William Morrison may refer to:

Arts and literature

  • William McKenzie Morrison (1857–1921), American photographer
  • William Morrison (poet) (1881–1973), Irish poet
  • Joseph Samachson or William Morrison (1906–1980), science-fiction writer
  • William Morrison (director), Canadian music video director and musician

Business

  • William Morrison (trader) (1785–1866), fur trader in Old Crow Wing, Minnesota
  • William Morrison (businessman) (1874–1956), English founder of supermarket chains

Politics

  • William Morrison (American politician), member of the North Carolina General Assembly of 1779
  • William Ralls Morrison (1824–1909), U.S. Representative from Illinois
  • William Robert Morrison (1878–1947), Canadian politician and mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
  • William Morrison (Alberta politician) (1891–1970), member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
  • William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil (1893–1961), British politician and governor general of Australia
  • William McG. Morrison (1903–1960), mayor of Charleston, South Carolina
  • Bill Morrison (politician) (William Lawrence Morrison, 1928–2013), member of the Australian House of Representatives
  • William Morrison (British Columbia politician), politician in Lillooet, British Columbia
  • Bill Morrison (trade unionist) (William Alfred Morrison), British trade union leader

Science

  • William Morrison (gardener), plant collector employed by Kew, 1824–1839
  • William Morrison (chemist) (1850-1927), Scotland-born inventor of the first U.S. practical electrical car
  • William Morrison (dentist) (1860–1926), American dentist

Sports

  • William Morrison (cricketer) (1850–1910), New Zealand cricketer
  • William Morrison (rugby union) (1875-1944), Scotland international rugby union player
  • Billy Morrison (footballer) (William Morrison, 1879–?), Scottish footballer
  • Willie Morrison (William Morrison, 1934–2001), Scottish footballer

Other people

  • William Vitruvius Morrison (1794–1838), Irish architect
  • William Morrison (missionary) (1867–1918), American missionary based in the Congo Free State
  • William V. Morrison (1906–1977), American lawyer, probate investigator, and genealogical researcher
  • William R. Morrison (historian) (born 1942), Canadian historian of the Canadian North
  • William Garth Morrison (1943–2013), chief scout of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories

See also

  • Bill Morrison (disambiguation)
  • William Morison (disambiguation)