1092 Celebrities With "William" Name

William Cowper

William Cowper was an English poet and hymnodist and one of the pioneers of Romantic poetry. This biography provides detailed information on his childhood, career, life, achievements and timeline.

Born: 26 November 1731 British

William Hazlitt

English Writer & Literary Critic

William Hazlitt is considered as one of the greatest literary critics and essayists. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, writing career, achievements and timeline.

Born: 10 April 1778 British

William Caxton

First person to introduce a printing press into

William Caxton was an English merchant, printer, publisher and translator. With this biography, read in details about his life, career, works, profile and timeline

Born: 1415 AD British

William Booth

William Booth was an English preacher and humanitarian who founded the Salvation Army. This biography profiles his childhood, life, works, achievements and timeline

Born: 10 April 1829 British

William Beveridge

William Beveridge was a British social reformer and economist who came into prominence for his 1942 Beveridge Report. With this biography, learn in details about his life, career, works, and timeline

Born: 05 March 1879 British

William Walton

Want to know about the profile, childhood, life and timeline of the famous British composer William Walton? Read this biography and know everything about this great composer.

Born: 29 March 1902 British

William Henry Bragg

Sir William Henry Bragg was a British scientist who shared the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics with his son, William Lawrence Bragg. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 02 July 1862 British

William Ramsay

William Ramsay was a Nobel Prize winning chemist who discovered the ‘noble gases’. To know more about his childhood, profile, timeline and career read on

Born: 02 October 1852 British

William Randolph

Colonist and Land Owner

William Randolph was an English colonist and land owner, who played an important role in the history of British colony of Virginia. This biography offers detailed information on his childhood, life, achievements and timeline.

Born: 07 November 1650 British

William Thomas Stead

Journalism

William Thomas Stead was a renowned British news paper editor. This biography of William Thomas Stead provides detail information about his profile, childhood, life & timeline.

Born: 05 July 1849 British