William Morgan may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* William De Morgan (1839–1917), pottery and tile designer in Britain * William Morgan (director) (1899–1964), English film director and editor * William Michael Morgan (born 1993), American country music singer *

William Evan Charles Morgan William Evan Charles Morgan (19 October 1903 – 1979) was an artist, etcher and engraver on both wood and metal. Early life Morgan was born in London on 19 October 1903,Malcolm C. Salaman (1928). The Engravings of William E.C. Morgan. The Stu ...

, artist, etcher and engraver

Military

* William H. Morgan (1831–?), American general * William Duthie Morgan (1891–1977), general in the British Army after whom the Morgan Line was named *

William J. Morgan (historian) William James Morgan (February 4, 1917, in New York City – March 19, 2003, in Silver Spring, Maryland) was Senior Historian at the U.S. Naval Historical Center and editor of ''Naval Documents of the American Revolution''. Early life and educ ...

(1917–2003), Senior Historian at the U.S. Naval Historical Center and editor of Naval Documents of the American Revolution * William Alexander Morgan (1928–1961), American who fought in the Cuban Revolution *

William B. Morgan William B. Morgan is an American naval architect and renowned expert in propeller design. Early life and education Morgan was born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. He earned a Master of Science degree in mechanics and hydraulics 1951 from the Universit ...

, American naval architect *

William D. Morgan William David Morgan (September 17, 1947 – February 25, 1969) was a United States Marine Corporal who Posthumous recognition, posthumously received the Medal of Honor — the United States' highest military decoration — for heroic actions durin ...

(1947–1969), Medal of Honor recipient, U.S. Marine killed in action in Vietnam

Politics

United Kingdom

William Morgan (died 1602) William Morgan was an English politician in the 16th century. Rythe was born in Chilworth, Surrey. He was a landowner and commander of the local musters. Morgan was M.P. for Haslemere The town of Haslemere () and the villages of Shott ...

, MP for Haslemere * William Morgan (died 1569), MP for

Monmouthshire Monmouthshire ( cy, Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south-east of Wales. The name derives from the historic county of the same name; the modern county covers the eastern three-fifths of the historic county. The largest town is Abergavenny, with ...

William Morgan (died 1582) William Morgan may refer to: Arts and entertainment * William De Morgan (1839–1917), pottery and tile designer in Britain * William Morgan (director) (1899–1964), English film director and editor * William Michael Morgan (born 1993), American ...

, MP for

William Morgan (died 1583) Sir William Morgan (c. 1542 – 9 October 1583), of Langstone and Pencoed, Llanmartin, Monmouthshire, was a Welsh soldier and politician. He served as a Member of the Parliament of England (MP) for Monmouth Boroughs Monmouth Boroughs (also ...

(1542–1583), MP for Monmouth Boroughs * William Morgan (of Tredegar) (1560–1653), Welsh politician *

William Morgan (of Rhymny) William Morgan was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. Family Morgan is the fourth child of Sir William Morgan of Tredegar, MP for Monmouthshire in 1624. Morgan is the third child of Sir William Morgan's second wife B ...

, Welsh politician *

William Morgan (of Dderw) William Morgan (died 1649) was a Welsh lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1649. Morgan was the son of Llewellyn Morgan of Ystradfellte. He was called to the bar. He purchased the estate of Dderw in Llyswen. He ...

(died 1649), Welsh lawyer and politician *

William Morgan (of Machen and Tredegar) Sir William Morgan (c. 1640 – 28 April 1680) was a Welsh landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1659 and 1680. Life William Morgan was the eldest son and heir of Sir Thomas Morgan (died 1664), and his ...

(c. 1640–1680), Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire 1659–1680 * Sir William Morgan (of Tredegar, elder) (1700–1731), Member of Parliament for Brecon, 1722–1723, and Monmouthshire, 1722–1731 *

William Morgan (of Tredegar, younger) William Morgan (28 March 1725 – 16 July 1763) was a Welsh politician of the mid-18th century. He was the eldest son of Sir William Morgan and his wife Lady Rachel Cavendish, daughter of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire. He inherited t ...

(1725–1763), Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire, 1747–1763 *

William Pritchard Morgan William Pritchard-Morgan (1844 – 5 July 1924) was a Welsh solicitor, mine owner, and company promoter. He acquired the gold mine at Gwynfynydd in 1887, earning the name "Welsh gold king". He was also actively publicised as an investor in Sichu ...

(1844–1924), British Member of Parliament for Merthyr Tydfil, 1888–1900 * William James Morgan (1914–1999), Irish politician

United States

William S. Morgan William Stephen Morgan (September 7, 1801 – September 3, 1878) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. Early and family life Born in Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Morgan received a private education suitable for his cla ...

(1801–1878), U.S. Representative from Virginia * William Duane Morgan (1817–1887), American newspaper editor and politician * William Augustine Morgan (1831-1899), Virginia planter, Confederate cavalry officer, early West Virginia politician * William Albert Morgan (1841–1917), Irish-American newspaper publisher and politician * William Yoast Morgan (1866–1932), lieutenant governor of Kansas * William McKendree Morgan (1869–1942), Idaho lawyer and politician *

William M. Morgan (congressman) William Mitchell Morgan (August 1, 1870 – September 17, 1935) was an American politician who served five terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1921 to 1931. Early life and career Born in Brownsv ...

(1870–1935), U.S. Representative from Ohio * Will Morgan (born 1966), member of the Minnesota House of Representatives

Other politicians

William Morgan (South Australian politician) Sir William Morgan (12 September 1828 – 2 November 1883) was the Premier of South Australia between 1878 and 1881. Early life William Morgan was born in Wilshamstead, Bedfordshire, England, the son of George Morgan, a farmer, and his wife S ...

(1828–1883), Premier of South Australia, 1878–1881 * William Morgan (New South Wales politician) (1842–1907), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1894–1901 *

William Morgan (Canadian politician) William Morgan (December 8, 1848 – ?) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Norfolk South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1879 to 1890 as a Conservative member. He was born in Stirling, Hastings County, ...

(1848–after 1890), politician in Ontario, Canada * William Morgan (New Zealand politician) (1851–1918), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council

Science and medicine

* William Morgan (cartographer) (died 1690), English cartographer * William Morgan (actuary) (1750–1833), Welsh scientist and actuary who won the Copley Medal in 1789 * William Fellowes Morgan Sr. (1861–1943), president of the National Association for the Prevention of Blindness * William Wilson Morgan (1906–1994), American astronomer *

W. Jason Morgan William Jason Morgan (born October 10, 1935) is an American geophysicist who has made seminal contributions to the theory of plate tectonics and geodynamics. He retired as the Knox Taylor Professor emeritus of geology and professor of geosciences ...

(1935–2023), American geophysicist *

G. William Morgan G. William Morgan, also known as George William Morgan, health physicist and founding member of the Health Physics Society. Morgan held key health physics positions at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Manhattan Project and the Atomic Energy C ...

(died 1984), American health physicist

Sports

* William Morgan (cricketer, born 1862) (1862–1914), Welsh cricketer * William Morgan (cricketer, born 1864) (1864–1934), English cricketer *

William G. Morgan William George Morgan (January 23, 1870 – December 27, 1942) was the inventor of volleyball, originally called "Mintonette", a name derived from the game of badminton which he later agreed to change to better reflect the nature of the sport. H ...

(1870–1942), American inventor of the game of volleyball *

William Llewellyn Morgan William Llewellyn Morgan (1 January 1884 – 11 April 1960) was a Welsh international rugby union halfback who played club rugby for Cardiff. Morgan played international rugby for Wales and in 1908 was selected to join Arthur Harding's Anglo-Wels ...

(1884–1960), Welsh international rugby union player *

William A. Morgan (footballer) William A. Morgan (born 1914, date of death unknown) was an English association footballer, who played in goal for Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county ...

(born 1914, date of death unknown), English footballer who played as goalkeeper for Coventry City F.C. *

William Morgan (rugby league) William Morgan was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at club level for Warrington ( Heritage № 168), as a forward, during the era of contested scrums. Playing career Club career William Morgan made hi ...

, rugby league footballer of the 1930s for Wales, and Wigan * Sack Morgan (William Lee Morgan), American baseball player * William James Morgan aka Jimmy Morgan (1922–1975), English footballer and Royal Marines Commando *

Willie Morgan William Morgan (born 2 October 1944) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Club career A winger, Morgan started his career with Burnley, making his first-team debut against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough in 1963. He took over from ...

(born 1944), Scottish footballer *

William Morgan (judoka) William "Bill" Morgan (born 2 March 1975) is a Canadian judoka who represented Canada in Judo at the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Paralympics. He placed seventh in the -81 kg category, fifth in the -81 kg category, and seventh in the -100&nbs ...

(born 1975), Canadian Paralympic judo competitor

Others

* William Morgan (Bible translator) (1545–1604), Welsh translator of the Bible *

William Morgan (anti-Mason) William Morgan (born 1774 – disappeared 1826) was a resident of Batavia, New York, whose disappearance and presumed murder in 1826 ignited a powerful movement against the Freemasons, a fraternal society that had become influential in the Uni ...

(1774–1826?), New York businessman whose book on Freemasonry and subsequent disappearance sparked the U.S. anti-Masonic movement *

William Morgan (1782–1858) William Morgan (1782–1858) was a Welsh evangelical cleric, known for his support of factory reform. He was also a close friend of the Brontë family. Life Morgan was from Brecknockshire, and wrote of himself that he was "born and educated" in the ...

, Welsh evangelical cleric in Bradford *

William Morgan (abolitionist) William Morgan (1815 – ) was a leading member of the Birmingham Anti-Slavery Society, whose members were very influential in abolitionist movements in Britain. Career Morgan was trained as a solicitor and worked in Birmingham.Civilising Sub ...

(1815–c. 1890), town clerk in Birmingham, England *

William J. Morgan (New York politician) William James Morgan (October 16, 1840 – September 5, 1900) was an American newspaper editor and politician. Early life Morgan was born on October 16, 1840 in Peterborough, Ontario, Upper Canada. He came to the United States when 10 years old ...

(1840–1900), NYS comptroller, 1899–1900 *

W. E. Morgan William Evan Morgan (1858 – 19 February 1916) was a Welsh people, Welsh trade union leader. Born in Rhos, Neath Port Talbot, Rhos, Morgan began working at the Main Colliery in Bryncoch when he was only nine years old. Despite his limited f ...

(William Evan Morgan, 1858–1916), Welsh trade union leader *

William J. Morgan (Wisconsin politician) William J. Morgan (December 13, 1883 – October 1983) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 24th Attorney General of Wisconsin from 1921 to 1923. Biography Born in Charlesburg, Wisconsin, Morgan graduated from University of W ...

(1883–1983), Wisconsin Attorney General * William Fellowes Morgan Jr. (1889–1977), president of the Middle Atlantic Oyster Fisheries, and later Commissioner of Public Markets for New York City *

William Morgan (architect) . William Newton Morgan, Sr. (December 14, 1930 – January 18, 2016) was an American architect and author, based in Jacksonville, Florida. One of William Morgan's famous creations is the neo modern house in Ormond Beach, Florida. Built for ...

(1930–2016), American architect and author