William, Bill, or Billy Hawkins may refer to:

Arts and entertainment William Hawkins (priest) (1722–1801), English poet and dramatist William L. Hawkins (1895–1990), African-American folk artist William Hawkins (songwriter) (1940–2016), Canadian songwriter, musician and poet

Business and industry William Hawkins (died 1589), English sea-captain and merchant William Hawkins (fl. c. 1600), English merchant Trip Hawkins (William Murray Hawkins III, born 1953), American entrepreneur William A. Hawkins (businessman) (born 1954), American businessman

Law and politics William Hawkins (died c. 1554), English politician William Hawkins (serjeant-at-law) (1673–1746), English serjeant-at-law and legal writer William Hawkins (governor) (1777–1819), American governor of North Carolina William A. Hawkins (politician) (1812–1888), Wisconsin state legislator, Colorado pioneer William Warwick Hawkins (1816–1868), British politician Ashbie Hawkins (William Ashbie Hawkins, 1862–1941), African American lawyer William E. Hawkins (1863–1937), American jurist in Texas

Others Bill Hawkins (cricketer) (1861–1930), New Zealand cricketer William D. Hawkins (1914–1943), American Marine Bill Hawkins (American football) (born 1966), American football player Billy C. Hawkins, American academic administrator

Other uses Gibbeting of William Hawkins and Abraham Tull