William, Willie, Bill, or Billy Gray may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* William S. Gray (film editor) (1896–1946), American film editor * Billy Gray (comedian) (1904–1978), American comedian, comedy club owner, and actor *

Billy Gray (actor) William Thomas Gray (born January 13, 1938) is an American actor, competitive motorcycle racer and inventor, known for his role as Bud Anderson on the television series ''Father Knows Best'' (1954–1960). Career Gray began acting at five years ...

(born 1938), American actor who portrayed teenager Bud Anderson on TV's ''Father Knows Best''

Crime

* Billy Gray Williams, American hitman

Politics and law

William Gray (Massachusetts politician) William Gray (June 27, 1750 (old style; July 8, 1750 new style)– November 4, 1825) was a Massachusetts merchant and politician. Born into a lower-class family in Lynn, Massachusetts, he managed to build his own business and rise through the st ...

(1750–1825), American politician and merchant * William Gray (Conservative politician) (1814–1895), British mill owner and Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton 1857–1874 *

William Gray (Canadian politician) William Gray (August 31, 1862 – December 12, 1916) was a manufacturer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented London in the House of Commons of Canada from 1915 to 1916 as a Conservative. He was born in Newcastle, Canada W ...

(1862–1916), politician in Ontario, Canada * William Gray (Lord Provost) (1928–2000), Lord Provost of Glasgow, 1972–1975 *

William Gray (New Mexico politician) William 'Bill' J. Gray (born December 19, 1940, in Artesia, New Mexico) is an American politician and a Republican former member of the New Mexico House of Representatives representing District 54 since January 2007. He did not seek reelectio ...

(born 1940), American state legislator in New Mexico * William B. Gray (1942–1994), American attorney and politician * William Bain Gray (1886–1949), British colonial administrator and civil servant * William E. Gray, state legislator in Arkansas * William H. Gray (Mississippi politician) (1841–1919), Baptist minister and state legislator in Mississippi * William H. Gray (Oregon politician) (1810–1889), American pioneer of Oregon Country *

William H. Gray III William Herbert Gray III (August 20, 1941 – July 1, 2013) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party who represented from 1979 to 1991. He also served as chairman of the United States House ...

(1941–2013), American Democrat from Pennsylvania * Wilfred James "Bill" Gray, Australian government official, specialist in Aboriginal matters * William Percival Gray (1912–1992), U.S. federal judge

Religion

* William Gray (priest) (1874–1960), Anglican clergyman * William Crane Gray (1835–1919), American religious figure; first bishop of the Episcopal Church's Missionary Jurisdiction **

SS William Crane Gray SS ''William Crane Gray'' was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after William Crane Gray, the first bishop of the Episcopal Church's Missionary Jurisdiction of Southern Florida. Construction ''Willi ...

, a Liberty ship * William Henry Gray (1825–1908), Scottish minister

Sports

American football

* Bill Gray (offensive lineman) (1922–2011), American offensive lineman for the Washington Redskins * Bill Gray (Canadian football) (), Canadian football running back *

Bill Gray (American football coach) Bill Gray (born ) is a former American football and tennis coach. He served as the full-time head football coach at Samford University Samford University is a Private university, private Christian university in Homewood, Alabama, United State ...

(), American football and tennis coach

Baseball

Bill Gray (baseball) William Tolan Gray (April 5, 1871 – December 8, 1932), also spelled Bill Grey, was an American third baseman and utility player in Major League Baseball between 1890 and 1898. He played two seasons each with the Philadelphia Phillies an ...

(1871–1932), American Major League Baseball player, 1890–1898 *

Dolly Gray (baseball) William Denton "Dolly" Gray (December 4, 1878 – April 4, 1956) was an American left-handed professional baseball pitcher who played from 1909 to 1911 for the Washington Senators. Before the big leagues His nickname, "Dolly", derived from the ...

(William Denton Gray, 1878–1956), American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1909–1911 *

Willie Gray William "Dolly" Gray was an American baseball center fielder and first baseman A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must ...

(), American baseball player

Other sports

William Gray (jockey) William Gray was a British jockey A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase (horse racing), steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" ...

(), British Champion flat jockey *

William Gray (cricketer) William Gray (26 November 1864 — 18 December 1898) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Essex. Gray was born and died in Chelmsford. Gray made just one first-class appearance for the team, during the 1894 season, ag ...

(1864–1898), English cricketer *

Bill Gray (footballer) William John Gray (5 March 1882 – 18 November 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played at left half for Partick Thistle and Southampton. Football career Gray was born in Inverness and began his youth career with local club ...

(1882–1916), Scottish footballer with Partick Thistle and Southampton in the 1900s *

Bill Gray (rugby union) William Ngataiawhio Gray (23 December 1932 – 10 January 1993) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A second five-eighth, Gray represented at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1955 t ...

, (1932–1993), New Zealand rugby union player *

Billy Gray (footballer) William Patrick Gray (24 May 1927 – 11 April 2011) was an English professional footballer and manager who made over 500 Football League appearances in a variety of positions for Nottingham Forest, Chelsea, Burnley, Millwall and Leyto ...

(1927–2011), English footballer *

Billy Gray (horse trainer) Billy Gray was a Tennessee Walking Horse trainer who won four World Grand Championships on different horses. Gray was named Trainer of the Year in 1982. Career Gray was born in Gallatin, Tennessee, and grew up on a farm around horses and mules. ...

(died 2016), horse trainer

Writing and academics

* William Forbes Gray (1874–1950), Scottish journalist and author * William G. Gray (1913–1992), English occultist, author and mystic * William M. Gray (1929–2016), American professor of atmospheric science * William S. Gray (1885–1960), American academic, authority on the teaching of reading

Other fields

* William John Gray, 13th Lord Gray (1754–1807), Scottish nobleman and soldier * W. H. Gray (William Henry Gray, 1808–1896), pioneer colonist of South Australia * William Gray (inventor) (1850–1903), American inventor and entrepreneur, inventor of the payphone and the baseball chest protector * William Gray (architect) (1851–1927), American architect * William Gray (RAF officer) (1898–?), First World War flying ace *one of the founders of

William Gray & Company William Gray & Company Ltd. was a British shipbuilding company located in West Hartlepool, County Durham, in North East England. Founded in 1863 by John Denton and William Gray as a partnership, it became a private and then a public limited compa ...

, a British shipbuilding company, established in 1863 *Bill Gray, co-founder (with his wife) of

Bill Gray's Bill Gray's is a chain of restaurants based in Webster, New York (a suburb of Rochester, New York) that currently has 14 restaurants in the Rochester area in western New York, including seven tap room-style restaurants, and one tavern-style grill ...

, an American chain of fast-food restaurants based in New York State