# William Bennett (disambiguation)

William Bennett (born 1943) is an American conservative pundit, political theorist and former Secretary of Education.
William, Bill, or Billy Bennett may also refer to:

## Academia

* William Bennett (headmaster) (1858–1934), teacher and teachers' representative in South Australia
* W. E. Bennett (William E. Bennett), American academic
* William G. Bennett (architect) (1896–1977), Australian architect
* Sir William H. Bennett (surgeon) (1852–1931), British surgeon
* William R. Bennett Jr. (1930–2008), American physicist
* William W. Bennett (educator) (1821–1887), American president of Randolph–Macon College from 1877 to 1887

## Music

* William Bennett (flautist) (1936–2022), British flute player
* William Bennet (musician) (c. 1767–1833), English musician
* William Bennett (oboist) (1956–2013), San Francisco Symphony oboist
* William Sterndale Bennett (1816–1875), British composer
* Willie P. Bennett (1951–2008), Canadian folk music singer-songwriter
* William Bennett, British experimental musician and founding member of Whitehouse and Cut Hands

## Politics

* W. A. C. Bennett (1900–1979), premier of British Columbia
* William Bennett (Australian politician) (1843–1929), member of the Tasmanian Parliament
* William Bennett (English politician) (1873–1937), Member of Parliament for Battersea South, 1929–1931
* William Gordon Bennett (1900–1982), Unionist Party (Scotland) MP for Glasgow Woodside, 1950–1955
* William Humphrey Bennett (1859–1925), Canadian senator
* William M. Bennett (1869–1930), New York politician
* William Weaver Bennett (1841–1912), mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey, 1895–1907
* Bill Bennett (1932–2015), premier of British Columbia and son of W. A. C Bennett
* Bill Bennett (Liberal MLA) (born 1950), British Columbia politician

## Religion

* William Bennet (bishop) (1746–1820), spelled Bennett on his memorial in Cloyne Cathedral
* William Bennett (clergyman) (c. 1770–1857), British-born Methodist minister
* W. J. E. Bennett (1804–1886), Anglican priest
* William H. Bennett (Mormon) (1910–1980), Canadian agronomist and leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

## Sports
### Association football

* William Bennett (footballer) (1896–?), English footballer with Nelson
* William Bennett (football manager), Cuban football manager
* Billy Bennett (footballer, born 1871) (1871–1932), English footballer who played for Crewe Alexandra
* Billy Bennett (footballer, born 1878) (1878–1953), English footballer who played for Small Heath
* Billy Bennett (footballer, born 1955), Scottish footballer

### Other sports

* William Bennett (cricketer) (1807–1886), English cricketer
* Bill Bennett (footballer) (born 1948), former Australian rules footballer
* Bill Bennett (ice hockey) (born 1953), American former ice hockey left winger

## Others

* William Bennett (Australian engineer) (1824–1889), (William Christopher Bennett) Irish-Australian surveyor and engineer
* William Bennett (painter) (1811–1871), English watercolour painter
* William Cox Bennett (1820–1895), English poet
* William G. Bennett (gaming executive) (1924–2002), American gaming executive and real estate developer
* William H. Bennett (newspaperman) (1879–1939), newspaper editor and proprietor in Peterborough, South Australia
* William James Bennett (1787–1844), English watercolour painter
* William Mineard Bennett (1778–1858), English miniature-painter
* William Tapley Bennett Jr. (1917–1994), American diplomat
* Bill Bennett (director) (born 1953), Australian film director
* Billy Bennett (comedian) (1887–1942), British comedian