# William Lawrence

William Lawrence may refer to:

## Public officials and noblemen
### American

* William Lawrence (Ohio Democrat) (1814–1895), Democrat; U.S. congressman, 1857–1859
* William Lawrence (Ohio Republican) (1819–1899), Republican; U.S. congressman, 1865–1871 and 1873–1877
* William A. Lawrence (Wisconsin politician) (1822–1890), American legislator for the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin Senate
* William Beach Lawrence (1800–1881), lawyer, diplomat, historian and political figure; Rhode Island's lieutenant governor and acting governor in 1851–1852
* William Caldwell Anderson Lawrence (died 1860), lawyer and state legislator in Pennsylvania
* William Miner Lawrence (1861–1935), Assemblyman from New York, 1891
* William T. Lawrence (politician) (1788–1859), Whig congressman from New York, 1847–1849
* William T. Lawrence (judge) (born 1947), former United States federal judge
* William Lawrence (Kentucky politician)

### Australian

* William Lawrence (Australian politician) (1906–2004), Liberal member of House of Representatives for Wimmera, 1949–1958

### English

* William Lawrence (14th century MP), Member of Parliament (MP) for Lancashire
* William Lawrence I, MP for Winchester
* William Lawrence (16th century MP), MP for Winchester
* William Lawrence (MP for Huntingdonshire) (died 1572), MP for Huntingdonshire
* Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet (1783–1867), physician; prolific author and philosopher; Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen
* William Lawrence (London MP) (1818–1897), Liberal Member of Parliament for City of London (1865–1874 and 1880–1885)
* William Lawrence (Conservative politician) (1844–1935), Conservative Member of Parliament for Liverpool Abercromby (1885–1906)
* William Lawrence (Ripon MP) (c. 1723–1798), British politician
* Sir William Lawrence, 3rd Baronet (1870–1934), horticulturalist, hospital administrator and collector; grandson of Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet
* Sir William Lawrence, 4th Baronet (1913–1986), businessman; served as major in World War II
* Sir William Lawrence, 5th Baronet (1954–2015), served on Stratford-upon-Avon District Council since 1982

## Clergymen

* William Lawrence (bishop) (1850–1941), American Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts
* William Appleton Lawrence (1889–1968), American Episcopal bishop of Western Massachusetts, son of the above

## Film and television personalities

* W. E. Lawrence (1896–1947), American supporting actor in silent films
* Bill Lawrence (news personality) (1916–1972), American journalist for The New York Times and ABC News
* Bill Lawrence (TV producer) (born 1968), American television producer, director, writer and program creator
* William Matthew Lawrence (born 1981), American television and film actor

## Others

* William Dawson Lawrence (1817–1886), successful shipbuilder, businessman and politician
** William D. Lawrence (ship), an 1874 full-rigged sailing ship
* William Effingham Lawrence (1781–1841), English-Australian landowner; in Tasmania since 1823; leader in social and educational endeavours
* Robert William Lawrence (1807–1833), his son, English-Australian botanical enthusiast
* William Van Duzer Lawrence (1842–1927), American entrepreneur; pharmaceutical and real estate mogul; philanthropist and arts patron
* William P. Lawrence (1930–2005), American naval aviator who reached the rank of vice-admiral; superintendent of U.S. Naval Academy
* William Witherle Lawrence (1876–1936), American philologist and professor of English
* Bill Lawrence (guitar maker) (1931–2013), German-American recording artist and guitar maker
* Billy Lawrence (born 1971), American female singer, songwriter, record producer and arranger
* Bill Lawrence (baseball) (1906–1997), American baseball player
* Bill Lawrence (cricketer) (born 1963), New Zealand cricketer
* Trevor Lawrence (William Trevor Lawrence; born 1999), American football quarterback