William Rutherford may refer to: Bill Rutherford, British professor of biochemistry Bill Rutherford (footballer), Scottish footballer Bill Rutherford (politician), Oregon politician William Gunion Rutherford (1853–1907), Scottish scholar William Rutherford (mathematician) (1798–1871), English mathematician William Rutherford (physiologist) (1839–1899), British physiologist Sir William Rutherford, 1st Baronet (1853–1927), British politician, MP for West Derby and Edge Hill Willie Rutherford (1945–2010), Australian football player

See also William Gordon Rutherfurd (1765–1818), British naval officer William Rutherford Mead (1846–1928), American architect