William Martin

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William Martin can refer to:

Contents 1 People born in 20th century 2 People born in 19th century 3 People born in 18th century or earlier 4 Fictional character 5 See also

[edit] People born in 20th century

• William A. Martin (1938–1981), American computer scientist
• William Dean Martin (b. 1981), a guitarist for popular American band Good Charlotte
• William E. Martin, American songwriter and screenwriter
• William H. "Dad" Martin, American photographer
• William McChesney Martin, Jr. (1906–1998), chairman of the board of the U.S. Federal Reserve
• William Martin (USOC), the current president of the United States Olympic Committee
• Bill Martin (b. 1938), Scottish songwriter

[edit] People born in 19th century

• William Martin (admiral), First Sea Lord of Britain in 1858–1859
• William Martin (American football), head football coach at Wabash College in 1887
• William Martin (American sailor), American Civil War sailor aboard the USS Benton
• William Martin (American sailor, b. 1839) (b. 1839), American Civil War sailor aboard the USS Varuna
• William Martin (architect) (1829–1900), Birmingham architect and partner in Martin & Chamberlain
• William Martin (French sailor), who won a silver medal at the 1900 Olympics
• William Martin (judge) (1807–1880) first Chief Justice of New Zealand 1841–1857
• William Clyde Martin (1893–1984), American Methodist bishop
• William H. Martin (1823–1898), U.S. Representative from Texas
• William Keble Martin (1877–1969), British botanist
• William Melville Martin (1876–1970), premier of Saskatchewan
• William V. Martin (a.k.a.: Guillermo V. Martin, by the Spaniards), British Citizen and British Vice-Consul in Ferrol. First President of El Circulo Mercantil de Ferrol, founded 1916.

[edit] People born in 18th century or earlier

• William Charles Linnaeus Martin (1798–1864), English naturalist
• William D. Martin (1789–1833), US Congressman from South Carolina
• William Martin (typographer) (1757–1830), designer of Bulmer (typeface)

[edit] Fictional character

• Major William Martin, Royal Marines, The Man Who Never Was in book and film of that title based on World War II intelligence plan Operation Mincemeat

[edit] See also

• Billy Martin (disambiguation)