William Nickerson may refer to:
William Nickerson (British Army officer) (1875–1954), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross William Nickerson Jr. (1879–1945), Los Angeles-based businessman and founder of Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company William Emery Nickerson (1853–1930), American inventor and vice-president of The Gillette Company William M. Nickerson (born 1933), American judge in Maryland
See also Bruce William Nickerson (1941–2022), American civil rights and gay rights attorney Nickerson (surname)