William Taylor may refer to:
Military William Taylor (Royal Navy officer, born 1760) (1760–1842), British naval officer William Rogers Taylor (1811–1889), U.S. rear admiral William G. Taylor (1829–1910), American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient William Taylor (Alamo defender) (fl. 1836), fatality at the Battle of the Alamo William Taylor (Medal of Honor) (1836–1902), Union Army soldier and officer during the American Civil War William Taylor (Royal Navy officer, born 1908) (1908–1999), British recipient of the George Cross William D. Taylor (general), United States Army general Bill Taylor (naval officer) (William Leonard Taylor, born 1938), Australian naval officer and politician
Political figures Australia William Taylor (New South Wales politician, born 1862) (1862–1922), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly William Taylor (Tasmanian politician) (1894–1964), member of the Tasmanian Parliament William Taylor (Victorian politician) (1818–1903), pastoralist and member of the Victorian Legislative Council William Frederick Taylor (1840–1927), medical doctor and member of the Queensland Legislative Council William Tydd Taylor (1814–1862), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Canada William Benajah Taylor (1794–), Canadian merchant and politician in Nova Scotia William Henry Taylor (politician) (1848–1916), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario William Horace Taylor (1889–1986), Canadian politician William Taylor (New Brunswick politician) (–1834), Canadian businessman and political figure in New Brunswick
New Zealand William Waring Taylor (1819–1903), New Zealand politician
United Kingdom William Thomas Taylor (1848–1931), British colonial administrator W. B. Taylor (William Benjamin Taylor, 1875–1932), British member of parliament Sir William Taylor, 1st Baronet (1902–1972), British Conservative member of parliament William Campbell-Taylor (born 1965), pen name William Taylor, Anglican priest, writer and councillor Sir William Taylor (civil servant) (1882–1969), British civil servant and forester
United States William Taylor (New York politician) (1791–1865), U.S. congressman from New York William L. Taylor (1931–2010), attorney and civil rights activist who served on the United States Commission on Civil Rights William P. Taylor (1791–1863), U.S. congressman from Virginia William Robert Taylor (1820–1909), governor of Wisconsin William S. Taylor (American politician, born 1795) (1795–1858), member of the Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas state legislatures, speaker of the Texas House of Representatives William S. Taylor (Kentucky politician) (1853–1928), Kentucky attorney general and governor; indicted for conspiracy to assassinate the succeeding governor William Taylor (Virginia politician, born 1788) (1788–1846), congressman and lawyer from Virginia William B. Taylor Jr. (born 1947), ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009, and chargé d'affaires 2019–2020 Bill Taylor (Florida politician) (William J. Taylor, 1932–2018), American politician from Florida William L. Taylor (Indiana politician) (1850–1940), American lawyer and politician
Religious figures William Taylor (Lollard) (died 1423), English priest and theologian, burnt as a Lollard William Taylor (Scottish minister) (1744–1823), Scottish minister, moderator and principal William Taylor (moderator) (1748–1825), minister of the Church of Scotland William Taylor (missionary) (1821–1902), American missionary and bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church William Mackergo Taylor (1829–1895), U.S. Congregational minister William W. Taylor (1853–1884), American leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints William Taylor (Archdeacon of Liverpool) (1820–1906), archdeacon in the Diocese of Liverpool William Taylor (Dean of Portsmouth) (1956–2026), Anglican priest William Carey Taylor (1886–1971), English Baptist minister and missionary
Scientists and engineers William B. Taylor (engineer) (1824–1895), American civil engineer and surveyor in New York William Taylor (inventor) (1865–1937), British inventor William C. Taylor (materials scientist) (1886–1958) of Howard N. Potts Medal William Taylor (ophthalmologist) (1912–1989), British ophthalmologist and expert on albinism William Randolph Taylor (1895–1990), American botanist William R. Taylor, psychiatrist, see Fuzzy cognitive map
Sportspeople American football William S. Taylor (American football) (fl. 1928–1940), head football coach at University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1937–1940 Willie Taylor (Canadian football) (1936–2022), American player of Canadian football Willie Taylor (American football) (born 1955), American NFL football wide receiver Billy Taylor (American football coach) (William Taylor, born 1964), American college football coach Billy Taylor (running back, born 1949) (William Lewis Taylor, born 1949), American and Canadian football running back
Cricket William Taylor (Surrey cricketer) (1821–1878), English cricketer Will Taylor (Derbyshire cricketer) (William Thomas Taylor, 1885–1976), English cricketer William Taylor (Worcestershire cricketer) (1885–1959), English cricketer Bill Taylor (cricketer, born 1947) (William Taylor), English cricketer
Other sports William Taylor (jockey, born 1819), rode in 1846 Grand National William Taylor (jockey, died 1950), rode in 1898 Grand National W. F. Taylor (William Franklin Taylor, 1877–1945), Canadian ice hockey administrator, founding president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association William "Lady" Taylor (1880–1942), Canadian ice hockey player Bill Taylor (footballer, born 1886) (William Taylor, 1886–1966), English footballer William Taylor (cyclist) (1899–1976), Canadian Olympic cyclist Willie Taylor (footballer) (–1949), Scottish footballer Willie Taylor (basketball) (1946–2026), American basketball player William Taylor (tennis) (1860–?), English tennis player, two time Wimbledon semifinalist William Taylor (marathon runner) (1870–?), British track and field athlete William Taylor (long jumper), winner of the standing long jump and standing high jump at the 1919 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships William Taylor (1869–1920), American tennis player, five-time winner of Pacific Coast Championships Bill Taylor (Australian footballer) (William Taylor, 1902–1978), Australian rules footballer Bill Taylor (baseball) (William Michael Taylor, 1929–2011), American baseball player Bill Taylor (footballer, born 1869) (William Taylor, 1869–?), English footballer Bill Taylor (footballer, born 1886) (William Taylor, 1886–1966), English footballer Billy Taylor (1880s pitcher) (William Henry Taylor, 1855–1900), American baseball player Billy Taylor (1990s pitcher) (William Howell Taylor, born 1961), American baseball player Billy Taylor (boxer) (William Taylor, 1952–2022), British boxer Billy Taylor (footballer, born 1896) (William Taylor, 1896–1986), English football and cricket player Billy Taylor (footballer, born 1898) (William Taylor, 1898–1965), English footballer Billy Taylor (footballer, born 1939) (William Taylor, 1939–1981), Scottish footballer Billy Taylor (ice hockey, born 1919) (William James Taylor, 1919–1990), Canadian ice hockey player Billy Taylor (ice hockey, born 1942) (William Gordon Taylor, 1942–1979), Canadian ice hockey centre Billy Taylor (third baseman) (William H. Taylor, 1870–1905), Major League Baseball player Will Taylor (baseball) (William Edward Taylor, born 2003), American baseball outfielder Will Taylor (rugby union) (William Rhys Taylor, born 1991), Welsh rugby union player
Writers, publishers, illustrators William Taylor (bookseller) (fl. 1708–1724), bookseller trading at St. Paul's Churchyard, London, and publisher of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe in 1719 William Taylor (historian) (1922–2014), U.S. historian, professor, and author William Taylor (man of letters) (1765–1836), English scholar and linguist William Taylor (writer) (1938–2015), New Zealand children's writer William B. Taylor (historian) (fl. 1965–2007), American historian William Cooke Taylor (1800–1849), Irish writer William Davis Taylor (1908–2002), American newspaper publisher, The Boston Globe William Ladd Taylor (1854–1926), American illustrator William O. Taylor (1871–1955), American newspaper publisher, The Boston Globe William O. Taylor II (1932–2011), American newspaper publisher, The Boston Globe William Benjamin Sarsfield Taylor (1781–1850), Irish artist and writer Bill Taylor (businessman) (William C. Taylor), co-founder and editor of Fast Company magazine
Legal professionals William Taylor (lawyer) (fl. 1971–2005), British lawyer who was lead counsel for Abdelbaset al-Megrahi at the Lockerbie trial William Taylor (police officer) (born 1947), British police officer William A. Taylor (1928–2010), justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court William H. Taylor (judge) (1863–1926), justice of the Vermont Supreme Court William M. Taylor (1876–1959), justice of the Supreme Court of Texas William McLaughlin Taylor Jr. (1909–1985), U.S. federal judge William Taylor (judge) (1944–2025), English senior circuit judge William L. Taylor (1931–2010), Jewish-American attorney, lobbyist and activist
Others William Taylor (headmaster) (1840–1910), British teacher, headmaster of Sir Walter St John's Grammar School For Boys William Desmond Taylor (1872–1922), U.S. film director William Henry Taylor (1906–1965), alleged Soviet agent William Taylor, video game designer, see Blazing Angels 2 "William Taylor" (folk song), a British folk song William Taylor (cotton manufacturer) (died 1852), cotton manufacturer in Lancashire, England William Taylor (academic) (1930–2005), English educationalist, vice-chancellor of the University of Hull William Taylor (Master of Christ's College, Cambridge) (16th century), academic William Joseph Taylor (1802–1885), British medallist and engraver Willie Taylor (singer) (born 1981), American singer and songwriter William Taylor (Nights: Journey of Dreams), video game character William Taylor & Son, an apartment building in Cleveland, United States Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (William Taylor Sr., 1906–1986), American jazz bassist. Will Taylor (land speculator) (William Taylor, 1853–1941), founder of North Bend, Washington William Lee Taylor (1854–1915), American bank president, Baptist minister, teacher, and farmer
See also Billy Taylor (disambiguation) William Tayler (1808–1892), British civil servant of the East India Company William Taylor House (disambiguation) Will Taylor (disambiguation) Willy Taylor (1916–2000), Northumbrian fiddler List of people with surname Taylor