William Babington may refer to: William Babington (academic), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, 1441–1443 William Babington (justice) (c. 1370–1454), English lawyer and judge William Babington (physician) (1756–1833), Anglo-Irish physician and mineralogist William Babington (East India Company officer) (1806–1878), Anglo-Irish officer See also W. B. Maxwell (William Babington Maxwell, 1866–1938), British novelist William Babbington, fictional Royal Navy captain in the novels of Patrick O'Brian