William Hamilton may refer to:
Academics Robert William Hamilton Jr. (1930–2011), known as Bill, American hyperbaric physiologist William Hamilton (university principal) (1669–1732), principal of the University of Edinburgh William Hamilton (surgeon) (died 1717), surgeon in the British East India Company Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet (1788–1856), Scottish metaphysician William B. Hamilton (1929–2012), Canadian historian Sir William Rowan Hamilton (1805–1865), Irish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer William Edwin Hamilton (1834–1902), son of William Rowan and publisher of his Elements of Quaternions (1866) William Hamilton (geologist) (1805–1867), English geologist William F. Hamilton (physician) (1893–1964), American physician William F. Hamilton (professor) (born 1941), professorship of management and technology William Hamilton (theologian) (1924–2012), American theologian W. D. Hamilton (1936–2000), British evolutionary biologist and geneticist Bill Hamilton (agricultural scientist) (1909–1992), New Zealand agricultural scientist and scientific administrator Willie Hamilton (doctor) (born 1958), expert in cancer diagnosis William Baskerville Hamilton (1908–1972), American historian
Artists William Hamilton (painter) (1751–1801), English painter William Hamilton (cartoonist) (1939–2016), American cartoonist associated with The New Yorker
Businessmen William Anthony Hamilton, founder of American computer company Inslaw William Hamilton (lumber baron) (died 1822), lumber merchant and political figure in Upper Canada Bill Hamilton (engineer) (1899–1978), New Zealand engineer and inventor William Hamilton and Company, British shipbuilding firm
Criminals William Hamilton (criminal), criminal who shot at Queen Victoria in 1849 Billy Ray Hamilton (1949–2007), American murderer
Poets William Hamilton (comic poet) (1665–1751), Scottish poet William Hamilton (Jacobite poet) (1704–1754), Scottish poet associated with the Jacobite movement William Hamilton (British Army officer) (c. 1896–1917), poet and soldier from Victoria Barracks, Windsor
Politics
Australasia William Hamilton (Australian politician) (1858–1920), Queensland politician William John Warburton Hamilton (1825–1883), administrator, explorer, and politician in New Zealand
Canada William Ernest Hamilton (1902–1985), Ontario politician William McLean Hamilton (1919–1989), Canadian politician
Ireland William Hamilton (died 1760), member of parliament for Londonderry City (Parliament of Ireland constituency) William Hamilton (died 1762), member of parliament for Strabane (Parliament of Ireland constituency) United States William S. Hamilton (1797–1850), son of Alexander Hamilton, well-known miner, politician, and commander William W. Hamilton (1810–1866), English-born American politician from Iowa William D. Hamilton (Illinois politician) (in office 1850-1852), Illinois state representative William Hamilton (abolitionist) (1773–1836), abolitionist and orator William Hamilton (Flint politician) (died 1878), American politician William T. Hamilton (1820–1888), governor of Maryland (1880–1884) William J. Hamilton (1932–2019), American politician Bill Hamilton (West Virginia politician) (born 1950), American state legislator in West Virginia G. William Hamilton (1933-2022), American politician and businessman
United Kingdom William Hamilton (Lord Chancellor) (died 1307), Lord Chancellor of England Sir William Hamilton of Sanquhar (c. 1510–1570), pursemaster for James V William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton (1616–1651), Scottish nobleman William Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton (1635–1694), Scottish nobleman William Gerard Hamilton (1729–1796), English statesman Sir William Hamilton (diplomat) (1730–1803), Scottish diplomat and husband of Emma Hamilton William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton (1811–1863), Scottish nobleman William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton (1845–1895), Scottish nobleman Willie Hamilton (1917–2000), British Labour MP Lord William Hamilton (1700s–1734), member of parliament for Lanarkshire
Sportspeople William Hamilton (cricketer) (1859–1914), Irish cricketer and footballer William Hamilton (cyclist) (1930–2017), Canadian Olympic cyclist William Hamilton (footballer) (1903–?), Scottish footballer Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866) (1866–1940), 19th century American Major League baseball player Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1990) (born 1990), 21st century American Major League baseball player William Hamilton (tennis player) (1869–1943), Irish tennis player William Hamilton (sprinter) (1883–1955), 1908 Olympic gold medalist William Hamilton (sport shooter) (1884–1939), Canadian Olympic shooter William Hamilton (equestrian) (1921–2007), Swedish Olympic equestrian Willie Hamilton (footballer, born 1938) (1938–1976), Scottish footballer Willie Hamilton (footballer, born 1889) (1889–1921), Scottish footballer Bill Hamilton (rugby league) (born 1945), Australian rugby league footballer Billy Hamilton (footballer) (born 1957), Northern Irish footballer Pud Hamilton (William Hamilton, 1874–1965), Canadian ice hockey player William Hamilton (rugby union), Irish international rugby union player
Others William Hamilton (antiquarian) (died 1724), Scottish topographer and genealogist, grandfather of William Gerard Hamilton William DaShawn Hamilton (1992– ), an American child whose skeletal remains were found under suspicious circumstances William Richard Hamilton (1777–1859), English antiquarian and traveler William Peter Hamilton (1867–1929), Wall Street Journal editor William Hamilton (film editor) (1893–1942), film editor Bill Hamilton, bassist for the Canadian band Silverstein William Hamilton (physician) (1758–1790), Scottish physician and botanist William Hamilton (Irish minister) (1755–1797), Irish Protestant minister, geologist, meteorologist and antiquarian William Thomas Hamilton (frontiersman) (1822–1908), English-born American frontiersman and author William Hamilton (actor), Irish stage actor of the eighteenth century William Hamilton (priest), Archdeacon of Armagh from 1700 to 1730 William G. Hamilton (1932–2022), American physician Bill Hamilton (journalist), Washington editor for The New York Times Billy "Harp" Hamilton (born 1952), American singer, songwriter and harmonica-guitar player William Alexander Hamilton, III (born 1935), American writer, military officer and aviator
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