William as First Name

William Reginald Courtenay, 11th Earl Of Devon,            Origin/Culture/Country: English
William Reginald Courtenay, 11th Earl Of Devon,: known as Lord Courtenay from 1835 to 1859, was a British politician who served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1866 to 1867 and as President of the Poor Law Board from 1867 to 1868.

William Rodger Playle            Origin/Culture/Country: New Zealand
William Rodger Playle: is a former New Zealand cricketer who has played eight Tests for New Zealand, making 151 runs in eight Tests as a specialist batsman. All his Tests were against England, and he only passed 25 once - scoring 65 in a lost cause at Wellington in 1962–63. His first class career started with Auckland, but he later moved to Australia, where he made his highest first-class score with 122 for Western Australia.

William Shepherd Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil            Origin/Culture/Country: English
William Shepherd Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil: was born in Scotland and educated at George Watson's College and the University of Edinburgh. He joined the British Army in the First World War and served with an artillery regiment in France, where he won the Military Cross. In 1919 he left the Army with the rank of Captain. He was elected to the House of Commons as Conservative MP for Cirencester and Tewkesbury in 1929. In Parliament he acquired the nickname "Shakes", from his habit of quoting from the works of William Shakespeare.

William Storer            Origin/Culture/Country: English
William Storer: Storer played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1887 and 1905. His first-class record of 216 not out came against Leicestershire in the 1899 season.

William Tresham            Origin/Culture/Country: English
William Tresham: was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 3 July 1442 to 10 June 1449 as well as being Speaker of the House of Commons from 1439 to 1442, in 1447 and from 1449 to 1450 in which year he was murdered. The family is connected to the Northamptonshire village of Sywell.

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William as Last Name

Frederick William I            Origin/Culture/Country: German
Frederick William I: the King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg (as Frederick William II) from 1713 until his death. He is popularly known as "the Soldier-King" (der Soldatenk

Frederick William IV            Origin/Culture/Country: German
Frederick William IV: the eldest son and successor of Frederick William III of Prussia, reigned as King of Prussia from 1840 to 1861.

Lieutenant John William Finn            Origin/Culture/Country: American
Lieutenant John William Finn: is a retired officer of the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor in recognition of heroism and distinguished service during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.