William Hamilton

William Hamilton may refer to:

Europeans

Politicians and noblemen

• William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton (1616–1651), Scottish nobleman
• William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton (1634-1694), Scottish Nobleman
• William Hamilton (Lord Chancellor), (died 1307) Lord Chancellor of England
• 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

Scientists

• William Hamilton (botanist) (1783–1856), see Stemodia
• Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet (1788–1856), Scottish metaphysician
• Sir William Rowan Hamilton (1805–1865), Irish mathematician, astronomer and physicist
• W. D. Hamilton (1936–2000), British evolutionary biologist and geneticist

Sportsmen

• William Hamilton (cricketer) (1859–1914), Irish cricketer
• William Hamilton (tennis player) (1869–1943), Irish tennis player
• Willie Hamilton (footballer) (1938–1976), Scottish footballer
• Billy Hamilton (footballer) (born 1957), Northern Irish footballer

Poets

• William Hamilton (poet) (1665–1751), Scottish poet
• William Hamilton (Jacobite poet) (1704–1754), Scottish poet associated with the Jacobite movement
• William Hamilton (British Army officer) (1891–1917), poet and soldier from Victoria Barracks, Windsor

Others

• William Hamilton (educator) (1669–1732), Principal of the University of Edinburgh
• William Hamilton (painter) (1751–1801), English painter
• William Richard Hamilton (1777–1859), English antiquarian and traveler
• William Hamilton (criminal), criminal who shot at Queen Victoria in 1849

North Americans

• William Hamilton (cartoonist), American cartoonist associated with The New Yorker
• William Hamilton (Flint politician), U.S. politician
• William Hamilton (lumber baron) (died 1822), lumber merchant and political figure in Upper Canada
• William Hamilton (athlete) (1884-19??), 1908 Olympic gold medalist
• William F. Hamilton (1893-1965), US American physician
• William S. Hamilton (1797–1850), son of Alexander Hamilton, well-known miner, politician and soldier
• William Thomas Hamilton (1820–1888), Governor of Maryland (1880–1884)
• Billy Hamilton (baseball) (1866–1940), American Major League baseball player
• William Hamilton (film editor) (1893–1942), film editor
• William Ernest Hamilton (1902–1985), Ontario, Canada politician
• William McLean Hamilton (1919–1989), Canadian politician
• William Peter Hamilton (1867–1929), Wall Street Journal editor
• William J. Hamilton (born 1932), Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly (1977)
• Billy Ray Hamilton (died 2007), American murderer
• Bill Hamilton (musician), bassist for the Canadian band Silverstein

Others

• Bill Hamilton (engineer), New Zealand engineer and inventor
• Bill Hamilton (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
• William Hamilton Gibson (1850–1896), American illustrator, author and naturalist
• William Hamilton and Company, British shipbuilding firm