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Military

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William Taylor (Royal Navy officer, born 1760) William Taylor (1760 â€“ 19 July 1842) was an officer in the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars, French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Entering the navy early in his life, Ta ...
(1760–1842), British naval officer *
William P. Taylor (Virginian) Robert B. Taylor (March 24, 1774 – April 13, 1834) was a nineteenth-century American lawyer and militia Brigadier General from Virginia. Early life Taylor was born in Williamsburg, Virginia, and graduated from the College of William and Mary ...
(1778–1834), American lawyer and militia Brigadier General *
William Rogers Taylor William Rogers Taylor (7 November 1811 – 14 April 1889) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy who served during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. Biography Taylor was born in Rhode Island. He was appointed as a ...
(1811–1889), U.S. Rear Admiral * William G. Taylor (1829–1910), American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient * William Taylor (Alamo defender) (fl. 1836), fatality at the Battle of the Alamo *
William Taylor (Medal of Honor) William Taylor (1836 – April 6, 1902) was a Union Army soldier and officer during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during two separate Virginia engagements. The Battle of Front Royal in 1862 and the Battle of ...
(1836–1902), Union Army soldier and officer during the American Civil War * William Taylor (Royal Navy officer, born 1908) (William Horace Taylor, 1908–1999), British recipient of the George Cross * William D. Taylor (general), United States Army general


Political figures


Australia

* William Taylor (New South Wales politician) (1862–1922), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * William Taylor (Tasmanian politician) (1894–1964), member of the Tasmanian Parliament * William Taylor (Victorian politician) (1818–1903), pastoralist and member of the Victorian Legislative Council *
William Frederick Taylor William Frederick Taylor (27 April 1840 – 29 June 1927) was an Australian surgeon and member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Early life Taylor was born in 1840 in London, England to Joseph Taylor, a Canadian engineer, and his wife ...
(1840–1927), medical doctor and member of the Queensland Legislative Council *
William Tydd Taylor William Tydd Taylor (1814 – 1 December 1862) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. He was the son of gentleman John Taylor and Harriet Bunbury, and migrated to New South Wales around 1840. Around 1839 he had married Margaretta Lucy Li ...
(1814–1862), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly


Canada

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William Benajah Taylor William Benajah Taylor (June 10, 1794 – ca 1853) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Liverpool township from 1836 to 1851 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Conservative. Background He was born in Liv ...
(1794–?), merchant and politician in Nova Scotia * William Henry Taylor (politician) (1848–1916), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario *
William Horace Taylor William Horace Taylor (7 December 1889 – 20 June 1986) was a Canadian politician. Born in Townsend Township, Ontario, he grew up on a farm near Scotland, Ontario, south of Brantford, Ontario. From 1921 to 1925, he was a farmer in Scot ...
(1889–1986), Canadian politician * William Taylor (New Brunswick politician) (died 1834), businessman and political figure in New Brunswick


New Zealand

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William Waring Taylor William Waring Taylor (1819–1903) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between ...
(1819–1903), New Zealand politician


United Kingdom

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William Taylor (MP for Windsor) William Taylor may refer to: Military *William Taylor (Royal Navy officer, born 1760) (1760–1842), British naval officer * William P. Taylor (Virginian) (1778–1834), American lawyer and militia Brigadier General * William Rogers Taylor (1811†...
(fl. 1640), Member of Parliament (MP) for
Windsor Windsor may refer to: Places Australia * Windsor, New South Wales ** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area * Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland **Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi ...
* William Taylor (MP for Leominster) (fl. 1797), MP for
Leominster Leominster ( ) is a market town in Herefordshire, England, at the confluence of the River Lugg and its tributary the River Kenwater. The town is north of Hereford and south of Ludlow in Shropshire. With a population of 11,700, Leominster i ...
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William Thomas Taylor Sir William Thomas Taylor, (10 November 1848 – 18 March 1931) was a British colonial administrator. Career He began his career in colonial service as Collector of Customs and Excise in Larnaca (Cyprus) in 1879, subsequently being promoted ...
(1848–?), British colonial administrator * W. B. Taylor (William Benjamin Taylor, 1875–1932), British Member of Parliament *
Sir William Taylor, 1st Baronet Sir William Johnson Taylor, 1st Baronet (23 October 1902 – 26 July 1972) was a Conservative and National Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom. At the 1945 general election he stood unsuccessfully in the Bradford East constituency ...
(1902–1972), British Conservative Member of Parliament *
William Taylor (preacher) William Campbell-Taylor (also known as William Taylor) is a Church of England vicar oSt Thomas' Church, Clapton CommoniHackney Deaneryin the Diocese of London The Diocese of London forms part of the Church of England's Province of Canterbur ...
(fl. 2014–2017), Anglican minister elected to the Common Council of the City of London Corporation


United States

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William Taylor (New York politician) William Taylor (October 12, 1791 – September 16, 1865) was an American physician and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1833 to 1839. Biography Born in Suffield, Connecticut, Taylor moved with his par ...
(1791–1865), U.S. Congressman from New York * William L. Taylor (1931–2010), attorney and civil rights activist who served on the United States Commission on Civil Rights *
William P. Taylor William Penn Taylor (October 25, 1790 – June 18, 1863) was a nineteenth-century congressman from Virginia. Early life Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, October 25, 1790 the son of Congressman John Taylor. William Taylor received a limited scho ...
(1791–1863), U.S. Congressman from Virginia *
William Robert Taylor William Robert Taylor (July 10, 1820March 17, 1909) was an American politician and the 12th Governor of Wisconsin from 1874 to 1876. Early life Taylor was born in Woodbury, Connecticut. He was orphaned at age 6 when his father's ship was lost ...
(1820–1909), governor of Wisconsin * William S. Taylor (American politician, born 1795) (1795–1858), member of the Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas state legislatures, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives * William S. Taylor (Kentucky politician) (1853–1928), Kentucky attorney general and governor; indicted for conspiracy to assassinate the succeeding governor *
William Taylor (Virginia politician, born 1788) William Taylor (April 5, 1788 – January 17, 1846) was a nineteenth-century congressman and lawyer from Virginia. Biography Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Taylor completed preparatory studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar, commenci ...
(1788–1846), congressman and lawyer from Virginia * William J. Taylor (born 1932), politician in the state of Florida * William B. Taylor Jr. (born 1947), acting ambassador to Ukraine (from the United States)


Religious figures

* William Taylor (Lollard) (died 1423), English Priest and theologian, burnt as a Lollard *
William Taylor (Scottish minister) William Taylor (1744 – 29 March 1823) was a Scottish minister, Principal of Glasgow University and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in both 1798. He married Ann Stewart on 22 June 1773, a year after he had been or ...
(1744–1823), Scottish Minister, Moderator and Principal * William Taylor (moderator) (1748–1825), minister of the Church of Scotland *
William Taylor (bishop) William Taylor (1821–1902) was an American Missionary Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1884. Taylor University, a Christian college in Indiana, carries his name. Ancestry and birth Taylor was born May 2, 1821 in Rockbrid ...
(1821–1902), U.S. Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church * William Mackergo Taylor (1829–1895), U.S. Congregational minister * William W. Taylor (1853–1884), American leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * William Taylor (Archdeacon of Liverpool) (died 1906), Archdeacon in the Diocese of Liverpool *
William Taylor (Dean of Portsmouth) William Henry Taylor (born 23 December 1956) was the last provost (and first dean) of Portsmouth Cathedral. He was educated at the University of Kent, Tübingen, Lancaster and London, from where he was awarded a PhD (SOAS) in Ottoman Syriac Stud ...
(born 1956), Anglican priest * William Carey Taylor, English Baptist minister and missionary


Scientists and engineers

* William B. Taylor (engineer) (1824–1895), American civil engineer and surveyor in New York *
William Taylor (inventor) William Taylor (11 June 1865 – February 28, 1937) was a British inventor who invented items for improvement of photographic lenses. Taylor was president of Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and a Fellow of the Royal Society The Royal ...
(1865–1937), British inventor * William C. Taylor (materials scientist), (1886–1958) of
Howard N. Potts Medal The Howard N. Potts Medal was one of The Franklin Institute Awards for science and engineering award presented by the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is named for Howard N. Potts. The first Howard N. Potts Medal was awarded in ...
* William Taylor (ophthalmologist) (1912–1989), British ophthalmologist and expert on albinism *
William Randolph Taylor William Randolph Taylor (December 21, 1895 – November 11, 1990) was an American botanist known as an expert in phycology. Early life Taylor was born on December 21, 1895 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pennsyl ...
, American botanist *William R. Taylor, psychiatrist, see
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Sports people


American football

* William S. Taylor (American football) (fl. 1928–1940), head football coach at University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1937–1940 * Willie Taylor (Canadian football) (born c.1936), American player of Canadian football *
Willie Taylor (American football) Willis T. Taylor (born December 9, 1955) is a former wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted in the ninth round of the 1978 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and was a member of the Green Bay Packers The Green B ...
(born 1955), American NFL football wide receiver


Cricket

* William Taylor (Surrey cricketer) (1821–1878), English cricketer * William Taylor (Derbyshire cricketer) (1885–1976), English cricketer * William Taylor (Worcestershire cricketer) (1885–1959), English cricketer


Other sports

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William Taylor (jockey, born 1819) William Taylor may refer to: Military *William Taylor (Royal Navy officer, born 1760) (1760–1842), British naval officer * William P. Taylor (Virginian) (1778–1834), American lawyer and militia Brigadier General *William Rogers Taylor (1811– ...
, rode in 1846 Grand National * William Taylor (jockey, died 1950), rode in 1898 Grand National * W. F. Taylor (William Franklin Taylor; 1877–1945), Canadian ice hockey administrator, founding president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association * William "Lady" Taylor (1880–1942), Canadian ice hockey player * William Taylor (footballer, born 1886) (1886–1966), English footballer * William Taylor (cyclist) (1900–?), Canadian Olympic cyclist * Willie Taylor (footballer) (died 1949), Scottish footballer * Willie Taylor (basketball) (fl. 1960s), American basketball player


Writers, publishers, illustrators

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William Taylor (bookseller) Paternoster Row was a street in the City of London that was a centre of the London publishing trade, with booksellers operating from the street. Paternoster Row was described as "almost synonymous" with the book trade. It was part of an area ca ...
(fl. 1708–1724), bookseller trading at St. Paul's Churchyard, London, and publisher of Daniel Defoe's ''Robinson Crusoe'' in 1719 * William Taylor (historian) (1922–2014), U.S. historian, professor, and author *
William Taylor (man of letters) William Taylor (7 November 1765 – 5 March 1836), often called William Taylor of Norwich, was a British essayist, scholar and polyglot. He is most notable as a supporter and translator of German romantic literature. Early life He was born in ...
(1765–1836), English scholar and linguist * William Taylor (writer) (1938–2015), New Zealand children's writer * William B. Taylor (historian) (fl. 1965–2007), American historian *
William Cooke Taylor William Cooke Taylor (1800–1849) was an Irish writer, known as a journalist, historian and Anti-Corn Law propagandist. Life and work He was born at Youghal on 16 April 1800.Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Journal, 1861, p. 263. Throu ...
(1800–1849), Irish writer *
William Davis Taylor William Davis Taylor (April 2, 1908 – February 19, 2002) was an American newspaper executive who was publisher of ''The Boston Globe'' from 1955 to 1977. Biography Taylor followed his paternal grandfather, Charles H. Taylor, and father, Willia ...
(1908–2002), American newspaper publisher, ''The Boston Globe'' *
William Ladd Taylor William Ladd Taylor (1854-1926) was an American illustrator. Biography William Ladd Taylor was born at Grafton, Massachusetts on December 10, 1854. He studied art in Boston and New York, and in Paris under Boulanger and Lefebvre in 1884†...
(1854–1926), American illustrator *
William O. Taylor William Osgood Taylor (January 8, 1871 – July 15, 1955) was an American newspaper executive who served as publisher of '' The Boston Globe'' from 1921 to 1955. Biography Taylor's father was Charles H. Taylor, founder of '' The Boston Globe''. ...
(1871–1955), American newspaper publisher, ''The Boston Globe'' * William O. Taylor II (1932–2011), American newspaper publisher, ''The Boston Globe'' * William Benjamin Sarsfield Taylor, Irish artist and writer


Legal professionals

* William Taylor (lawyer) (fl. 1971–2005), British lawyer who was lead counsel for Abdelbaset al-Megrahi at the Lockerbie trial *
William Taylor (police officer) William Taylor CBE QPM (born 25 March 1947) is a retired British police officer. Taylor was educated at Blairgowrie High School, Perthshire, Scotland. In 1966 he joined the Metropolitan Police in London as a Constable. He later joined the Cri ...
(born 1947), British police officer * William A. Taylor (1928–2010), Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court * William H. Taylor (judge) (1863–1926), Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court * William M. Taylor (1876–1959), Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas * William McLaughlin Taylor Jr. (1909–1985), U.S. federal judge * William Taylor (judge) (born 1944), English senior Circuit Judge


Others

* William Taylor (headmaster) (1840–1910), British teacher, headmaster of Sir Walter St John's Grammar School For Boys *
William Desmond Taylor William Desmond Taylor (born William Cunningham Deane-Tanner, 26 April 1872 – 1 February 1922) was an Anglo-Irish-American film director and actor. A popular figure in the growing Hollywood motion picture colony of the 1910s and early 1920s, ...
(1872–1922), U.S. film director *
William Henry Taylor William Henry Taylor (30 March 1906 – January 1965) was a Canadian-born U.S. Treasury economist accused by Elizabeth Bentley of having been a Soviet spy. Life Taylor, born in British Columbia, studied at the University of British Columbia an ...
(1906–1965), alleged Soviet agent *William Taylor, video game designer, see '' Blazing Angels 2'' *
William Taylor (folk song) "William Taylor" ( Roud 158, Laws N11) is a British folk song, often collected from traditional singers in England, less so in Scotland, Ireland, Canada and the USA. It tells the story of a young woman who adopts male dress and becomes a sailor (o ...
, a British folk song * William Taylor (cotton manufacturer) (died 1852), cotton manufacturer in Lancashire, England * William Taylor (academic) (1930–2005), English educationalist, vice-chancellor of the University of Hull * William Taylor (Master of Christ's College, Cambridge) (16th century), academic *
William Joseph Taylor William Joseph Taylor (1802 – March 1885) was a British Medalist, medallist and Engraving, engraver who produced a wide variety of medals and tokens throughout his career, including the majority of medals and tokens produced in London, as well ...
, British medallist and engraver *
Willie Taylor William Madison Taylor III (born March 29, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as a contestant from MTV's ''Making the Band 4'', where he was chosen by Diddy to be a member and one of the main vocali ...
(born 1981), American singer and songwriter * William Taylor (''Nights: Journey of Dreams''), video game character *
William Taylor & Son The William Taylor & Son Company building is a 146-foot 9 story 1915-opened high rise apartment building in downtown Cleveland's Gateway District that had a long and fruitful former life as a major Cleveland department store. The building was ori ...
, an apartment building in Cleveland, United States


See also

* Billy Taylor (disambiguation) *
William Tayler William Tayler (1808–1892) was a civil servant of the East India Company who lived in India from 1829 until 1867. He became commissioner of Patna in 1855 and in 1857 was involved in the suppression of the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny. His measures agai ...
(1808–1892), British civil servant of the East India Company * William Taylor House (disambiguation) * Will Taylor (disambiguation) *
Willy Taylor Willy Taylor (5 January 1916 – 2 November 2000) was a fiddler from Northumberland, England. He performed with Joe Hutton and Will Atkinson as the Shepherds. Music career He was born at Lilburn Tower near Wooler. When he was a boy, he learn ...
(1916–2000), Northumbrian fiddler * List of people with surname Taylor {{dab, hn=Taylor, William