William, Will, Willie, or Bill Robertson may refer to:

Military personnel and intelligence officials

* Bill Robertson (Australian intelligence officer) (1917–2011), Australian Army officer and director of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service * William Robertson (VC) (1865–1949), Scottish sergeant-major and Victoria Cross recipient * Sir William Robertson, 1st Baronet (1860–1933), British Army officer *

William Albert Robertson William Albert Robertson, (6 September 1885 – 26 March 1942) was a Scottish rugby union international, a distinguished doctor and a decorated soldier. He was part of the first official British and Irish Lions, British Isles team that 1910 Brit ...

(1885–1942), Scottish rugby union international, doctor and soldier * William "Rip" Robertson (1920–1970), American covert agent

Politicians, judges, and viceroys

* William Robertson (Western Quebec and Upper Canada) ( – 1806), Scottish-born entrepreneur and colonial-era political figure * William Robertson (Nova Scotia), Scottish-descended merchant and political figure in Canadian colonies * William J. Robertson (1817–1898), American jurist from Virginia * William H. Robertson (1823–1898), American lawyer and politician from New York * William Tindal Robertson (1825–1889), English Member of Parliament for Brighton, 1886–1889 *

William Robertson (Australian politician) William Robertson (29 March 1839 – 23 June 1892) was a barrister and politician in colonial Victoria. Family background and early life Robertson was the second son of Margaret Whyte and William Robertson senior, who went to Victoria from Tas ...

(1839–1892), barrister and politician in colonial Victoria, Australia *

William A. Robertson William Allen Robertson (October 22, 1837 – October 26, 1899) was President of the Louisiana State Senate and Acting Lieutenant Governor for two and a half months in 1881. He was born in Connecticut in 1837. Political career Robertson was a sta ...

(1837–1889), American state legislator in Louisiana * William Robertson (Ontario) (1897–1948), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario * William Archibald Robertson (1832–1926), prospector and Scottish-born political figure in British Columbia *

William Charles Fleming Robertson Sir William Charles Fleming Robertson (1867– 27 June 1937) was an acting governor of the Gold Coast in 1914, and a British colonial administrator, Governor of Barbados from 1925 to 1932. Life Robertson graduated B.A. at Trinity College, Du ...

(1867–1937), British Governor of Barbados *

William Robertson, Lord Robertson The Hon William Robertson, Lord Robertson (5 December 1753 – 20 November 1835) was an 18th-century Scottish lawyer who rose to be a Senator of the College of Justice. Life Robertson was born on 5 December 1753 in Edinburgh, the first son of ...

(1753–1853), Scottish lawyer *

William Russell Robertson William Russell Robertson (June 17, 1853 – November 7, 1930) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the deliberative assembly of the Parliam ...

(1853–1930), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Sportspeople and sports executives

Association footballers

Bill Robertson (English footballer) William Harold Robertson (25 March 1923 – 15 March 2003) was an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chelsea, Birmingham City and Stoke City. He played as a goalkeeper. Career Robertson was born ...

(1923–2003), English football goalkeeper for Chelsea, Birmingham City and Stoke City * Bill Robertson (Scottish footballer) (1928–1973), Scottish football goalkeeper for Chelsea and Leyton Orient *

William Robertson (footballer, born 1874) William Robertson (8 April 1874 – after 1904) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Abercorn, Small Heath and Bristol Rovers between 1894 and 1903. Life and career Robertson was born in Dumbarton, Scotland. He played football ...

(1874 – after 1904), Scottish inside forward or wing half with Abercorn, Small Heath and Bristol Rovers * William Robertson (footballer, born 1907) (1907–1980), Scottish full back with Stoke City, Manchester United and Reading *

William Robertson (1880s footballer) William Robertson (24 March 1866 – 9 December 1926) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right winger. Career Robertson played club football for Dumbarton, featuring on the losing side in the 1887 Scottish Cup Final; he was no longer ...

(1866–1926), Scottish footballer with Dumbarton and Scotland *

Willie Robertson (footballer) William Robertson (born 14 April 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Darvel. He has previously played for Dundee United, Forfar Athletic, Alloa Athletic, Annan Athletic, Stirling Albion and East Kilbride. Caree ...

(born 1993), Scottish footballer

Cricketers

William Robertson (Australian cricketer) William "Digger" Roderick Robertson (6 October 1861 – 24 June 1938) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test match in 1885. A native of the New South Wales town of Deniliquin, near the Victoria border, Digger Robertson was a ri ...

or Digger Robertson (1861–1938), Australian batsman who played for Victoria and in California *

William Robertson (Canterbury cricketer) William Robertson (4 March 1864 – 5 April 1912) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1894 to 1901 and played in New Zealand's first representative matches. Cricket career An off-spinner who opened ...

(1864–1912), New Zealand cricketer who played for Canterbury from 1894 to 1901 * William Robertson (Otago cricketer) (born 1940), New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago from 1960 to 1961 * William Robertson (Middlesex cricketer) (1879–1950), English cricketer who played for Middlesex County Cricket Club from 1900 to 1919 *

William Robertson (Jersey cricketer) William Robertson (born 16 July 1998) is an English cricketer who plays for Jersey. He made his first-class debut on 1 April 2018 for Oxford MCCU against Kent as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures. In April 2018, he was ...

(born 1998), English cricketer who plays for Jersey

Other sportspeople and sports executives

Bill Robertson (Australian footballer) William John Robertson (31 March 1879 – 19 December 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, l ...

(1879–1957), Australian rules footballer for Geelong *

(1885–1942), Scottish rugby union international, doctor and soldier *

William E. Robertson William E. Robertson was an American baseball executive who served as the president of the Buffalo Blues of the Federal League in 1914 and 1915. He also managed concessions at Griffith Stadium. References Federal League executives ...

(), American baseball commissioner

Others

William Robertson (pastoralist) The Robertson Brothers, John Holland Robertson ( –1909), William Robertson ( – 24 September 1914) and Robert Robertson (5 November 1846 – 16 December 1928) were pioneer cattle, sheep and horse breeders of South Australia. History Robert Rob ...

(died 1914), pioneer of South Australia *

William Robertson (Australian settler) William Robertson (7 October 1798 – 18 January 1874) was an Australian pastoralist. Born in Scotland and emigrating to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) he rose to prominence by becoming a member of the Port Phillip Association which led to the ...

(1798–1874), Scottish-born pioneer in Tasmania and Victoria * William Robertson (Hebraist) (), Scottish Hebraist *

William B. Robertson Major William Bryan Robertson (October 8, 1893 – August 1, 1943) was an American aviator and aviation executive who was the co-founder of Lambert-St. Louis Flying Field as well as the owner and President of Robertson Aircraft Corp ...

(1893–1943), American aviator and aviation executive *

William Robertson (historian) William Robertson FRSE FSA Scot (19 September 1721 – 11 June 1793) was a Scottish historian, minister in the Church of Scotland, and Principal of the University of Edinburgh. "The thirty years during which epresided over the University perha ...

(1721–1793), Scottish writer and academic * William Robertson (Irish architect) (1770–1850), Irish architect with Scottish roots * William Robertson (architect) (1786–1841), Scottish architect *

William Bruce Robertson William Bruce Robertson (1820–1886), Scottish divine, was born at Greenhill, St. Ninians, Stirling, 24 May 1820, and was educated at the University of Glasgow and at the Secession Theological Hall, Edinburgh, where he made the acquaintan ...

(1820–1886), Scottish Secession/United Presbyterian Church minister * William Robertson (Irish priest) (1705–1783), Irish clergyman, theological writer and schoolmaster * Willie Robertson (born 1972), American TV personality and outdoorsman, known for the reality TV series ''Duck Dynasty'' * Bill Robertson (director), Canadian film and television director, producer and screenwriter * William Robertson (antiquary) (1740–1803), Scottish historian and antiquary *

William Robertson (statistician) Dr William Robertson FRSE FRCPE (8 January 1818 – 25 August 1882) was a 19th-century Scottish physician remembered as a statistician and amateur photographer. Life He was born on 8 January 1818 at 28 Albany Street in Edinburgh's New Town, t ...

(1818–1882), Scottish physician, statistician and amateur photographer *

William Henry Robertson (physician) William Henry Robertson (15 September 1810 – 15 July 1897) was an English physician and a leading figure behind the development of Buxton as a Victorian spa resort. Biography He was born in London and graduated in medicine at the Univers ...

(1810–1897), English physician *

William W. Robertson William W. Robertson (November 3, 1941 – July 10, 2008) was an American lawyer who served as Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1980 to 1981. Education Robertson graduated from Rutgers College in 1964 and ...

(1941–2008), American lawyer, US Attorney for District of New Jersey