946), American Major League Baseball player *

Bill Cunningham (outfielder) William Aloysius Cunningham (July 30, 1894 – September 26, 1953), was a Major League Baseball player who played outfielder from -. He would play for the Boston Braves and New York Giants. Cunningham's two-run single in the second inning of t ...

(1894–1953), American Major League Baseball player *

Bill Cunningham (rugby union) William Cunningham (8 July 1874 – 3 September 1927) was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented New Zealand—known as the All Blacks—between 1901 and 1908. Most notably he toured with the Original All Blacks on their 1905–06 tour ...

(1874–1927), New Zealand rugby union player *

Billy Cunningham William John Cunningham (born June 3, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who was nicknamed the ''Kangaroo Kid'' for his leaping and record-setting rebounding abilities. He spent a total of 17 seasons with the ...

(born 1943), American National Basketball Association Hall-of-Fame player and head coach *

W. A. Cunningham William Alexander Cunningham (July 9, 1886 – August 15, 1968) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Georgia from 1910 to 1919, compiling a career college football record of 43-1 ...

(1886–1958), American college football and basketball coach *

William Cunningham (American football) William Ralph Cunningham (July 13, 1872 – September 1957) was an All-American football center for the Michigan Wolverines football team of the University of Michigan. Cunningham was born at Volant, Pennsylvania in July 1872. His fath ...

(1872–1957), American college football player *

William Cunningham (basketball) William Cunningham (born March 25, 1974) is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6'11" center from Temple University, Cunningham played in 16 games for four different NBA teams from ...

(born 1974), American professional basketball player

Others

Bill Cunningham (American photographer) William John Cunningham Jr. (March 13, 1929June 25, 2016) was an American fashion photographer for ''The New York Times'', known for his candid and street photography. A Harvard University dropout, he first became known as a designer of women's ...

(1929–2016), American fashion photographer for ''The New York Times'' *

William Cunningham (body snatcher) William Cunningham (1807 – October 1871) was a body snatcher who lived in Cincinnati, Ohio. A "professional resurrectionist", Cunningham provided corpses for area physicians from 1855 to 1871. Popularly known as Old Cunny, other names attribut ...

(1807–1871), Irish-American body snatcher *

Bill Cunningham (musician) William Cunningham (born January 23, 1950) is the original bass guitarist / keyboardist for the Box Tops. Cunningham was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He remained a member of the Box Tops until August 1969, when he decided to return to school to ...

(born 1950), American musician, original bass guitarist / keyboardist for the Box Tops *

Bill Cunningham (talk show host) William Daniel Cunningham (born December 11, 1947) is an American radio and television talk show host, conservative commentator, attorney, and entrepreneur. On the radio, he hosts ''The Big Show with Bill Cunningham'', heard weekdays on AM 700 ...

(born 1947), American radio and television talk show host, commentator, attorney and entrepreneur * William Meredith Cunningham (born 1901), American writer