William Evelyn may refer to: William Evelyn (priest) (died 1776), Dean of Emly in Ireland William Evelyn (British Army officer) (1723–1783), British Lieutenant–General William Evelyn (died 1813), Member of Parliament for Hythe William John Evelyn (1822–1908), Member of Parliament for West Surrey and Deptford William Arthur Evelyn (1860–1935), historian of York