William Rankin may refer to: *

William Rankin Lieutenant Colonel William Henry Rankin (October 16, 1920 – July 6, 2009) was the first person to survive a fall from the top of a cumulonimbus thunderstorm cloud. He was a pilot in the United States Marine Corps and a World War II and Korean ...

(1920–2009), aviator and the only known survivor of falling through a thunderstorm cloud * William Rankin (screenwriter) (1900–1966), American screenwriter of '' I've Got Your Number'' * William Rankin (Medal of Honor), on

List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian Wars The Indian Wars is the name used by the United States government to describe a series of military conflicts between the United States and Indigenous peoples from 1776 to 1898. Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor was created during the American ...

* William Rankin (boxer) (1898–1967), Scottish-Canadian featherweight boxer * William

Boyd Rankin William Boyd Rankin (born 5 July 1984) is a Northern Irish former cricketer who played international cricket for Ireland, and briefly also played for England. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He is the brother of fellow cricketer David Ran ...

, cricketer * Willie Rankin (footballer, born 1895) (1895–1950), Scottish footballer with Motherwell, Cowdenbeath, Clyde *

Willie Rankin (footballer, born 1900) William Rankin may refer to: * William Rankin (1920–2009), aviator and the only known survivor of falling through a thunderstorm cloud * William Rankin (screenwriter) (1900–1966), American screenwriter of ''I've Got Your Number (film), I've Got ...

(1900–1968), Scottish footballer with Dundee, Blackburn, Charlton

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