William Hamilton may refer to:

Academics

Robert William Hamilton Jr. Robert William Hamilton Jr. (1930 – 16 September 2011), known as Bill, was an American physiologist known for his work in hyperbaric physiology. Family He was predeceased by his first wife Beverly, son Beto and daughter Kitty. He was surv ...

(1930–2011), known as Bill, American hyperbaric physiologist * William Hamilton (university principal) (1669–1732), Principal of the University of Edinburgh *

William Hamilton (surgeon) William Hamilton (died 4 December 1717) was a Scottish surgeon, associated with British East India Company (EIC), who travelled to India in the first half of the eighteenth century. He was a part of the delegation that went from Calcutta, the base ...

(died 1717), surgeon in the British East India Company *

Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet FRSE (8 March 1788 – 6 May 1856) was a Scottish metaphysician. He is often referred to as William Stirling Hamilton of Preston, in reference to his mother, Elizabeth Stirling. Early life He was born in ...

(1788–1856), Scottish metaphysician *

William Rowan Hamilton Sir William Rowan Hamilton Doctor of Law, LL.D, Doctor of Civil Law, DCL, Royal Irish Academy, MRIA, Royal Astronomical Society#Fellow, FRAS (3/4 August 1805 – 2 September 1865) was an Irish mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He was the ...

(1805–1865), mathematician, astronomer and physicist who lived in Dublin in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland *

William Edwin Hamilton William Edwin Hamilton (10 May 1834 – 17 March 1902) was the elder son of the Irish mathematician Sir William Rowan Hamilton and Lady Helen Maria Hamilton Bayly. Early life in Ireland William Edwin Hamilton was born at Dunsink Observatory, in ...

(1834–1902), son of William Rowan and publisher of his ''Elements of Quaternions'' (1866) *

William Hamilton (geologist) William John Hamilton (5 July 1805 – 27 June 1867) was a British geologist who served as a Conservative Member of Parliament. Early life Hamilton was born in Wishaw, Lanarkshire on 5 July 1805. He was the eldest son of William Richard Hamil ...

(1805–1867), English geologist * William F. Hamilton (physician) (1893–1964), American physician * William F. Hamilton (professor) (born 1941), professorship of management and technology *

William Hamilton (theologian) William Hughes Hamilton III (March 9, 1924 – February 28, 2012) was a prominent theologian and proponent of the Death of God movement. Hamilton died in 2012 at age 87 in Portland, Oregon. Education and career Hamilton was born March 9, 1924 to ...

(1924–2012), American theologian *

W. D. Hamilton William Donald Hamilton (1 August 1936 – 7 March 2000) was a British evolutionary biologist, recognised as one of the most significant evolutionary theorists of the 20th century. Hamilton became known for his theoretical work expounding a ...

(1936–2000), British evolutionary biologist and geneticist * Bill Hamilton (agricultural scientist) (1909–1992), New Zealand agricultural scientist and scientific administrator *

Willie Hamilton (academic) William Trevor Hamilton CBE, MD, FRCP, FRCGP (born 1958) is an expert in cancer diagnosis. He is professor of primary care diagnostics at the University of Exeter. He specialises in primary care diagnostics, with particular expertise in cancer ...

(born 1958), expert in cancer diagnosis * William Baskerville Hamilton, historian

Artists

William Hamilton (painter) William Hamilton (1751–1801) was an English painter and illustrator. Life Hamilton was born in Chelsea, London, but travelled and worked in Italy with Antonio Zucchi for several years. He trained first as an architectural draftsman, but soon ...

(1751–1801), English painter *

William Hamilton Gibson William Hamilton Gibson (October 5, 1850July 16, 1896) was an American illustrator, author and naturalist. Biography Gibson was born in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, of an old, distinguished New England family; one of his great-great-grandfathers was ...

(1850–1896), American illustrator, author and naturalist *

William Hamilton (cartoonist) William Hamilton (June 2, 1939 – April 8, 2016) was an American cartoonist and playwright. He was most closely associated with the magazine ''The New Yorker''. Hamilton was noted for his wit and irony and for presenting his characters, most ofte ...

(1939–2016), American cartoonist associated with ''The New Yorker''

Businessmen

William Hamilton (lumber baron) William Hamilton (died 1822 in Upper Canada) was a lumber merchant and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Ireland and came to Quebec City with his brother George sometime before 1807. They were originally in the business of importin ...

(died 1822), lumber merchant and political figure in Upper Canada *

Bill Hamilton (engineer) Sir Charles William Feilden Hamilton (26 July 1899 – 30 March 1978) was a New Zealand engineer who developed the modern jetboat, and founded the water jet manufacturing company, CWF Hamilton Ltd. Hamilton never claimed to have invented the je ...

(1899–1978), New Zealand engineer and inventor *

William Hamilton and Company William Hamilton and Company was a British shipyard in Port Glasgow, Scotland. The company was bought by Lithgow Ltd., which later became Scott Lithgow and was nationalised as part of British Shipbuilders in 1977. During the Second World War th ...

, British shipbuilding firm

Criminals

William Hamilton (criminal) Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any previo ...

, criminal who shot at Queen Victoria in 1849 * Billy Ray Hamilton (died 2007), American murderer

Poets

William Hamilton (comic poet) William Hamilton (1665? – 24 May 1751) was a Scottish poet. He wrote comic, mock-tragic poetry such as "''The Last Dying Words of Bonny Heck''" - a once-champion hare coursing greyhound in the East Neuk of Fife who was about to be hanged, ...

(1665–1751), Scottish poet *

William Hamilton (Jacobite poet) William Hamilton (1704–1754) was a Scottish poet associated with the Jacobite movement. Life Hamilton was born at the family seat in Ecclesmachan, West Lothian. He was the second son of James Hamilton of Bangour, advocate, whose grandfather, ...

(1704–1754), Scottish poet associated with the Jacobite movement *

William Hamilton (British Army officer) William Robert Hamilton (–12 October 1917) was a Scotland, Scottish poet and World War I, First World War soldier. He was born in Dumfries, Scotland. He emigrated to South Africa where a portion of his education was at the South African College, ...

(c. 1896–1917), poet and soldier from Victoria Barracks, Windsor

Politics

Australasia

William Hamilton (Australian politician) William Hamilton may refer to: Academics *Robert William Hamilton Jr. (1930–2011), known as Bill, American hyperbaric physiologist * William Hamilton (university principal) (1669–1732), Principal of the University of Edinburgh *William Hami ...

(1858–1920), Queensland politician *

William John Warburton Hamilton William John Warburton Hamilton (April 1825 – 6 December 1883), who generally signed as J. W. Hamilton, was an administrator, explorer, and politician in New Zealand. Early life Hamilton was born in 1825 at Little Chart, Kent, England. His fa ...

, administrator, explorer, and politician in New Zealand

Canada

William Ernest Hamilton William Ernest Hamilton (March 15, 1902 – June 8, 1985) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1945 to 1955 who represented the Guelph area riding of Welli ...

(1902–1985), Ontario politician *

William McLean Hamilton William McLean Hamilton, (February 23, 1919 – June 7, 1989) was a Canadians, Canadian politician. Biography He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His father, Ernest Hamilton (lacrosse), Ernest Hamilton, was a lacrosse player who won a ...

(1919–1989), Canadian politician

United States

* William S. Hamilton (1797–1850), son of Alexander Hamilton, well-known miner, politician, and commander *

William W. Hamilton William W. Hamilton (11 January 1810 – 8 March 1866) was an English-born American politician. Hamilton was born in England on 11 January 1810. He settled in Dubuque, Iowa, in 1845, where he practiced law. Between 1849 and 1852, Hamilton was prob ...

(1810–1866), English-born American politician from Iowa *

William Hamilton (abolitionist) William Hamilton (1773 – December 9, 1836) was a prominent African-American orator and civil rights activist, based in New York City. He was born to a free black woman and was reputed to be a natural son of Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father ...

(1773–1836), abolitionist and orator *

William Hamilton (Flint politician) William Hamilton (died January 9, 1878) was a Michigan politician that was the ninth and eighteenth mayor of the city of Flint, Michigan serving from 1863 to 1865 and 1876 to 1877. Political life At the first Flint City elections in 1855, Hamilt ...

(died 1878), American politician *

William Thomas Hamilton William Thomas Hamilton (September 8, 1820October 26, 1888), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 38th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1880 to 1884. He also served in the United States Senate, representing the ...

(1820–1888), Governor of Maryland (1880–1884) * William J. Hamilton (1932–2019), American politician *

Bill Hamilton (West Virginia politician) William David Hamilton (born July 14, 1950 in Buckhannon, West Virginia) is an American politician. He is a member of the West Virginia Senate from the 11th district. He was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing Distric ...

(born 1950), American state legislator in West Virginia * G. William Hamilton (1933-2022), American politician and businessman

United Kingdom

William Hamilton (Lord Chancellor) William Hamilton was deputy chancellor of England from 1286 to 1289, then Lord Chancellor from 1305 to his death on 20 April 1307. He was also Dean of York.Powicke ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 83 Life In 1280, he was a justice ''in itin ...

(died 1307), Lord Chancellor of England *

William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton KG (14 December 161612 September 1651) was a Scottish nobleman who supported both Royalist and Presbyterian causes during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Life Hamilton was born at Hamilton Palace in Decem ...

(1616–1651), Scottish nobleman *

William Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton, KG, PC (24 December 1634 – 18 April 1694), also known as Lord William Douglas and the Earl of Selkirk, was a Scottish nobleman and politician. He was the eldest son of The 1st Marquess of Douglas by ...

(1635–1694), Scottish nobleman *

William Gerard Hamilton William Gerard Hamilton (28 January 172916 July 1796), was an English statesman and Irish politician, popularly known as "Single Speech Hamilton". Biography He was born in London, the son of William Hamilton, a Scottish bencher of Lincoln's I ...

(1729–1796), English statesman *Sir

William Hamilton (diplomat) Sir William Hamilton, (13 December 1730 – 6 April 1803), was a British diplomat, antiquarian, archaeologist and vulcanologist. After a short period as a Member of Parliament, he served as British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples from 1764 ...

(1730–1803), Scottish diplomat and husband of Emma Hamilton *

William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

(1811–1863), Scottish nobleman *

William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton William is a male given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norm ...

(1845–1895), Scottish nobleman *

Willie Hamilton William Winter Hamilton (26 June 1917 – 23 January 2000) was a British politician who served as a Labour Member of Parliament for constituencies in Fife, Scotland for 37 years, between 1950 and 1987. He was known for his strong republican ...

(1917–2000), British Labour MP *

Lord William Hamilton Lord William Hamilton (c. 1706 – 11 July 1734) was a member of Parliament for Lanarkshire. Early life Lord William was the second oldest child of James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton, and his second wife Elizabeth (née Gerard). When the ...

(1700s–1734), member of parliament for Lanarkshire *Sir William Hamilton of Sanquhar, pursemaster for James V

Sportsmen

William Hamilton (cricketer) William Drummond Hamilton (4 May 1859 in County Louth, Ireland – 4 March 1914 in Oxford, England) was an Irish cricketer. A left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played fourteen times for the Ireland cricket team between 1883 and 1896, ...

(1859–1914), Irish cricketer *

William Hamilton (cyclist) William Hamilton (1930 – 23 November 2017) was a Canadian cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) we ...

(1930–2017), Canadian Olympic cyclist *

William Hamilton (footballer) William Hamilton (born 1903) was a Scottish professional association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Career Born in Musselburgh, Hamilton played for Bellshill Athletic F.C., Bellshill Athletic, Bradf ...

(1903–?), Scottish footballer *

Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866) William Robert Hamilton (February 16, 1866 – December 15, 1940), nicknamed Sliding Billy, was an American professional baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 19th-century. He played for the Kansas City Cowboys, Philadelphia P ...

(1866–1940), 19th century American Major League baseball player *

Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1990) Billy R. Hamilton (born September 9, 1990) is an American professional baseball center fielder in the Chicago White Sox organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, New Y ...

(born 1990), 21st century American Major League baseball player * William Hamilton (tennis player) (1869–1943), Irish tennis player *

William Hamilton (athlete) William Franklin "Red" Hamilton (August 11, 1883 – August 1, 1955) was an American sprinter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Hamilton was a member of the 1600 m medley relay team that won the gold medal. He ran the first ...

(1883–1955), 1908 Olympic gold medalist * William Hamilton (sport shooter) (1884–1939), Canadian Olympic shooter *

William Hamilton (equestrian) Henning William Percy Hamilton (15 August 1921 – 12 December 2007) was a Swedish Army officer and equestrian. He competed in the mixed dressage at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京 ...

(1921–2007), Swedish Olympic equestrian *

Willie Hamilton (footballer, born 1938) William Murdoch Hamilton (16 February 1938 – 22 October 1976) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Sheffield United, Middlesbrough, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian and Aston Villa, and gained one cap for Scotland. He became known for his ...

(1938–1976), Scottish footballer *

Willie Hamilton (footballer, born 1889) William Hamilton (9 October 1889 – 14 August 1921) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half, primarily for Partick Thistle. Initially signed from Dunfermline Athletic (still to become members of the Scottish Football League at th ...

(1889–1921), Scottish footballer *

Bill Hamilton (rugby league) Bill "Herman" Hamilton (born 12 February 1945) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. Known as Herman by teammates after his resemblance to popular television character Herman Munster, he played in th ...

(born 1945), Australian rugby league footballer *

Billy Hamilton (footballer) William Robert Hamilton (born 9 May 1957 in Gilnahirk, County Down) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played as a forward. Club career At club level, Hamilton played for Linfield, QPR, Burnley, Oxford United, Limerick ...

(born 1957), Northern Irish footballer *

Pud Hamilton William Edward "Billy, Pud" Hamilton (February 10, 1874 – October 23, 1965) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who was active in the early 1900s. Hamilton played for the Pittsburgh Athletic Club in the Western Pennsylvania H ...

(William Hamilton, 1874–1965), Canadian ice hockey player

Others

William Hamilton (antiquarian) William Hamilton (died 1724) was a Scottish antiquarian. Life He was a son of William Hamilton of Wishaw in Lanarkshire, and grandson of John Hamilton of Udston who claimed descent from James Hamilton of Cadzow; his mother was Beatrix, daughter ...

(died 1724), Scottish topographer and genealogist, grandfather of William Gerard Hamilton *

William Richard Hamilton William Richard Hamilton, FRS, (9 September 1777 – 11 July 1859) was a British antiquarian, traveller and diplomat. Early life Hamilton was born in St Martin-in-the-Fields, London in 1777. He was the son of Rev. Anthony Hamilton, Archdeac ...

(1777–1859), English antiquarian and traveler *

William Peter Hamilton William Peter Hamilton (January 20, 1867 – December 9, 1929), a proponent of Dow Theory, was the fourth editor of the ''Wall Street Journal'', serving in that capacity for more than 20 years (i.e., January 1, 1908 – December 9, 1929). ...

(1867–1929), ''Wall Street Journal'' editor *

William Hamilton (film editor) William Hamilton (November 11, 1893 - August 3, 1942) was an American film editor whose career spanned three decades. His credits include ''Cimarron (1931 film), Cimarron'' (1931), ''Morning Glory (1933 film), Morning Glory'' (1933), ''The Gay Di ...

(1893–1942), film editor *Bill Hamilton, bassist for the Canadian band Silverstein *

William Hamilton (physician) William Hamilton FRSE (31 July 1758 – 13 March 1790) was a Scottish physician and botanist. He was one of the founding members of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1783. Life He was born in Glasgow on 31 July 1758, the son of Isabel Anderson, ...

(1758–1790), Scottish physician and botanist *

William Hamilton (Irish minister) The Rev. William Hamilton, FRSE, MRIA, FSAS (1755–1797), was an Irish Protestant minister, geologist, meteorologist and antiquarian, killed by a mob for his pro-British views. His book, ''Letters Concerning the North Coast of Antrim'', was p ...

(1755–1797), Irish Protestant minister, geologist, meteorologist and antiquarian *

William Thomas Hamilton (frontiersman) William Thomas Hamilton (December 6, 1822 – May 24, 1908), also known as Wildcat Bill, was an American frontiersman and author of Scottish and English heritage. Early life His gravestone and obituaries indicated that William T. Hamilton was ...

(1822–1908), English-born American frontiersman and author *

William Hamilton (actor) William Hamilton was an Irish stage actor of the eighteenth century. He was the son of the actress Sarah Hamilton (actress), Sarah Hamilton. His aunt was the actress Anna Marcella Giffard. Along with his brother James, he first appeared on stage ...

, Irish stage actor of the eighteenth century * William Hamilton (priest), Archdeacon of Armagh *

William G. Hamilton William Garnet Hamilton (January 11, 1932 – March 29, 2022) was an American physician. Life and career Hamilton was born in Altus, Oklahoma, the son of Elizabeth (Garnett) Hamilton, a homemaker and Milton Hamilton, a salesman. He and his fam ...

(1932–2022), American physician * Bill Hamilton (journalist), Washington editor for ''The New York Times'' * William L. Hamilton, ''Shaken and Stirred'' columnist for ''

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