William, Will, Willie, Bill or Billy Brown may refer to:
Academics William Brown (physician) (1748–1792), American physician William Brown (veterinarian) (1861–1931), English veterinarian and activist William Brown (plant pathologist) (1888–1975), British mycologist and plant pathologist William Brown (psychologist) (1881–1952), British psychologist William Fuller Brown Jr. (1904–1983), American physicist W. G. Brown, Canadian mathematician William Harvey Brown (1862–1913), American naturalist William Jethro Brown (1868–1930), Australian jurist and professor of law William L. Brown (geneticist) (1913–1991), American geneticist W. Norman Brown (1892–1975), American Indologist and Sanskritist William Brown (industrial relations expert) (1945–2019), British academic, Master of Darwin College, Cambridge William Yancey Brown (born 1948), American zoologist and attorney William Brown (author) (born 1977), British film academic and author
Arts and entertainment William Brown (composer) (1790–1884), American composer and flutist William Alexander Brown (1790–1884), African-American playwright and theatrical producer William Mason Brown (1828–1898), American artist William Kellock Brown (1856–1934), Scottish sculptor William J. Brown (architect) (died 1970), American architect Willie Brown (musician) (1900–1952), American delta blues guitarist and singer William Theophilus Brown (1919–2012), American artist William Brown (tenor) (1938–2004), American opera singer Billy Brown (Irish musician) (1943–1999), Irish musician and artist, and member of The Freshmen Billy Brown (singer) (born 1944), member of American rhythm and blues band Ray, Goodman & Brown W. Earl Brown (born 1963), American character actor Guillermo E. Brown (born 1976), American drummer and multi-disciplinary performer William Brown, better known as Compa, British electronic musician Bill Brown (filmmaker) (active since 1994), American filmmaker and author William H. Brown Jr. (1917–1982), American television director and producer, radio dramatist, and composer Bille Brown (William Gerald Brown, 1952–2013), Australian actor, director and playwright
Sportspeople
American football
Bill Brown (linebacker) (1936–1989), American football player Bill Brown (American football) (1938–2018), American football running back Willie Brown (American football) (1940–2019), American football Hall-of-Fame cornerback Willie Brown (American football, born 1942) (1942–2018), Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Billy Brown (tight end) (born 1993), American football tight end
Association football William Brown (goalkeeper) (), English footballer William Brown (footballer, born 1865), English footballer William Brown (footballer, born 1874) (1874–1940), English footballer and cricketer William Brown (footballer, born 1876), Scottish footballer William Brown (footballer, born 1882), English footballer, see List of Bury F.C. players (1–24 appearances) William Brown (footballer, born 1885), Scottish footballer William Brown (footballer, born July 1885) (1885–1915), Scottish footballer William Brown (footballer, born 1889), Scottish footballer William Brown (footballer, born 1897), Scottish footballer Willie Brown (footballer, born 1900) (1900–1977), Scottish footballer (Rochdale AFC, Torquay United) Billy Brown (footballer, born 1900) (1900–1985), English professional footballer Bill Brown (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1985), Scottish footballer William Brown (footballer, born 1907) (1907–1976), English footballer and sprinter Buster Brown (footballer) (William Ian Brown, 1910–1993), footballer who played in the Football League William Brown (footballer, born 1912) (1912–2008), Scottish footballer Willie Brown (footballer, born 1922) (1922–1978), Scottish football player (Preston North End, Grimsby Town) and manager (Barrow AFC) Willie Brown (footballer, born 1928) (1928–2017), Scottish footballer (Forfar Athletic, Accrington Stanley) Bill Brown (footballer, born 1928) (1928–2010), English footballer Bill Brown (footballer, born 1931) (1931–2004), Scottish international football (soccer) goalkeeper (Dundee, Tottenham Hotspur) Willie Brown (footballer, born 1938), Scottish footballer (Accrington Stanley, Chester City, Greenock Morton) Bill Brown (footballer, born 1943), English football (soccer) player (Gillingham FC) Willie Brown (footballer, born 1950), Scottish footballer (Newport County, Torquay United) Billy Brown (footballer, born 1950), Scottish football player and coach
Athletics Bill Brown (race walker) (1878–1980), British Olympic racewalker Billy Brown (athlete) (1918–2002), American track and field triple jumper, long jumper, and sprinter Bill Brown (runner) (1925–2018), American middle distance and relay runner
Australian rules football Bill Brown (footballer, born 1882) (1882–1949), Australian rules footballer for Geelong Bill Brown (footballer, born 1906) (1906–1981), Australian rules footballer for Hawthorn Bill Brown (footballer, born 1914) (1914–1980), Australian rules footballer for Carlton and Collingwood Billy Brown (Australian footballer) (born 1942), former Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL
Baseball William Brown (baseball) (1866–1897), American Major League catcher Bill Brown (outfielder) (1893–1965), American baseball player Bill Brown (sportscaster) (born 1947), American baseball broadcaster and member of the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame Bill Brown (baseball coach) (born 1957), American college baseball coach
Basketball Bill Brown (basketball, born 1922) (1922–2007), American professional basketball player Rookie Brown (1925–1971), American professional basketball player Bill Brown (basketball, born 1951) (1951–2023), American basketball coach at California University of Pennsylvania Will Brown (basketball) (born 1971), American basketball coach
Cricket William Brown (MCC cricketer), English first-class cricketer William Brown (Tasmanian cricketer) (1807–1859), English-born Tasmanian first-class cricketer William Brown (cricketer, born 1866), English cricketer William Brown (cricketer, born 1876) (1876–1942), English first-class cricketer William Brown (cricketer, born 1888) (1888–1964), English cricketer William Brown (cricketer, born 1889), English cricketer William Brown (cricketer, born 1900) (1900–1986), English cricketer Bill Brown (cricketer) (1912–2008), Australian cricketer William Brown (New Zealand cricketer) (born 1917), New Zealand cricketer
Golf William Brown (golfer) (born ), Scottish golfer Willie Brown (golfer) (born c. 1858), 19th century Scottish golfer Billy Ray Brown (born 1963), former American golfer
Rugby William Davie Brown (1852–1876), Scottish rugby union player William Sorley Brown (1860–1901), Scottish rugby union player William Brown (rugby league) (1916–1982), Australian rugby league player Willie Brown (rugby league) (born 1979), former Sydney Roosters rugby league player Bill Brown (rugby union) (William James Brown, born 1943), Ireland rugby union player
Other sports William Brown (tennis) (born 1945), American tennis player Will Brown (racing driver) (born 1998), Australian racing driver
Bill Brown (boxing) (William J. Brown, 1874–1943), American boxing commissioner, referee, and promoter Bill Brown (boxer) (William George Brown), Welsh boxer
Clergymen and theologians William Brown (priest) (1710–1797), Archdeacon of Northampton William Laurence Brown (1755–1830), Scottish divine (theologian) William Brown (clergyman) (1766–1835), Scottish clergyman and Hebraist William Haig Brown (1823–1907), English cleric and headmaster of Charterhouse School William Montgomery Brown (1855–1937), American Episcopalian bishop and Communist author William Cabell Brown (1861–1927), American Episcopal missionary and bishop of Virginia William Francis Brown (1862–1951), auxiliary bishop in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark William Adams Brown (1865–1943), American minister, professor and philanthropist William A. Brown (bishop) (1878–1965), American who served as the fourth Bishop of Southern Virginia William P. Brown, American Presbyterian minister, author and biblical theologian
Engineers William H. Brown (shipbuilder) (1803–1855), American shipbuilder William Liston Brown (1842–1929), American industrialist William C. Brown (1916–1999), American electrical engineer William F. Brown (engineer) (1919–2010), American welding engineer William Brown (bridge designer) (1928–2005), English structural engineer, bridge designer William Brown (mining engineer) (1717–1782), English mining engineer, waggonway designer and steam engine builder
Military people William Brown (British Army officer) (1922–1984), commander of the Gilgit Scouts during the Partition of India William Brown (soldier) (1759–1808), American Revolutionary War soldier William Brown (Royal Navy officer) (1764–1814), British Royal Navy admiral William Brown (admiral) (1777–1857), or Guillermo Brown, Irish-Argentine Navy admiral William Brown (sailor) (birth name unknown), Black woman who briefly served in the Royal Navy in 1815, disguised as a man William A. Brown (admiral) (born 1958), vice admiral in the United States Navy William H. Brown (Medal of Honor) (1836–1896), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient William Henry Brown (aviator) (1894–1969), Canadian World War I flying ace William Maurice Brown (1910–1975), New Zealand Lt. Colonel; first principal of Faujdarhat Cadet College William Gustavus Brown (1809–1883), commander of British troops in China and Hong Kong William Perry Brown Jr. (1923–1952), American Marine and recipient of two Navy Crosses
Politicians and diplomats
Australia William Brown (New South Wales politician) (1867–1954), member of the New South Wales Parliament William Brown (Tasmanian politician) (1840–1926), Australian politician William Villiers Brown (1843–1915), Queensland politician Bill Brown (Australian politician) (1920–2001), Australian senator
United Kingdom
William Brown, MP for Gloucester in 1341 William Brown, MP for Bedford in 1397 Sir William Brown, 1st Baronet, of Richmond Hill (1784–1864), British merchant and banker, MP for South Lancashire 1846–1859 Sir William Slater Brown (Lord Provost) (1844–1917), Scottish businessman and Lord Provost of Edinburgh William John Brown (1896–1960), MP for Rugby 1942–1950 William Robson Brown (1900–1975), UK Conservative politician, MP for Esher 1950–1970 William Oliver Brown (1903–1976), Scottish nationalist activist William Brown (Northern Ireland politician) (1930–2025), Northern Irish unionist politician, MPA for South Down 1982–1986
United States William Browne (judge) (sometimes reported as "Brown", 1737–1802), justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature William Brown (congressman) (1779–1833), U.S. representative from Kentucky, 1819–1821 William Brown (Illinois state representative, Morgan County), Illinois state representative William Little Brown (1789–1830), justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court William W. Brown (Wisconsin politician) (died 1871), American politician William G. Brown Sr. (1800–1884), U.S. representative from Virginia and West Virginia William J. Brown (Indiana politician) (1805–1857), U.S. representative from Indiana William Matt Brown (1815–1885), mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, 1865–1867 William Brown (Illinois politician) (1819–1891), member of the Illinois House of Representatives William Brown (Louisiana politician) (1832–1883), Louisiana State Superintendent of Education, 1872–1876 William Wallace Brown (1836–1926), U.S. representative from Pennsylvania William L. Brown (politician) (1840–1906), Ohio and New York politician William Ripley Brown (1840–1916), U.S. representative from Kansas William M. Brown (Pennsylvania politician) (1850–1915), U.S. lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, electee to the U.S. House of Representatives William M. Brown (Illinois politician) (born 1860), member of the Illinois Senate