William Bavand
 William Bavand (fl. 1559) was an English writer.Bavand having been educated at Oxford became a student in the Middle Temple and published in 1559 ‘A work touching the good ordering of a Common Weale in 9 Books’ a translation from Ferrarius Montanus. The book is dedicated to Queen Elizabeth. Scattered up and down the work are several verse-translations of passages from classical poets.