Commodore William Henry Alexander Macomb (6 June 1819 – 12 August 1872) was an officer in the United States Navy who served during the American Civil War.
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Born in Michigan, Macomb was the son of Major General Alexander Macomb, who served as commanding general of the United States Army. He joined the navy in 1834 as a Midshipman, and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1847. He married Mary E. Stanton on 17 January 1844 in Fort Hamilton, New York.
Macomb served with distinction during the Civil War, being promoted to Commander in 1862. He took part in the riverine warfare along the Mississippi, commanded Shamrock in the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, led the naval force which captured Plymouth, North Carolina, and led an expedition up the Roanoke River in North Carolina. For his gallantry in action with the North Atlantic Squadron, he was promoted to Captain in 1866, and finally to Commodore in 1870.
Commodore Macomb died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In 1941, the destroyer USS Macomb (DD-458) was named in honor of Commodore Macomb and his first cousin, Rear Admiral David B. Macomb (1827–1911).