William Tennant may refer to:
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William Tennant (poet) (1784–1848), Scottish scholar and poet
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William Tennant (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral Sir William George Tennant (2 January 1890 – 26 July 1963) was a British naval officer. He was lauded for overseeing the successful evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940. Tennant subsequently served as captain of the battlecruiser , when ...
(1890–1963), captain of HMS ''Repulse''
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William Tennant (United Irishmen)
William Tennant (1759–1832), often spelled William Tennent, was an Ulster Presbyterian banker and a leading member in Belfast of the Society of the United Irishmen who, in 1798, sought by insurrection to secure a representative and independent ...
(1759–1832), Ulster Presbyterian banker and revolutionary
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Billy Tennant (footballer) (William Tennant; 1865–1927), English footballer
See also
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William Tennant Gairdner
Sir William Tennant Gairdner (8 November 1824 – 28 June 1907) was a Scottish Professor of Medicine in the University of Glasgow.
Early life
William Tennant Gardiner was born in Edinburgh, the son of physician John Gairdner and his wife, Su ...
(1824–1907), professor of medicine in the University of Glasgow
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William Tennent (disambiguation)
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