# William King

William King may refer to:

## Arts

* Willie King (1943–2009), American blues guitarist and singer
* William King (author) (born 1959), British science fiction author and game designer, also known as Bill King
* William King (artist) (1925–2015), American sculptor
* William King (poet) (1663–1712), English poet
* William King (singer) (born 1949), American singer with the Commodores
* Bill King (photographer) (1939–1987), American fashion photographer

## Politics

* Bill King (New Hampshire politician), American politician
* William King (Canadian politician) (1930–2020), British Columbia politician
* William King (governor) (1768–1852), American statesman, governor of Maine
** William King (Simmons), an 1878 marble sculpture
* William King (Governor of West Florida) (died 1826), American governor of West Florida, 1818–1819
* William King (Australian politician) (1893–1966), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
* William Cutfield King (1829–1861), New Zealand politician
* William David King (1829–1902), English politician, four times Mayor of Portsmouth
* William E. King (1885–1967), American State Senator from Illinois
* William H. King (1863–1949), American Senator from Utah
* william Harrison King (1814-1867), 1959 mayor of Houston, Texas
* William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874–1950), tenth prime minister of Canada
* William M. King, Oregon state legislator
* William R. King (1786–1853), American statesman, 13th vice president of the United States
* William R. King (judge) (1864–1934), American legislator and jurist from Oregon
* William Robert King (1888–1953), provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada
* William S. King (1828–1900), American congressman from Minnesota
* William Sterling King (1818–1882), American military officer and Massachusetts politician

## Religion

* William King (bishop) (1650–1729), Anglican Archbishop of Dublin
* William King (minister) (1812–1895), Canadian Presbyterian minister and community founder
* William Smyth King (1810–1890), Dean of Leighlin
* William King (priest) (died 1590), Canon of Windsor

## Science

* W. B. R. King (William Bernard Robinson King, 1889–1963), British geologist
* William King (physician) (1786–1865), British physician, supporter of cooperative movement
* William King (engineer) (1851–1929), Scottish engineer
* William King (geologist) (1809–1886), Irish geologist, first to recognize Homo neanderthalensis as a species
* William Wickham King (1863–1959), British amateur geologist
* William Frederick King (1854–1916), Canadian surveyor, astronomer, and civil servant
* William King (GSI) (died 1900), geologist with the Geological Survey of India
* William Paul King, American mechanical engineer
* William Richard King (born 1938), American management and information scientist

## Sports

* Bill King (1927–2005), American sports radio announcer
* Bill King (Australian rugby league), rugby league footballer in Australia
* Bill King (New Zealand rugby league) (fl. 1910s), New Zealand international rugby league player
* Billy King (sportsman) (1902–1987), Irish cricketer
* William King (London cricketer), English cricketer of the 1750s
* William King (footballer) (1898–1962), Scottish international footballer
* William King (rugby union) (1890–1937), American rugby union player
* Willie King (basketball) (1915–1965), American basketball player
* Dolly King (William King, 1916–1969), American baseball player

## Other

* Bill King (Royal Navy officer) (1910–2012), British submarine commander, circumnavigator, author
* William King (police officer) (born 1972), former Baltimore police officer sentenced to 315 years in prison
* William King (St Mary Hall) (1685–1763), English Jacobite academic and writer
* William King, 1st Earl of Lovelace (1805–1893), 8th Baron King and 1st Earl of Lovelace
* William King (merchant) (c. 1785–1861), West Indies merchant and slave owner
* William Manly King (1886–1961), American architect
* William G. King Jr. (1918–2009), United States Air Force general