William Emerson may refer to:
Architects William Emerson (American architect) (1873–1957), first dean of the MIT School of Architecture William Emerson (British architect) (1843–1924) William Ralph Emerson (1833–1917), American Shingle-style architect
Others William Emerson (mathematician) (1701–1782), English mathematician William Emerson Sr. (1743–1776), British American minister and grandfather of Ralph Waldo Emerson William Emerson (minister) (1769–1811), American minister and father of Ralph Waldo Emerson William N. Emerson (1821–1891), American politician from New York William Henry Emerson (1860–1924), American chemist William Emerson (footballer) (1891–1961), British footballer for Burnley and Glentoran William A. Emerson (1921–2017), senior vice president and national sales director of Merrill Lynch William Emerson (journalist) (1923–2009), American journalist William Keith Emerson (1925–2016), American malacologist Bill Emerson (1938–1996), American politician from Missouri Bill Emerson (musician) (1938–2021), American country music performer Billy "The Kid" Emerson (1925–2023), American R&B and rock and roll singer and songwriter
See also Emerson (surname) William Emmerson (1801–1868), English cricketer Bill Emmerson (born 1945), American politician from California