William Cuming (1760–1824) was an officer in the Royal Navy who served during the American and French Revolutionary Wars. He was the captain of at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801, where his men captured the Danish ship of the line "Prøvesteenen". In 1805, as flag captain aboard , he returned to England for Robert Calder's court martial, following perceived inaction at the Battle of Cape Finisterre. Cuming, therefore, missed the Battle of Trafalgar.