William Short or William Shortt may refer to:
William Short (Alberta politician) (1866–1926), Mayor of Edmonton, Alberta William Short (American ambassador) (1759–1849), United States Minister Plenipotentiary to France, 1790–1792 William Short (footballer), English footballer William Short (priest) (c. 1760 – 1826), Archdeacon of Cornwall William Henry Short (1884–1916), English recipient of the Victoria Cross William J. Short (1864–1939), member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Bill Short (1937–2022), American baseball pitcher Bill Shortt (1920–2004), Welsh footballer William Allaire Shortt (1859–1915), American politician William Hamilton Shortt (1881–1971), English railway engineer and horologist
See also William A. Short House, Helena, Arkansas