William Pitt most commonly refers to:

  • William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708–1778), William Pitt the Elder, British prime minister (1766–1768)
  • William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806), son of the above and British prime minister (1783–1801, 1804–1806)

William, Will, or Bill Pitt may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

  • William Pitt (Mormon) (1813–1873), English bandleader and religious musician
  • Brad Pitt (William Bradley Pitt, born 1963), American actor
  • William Pitt (singer), American singer

Law and politics

  • William Pitt (courtier) (1559–1636), English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons
  • William Morton Pitt (1764–1836), British politician and MP for Poole and Dorset
  • Bill Pitt (politician) (1937–2017), British politician and MP for Croydon North West

Nobility

  • William Pitt Kalanimoku (1768–1827), Hawaiian noble, high chief to King Kamehameha I
  • William Pitt Leleiohoku I (1821–1848), Hawaiian noble, son of Kalanimoku
  • William Pitt Leleiohoku II (1854–1877), Crown Prince of Hawaii

Sports

  • William Pitt (cricketer) (1800–1871), English cricketer
  • Bill Pitt (racing driver) (born 1926), Australian racing driver and motor racing official

Other people

  • William Augustus Pitt (c. 1728–1809), British army general
  • William Pitt (ship-builder) (died 1840), English ship-builder
  • William Pitt (engineer) (1840–1909), Canadian inventor of the underwater cable ferry
  • William Pitt (architect) (1855–1918), Australian architect
  • William Baker Pitt (1856–1936), English clergyman
  • William Rivers Pitt (born 1971), American essayist and activist

Other uses

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  • , an East Indiaman
  • , a three-decker sailing ship
  • , an East Indiaman

See also

  • Pitt (disambiguation)
  • Pitt family
  • Pitt ministry (disambiguation)
  • Premiership of William Pitt (disambiguation)