William Shields may refer to:
Government William "Chip" Shields (born 1967), American politician William Shields, elected councillor in the 2002 Rugby Borough Council election William Bayard Shields (1780–1823), United States federal judge William Emmet Shields (1861–1893), lawyer and New York State legislator
Others William Ernest Shields (1892–1921), Canadian First World War flying ace William G. Shields or Jehst (born 1979), English rapper William Joseph Shields or Barry Fitzgerald (1888–1961), Irish actor Billy Shields (born 1954), American football player
See also Will Shields (born 1971), American football player William Shields Goodwin (1866–1937), American politician William Shield (1748–1829), English composer, violinist and violist William H. Shield (1878–1939), Canadian politician William Shiels (1848–1904), Australian colonial-era politician