# William Parker

William Parker may refer to:

## Entertainment

* William Parker (musician) (born 1952), American jazz double bassist
* William Parker (screenwriter) (1886–1941), American screenwriter
* William Parker (Private Practice), character in the series TV Private Practice
* William Atticus Parker, (born 2004), American filmmaker and actor

## Military

* William Parker (privy counsellor) (c. 1465–1510), privy counsellor and standard-bearer to King Richard III
* William Parker (privateer) (died 1617), English captain and privateer, and also mayor of Plymouth
* Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, of Harburn (1743–1802), British admiral
* Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, of Shenstone (1781–1866), British admiral
* William Harwar Parker (1826–1896), United States Navy officer
* William Parker (Medal of Honor) (1832–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
* William Albert Parker, American Civil War Union Navy commander of James River forces

## Politicians

* William Parker (died 1403), member of parliament (MP) for City of London
* William Parker (died 1421), MP for Hertfordshire
* William Parker (fl.1410), MP for Great Yarmouth
* William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle (1575–1622), English politician
* William H. Parker (politician) (1847–1908), US representative from South Dakota
* William Parker (Boston) (1793–1873), businessman and politician in the United States
* William Parker (MP for West Suffolk) (1802–1892), British Member of Parliament for West Suffolk, 1859–1880
* William Parker (Oregon politician), member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature, 1850
* William T. Parker (1928–2014), member of the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates

## Religion

* William Parker (priest, died c. 1631), rose to archdeacon in two dioceses
* William Parker (priest, died 1802) (c.1749–1802), Anglican controversialist
* William Parker (bishop) (1897–1982), bishop of Shrewsbury in the Church of England

## Sports

* Willie Parker (defensive tackle) (born 1945), former American football defensive tackle
* Willie Parker (offensive lineman) (born 1948), former American football center
* Willie Parker (born 1980), American football running back
* William Parker (Oxford University cricketer) (1832–1873), English cricketer
* William Parker (New Zealand cricketer) (1862–1930), New Zealand cricketer
* William Parker (MCC cricketer) (1886–1915), English cricketer
* William Parker (bowls) (1892–1979), English bowls player
* Will Parker (1873–1955), rugby union player
* Sir William Parker, 3rd Baronet (1889–1971), British rower and Olympic medalist
* Smush Parker (born 1981), American basketball player
* Tony Parker (William Anthony Parker II, born 1982), French basketball player

## Other people

* William Parker (early settler) (1618–1686), settler in the Connecticut colony
* William Parker (builder) (1800–1854), St. John's, Newfoundland builder
* William Parker (abolitionist) (1821–1891), anti-slavery activist and freedom fighter
* William Parker (glassmaker) (?–1817), American glassmaker and inventor
* William Kitchen Parker (1823–1890), British physician and comparative anatomist
* William Parker (master) (1870–1953), Australian barrister in New South Wales
* William Belmont Parker (1871–1934), United States editor
* William H. Parker (physicist) (1941–), American physicist
* William H. Parker (police officer) (1905–1966), Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department