William West may refer to:
Arts and entertainment William West (artist) (1801–1861), English artist (of Bristol) William West (director) of Flying Wild William H. West (entertainer) (1853–1902), American minstrel show producer William Edward West (1788–1859), American painter William E. West Sr. (1922–2014), American painter William West Anderson (1928–2017), birth name of American actor Adam West
Law and politics William West (Rhode Island politician) (c. 1733–1816), American militia general in the American Revolutionary War and later political leader William West, 1st Baron De La Warr (c. 1520–1595), British political figure William H. West (judge) (1824–1911), politician and member of the Ohio Supreme Court, 1872–1873 William H. West (policeman) (1842–1915), soldier and police officer William H. West (Louisiana politician) (1928-2016), American politician and educator William West (legal writer) (c. 1548–1598), English lawyer, known as the author of Symbolæographia William Stanley West (1849–1914), U.S. senator from Georgia William West (1612–1670), English politician William J. West (Canadian politician) (1892–1985), member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick William J. West (UK politician) (1868–?), British politician and trade unionist
Science William West (chemist) (1792–1851), English chemist of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society William West (botanist) (1848–1914), English botanist William West Jr (1875–1901), English botanist William James West (died 1848), English surgeon and apothecary William Dixon West (1901–1994), English geologist
Sport William West (sailor) (born 1931), Canadian Olympic sailor William West (umpire) (1863–1938), cricketer and test match umpire William West (equestrian) (1887–1953), American equestrian
Willie West (born 1938), American football defensive back Wild Bill West (1875–?), American baseball player Billy West (baseball) (William O. West, 1853–1928), baseball player Bill West (racing driver) (1927–2017), American stock car racing driver
Other William West (antiquary) (1770–1854), English bookseller and antiquary William Marcus West (fl. 1830s), Scottish-American pioneer
See also Billy West (disambiguation) West (name) William (name) William Cornwallis-West (1835–1917), British politician