William King may refer to:

Arts

  • Willie King (1943–2009), American blues guitarist and singer
  • William King (author) (born 1959), British science fiction author and game designer, also known as Bill King
  • William King (artist) (1925–2015), American sculptor
  • William King (poet) (1663–1712), English poet
  • William King (singer) (born 1949), American singer with the Commodores
  • Bill King (photographer) (1939–1987), American fashion photographer
  • Billy King (comedian) (William King, c. 1869 or 1875 – 1951), African-American vaudeville comedian

Politics

  • Bill King (New Hampshire politician), American politician
  • William King (Canadian politician) (1930–2020), British Columbia politician
  • William King (Maine governor) (1768–1852), American statesman, governor of Maine
  • William King (Simmons), an 1878 marble sculpture
  • William King (West Florida governor) (died 1826), American governor of West Florida, 1818–1819
  • William King (Australian politician) (1893–1966), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
  • William Cutfield King (1829–1861), New Zealand politician
  • William David King (1829–1902), English politician, four times Mayor of Portsmouth
  • William E. King (1885–1967), American state senator from Illinois
  • William H. King (1863–1949), U.S. senator from Utah
  • William Harrison King (1814–1867), mayor of Houston, Texas
  • William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874–1950), tenth pre minister of Canada
  • William M. King (1800–1869), Oregon state legislator
  • William R. King (1786–1853), American statesman, 13th vice president of the United States
  • William R. King (judge) (1864–1934), American legislator and jurist from Oregon
  • William Robert King (1888–1953), provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada
  • William S. King (1828–1900), American congressman from Minnesota
  • William Sterling King (1818–1882), American military officer and Massachusetts politician

Religion

  • William King (bishop) (1650–1729), Anglican archbishop of Dublin
  • William King (minister) (1812–1895), Canadian Presbyterian minister and community founder
  • William Smyth King (1810–1890), dean of Leighlin
  • William King (priest) (died 1590), canon of Windsor

Science

  • W. B. R. King (William Bernard Robinson King, 1889–1963), British geologist
  • William King (physician) (1786–1865), British physician, supporter of cooperative movement
  • William King (engineer) (1851–1929), Scottish engineer
  • William King (geologist) (1809–1886), Irish geologist, first to recognize Homo neanderthalensis as a species
  • William Wickham King (1863–1959), British amateur geologist
  • William Frederick King (1854–1916), Canadian surveyor, astronomer, and civil servant
  • William King (GSI) (died 1900), geologist with the Geological Survey of India
  • William Paul King, American mechanical engineer
  • William Richard King (born 1938), American management and information scientist

Sports

  • Bill King (1927–2005), American sports radio announcer
  • Bill King (Australian rugby league), rugby league footballer in Australia
  • Bill King (New Zealand rugby league) (fl. 1910s), New Zealand international rugby league player
  • Billy King (sportsman) (William Robert King, 1902–1987), Irish cricketer
  • William King (London cricketer), English cricketer of the 1750s
  • William King (footballer) (1898–1962), Scottish international footballer
  • William King (rugby union) (1890–1937), American rugby union player
  • Willie King (basketball) (1915–1965), American basketball player
  • Dolly King (William King, 1916–1969), American baseball player
  • Billy King (Australian footballer) (William Herbert King, 1920–1990), Australian rules footballer

Other

  • Bill King (Royal Navy officer) (1910–2012), British submarine commander, circumnavigator, author
  • William King (police officer) (born 1972), former Baltimore police officer sentenced to 315 years in prison
  • William King (academic) (1685–1763), English Jacobite academic and writer
  • William King, 1st Earl of Lovelace (1805–1893), 8th Baron King and 1st Earl of Lovelace
  • William King (merchant) (c. 1785–1861), West Indies merchant and slave owner
  • William Manly King (1886–1961), American architect
  • William G. King Jr. (1918–2009), United States Air Force general
  • William King Atkinson (born William King; 1765–1820), American lawyer and judge

See also

  • Billy King (disambiguation)
  • King William (disambiguation)