William Godwin was a British political philosopher, novelist, and journalist.
William Godwin is also the name of:
William Godwin the Younger (1803–1832), English writer William Godwin (MP) (died 1557), English politician William Godwin (sport shooter) (1912–2000), British Olympic shooter Billy Godwin (born 1964), American baseball coach
See also William Godwin (biography), 1984 biography of the philosopher by Peter Marshall Edward William Godwin (1833–1886), English architect-designer William Goodwin (disambiguation)