William Stafford may refer to:
Courtiers William Stafford (courtier) (c. 1500–1556), courtier to Henry VIII and Edward VI of England; husband of Mary Boleyn, thus brother-in-law to Queen Anne Boleyn William Stafford (conspirator) (1554–1612), courtier and conspirator William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford (1614–1680), British nobleman and Roman Catholic martyr William Stafford, 4th Earl of Stafford (1375–1395)
Politicians William Stafford (MP) (1627–1665), MP for Stamford William H. Stafford (1869–1957), United States Representative for Wisconsin Will Stafford (1837–1884), one of founders of the nineteenth century UK labour movement
Others William Stafford (British soldier) (1854–1952), played in 1875 FA Cup Final and 1873–74 Home Nations rugby union match William Stafford (died 1450) of Southwick, Wiltshire William Stafford (author) (1593–1684), British author William Stafford (poet) (1914–1993), American poet William Henry Stafford Jr. (1931–2025), United States federal judge William Stafford (mining engineer) (1842–1907), Scottish coal mining engineer responsible for the location of Lethbridge, Canada William Josephus Stafford (1781–1823), sea captain and privateer during the War of 1812 and afterward Billy Stafford from A Ticket to Red Horse Gulch
See also
Bill Stafford (1939–2001), American baseball player Stafford (surname)
William Stafford-Howard (disambiguation) Stafford (disambiguation) William (disambiguation)