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William Chrisman William Chrisman (November 10, 1822 – 1897) was born on November 10, 1822 in Fayette County, Kentucky to Joseph and Eleanor Chrisman. He attended Georgetown College and Center College in Kentucky where he received his degree in Law.
William Christie (astronomer) Sir William Henry Mahoney Christie (October 1, 1845 – January 22, 1922) was a British astronomer. Having been Chief Assistant at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich from 1870 to 1881, he was appointed to replace George Airy as Astronomer Royal in 1881 and remained in office until 1910.
William I of Aquitaine William I (died 6 July 918), called the Pious, was the Count of Auvergne from 886 and Duke of Aquitaine from 893, succeeding the Poitevin ruler Ebalus Manser. He made numerous monastic foundations, most important among them the foundation of Cluny on 11 September 910.
William I of Bimbia William I of Bimbia, born Bile, was the chief and king of the Isubu ethnic group, who lived in Bimbia on the coast of Cameroon in the mid-to-late 1800s. British traders recognised the sovereignty of William's Bimbia and titled him "king".
William I of Cerdanya William II Raymond (Guillermo Ramón or Guillem Ramon) (1068–1095) was the count of Cerdanya and Berga from the year of his birth till that of his death, giving up Berga a year earlier to his son William-Jordan.
William I of Gascony William I (French: Guillaume, Gascon: Guilhem, Spanish: Guillermo) was the Duke of Gascony, appointed in 846 following the death of Seguin II in battle with the Norse assaulting Bordeaux and Saintes. He himself had to fight the Vikings and died during an attack on Bordeaux in 848.
William I of Scotland William I "the Lion" ( known in Gaelic as Uilliam Garm1 or William the Rough), (1142/1143 – December 4 1214) reigned as King of Scots from 1165 to 1214. His reign was the second longest in Scottish history before the Act of Union with England in 1707, (James VI's was the longest 1567-1625).
William I of the Netherlands King William I of the Netherlands, born William Frederik of Orange-Nassau (The Hague, 24 August 1772 - Berlin, 12 December 1843), was the second King of the Netherlands (the first king was Louis I Napoleon Bonaparte). He was named 'Sovereign Prince' of the Netherlands in 1813, proclaimed himself King in 1815, and abdicated in 1840.
William I, Duke of Bavaria William I, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing (Frankfurt am Main, May 12 1330 – April 15 1389, Le Quesnoy) , was the second son of the emperor Louis IV the Bavarian from his second wife Margaret of Holland and Hainaut. He was also known as William V, Count of Holland, as William III, Count of Hainaut and as William IV, Count of Zeeland.
William I, Elector of Hesse William I, Elector of Hesse (German: Wilhelm I., Kurfürst von Hessen) (June 3 1743 – February 27 1821) was the eldest surviving son of Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Mary of Great Britain, the daughter of George II.
William I, German Emperor William I (William Frederick Louis, ) (March 22 1797 – March 9 1888) of the House of Hohenzollern was a King of Prussia (January 21861 – 9 March1888) and the first German Emperor (18 January 1871 – 9 March1888).
William I. Traeger William Isham Traeger (February 26 1880 - January 20 1935) was an American law enforcement official who served as sheriff of Los Angeles County from 1921 to 1932, and went on to serve one term as a United States Representative from California.
William II de la Marck William II de la Marck (1542–1578) (Dutch: Willem II van der Marck) was Lord of Lumey and initially admiral of the Gueux de mer, the so-called 'sea beggars' who fought in the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648), together with among others William the Silent, Prince of Orange-Nassau. He was the great-grandson of an equally notorious character, baron William de la Marck, nicknamed the "wild boar of the Ardennes".
William II of WĂĽrttemberg William II, King of WĂĽrttemberg (born 25 February 1848 in Stuttgart - died 2 October 1921 in Bebenhausen) was son of Prince Frederick of WĂĽrttemberg (1808-1870) and his wife Catherine of WĂĽrttemberg (1821-1898), daughter of King William I of WĂĽrttemberg.
William II Sánchez of Gascony William II Sánchez (also William Sancho, Basque: Gilen Antso,There are many alternate spellings of his Basque surname, see the nomenclature of the dukes of Gascony for more explanation. French: Guillaume Sanche, Gascon: Guilhem Sans, Latin: Willelmus Sancio, Spanish: Guillén or Guillermo Sancho), Duke of Gascony from circa 961 at least until 996, was the younger illegitimate son of Sancho IV and successor of his childless elder brother, Sancho V.
William II, Count of Hainaut William IV of Avesnes (1307 – September 26 1345) was count William II of Hainaut, William IV of Holland and count William III of Zeeland from 1337 to his death, succeeding his father, William III. He married Joanna, Duchess of Brabant and Limburg in 1334, but had no issue.
William II, German Emperor William II or Wilhelm II (born Frederick William Albert Victor; German: Friedrich Wilhelm Albert Victor) (27 January, 1859–4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia (German: Deutscher Kaiser und König von Preußen), ruling both the German Empire and Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918.
William III of Aquitaine William III (915 – 3 April 963), called Towhead (French: Tête d'étoupe, Latin: Caput Stupe) from the colour of his hair, was the Count of Poitou (as "William I") and Duke of Aquitaine from 935 to his death. He was also Count of Auvergne from 950.
William III of England William III of England (The Hague, 14 November 1650 – Hampton Court, 8 March 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William III of Orange) was a Dutch aristocrat and a Protestant Prince of Orange from his birth, Stadtholder of the United Netherlands from 28 June 1672, King of England and King of Ireland from 13 February 1689, and King of Scotland from 11 April 1689, in each case until his death.
William III of Toulouse William III Taillefer (also spelled Tallefer or Tallifer; 947 or 975 – September 1037) was the Count of Toulouse, Albi, and Quercy from 972 or 978 to his death. He was the first of the Toulousain branch of his family to bear the title marchio, which he inherited (c.
William Inman William Inman (born 6th April, 1825 in Leicester, died 3rd July, 1881 at Upton Manor, Wirral, buried at Moreton Parish Church, Wirral) was the owner of the Liverpool, New York and Philadelphia Steamship Company, also known as the Inman Line, which ran services from Liverpool to New York & Philadelphia, in the United States, for emigration in the mid-19th century.
William Iron Arm William Iron ArmGuillaume Bras-de-fer in French, Wilhelm Eisenarm in German, Guglielmo Braccio di Ferro in Italian and Gugghiermu Vrazzu di Ferru in Sicilian. (born before 1010 – died 1046) was a Norman adventurer, founder of the fortunes of the Hauteville family.
William Irvine (Australian politician) Sir William Hill Irvine GCMG (6 July 1858 - 20 August 1943), Australian politician and judge, was the 21st Premier of Victoria. Irvine was born in Newry in County Down, Ireland, into a Scottish-Presbyterian family.
William Irvine (Canadian politician) William Irvine (April 19, 1885 - October 26, 1962) was a Canadian politician, journalist and clergyman. He served in the Canadian House of Commons on three different occasions, as a representative of Labour, the United Farmers of Alberta and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.
William Irvine (lawyer) William Irvine (February 14, 1820 – November 12, 1882) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician from Corning, New York. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1858 as a Republican in New York's 28th district.
William Irvine (physician) William Irvine (November 3, 1741 – July 29, 1804) was an Irish-American physician, soldier, and statesman from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He served as a brigadier general in the Continental Army and represented Pennsylvania in both the Continental Congress (1787–88) and the United States House of Representatives (1793–1795).
William Irwin William Irwin (1827 – March 15, 1886) was a California politician from the Democratic Party, who served as Governor of California between 1875 and 1880 after having been Acting Lieutenant Governor of California for nine months in 1875.
William Irwin (boxer) William Irwin (born May 20, 1968 in Niagara Falls, Ontario) is a retired boxer, who represented Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was stopped in the second round of the lightweight division (– 60 kg) by Ronald Chavez of the Philippines.
William Isaac Palmer William Isaac Palmer (1824-1893) was a member of the Palmer family, proprietors of the Huntley & Palmers biscuit manufacturers of Reading in England. He was the brother of George Palmer, the first of the Palmer family to be involved in the firm, and became a partner in the firm on Thomas Huntley's death in 1857.
William Ivens William Ivens (born June 28, 1878, died 1958) was a religious and political figure in Manitoba, Canada. He was a leading figure in the Winnipeg General Strike, and subsequently served as a Labour member of the Manitoba legislature from 1920 to 1936.
William IV of Ponthieu William III Talvas (1179 – October 4, 1221) was William II (or III), Count of Ponthieu and William IV Talvas (of the house of Belleme/Montgomery). He was Count of Ponthieu, ruler of a small province in northern France that fell under the suzerainty of the dukes of Normandy (later also kings of England) since at least the mid 11th century.
William IV of the United Kingdom William IV (William Henry) (21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death. William, the third son of King George III and younger brother and successor of King George IV, was the last king and penultimate monarch of the House of Hanover.
William IV, Duke of Bavaria William IV of Bavaria (German: Wilhelm IV., Herzog von Bayern), 13 November 1493 – 7 March 1550, was Duke of Bavaria from 1508 to 1550, until 1545 together with his younger brother Louis X, Duke of Bavaria.
William IX of Aquitaine William IX of Aquitaine (October 22 1071 – February 10 1126, also Guillaume or Guilhem d'Aquitaine), nicknamed the Troubador was Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony and Count of Poitou as William VII of Poitou between 1086 and 1126. He was also one of the leaders of the crusade of 1101 and one of the first medieval vernacular poets.
William J Coughlin William Jeremiah Coughlin (1929 - 1992) is the popular author behind such novels as The Twelve Apostles, Her Father's Daughter, Her Honor, In The Presence Of Enemies, and Shadow Of A Doubt (1991). He also wrote Cain's Chinese Adventure and The Mark of Cain under the pseudonym Sean A.
William J. Benners William James Benners, Jr. (1863-1940) was a writer, publisher, and historian of dime novels, a class of popular fiction that flourished in the mid- and late-nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century.
William J. Bulow William John Bulow (January 13, 1869 – February 26, 1960) was an American politician and a lawyer. He was the first Democratic Governor of South Dakota and then went on to serve as a member of the United States Senate.
William J. Casey William Joseph Casey (March 13, 1913 – May 6, 1987) was the Director of Central Intelligence from 1981 to 1987. In this capacity he oversaw the entire US Intelligence Community and personally directed the Central Intelligence Agency.
William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park The William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park includes the Clinton presidential library and the offices of the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton School of Public Service, established by Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States.
William J. Donahue William J. "Bill" Donahue, born on December 14, 1945, is a retired Lieutenant General for the United States Air Force who transformed networks and communications during a long, distinguished career of service.
William J. Field William James Field (May 22, 1909 – October 11, 2002) was a British politician who found his career ruined by a conviction for "importuning for immoral purposes" in the 1950s. He was Labour Member of Parliament for Paddington North from 1946 to 1953.
William J. Fields William Jason Fields (December 29, 1874 - October 21, 1954) was the governor of Kentucky from 1923 to 1927. Fields was born in Willard, Carter County, Kentucky and worked as a lawyer and realtor when not engaged in politics.
William J. G. Turner William John Gascoyne ("Bill") Turner (20 October 1952 - 26 June1987) worked extensively as a composer, director, dramatist, producer and actor. He wrote for nearly 30 productions, including three operas and numerous musicals.
William J. Hughes William John "Bill" Hughes (born October 17, 1932) is an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey. He represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for 20 years.
William J. Kossler Award This award is given by the American Helicopter Society (AHS) International for the greatest achievement in practical application or operation of rotary wing aircraft, the value of which has been demonstrated by actual service during the preceding calendar year. The award consists of one certificate for the selected individual or crew and honors the memory of a U.
William J. Kroll William Justin Kroll (born Guillaume Justin Kroll; November 24, 1889 - March 30, 1973) was a metallurgist from Luxembourg. He is best known for inventing the Kroll process in 1940, which is used commercially to extract metallic titanium from ore.
William J. Mann William J. Mann is a biographer and Hollywood historian acclaimed for writing what has been called the "definitive" (Sunday Times, London) life of Katharine Hepburn: Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn, published in October 2006.
William J. McConnell William John McConnell (born September 18, 1839 in Commerce, Michigan – died March 30, 1925 in Moscow, Idaho) was Governor of Idaho from 1893 until 1897. Prior to that he represented Idaho as one of its first United States Senators after statehood.
William J. McDonough William J. McDonough, born April_21, 1934, was the 8th president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1993 - 2003) and served as Chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ( June 2003 - November 2005).
William J. McGill William James McGill (February 27, 1922-October 19, 1997) was a distinguished psychologist, author and president of Columbia University from 1970-1980. He had previously been chancellor of the University of California, San Diego.
William J. Morgan (Sedevacantist) The late William J. Morgan was an English layman and a Traditionalist Catholic apologist promoting the Sedevacantist position, although his son, Father Paul Morgan had become a priest in the Fraternal Society of Saint Pius X, which strongly opposes Sedevacantism.
William J. Samford William James Samford (September 16 1844–June 11 1901) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1900 to 1901. He missed the first few weeks of his term because he was out of the state seeking medical treatment, so William D.
William J. U. Philip Dr William James Unwin Philip is currently minister of St George's-Tron Church (Church of Scotland) in city-centre Glasgow, Scotland, where he moved after 5 years with the Proclamation Trust in London. He is the son of James Philip, who had a very significant ministry in Holyrood Abbey church in Edinburgh, and the nephew of George Philip, who ministered in Glasgow at Sandyford Henderson Memorial Church.
William J. Watson Professor William J. Watson, 1865-1948, was a toponymist, one of the greatest Scottish scholars of the 20th century, and was the first scholar to place the study of Scottish place names on a firm linguistic basis.
William Jabez Muckley William Jabez Muckley (March 23, 1829 – August 30, 1905) was a noted English artist who was born at Wordsley, Kingswinford, in Staffordshire. He was the eldest of the seven children of Jabez Muckley who was a glass artisan.
William Jackson (secretary) William Jackson (March 9, 1759–December 17, 1828) was a figure in the American Revolution, most noteworthy as the secretary to the United States Constitutional Convention. He also served with distinction during the Revolutionary War as a Major in George Washington's General Staff and later served as Washington's personal secretary during his first term as President.
William Jackson (Victoria Cross) William Jackson (13 September 1897 - 4 August 1959) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. William Jackson was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1916 for selfless courage under heavy fire while rescuing his comrades near Armentières in France during World War I.
William Jacob William Jacob (1761/2-1852) was an English merchant, scientist, parliamentarian, public official and advocate for expanded British trade. In his later life he was a significant and effective advocate for the repeal of the Corn Laws.
William Jacob Holland William Jacob Holland (1848–1932) was the eighth Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh (1891–1901) and Director of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. He was an accomplished zoologist and paleontologist, as well as an ordained Presbyterian minister.
William Jaggard William Jaggard (born ca. 1568, died 1623) was an Elizabethan and Jacobean printer and publisher, best known for his connection with the texts of William Shakespeare, most notably the First Folio of Shakespeare's plays.
William James William James (January 11 1842 – August 26 1910) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and the philosophy of pragmatism.
William James Early Bennett William Bennett (1804-1886) was an Anglican priest. Bennett is celebrated for having provoked the decision that the doctrine of the Real Presence is a dogma not inconsistent with the creed of the Church of England.
William James Emberley William James Emberley (June 26, 1876 – 10 June 1937) of Bay de Verde, Newfoundland (now Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada). William son of Joseph Emberley and Jane Emberley (Russell) was a fisherman that experienced the hunger and plight of the Newfoundland fisherman during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
William James Erasmus Wilson Sir William James Erasmus Wilson (25 November, 1809 - 7 August, 1884), generally known as Sir Erasmus Wilson, was born in London, studied at Dartford Grammar School before St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, and at Aberdeen, and early in life became known as a skilful surgeon and dissector.
William James Gordon William James Gordon (19 May 1864 - 15 August 1922) was a West Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William James Hardham William James Hardham (31 July 1876- 13 April 1928) was a New Zealander recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William James Jones William James Jones (born on August 4, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor who played Tony Wicks on the TV show California Dreams. Since then he has guest starred in a number of other shows including Living Single, The West Wing, The District and The Pretender.
William James Lendrim William James Lendrim (VC), (January 1, 1830 - November 28, 1891) was born Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William James Major William James Major (November 10, 1881—August 13, 1953) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1927 to 1941, and was a prominent cabinet minister in the government of John Bracken.
William James Montgomery Cuninghame William James Montgomery Cuninghame (May 20, 1834 - November 11, 1893) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William James Roche William James Roche, PC (30 November 1859 – 30 September 1937) was Canadian politician and Conservative Member of Parliament for the Manitoba riding of Marquette in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1917.
William James Sidis William James Sidis (April 1, 1898 – July 17, 1944) was an American child prodigy with exceptional mathematical and linguistic abilities. He initially became famous for his precociousness, and later for his eccentricity and withdrawal from the public eye.
William James Thompson James Thompson (Yoxall 1829 - Walsall 5 December 1891) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William James Topley William James Topley (13 February 1845 – 16 November 1930) was a prolific Canadian photographer based in Ottawa, Ontario. Topley was noted for his portraiture of Canadian politicians, and was a business partner of William Notman, taking over Notman's Ottawa studio in 1872.
William Jasper Spillman William Jasper Spillman (October 18, 1863 - July 11 1931) is considered to be the founding father of agricultural economics, In addition, he is famous for being the only American to independently rediscover Mendel's laws of genetics.
William Jeffrey (soccer) William "Bill" Jeffrey (Born: August 3, 1892 - Edinburgh, Scotland; Died: January 7, 1966 - Boalsburg, PA) was the head coach of the 1950 United States World Cup team that beat England 1-0 in one of the greatest upsets in the history of soccer. He was the coach of Penn State beginning in 1925 where he won ten national college championships.
William Jenkins (Canadian politician) William Walter Jenkins (born November 10, 1921 in Inwood, Manitoba, died March 7, 1995) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1981.
William Jennings Bryan Dorn William Jennings Bryan Dorn (April 14, 1916–August 13, 2005) was a United States politician from South Carolina who represented the state in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 and from 1951 to 1975.
William Jennings Capell William Jennings Capell (born 9 August 1953), a retired grocery clerk from Yuba City, California, is the heir presumptive to the Earldom of Essex. He will be the 12th Earl if the current earl, Paul Capell, 11th Earl of Essex (currently 62 and unmarried), dies without legitimate male issue.
William Jewell College William Jewell College is a private, four-year liberal arts college of 1,274 undergraduate students located in Liberty, Missouri. It was founded in 1849 by members of the Missouri Baptist Convention and other civic leaders.
William Job Maillard William Job Maillard VC (10 March 1863-10 September 1903) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William John Bankes William John Bankes (11 December 1786 – 15 April 1855), son of Henry Bankes the second was a notable explorer, Egyptologist and adventurer. He was a member of the Bankes family of Dorset and he rebuilt the Kingston Lacy estate as it is today.
William John Beattie William John Beattie was the founder and former leader of the Canadian Nazi Party. The establishment of the Canadian Nazi Party, re-named the National Socialist Party in 1967 marked a re-emergence of organized neo-Nazi] activity in [[Canada that had been dormant since the days of Adrian Arcand.
William John Bowser William John Bowser (Rexton, New Brunswick December 3, 1867-October 25, 1933 Vancouver) was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. He moved to Vancouver to practice law in 1891, and was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 1903 election as a Conservative.
William John Burchell William John Burchell (23 July 1781 Fulham, London - 23 March 1863 Fulham) was an English explorer, naturalist, traveller, artist and author. He was the son of Matthew Burchell, botanist and owner of Fulham Nursery.
William John Codrington Sir William John Codrington (1804 – 6 August 1884) was a British general and politician who served in the Crimean War. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Army after the death of General Simpson from October 1855 until the British Army left the Crimea.
William John Edwards William John Edwards (1898 - January 11, 1978), was a leading exponent and teacher of the Welsh singing medium of Cerdd Dant (Free verse singing). Cerdd Dant is sung to a particular tune selected for the verse and the singer is accompanied by a harpist playing a different but complimentary melody.
William John English William John English (VC), (October 6, 1882 - July 4, 1941) born Cork, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William John House William John House (1879-1912) was by birth an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William John Little William John Little was an English surgeon who, in the 1860s, identified spastic diplegia in children. He suffered childhood poliomyelitis with residual left lower extremity paraparesis, complicated by severe talipes.
William John Locke William John Locke (March 20, 1863 - May 15, 1930) was a novelist, short story writer, and playwright born in Barbados, in what was then a part of the British West Indies. Five times his books made on the list of bestselling novels in the United States for the year as determined by the New York Times.
William John Macdonald William John Macdonald (29 November, 1832 – 25 October, 1916) was a Canadian merchant and politician. A Torrie, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate on 13 December, 1871 on the recommendation of Sir John A.
William John Macquorn Rankine William John Macquorn Rankine (July 5, 1820 - December 24, 1872) was a Scottish engineer and physicist. He was a founding contributor, with Rudolf Clausius and William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), to the science of thermodynamics.
William John Matheson William John Matheson (1856-1930) was an American industrialist, born in Wisconsin but educated in Scotland. Having learned, while in Scotland, about recent breakthroughs in the development of aniline dyes, Matheson became an early importer and distributor of such dyes from Germany.
William John Symons William John Symons (10 July 1889-24 June 1948) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William John Vousden William John Vousden (VC, CB) (20 September, 1848 - 12 November, 1902) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William John Westwood William John Westwood (28 December 1925 – 15 September 1999) was the 36th Anglican Bishop of Peterborough from 1984 to 1996, and an Honorary Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge from 1989 until his death. He was the father of prominent British radio hip-hop DJ Tim Westwood.
William John Wills William John Wills (1834-1861) was an English surveyor who also trained for a while as a surgeon. He achieved fame as the second-in-command of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition, which was the first expedition to cross Australia from south to north, finding a route across the continent from the settled areas of Victoria to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
William Johnson (judge) William Johnson (December 17 or December 27, 1771 - August 11, 1834) was a state legislator and judge in South Carolina, and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1804 to his death in 1834.
William Johnson Cory William Johnson Cory (1823 - 1892, born William Johnson) was an educator and poet, born at Torrington, and educated at Eton, where he was afterwards a renowned master, nicknamed Tute (short for "tutor") by his pupils. He was a brilliant writer of Latin verse.

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