William Burgess may refer to: William Burgess (cricketer) (1888–1970), English cricketer William Burgess (painter) (died 1812), English painter William Burgess (politician) (1847–1917), member of the Tasmanian Parliament Bill Burgess (rugby league, born 1897), English rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s Bill Burgess (rugby, born 1939), English rugby union, and rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s William Burgess (sailor) (born 1930), Canadian yacht racer William J. Burgess (died 1996), American politician William Oakley Burgess (died 1844), engraver William Starling Burgess (1878–1947), American yacht designer, aviation pioneer, and naval architect H. William Burgess (1929–2016), Hawaiian lawyer Ron Burgess (footballer) (William Arthur Ronald Burgess, 1917–2005), Welsh international association football player, and later manager
See also Bill Burgess (disambiguation) William Burges (1827–1881), English architect and designer William Burges (politician) (1806/8–1876), early settler in Western Australia William Sinclair-Burgess (1880–1964), New Zealand Army major general who served with Australian Forces during World War I