William Draper
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- William Henry Draper born in 1801 who served as Premier of the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1842 and 1844 to 1847.
- William Henry Draper born in 1841 who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York
- William Henry Draper Jr. born in 1894 who served as Under Secretary of the U.S. Army from 1947 to 1949, the first U.S. ambassador to NATO between 1952 and 1953 and went on to co-found the first west coast venture capital firm Draper, Gaither & Anderson in 1958.
- His son William Henry Draper III who co-founded the venture capital firm Draper & Johnson Investment Company in 1962 and was one of the founding investors in George W. Bush's company Arbusto Energy.
- Lieutenant General Sir William Draper born in 1721 who commanded the British land forces at the Battle of Manila (1762)
- Bill Draper, president of Point Loma College (1978-1983).