William or Bill Watkins may refer to:
People
Politics
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William H. Watkins (politician) (1827–1888), an elected delegate to the
Oregon Constitutional Convention
The Oregon Constitutional Convention in 1857 drafted the Oregon Constitution in preparation for the Oregon Territory to become a U.S. state. Held from mid-August through September, 60 men met in Salem, Oregon, and created the foundation for Orego ...
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William Henry Watkins (1862–1924), British co-operative activist
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William J. Watkins, Sr. (1803-1858), Black abolitionist and educator
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William Keith Watkins (born 1951), U.S. federal judge
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William Wirt Watkins (1826–1898), Arkansas politician
Sports
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Bill Watkins (baseball)
William Henry Watkins (May 5, 1858 – June 9, 1937), sometimes known as "Wattie," or "Watty," was a Canadian-born baseball player, manager, executive and team owner whose career in organized baseball spanned 47 years from 1876 to 1922.
He began ...
(1858–1937), Canadian baseball manager
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Walter H. Watkins, head coach of the Auburn college football program, 1900–1901
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William Richard Watkins (1904–1986), English cricketer
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Billy Watkins (rugby)
William Watkins ( – January 1972) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Cross Keys RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for ...
(c. 1910–1972), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1930s
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William Watkins (footballer), English footballer who played for Burnley between 1898 and 1902
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Bill Watkins (cricketer, born 1923) (1923–2005), Welsh cricketer
Other people
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Billy Watkins (musician)
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William Watkins (cleric), Welsh cleric
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Bill Watkins (Seagate) (born c. 1953), CEO of Seagate Technology
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William John Watkins
William John Watkins (born 1942) is a science fiction writer and poet.
In the 1970s and 1980s he was known for novels, but in the last decade he has primarily been a short story writer and poet. In 2002 he won the Rhysling Award for short poem ...
(born 1942), American science fiction writer and poet
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William Turner Watkins (1895–1961), American Methodist bishop
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William Watkins (entomologist) (1849–1900), English entomologist
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William Watkins (architect) (1834–1926), English architect
Other uses
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William Watkins Ltd, a tugboat owning company
See also
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William Watkin (disambiguation)
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