William Phillips may refer to:
Entertainment William Phillips (editor) (1907–2002), American editor and co-founder of Partisan Review William T. Phillips (1863–1937), American author William Phillips (director), Canadian film-maker who wrote and directed the film Gunless William Phillips (musician), Grammy-winning songwriter William Phillips (1864–1943), American character actor known as Tully Marshall Tourist (musician) (William Edward Phillips, born 1987), UK
Politics William Phillips Sr. (1722–1804), Boston merchant and politician William Phillips Jr. (1750–1827), lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, 1812–1823 William Edward Phillips ( 1810–1826), governor of Penang William A. Phillips (1824–1893), American lawyer and politician William Phillips (diplomat) (1878–1968), U.S. diplomat, first United States ambassador to Canada William M. Phillips (1900–1962), Philadelphia city councilman
Science William Phillips (geologist) (1775–1828), British mineralogist who founded the Geological Society of London William Phillips (botanist) (1822–1905), English botanist and antiquary William Dale Phillips (1925–1993), American chemist and member of the National Academy of Sciences William Daniel Phillips (born 1948), Nobel laureate physicist specializing in laser cooling of atoms
Sports William David Phillips (1855–1918), Wales international rugby union player William Phillips (cricketer, born 1876) (1876–?), cricketer and test match umpire William Phillips (basketball) (born 1979), American basketball player William Phillips (water polo) (1943–2022), Australian water polo player Will Phillips (cricketer) (born 1993), English cricketer William Lloyd Phillips (1881–1966), Welsh gymnast William Phillips (sailor) (born 1987), Australian sailor Will Phillips (footballer) (born 1993), Australian rules footballer Bill Phillips (first baseman) (William B. Phillips, 1857–1900), Canadian baseball player Bill Phillips (pitcher) (William Corcoran Phillips, 1868–1941), American baseball pitcher and manager Bill Phillips (ice hockey) (William John Orville Phillips, 1902–1998), Canadian ice hockey player Bill Phillips (rugby union) (William John Phillips, 1914–1982), New Zealand rugby union player Billy Phillips (boxer) (William Gwyn Phillips (1936–2021), Welsh boxer Billy Phillips (soccer) (William L. Phillips, born 1956), American soccer player Willie Phillips (footballer) (William Nathaniel Phillips, 1911–1992), Scottish footballer
Other William Phillips (British Army officer) (1731–1781), major-general in the American Revolutionary War William Eric Phillips (1893–1964), chairman and chief executive officer of Massey Ferguson William Phillips (gunman) (c. 1947–2007), responsible for a standoff with police at the Johnson Space Center, 2007 William Garside Phillips (1849–1929), British pioneer in mining education Bill Phillips (author) (William Nathaniel Phillips, born 1964), American entrepreneur and author
See also William Philipps (disambiguation) William Phillipps (disambiguation) Willie Phillips (disambiguation) Bill Phillips (disambiguation) William Phylip (1590–1670), Welsh poet