William, Billy or Bill Thomson may refer to:

Military

William Thomson (American soldier) William Thomson (1727–1796) was a South Carolina patriot in the American Revolution. He was Colonel of the Orangeburgh District Regiment of Militia and commander of the 3rd South Carolina Regiment of Rangers. Early life William Thomson was bor ...

(1727–1796), American militia captain in Capture of Savannah *

William Taylour Thomson Sir William Taylour Thomson (1813-1883) was a British military officer and diplomat. Military career He was a gifted military officer. When the British ship "Tigris" sank in the Euphrates river he was one of the survivors. In 1839 he partici ...

(1813–1883), British military officer and diplomat *

William Montgomerie Thomson Lieutenant General Sir William Montgomerie Thomson (1877–1963) was a senior British Army officer who became military governor of Baku in 1918. Military career Born on 2 December 1877, William Thomson was the fourth son of Captain William Tho ...

(1877–1963), British general and commander of the British expeditionary force in north Persia * William McKenzie Thomson (1898–1987), Canadian World War I pilot

Politics

William Thompson (Ipswich MP) Sir William Thompson (1678 – 27 October 1739) of Middle Temple, was an English judge and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1709 and 1729. Early life Thompson was second son of Sir William Thompson (died 1695), serjeant ...

, Solicitor General for England and Wales, 1717–1720 *

William Alexander Thomson William Alexander Thomson (November 1, 1816 – October 1, 1878) was a Canadian author, railway promoter and political figure. He represented Welland in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1878 as a Liberal member. He was born in ...

(1816–1878), Canadian author and politician *

William Thomson (politician) William Thomson (1818 – 20 April 1866) was a 19th-century politician from Christchurch, New Zealand, originally from Scotland. He held office at all levels of government, from Parliament and Provincial Council to chairman of a road board. In ...

(1818–1866), Member of Parliament in Christchurch, New Zealand *

William Mitchell-Thomson, 1st Baron Selsdon William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson, 1st Baron Selsdon (15 April 1877 – 24 December 1938), known as Sir William Mitchell-Thomson, 2nd Baronet, from 1918 to 1932, was a Scottish politician who served as British Postmaster-General from 1924 till 1 ...

(1877–1938), British politician

Religion

William Thomson (writer) William Thomson (1746–1817) was a Scottish minister, historian and miscellaneous writer. He often wrote under the pseudonym of Captain Thomas Newte and this fictitious character had his own history and received independent recognition. Life Bor ...

(1746–1817), Scottish minister and historian *

William Aird Thomson William Aird Thomson (1773-17 March 1863) was a Scottish minister and antiquarian who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1835. Life He was born on 28 January 1773 in the manse at Sanquhar the son of Rev Dr J ...

(1773–1863), Scottish minister and antiquarian *

William McClure Thomson William McClure Thomson (31 December 1806, in Springdale, Ohio – 8 April 1894, in Denver, Colorado) was an American Protestant missionary working in Ottoman Syria. After spending 25 years in the area he published a best-selling description of wha ...

(1806–1894), American missionary and writer *

William Thomson (bishop) William Thomson, (11 February 1819 – 25 December 1890) was an English church leader, Archbishop of York from 1862 until his death. Biography Early life He was born the eldest son of John Thompson icof Kelswick House, near Whitehaven, ...

(1819–1890), Archbishop of York, 1862–1890 *

William Burns Thomson William Burns Thomson (1821 April 29, 1893) was a Scottish medical missionary born in Kirriemuir, Kirriemuir, Scotland to Christian parents. Thomson dedicated his life to the spread of the gospel and to medical missionary work. His work as part o ...

(1821–1893), Scottish medical missionary

Science

William Thomson (mineralogist) William Thomson (1760 – November 1806) was an English mineralogist, who used the name Guglielmo Thomson in Italy in later life. He died in Palermo at the age of 46 years.Gian Battista Vai, W. Glen E. Caldwell. ''The origins of geology in Italy' ...

(1760–1806), English physician and geologist * William Thomson (physician) (1802–1852), Scottish author and professor of medicine *

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, (26 June 182417 December 1907) was a British mathematician, mathematical physicist and engineer born in Belfast. Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Glasgow for 53 years, he did important ...

(1824–1907), Scots-Irish physicist * William Johnston Thomson (1881–1949), Scottish engineer and businessman

Sports

William Thomson (Dumbarton footballer) William Thomson (born 4 May 1868) was a Scottish footballer of the 1890s. Career Thomson played for Dumbarton (two spells), Aston Villa, Newton Heath and Clyde. He also played internationally for Scotland between 1892 and 1898. Honours ;Dum ...

( fl. 1892–1898), Scottish footballer (Dumbarton, Scotland) * William Thomson (Dundee footballer) (1874–1917), Scottish footballer (Dundee, Bolton Wanderers, Scotland) *

William Thomson (rugby union) William Thomson (15 August 1880 – 25 August 1942) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at the Forward position. Rugby Union career Amateur career Thomson played for West of Scotland. Provincial career He was cappe ...

(1880–1942), Scottish international rugby union player *

Bill Thomson (cricketer) William Allan Thomson (4 August 1943 – 22 October 2019) was a New Zealand cricketer and hockey player. Thomson was an aggressive left-handed batsman who usually opened for Sydenham in Christchurch senior cricket in a career that produced mor ...

(1943–2019), New Zealand cricketer and hockey player *

Billy Thomson (footballer, born 1895) William Thomson (3 January 1895–unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers and Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midl ...

, Scottish football wing half for Bristol Rovers and Leicester City *

Billy Thomson (footballer, born 1958) William Marshall Thomson (10 February 1958 – February 2023) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Thomson played for Partick Thistle, St Mirren, Dundee United, Clydebank, Motherwell, Rangers and Dundee. He played for Dun ...

, Scottish football goalkeeper for Partick Thistle, St Mirren, Dundee United, Clydebank, Motherwell, Rangers and Dundee *

Bill Thomson (ice hockey) William Ferguson Thomson (March 23, 1914 – August 6, 1993) was a British-born Canadian ice hockey player. He played nine games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1938–39 and 1943–44 seasons. The rest of ...

(1914–1993), Canadian ice hockey player

Other

William Thomson (artist) William Robinson Thomson RBA, ARCA (born 24 January 1926 – 1988) was a British artist within the Modern British school of the late twentieth century. He is known for his portraiture and paintings of the female nude. Major influences on his ...

(1926–1988), British artist *

William Thomson (musicologist) William Thomson (''fl.'' 1695–1753) was a Scottish folk song collector and singer. He is said to have been the son of Daniel Thomson, one of the king's trumpeters for Scotland. As a boy singer, he sang at a concert – ''The Feast of St. Cec ...

(died 1753), Scottish folk song collector and singer *

William John Thomson William John Thomson (1771–1845) was an American-born painter of silhouettes, portraits and miniatures who was active in Great Britain. Early life Thomson was born in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, on 3 October 1771 to Scottish parents, ...

(1771–1845), American artist * W. H. Seward Thomson (1856–1932), U.S. federal judge *

William Thomson (mathematician) Sir William Thomson FRSE LLD (1856–1947) was a 19th/20th century Scottish mathematician and physicist primarily working as a university administrator in South Africa. Life He was born on New Year's Eve, 31 December 1856, in the village of K ...

(1856–1947), Scottish mathematician *

William Thomas Thomson (actuary) William Thomas Thomson FRSE FFA (1813–1883) was a 19th-century Scottish actuary who was manager of the Standard Life Assurance Company 1834 to 1878 and changed the face of insurance through use of mortality rates. His use of actuarial tab ...

(1813–1883), Scottish actuary *

William James Thomson William James Thomson was a Canadian artist and engraver, best known for the images he recorded of Toronto. Some of those structures are only known from his paintings, drawings, and engravings. From 1889-1893 Thomson worked as an engraver for t ...

(1857–1927), Canadian artist and engraver *

William Ennis Thomson William Ennis Thomson (May 24, 1927 – May 17, 2019) was an American music educator at the collegiate level, music theorist, composer, former Music School Dean and professor at the Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California from ...

(born 1927), music school dean *