William Taylor may refer to:

Military

William Taylor (Royal Navy officer, born 1760) William Taylor (1760 – 19 July 1842) was an officer in the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Entering the navy early in his life, Taylor served as a midship ...

(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 (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) William Taylor (1862 – 15 February 1922) was an Australian politician. He was born at Bay of Biscay in Victoria to merchant James Taylor and Elizabeth Park. Educated at Ballarat, he left school at fourteen and entered the product merchandi ...

(1862–1922), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly *

William Taylor (Tasmanian politician) Lieutenant-Colonel William Percy Taylor (15 March 1894 – 2 September 1964) was an Australian politician. He was born in Cobar. In 1940 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Wilmot Wilmot may refer to: P ...

(1894–1964), member of the Tasmanian Parliament *

William Taylor (Victorian politician) William Taylor (20 November 1818 – 21 June 1903) was a pastoralist and politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Taylor was born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the son of William Taylor, a ...

(1818–1903), pastoralist and member of the Victorian Legislative Council * William Frederick Taylor (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

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 (1889–1986), Canadian politician *

William Taylor (New Brunswick politician) William Taylor (ca. 1789March 27, 1834) was a businessman and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented York in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1822 to 1834. He was born in Fredericton, the son of James Taylor who was a n ...

(died 1834), businessman and political figure in New Brunswick

New Zealand

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

* William Taylor (MP for Windsor) (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) 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. 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 ...

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. He became the first candidate standing for any political party to be elected to the C ...

(fl. 2014–2017), Anglican minister elected to the Common Council of the City of London Corporation

United States

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 Suffield is a town in ...

(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 (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) William S. Taylor (1795–1858) was an American politician that served in the Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas State Legislatures, and was Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives briefly in the Seventh Texas Legislature. Taylor, at 62, is the ...

(1795–1858), member of the Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas state legislatures, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives *

William S. Taylor (Kentucky politician) William Sylvester Taylor (October 10, 1853 – August 2, 1928) was the 33rd Governor of Kentucky. He was initially declared the winner of the disputed gubernatorial election of 1899, but the Kentucky General Assembly, dominated by the Democrats, ...

(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 William J. Taylor (July 3, 1932 - May 4, 2018) was an American politician in the state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the s ...

(born 1932), politician in the state of Florida *

William B. Taylor Jr. William Brockenbrough Taylor Jr. (born September 14, 1947) is an American diplomat, government official, and former military officer. He served as the 6th United States ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009 under President Bush and Obama, an ...

(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 Rockbridge ...

(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) William Francis Taylor, DD (1820 – 19 March 1906) was an Archdeacon in the Diocese of Liverpool. Taylor was educated at Trinity College, Dublin; and ordained in 1848. After curacies in Tranmere and Claughton he served incumbencies; St Joh ...

(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 Stu ...

(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) (1865–1937), British inventor *

William C. Taylor (materials scientist) 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– ...

, (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) William Oswald Gibson Taylor FRCPGLAS (16 March 1912 – 4 September 1989) was a Scottish consultant ophthalmologist who became a leading expert on albinism. In 1979 he founded the Albinism Fellowship in the United Kingdom. Education and ear ...

(1912–1989), British ophthalmologist and expert on albinism * William Randolph Taylor, American botanist *William R. Taylor, psychiatrist, see Fuzzy cognitive map

Sports people

American football

William S. Taylor (American football) William S. Taylor was an American college football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Samuel Huston College in Austin, Texas from 1926 to 1927, Morgan College—now known as Morgan State University—in 1 ...

(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) William Thomas Taylor (14 April 1885 – 17 August 1976) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1905 and 1910. He served as secretary of Derbyshire for 51 years from 1908 to 1959. Taylor was born at Wirksworth, Derbyshire t ...

(1885–1976), English cricketer *

William Taylor (Worcestershire cricketer) William Herbert Taylor (23 June 1885 – 27 May 1959) was an English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler who played 107 times for Worcestershire between 1909 and 1925, captaining the county in 19 ...

(1885–1959), English cricketer

Other sports

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 The 1846 Grand Liverpool Steeplechase, later to become known as the Grand National Steeplechase, was the eighth official annual running of a handicap steeplechase. It took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool on 4 March 1846 and attracted ...

William Taylor (jockey, died 1950) 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 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) William Taylor (1886 – 7 May 1966) was an English association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder, half-back for Southwell, Mansfield Mechanics F.C., Mansfield Mechanics, Notts County F.C., Notts County, Shirebrook Miners Welfare ...

(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

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 cal ...

(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 (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) William Taylor (1840 - 4 January 1910) was a British educator, headmaster of Sir Walter St John's Grammar School For Boys for 34 years from 1873-1907. He was the son of the Rev Edward Taylor, vicar of Temple Sowerby, Westmoreland. Taylor had alr ...

(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 (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) Sir William Taylor CBE (31 May 1930 – January 2023) was a British educator who served as the fifth vice-chancellor of the University of Hull. Early life and education Taylor was born in Crayford, Kent and was educated at the London School ...

(1930–2005), English educationalist, vice-chancellor of the University of Hull *

William Taylor (Master of Christ's College, Cambridge) William Taylor, D.D. was an academic in the sixteenth century. Taylor was educated at Chelmsford School and Christ's College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1545; MA in 1548; and B.D. in 1554. He was Fellow of Christ's from 1547 to 1556; and t ...

(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 (born 1981), American singer and songwriter * William Taylor (''Nights: Journey of Dreams''), video game character * William Taylor & Son, an apartment building in Cleveland, United States