William Anderson may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

William Anderson (artist) William (or Wiliam) Anderson (1757 – 27 May 1837) was a Scottish artist specialising in maritime and patriotic themes. Radford, Ernest. ''William Anderson'', Dictionary of National Biography. He was well-regarded for his detailed and accurate p ...

(1757–1837), painter of marine and historical paintings *

William Anderson (theatre) William Anderson (14 January 1868 – 16 August 1940) was an Australian theatre entrepreneur. He left school at age ten and eventually found work as a theatre manager, marrying the actress Eugenie Duggan. He established two theatre companies an ...

(1868–1940), Australian stage entrepreneur * William Anderson (1911–1986), American actor, better known as

Leif Erickson Leif Erikson, also known as Leif the Lucky (), was a Norse explorer who is thought to have been the first European to set foot on continental America, approximately half a millennium before Christopher Columbus. According to the sagas of Ice ...

Bill Anderson (producer) William Hillyard Anderson (October 12, 1911December 28, 1997) was an American producer best known for his work with The Walt Disney Company. He also served on the company's Board of Directors from 1960 to 1984. Early life and career Anderson was ...

(1911–1997), American producer * William West Anderson (1928–2017), known as

Adam West William West Anderson (September 19, 1928 – June 9, 2017), known professionally as Adam West, was an American actor. He portrayed Batman in the 1960s ABC series of the same name and its 1966 theatrical feature film, reprising the role in ...

, American actor, played Batman from 1966 to 1968 * William M. Anderson (born 1948), film editor *

Wil Anderson William James Anderson (born 31 January 1974) is an Australian comedian, writer, presenter, and podcaster. Early life William James Anderson was born on 31 January 1974 in Sale, Victoria, and grew up on a dairy farm near Heyfield, Victoria.< ...

(born 1974), Australian comedian * Will Anderson (animator), Scottish film animator

Music

* W. H. Anderson (1882–1955), Canadian composer, choir director, singer, and voice teacher * William K. Anderson, background music composer for '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' *

Cat Anderson William Alonzo "Cat" Anderson (September 12, 1916 – April 29, 1981) was an American jazz trumpeter known for his long period as a member of Duke Ellington's orchestra and for his wide range, especially his ability to play in the altissimo regis ...

(William Alonzo Anderson, 1916–1981), American jazz trumpeter *

Bill Anderson (singer) James William Anderson III (born November 1, 1937) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and television host. His soft-spoken singing voice earned him the nickname "Whispering Bill" from music critics and writers. As a songwriter, his ...

(born 1937), American country music singer, songwriter, and game show host * William Anderson (guitarist) (born 1962), American classical guitarist and composer *

Will Anderson (singer) William Charles Anderson (born May 5, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter who is best known as the lead vocalist of the American pop rock band Parachute. Early life Anderson was born in Sacramento, California but his family later moved t ...

(born 1986), lead vocalist in the band Parachute

Writing

* William Anderson (bookseller) (1743–1830), bookseller and five times Provost of Stirling *

William Anderson (Scottish writer) William Anderson (1805–1866) was a Scottish miscellaneous writer in the departments of history, biography, and science. He was born at Edinburgh and educated there, and placed in a lawyer's office. As an author he published ''Poetical ...

(1805–1866), Scottish writer, poet, editor and author of ''The Scottish Nation'' * William J. Anderson (1811–?), American slave and author * William Charles Anderson (1920–2003), American author *

William Anderson (American writer) William Anderson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * William Anderson (artist) (1757–1837), painter of marine and historical paintings * William Anderson (theatre) (1868–1940), Australian stage entrepreneur * William Anderson (1911–1986), ...

(born 1952), American biographer, specializing on Laura Ingalls Wilder

Law and politics

Australia

* William Anderson (Victorian politician, born 1828) (1828–1909), Scottish-born Victorian colonial politician, member for Villiers and Heytesbury *

William Anderson (Victorian politician, born 1853) William Anderson (23 December 1853 – 3 May 1898), was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Creswick, and later Windermere. He was also the fourth Chief President of the Australi ...

(1853–1898), Victorian colonial politician for Creswick, and Windermere * William Anderson (Tasmanian politician) (1904–1990), Australian politician from Tasmania *

William Acland Douglas Anderson William Acland Douglas Anderson, (31 October 1829 – 23 January 1882) was an English-born politician and goldfields commissioner in colonial Victoria, Australia. Biography Anderson was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, the son o ...

(1829–1882), English-born politician and goldfields commissioner in colonial Victoria, Australia

Canada

William Stafford Anderson William Stafford Anderson (February 16, 1884 – March 28, 1980) was a lumberman and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1930 to 1956 as a Liberal ...

(1884–1980), politician in New Brunswick, Canada *

William Anderson (Ontario MPP) William Anderson (April 7, 1822 – October 10, 1887) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Prince Edward in the 1st Parliament of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1870 to 1871. He was born in Ameliasburgh Townshi ...

(1822–1897), Canadian politician *

William Anderson (Ontario MP) William Anderson (August 31, 1905 – June 6, 1961) was a Canadian politician and businessman. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party representing the riding of Waterloo South in 19 ...

(1905–1961), member of Canadian House of Commons for Waterloo South electoral district *

William Alfred Anderson William Alfred Anderson was a Canadian politician from the Ontario Liberal Party. He represented Peterborough County in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1929. References See also * 17th Parliament of Ontario The 17th Leg ...

, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP

U.S.

William Anderson (naval officer) William Robert Anderson (June 17, 1921 – February 25, 2007) was an officer in the United States Navy, and a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1965 to 1973. Early life and naval career Anderson was born in Humphreys County, Tenness ...

(1921–2007), U.S. Representative from Tennessee *

William Anderson (Pennsylvania politician) William Anderson (1762December 16, 1829) was an American politician who served as a Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1809 to 1815 and from 1817 to 1819. Early ...

(1762–1829), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania *

William Anderson (Vermont politician) William John Anderson Jr. (February 14, 1876 – August 28, 1959) was an American politician and farmer who served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1945 to 1949. He was only the second African American to serve in the Vermont legislat ...

(1874–1959), member of the Vermont House of Representatives *

William A. Anderson William A. Anderson (October 19, 1873 – December 12, 1954) was a politician and judge who served as the 30th mayor of Minneapolis. Life and career Anderson was born to Daniel and Cynthia Anderson on October 19, 1873 in Adams County, Wisconsin. ...

(1873–1954), mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota *

William Alexander Anderson William Alexander Anderson (May 11, 1842 – June 21, 1930) was a Virginia lawyer, Confederate soldier and Democratic politician, who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, twice won election as Attorney General of Virginia, a ...

(1842–1930), Virginia lawyer and politician * William B. Anderson (1830–1901), U.S. Representative from Illinois *

William Clayton Anderson William Clayton Anderson (December 26, 1826 – December 23, 1861) was a nineteenth-century slave owner, lawyer, and politician. He served as a United States representative from Kentucky. Early life and career Anderson was born in Lancaster, Ga ...

(1826–1861), U.S. Representative from Kentucky * William Coleman Anderson (1853–1902), U.S. Representative from Tennessee *

William Dozier Anderson William Dozier Anderson (July 20, 1862 – January 6, 1952)Judge Anderso ...

(1862–1952), Mississippi Supreme Court Justice *

William Gilbert Anderson William Gilbert Anderson (September 9, 1860 – July 7, 1947)Ohles, John F. (1978). ''Biographical Dictionary of American Educators''. Greenwood Press. pp. 37-38. was an American pioneer of physical education, physician and writer. Anderson was ...

(1860–1947), American pioneer of physical education * William Hamilton Anderson (1874–c. 1959), superintendent of the New York Anti-Saloon League *

William Marshall Anderson William Marshall Anderson (1807–1881) was an American scholar, explorer and politician, noted for his detailed travel journals in the Rocky Mountains and Second Mexican Empire, Imperial Mexico. Background Anderson was born into a large and pro ...

(1807–1881), American scholar, explorer and politician * Bill Anderson (West Virginia politician) (born 1948), member of the West Virginia House of Delegates *

Bill Anderson (Iowa politician) William Anderson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * William Anderson (artist) (1757–1837), painter of marine and historical paintings * William Anderson (theatre) (1868–1940), Australian stage entrepreneur * William Anderson (1911–1986), ...

(born 1977), Republican politician and legislator from the state of Iowa * Bill Anderson (Ohio politician), former member of the Ohio House of Representatives

Elsewhere

William Spencer Anderson William Spencer Anderson (c. 1832 – 27 September 1872) was an African American politician and explorer in Liberia. Originally a barber, Anderson emigrated to Liberia at the age of 20 and within five years had inherited a sugar plantation. H ...

(c. 1832–1872), American-born Liberian politician and explorer *

William Anderson (British politician) William Crawford Anderson (13 February 1877 – 25 February 1919) was a British socialist politician. Born in 1877 at Findon, Aberdeenshire, the name Crawford in fact does not appear on his birth certificate. His father Francis Anderson was a ...

(1877–1919), British socialist politician * William Anderson (New Zealand politician) (1888–1978), mayor of Queenstown, New Zealand

Medicine

* William Anderson (collector) (1842–1900), British surgeon and collector of Japanese art who first described Anderson-Fabry disease * William G. Anderson (born 1927), American physician and social activist *

William Wallace Anderson William Wallace Anderson was a medical doctor who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1846 with a Bachelor of Arts and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1849. He was also involved in the architecture of rammed earth ...

, medical doctor involved in architecture of rammed earth construction in South Carolina

Military

* William Anderson (1820–1848), British Army lieutenant with the 1st Bombay Fusiliers whose murder affected the

Second Anglo-Sikh War The Second Anglo-Sikh War was a military conflict between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company which took place from 1848 to 1849. It resulted in the fall of the Sikh Empire, and the annexation of the Punjab region, Punjab and what sub ...

* William T. Anderson (1840–1864), American Civil War guerrilla commander, known as "Bloody Bill" * William Anderson (Medal of Honor) (1852–1908), American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient *

William Herbert Anderson Lieutenant Colonel William Herbert Anderson (29 December 1881 – 25 March 1918) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and ...

(1881–1918), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross * William Anderson (VC) (1885–1915), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross *

William Anderson (RAAF officer) Air Vice-Marshal William Hopton Anderson, (30 December 1891 – 30 December 1975) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He flew with the Australian Flying Corps in World War I, earning the Distinguished Flying ...

(1891–1975), Australian air marshal *

Maurice Anderson Lieutenant-Colonel William Maurice E Anderson MD, DSO (often referred to as Bill Anderson despite the fact he went by the name of Maurice), joined the British 6th Airborne Division in 1943, and became CO of the 195th (Airlanding) Field Ambulan ...

(1908–1986), often known as Bill Anderson, British Army medical officer * William Anderson (Canadian Army officer) (1915–2000), Canadian general *

(1921–2007), commander of the first nuclear submarine * William Y. Anderson (1921–2011), Swedish American fighter ace of World War II * William C. Anderson (Air Force) (born 1958), Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, 2005–2008 * William Lovett Anderson (1906–2004), United States Navy submarine commander

Religion

* William Anderson (died 1543), one of the

Perth Martyrs The Perth Martyrs were six people executed in Perth, Scotland, in 1543 for their Protestant beliefs. The condemned people were William Anderson, James Finlayson, James Hunter, Robert Lamb, James Raveleson and Helen Stark. They were sentenced to de ...

William Anderson (missionary) William Anderson (1 December 1769 – 24 September 1852) was an English Christian missionary who relocated to South Africa under the auspices of the London Missionary Society. He was one of the earliest missionaries in the region. Anderson was i ...

(1769–1852), English-Anglican missionary to South Africa * William Anderson (minister) (1799–1873), Scottish theological writer and preacher * William F. Anderson (bishop) (1860–1944), American Methodist bishop * William Harrison Anderson (1870–1950), American Seventh-Day Adventist missionary to Africa *

William Anderson (bishop of Salisbury) William Louis Anderson (11 February 1892 – 5 March 1972) was the Church of England Bishop of Portsmouth and then the Bishop of Salisbury. He also held what is believed to be the unique distinction of being the only bishop to have served in al ...

(1892–1972), Anglican Bishop of Croydon, of Portsmouth and of Salisbury, England *

William Anderson (bishop of Caledonia) William John Anderson (born 1950) is a Canadian Anglican bishop. He was bishop of the Diocese of Caledonia in the Anglican Church of Canada from 2001 until his retirement on December 31, 2016. He was educated at the University of Windsor. He ann ...

(born 1950), Canadian Anglican bishop since 2001 *

William White Anderson William White Anderson MC (1888–1956) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1951. He was Chaplain in Scotland to both King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II. Life He was born on ...

(1888–1956), Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

Science

William Anderson (naturalist) William Anderson (28 December 1750 in North Berwick, East Lothian – 3 August 1778 in Bering Sea) was a Scottish naturalist. Biography One of the seven children Jean (née Melvil) and Robert Anderson, a schoolmaster. Anderson studied m ...

(1750–1778), naturalist on Captain Cook's third voyage (1776–1780) * William Anderson (horticulturist) (1766–1846), Scottish horticulturist * William James Anderson (1812–1873), Scottish physician who emigrated to Canada *

William Anderson (engineer) Sir William Anderson, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, KCB (5 January 1835 at Saint Petersburg – 11 December 1898 at Royal Arsenal, Woolwich Arsenal) was an English engineer who also served as director-general of the Ordnance ...

(1835–1898), British engineer and philanthropist * William Henry Anderson (1908–1997), American entomologist * William French Anderson (born 1936), American geneticist and molecular biologist

Sports

American football

* Bill Anderson (American football, born 1921) (1921–1984), American football end * Bill Anderson (American football, born 1925) (1925–2013), head football coach at Howard Payne University *

Bill Anderson (American football, born 1936) Walter William Anderson (July 13, 1936 – April 18, 2017) was an American professional football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers. He played high school football at Manatee High ...

(1936–2017), American football tight end * Bill Anderson (American football, born 1947), head football coach at North Park University and Illinois College *

Bill Anderson (American coach) William Wilson Anderson (September 17, 1891 – September 17, 1969) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Occidental College from 1932 to 1939. Anderson played college football at the Un ...

(1891–1969), American football, basketball, and baseball coach * Billy Anderson (quarterback) (1941–1996), led NCAA in passing in 1965 * Will Anderson (fullback) (1897–1982), American football running back * Will Anderson Jr. (born 2001), American football defensive end *

William Tim Anderson William Tim Anderson (born August 1, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played for the Toronto Argonauts, San Francisco ...

(born 1949), American football defensive back

Association football

* Bill Anderson (English footballer) (1913–1986), manager of Football League side Lincoln City, 1946–1965 *

William Anderson (English footballer) William Joseph Anderson (12 August 1861 – 23 June 1903) was an English amateur footballer who played as a forward for Old Etonians. He was the first Liverpool-born footballer to win the FA Cup. Early life and education Anderson was born in ...

(1861–1903), English footballer *

William Anderson (Scottish footballer) William Anderson (born 25 April 1862) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right winger. He played club football for Queen's Park and appeared in the sides that won the Scottish Cup in 1881, 1882 and 1884, and finished as runners-up in t ...

(1862–?), Scottish footballer *

Willie Anderson (footballer) William John Anderson (born 24 January 1947) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. During his career, he made over 350 appearances in the Football League. He began his career as a youth player with Manchester Un ...

(born 1947), English footballer for Aston Villa, Cardiff City

Baseball

Bill Anderson (1880s pitcher) William Anderson (January 19, 1865 – May 5, 1936) was an American professional baseball player who played in one game for the Louisville Colonels in 1889. In that game, he pitched a complete game, and surrendered nine earned runs in a loss to ...

(1865–1936), American Major League Baseball player * Bill Anderson (1920s pitcher) (1895–1983), American Major League Baseball player * Bill Anderson (1940s pitcher) (1913–1971), American Negro league baseball player * Bill Anderson (coach) (1891–1969), American football, basketball, and baseball coach * Bill Anderson (outfielder), American Negro league baseball player

Cricket

* William Anderson (cricket umpire) (1910–1975), South African Test match umpire in two games *

William Anderson (cricketer, born 1859) A cricket match was played as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics, took place on 19–20 August at the Vélodrome de Vincennes between teams representing Great Britain and France. Great Britain won the match by 158 runs. The French team included ...

(1859–1943), French Olympic silver medal-winning cricketer * William Anderson (cricketer, born 1871) (1871–1948), English cricketer * William Anderson (cricketer, born 1880) (1880–1958), English cricketer and British Indian Army officer * William Anderson (cricketer, born 1909) (1909–1975), English cricketer * William Anderson (Scottish cricketer) (1894–1973), Scottish cricketer from Fife

Other sports

* Bill Anderson (footballer, born 1878) (1878–1915), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda * Bill Anderson (footballer, born 1911) (1911–1971), Australian rules footballer for Geelong *

Red Anderson (ice hockey) William "Red" Anderson (December 13, 1910 – June 16, 1991) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played one game with the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League, appearing in a playoff game on March 27, 1943, against the Montreal Canadiens ...

(Bill Anderson, 1910–1991), Canadian ice hockey player * William Anderson (rugby union) (died 1892), New Zealand rugby union player * William Anderson (ice hockey) (1901–1983), British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics *

Bill Anderson (Australian coach) William Charles Anderson (born 10 April 1948) is an Australian former cricket and rugby league coach. Born and raised in the Sydney suburb of Glebe, Anderson's main sporting pedigree was in cricket and while attending Fort Street High School he c ...

(born 1948), Australian cricket and rugby league coach * Bill Anderson (strongman) (1937–2019), Scottish sportsman *

William Anderson (cyclist) William Alexander Robertson Anderson (6 September 1888 – 27 September 1928) was a Canadian cyclist. He competed in four events at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as ...

(1888–1928), Canadian Olympic cyclist * William Anderson (athlete) (1878–1958), Irish athlete * Will Anderson (''Scrabble'' player) (born 1984), American ''Scrabble'' player

Other uses

Chief William Anderson Kikthawenund ( or 1750 – 1831), also known as William Anderson, was a leader of the Unalatchgo Lenape people. His Lenape name is said to mean "creaking boughs." The city of Anderson in Indiana is named after him. Early life Kikthawenund wa ...

, namesake of

Anderson, Indiana Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Indiana, United States. The population was 54,788 at the 2020 census. It is named after Chief William Anderson. The city is the headquarters of the Church of God and its Anderson ...

* William Preston Anderson (1775–1831), Tennessee attorney, surveyor, soldier, land speculator *

William Caldwell Anderson William Caldwell Anderson (August 18, 1804 – August 28, 1870) was an American Presbyterian minister who served as the fourth president of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Biography He was the oldest son of Rev. John Anderson, and was born in ...

(1804–1870), president of Miami University *

William Anderson (judge) Sir William John Anderson (1847 – 27 August 1908) was a British barrister and colonial judge. He was Chief Justice of British Honduras from 1890 to 1900 and Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago from 1900 to 1903. The son of Sir George Campbell ...

(1847–1908), British barrister and colonial judge * William P. Anderson (1851–1927), Canadian civil engineer * W. B. Anderson (1877–1959), Scottish classicist and academic * William Anderson (political scientist) (1888–1975), professor at University of Minnesota * William S. Anderson (1919–2021), president and chairman of the National Cash Register Corp, 1972–1984 * William M. Anderson Jr. (born 1942), American academic and education administrator *

Eric Anderson (teacher) Sir William Eric Kinloch Anderson (27 May 1936 – 22 April 2020) was a British teacher and educator, who was headmaster of Eton College from 1980 to 1994 and provost of Eton College from September 2000 to January 2009. He is notable also for ...

(William Kinloch Anderson, 1936–2020), Provost of Eton College, 2000–2009