# William Alexander

William or Bill Alexander may refer to:

## Literature

* William Alexander (poet) (1808–1875), American poet and author
* William Alexander (journalist and author) (1826–1894), Scottish journalist and author
* William Alexander (author) (born 1976), American children's writer
* William Alexander, Baron Alexander of Potterhill (1905–1993), English educator and author
* Fred Alexander (editor) (William Frederick Alexander, 1882–1957), New Zealand subeditor, poetry anthologist and newspaper editor
* William Menzies Alexander (1858–1929), Scottish medical and theological writer

## Military

* William Alexander (Canadian soldier) (1880–1917), World War I soldier executed for desertion
* William Melville Alexander (1897–1988), Canadian World War I flying ace
* William Alexander, Lord Stirling (1726–1783), American Revolutionary War soldier

## Politics

* Bill Alexander (British politician) (1910–2000), British communist activist, commander of the International Brigade's British Battalion
* William Alexander (died 1446), MP for Salisbury and Wiltshire
* William Alexander (Australian politician) (1844–1924), member of the Western Australian Legislative Council
* William Alexander (Lord Provost) (1690–1761), MP for Edinburgh and Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1754–1756
* William Alexander (Glasgow MP) (1874–1954), MP for Glasgow Central
* Bill Alexander (American politician) (born 1934), American politician; former US Representative from Arkansas
* William B. Alexander (1921–2006), member of the Mississippi State Senate
* Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (born 1967), King of the Netherlands
* William Melville Alexander (Illinois politician), Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives

## Religion

* William Alexander (Quaker) (1768–1841) English Quaker and publisher
* William Alexander (bishop) (1824–1911), Anglican bishop, Primate of All Ireland
* William Lindsay Alexander (1808–1884), Scottish church leader
* William Patterson Alexander (1805–1884), American missionary in Hawaii

## Sports

* William Alexander (American football) (1889–1950), football coach at Georgia Tech
* Bill Alexander (Canadian football) (1924–1997), Canadian football halfback
* William Alexander (rugby union) (1874–1937), Wales international rugby union player

## Visual arts

* Bill Alexander (painter) (1915–1997), East-Prussian artist, star of The Magic of Oil Painting
* William Alexander (painter) (1767–1816), British artist

## Characters

* William Alexander (Hollyoaks), a fictional character in British soap opera Hollyoaks
* William Alexander (Honorverse), a fictional character in the Honorverse

## Others

* Bill Alexander (engineer) (William Hector, 1927–1995), British avionics engineer
* William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling (c. 1567–1640), British colonial organizer
* William Alexander (the younger) (c. 1602–1638), founder of the colony at Port Royal; son of the 1st Earl of Stirling
* William Alexander (judge) (c. 1754–1842), Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer
* Sir William Alexander, 3rd Baronet (1797–1873), Attorney-General of the Duchy of Cornwall
* William C. Alexander (1848–1937), cofounder of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
* William Cowper Alexander (1806–1874), president of the New Jersey State Senate and president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society
* William D. Alexander (1916–1991), American film producer
* William DeWitt Alexander (1833–1913), educator in Hawaii
* William Hastings Alexander (c. 1823–1876), Hong Kong judiciary officer
* Bill Alexander (director) (born 1948), American theatre director